Redneck? Yes, Please.

These past few weeks I have had the opportunity to travel home to the Western Part of Virginia aka West Virginia. Country Roads,  Take Me Home (Cue John Denver music) . I absolutely adore West Virginia. I was born and raised there, as were my parents. So, needless to say, I am biased to the area. I have always known I was slightly redneck, I mean really, I can't help it. Look at my roots. But, it was not until this past week that I realized how really redneck I am. And the best part about it-I am totally ok with it. Reasons why I realized this?

1. My dad owns a John Deer, a King Ranch truck (the truckt of all trucks), and ATV, and 20 guns. Also, one of his fav. sports is NASCAR.
2. We have a stuffed squirrel and several deer antlers mounted on our wall.
3. I grew up wearing no shoes.  I mean, I owned them-I just chose never to wear them.
4. My uncle can remove his teeth.
5. I have an accent, or so I'm told I say words funny.
 Example:  After I got fool at dinner, I sawl a goden woof of  great strenth wearing a tiAIRA , pushing a buggy of sea galls
and skalls.
Translation: After I got full at dinner, I saw a  golden wolf of great strength  wearing a tiara, pushing a shopping cart of sea gulls and skulls.
6. The men in my family sometimes miss Thanksgiving to go hunting and what not.

 
7. Sometimes when working out, I listen to country music. Not as impossible as it sounds.
8. I own multiple camo shirts.
9. I have eaten squirrel gravy and deer steak more than once in my life.
10. My favorite road trip game is the Cow game. I.e. You count the number of cows you see while driving. If someone sees a cemetery, they call it and then all your cows die. Sounds ridiculous? It is.

Here's the thing. I have no shame in any of this. In fact, I am proud of it all. Honestly,  I would not have it any other way. Also, I am attracted to men who are slightly mountainous as well. (Contrary to popular belief, not ones in my own family-I am not that redneck). Let's not kid ourselves,  being redneck is totally ok.  We all slightly are.