I must ask. Is Texas the South?
I ask because Mr. Marine and I got into quite the discussion last night. It happened when we went out for drinks with another couple. She (the other wife) is from the Midwest. He (the other husband) is from Mississippi. Mr. Marine is from Coastal Georgia and I am from Texas.
I was simply noting that I am not a fanatic about Lilly. I do own one dress and I wore it to my rehearsal dinner. I do not like pastels. If you are going to give me pink, it better be Hot. I write on stationary, but it is monogrammed - not Lilly inspired.
As we are discussing this, the conversation rolls into the fact that I do not wear polo shirts. I own one and every.single.time I wear it, I ask my husband if I look "butch" in it. I never feel like myself in a polo shirt. My husband wears them and looks super hot...so I will stick to the flowing tops, dresses, stilettos, etc...and he can sport the pink Lacoste polo.
I was explaining how everyone in the south loves that stuff and this is what went down:
Mr. Marine: You aren't from the South. You're from Texas.
Me: What? Texas is the South
Mr. Marine: Noooo it isn't. Y'all wear cowboy boots and wranglers.
Me: Technically, Lilly isn't Southern either. She is a Yankee!
Mr. Marine: Look babe. Texas isn't southern because....It is its own entity!
Me: You're right. We are better than the South! No one else is like us!
So I ask my blog readers...Is Texas part of the South, or is it too great a state to simply be grouped-in with other region comprising states?
P.S. He claims my fashion sense comes from my years in California (LA to be exact). He politely stated that people in Cali don't wear Lilly. Honestly, he is correct. My friends wouldn't be caught dead in a female version of a polo shirt. They sport dramatic colors, low cut tops and designer jeans...none of which are pastel!
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