Being Southern

I am from the south, Mid-South to be exact. I was born in Memphis, TN, in the Baptist Hospital. My people are all from Mississippi. There is even a Peter Brown Hill somewhere there (which is my Daddy's name). We moved from Memphis when I was 9 to Texas. But many things of the South remained in me. I built my house to look like the ones from my childhood. I didn't realize it until I went back to my cousin's wedding and thought, "My house looks like these." It didn't look like a Texas house at all. There are certain unspoken rules and traditions that are Southern that I cannot shake. I say all of this because of the movie, "The Blind Side". Leigh Ann Tuohy has so many qualities that I find terribly familiar and wonderful. See, we like things to be a certain way. And that is not a bad thing. We like our homes to be run a certain way, our children to act a certain way, and have high expectations for ourselves. We will fight to the death for our families. We love our families. I think we get a bad rap, but I walked away from that movie so proud of my heritage, especially of the women. We can get some things done, can't we? I am grateful for that tenacious spirit, just do it attitude, and good taste.