What I love about the South!!!

Have you ever visited the South? Or maybe you were lucky enough to have been raised in one of the quiet, little charming towns, that uniquely make up this great part of the United States. There is a great deal to be said about the Southern people and their heritage, way of life. I am one of the lucky ones who was raised in a small little town among proud people where God, family and community came before anything else. Families taught their kids morals and respect. You always sat down to Sunday dinner with family and a lot of times with extended family. Sunday dinners may include Fried catfish, hushpuppies, Fried Chicken, Roast, Mashed Potatoes, Green beans with onions and bacon, Pea salad, Skillet fried cabbage, rolls and a Yummy cobbler or desert. Lets not forget about the Sweet Tea, with or without lemon!! Of course menus changed from house to house, but you get the picture. Sundays were something to look forward to, a day to gather and relax with the ones you love the most. I remember I could walk next door to the neighbors house and be treated like one of their own children, as my family did the same for the neighbors children. The summers are HOT down south, but we always found a way to keep cool as children. Squirting each other with the water hose was a favorite pastime as was swimming in the bayou. Oh i shudder to think about getting in that muddy water now, and seeing the gators laying up on the banks as we jumped in off of a rope swing from the tree, all the while thinking as long as they are up on the bank then we are safe. That wasnt the smartest thing to do. As a matter of fact it was down right stupid LOL but we lived to tell about it. My sweet parents never even knew that we did it. Now it scares the wits out of me thinking my children would do that and I have warned them to never do it, least they get ate by an alligator ( even though they are on the bayou banks). I had such a great experience growing up in the south.I continue to love this part of our great country :)