This week at work, my California coworker jokingly said "you're such a Southern Belle!" I'm not really sure what I said that made her say that, but it really cracked me up.
I suppose I do have some southern belle-ish traits. I do love the south and I love southern food. I occasionally wear pearls. Sometimes I say "bless your heart." I love SEC football and wear football colors on Fridays before a game. I have a Southern accent and I call people ma'am or sir. Oh! And I subscribe to Southern Living.
What disqualifies me as a Southern Belle? Well, sometimes I curse. I have never been a member of the Jr. League. I'm a terrible baker. I don't go to church (not bragging about that) and I don't always vote Republican. My pearl earrings? Fake. I bought my first Lilly Pulitzer dress at the age of 35. I once dated a boy from North Dakota. I prefer beer over liquor. And last? I don't have a single monogrammed thing in my house.(Although, I DID cave and buy an Erin Condren planner with my name on the front this year. Does that count?)
So there you have it. Sorry if I caused some of you Belles out there to faint on that last part...
5 comments:
That's funny cause the first thing I make sure people know about me, once I ell them where I'm from, is that I AM NO SOUTHERN BELLE and no angel. Hell's Angel possibly...
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GREAT post! I lived out West for a while and people called me a Southern Belle and Scarlett all the time.
It really bothered but then I embraced my Southern roots and I do declare I'm a Southern Belle and proud of it!! :)
This made me laugh and think of the most Southern thing I ever heard. A friend was telling me some quote she liked and then said, "I like it so much I had my momma cross stitch it for me." I nearly fell out of my chair and could only say "That's SO SOUTHERN!" ha
Haha I'm the same way. Living in California I'm considered a Southern Belle, though if I were back home in the South, I'd probably be considered a California hippie! LOL! Just depends on who's sizing me up! :)
Girl, I probably could have told you all that about you except the monogrammed part. I seriousley sucked in air at that one! Come on, Not even a single letter monogram?! I like Amy's comment by the way...
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