You Know You're From Utah When...

• Green jell-o with carrots mixed in doesn't seem strange.
• You can pronounce Tooele.
• The U is not just a letter - Neither is the Y.
• You have actually eaten funeral potatoes.
• You've gotten both heat and frost burns off your car's door handle in the same month.
• You are not surprised to hear words like "Darn, Fetch, Flip", "Oh, My Heck" and "Shoot".
• Your tulips get snowed on three times after they come up and twice more after they bloom.
• Hunting season is a school holiday.
• The largest liquor store is owned by the state government.
• You can go skiing and play golf on the same day.
• 30% humidity is muggy and almost unbearable.
• Somewhere in your family tree is a polygamist.
• You know the difference between a 'Steak House' and a 'Stake House'.
• The elevation exceeds the population.
• You've broken down on the highway and somebody stops to help you.
• You can see the stars at night.
• You have a bumper sticker that says "Families are Forever."
• You were an aunt or uncle before you were three.
• Your spouse's mother was pregnant at your wedding.
• You have more children than you can find biblical names for.
• Your family considers a trip to McDonald's a night out.
• Your first child was conceived on your honeymoon.
• You feel guilty when you watch Monday Night Football.
• Your kids believe the deer hunt is a national holiday.
• You drink Coke from a brown paper bag.
• You consider a temple recommend a credit reference.
• At least two of your salad bowls are at the homes of neighbors.
• You believe that you must be 18 or older to order coffee at a restaurant.
• You wonder why fire truck drivers honk when you drive 35 mph in the left lane on the freeway.
• There is a similarity between a ward basketball game and the L.A. riots.
• You think Jack Daniels is a country western singer.
• You negotiate prices at a garage sale.
• You can make jell-O salad without the recipe.
• You've heard about BYU football in a testimony meeting.
• You have two gallons of ice cream in your freezer at all times.
• Your father-in-law thinks Ronald Reagan was a liberal.
• A member of your family wrote in Lavell Edwards for president in the last election.
• Cars in the slow lane are traveling the fastest; cars in the fast lane are traveling the slowest; cars in the middle lanes are always trying to exit.
• Sandals are the best-selling shoes.
• You have to ask for the uncensored version of "Titanic."
• Hotel rooms all have the Book of Mormon.
• You buy your wardrobe at the local grocery superstore.
• You learn about the Mormon Church by taking history in elementary school.
• You live in a state where Democrats always come in third place, unless a zoo animal is running. Then they come in fourth.
• You're on your own if you are turning left.
• Schools stay open, even if two feet of snow falls overnight, but close for the opening of hunting season.
• People wear shorts and T-shirts if the temperature rises above 32 degrees.
• There is a church on every corner, but they all teach the same thing.
• The most popular public transportation system is a ski lift.
• People drive to Idaho, Colorado, (or Arizona) to pick up a gallon of milk so they can play the lottery.
• In-state college football rivalries are bigger than the Super Bowl.
• Beer drinkers don't shop on Sunday.
• You don't have to breathe cigarette smoke until you walk outside a building.
• The cost of living rises while your salary drops.
  
• Every driveway has a minivan and a pickup truck.
• When you buy a new vehicle, cigarette lighters are optional equipment but gun and ski racks are standard.
• Every time a new family moves into your neighborhood, the local elementary school has to hire a new teacher.
• Your paycheck has an additional 10 percent deduction.
• "Temple recommends" is acceptable identification for cashing a check.
• More movies are filmed in your town than in Hollywood.
• You've never had a Mormon missionary knock on your door.
• Your neighbors complain about where they live, yet refuse to return to the state they moved from.
• You make a toast with red punch at your wedding reception.
• You have more raw wheat stored than some Third World countries.
• Your idea of a good time is playing Pictionary in the cultural hall.
• Your idea of a wild party is a six pack of Pepsi and a PG-13 movie.
• You and all your friends come to your mother for a haircut in her kitchen.
• You measure Kool-Aid by parts per million.
• You think "You're a 10 cow wife" is a compliment.
• You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Utah.

I might change my blog to Happy Chyck Lists. Oy! What is it with me and lists lately? I'm working on "100 Things About Me," as I have seen so many do. It's a blast, but it has me reminiscing about home. (Where I grew up anyway. I have certainly always made my own comfortable home wherever I am.)

I talked to my parents today, too. I haven't lived in Utah in 10 years, but I still get homesick sometimes. I have often spent part of my summers in Utah, so I might be getting that itchin' to go hang out in some beautiful red desert. Of course I'd have to behave myself, and that's not much fun...

Anyway, this list makes me laugh so much. Oh, do I have stories to tell about many of these points! Some I can personally relate to, and some are the very reasons why I'm happy I don't live in Utah. And that thought should answer the question everyone wants to know when they find out I am from Utah. But if not, here's your answer: No, I'm not.

The You Know You're From lists for my home now are not half as amusing. Still true, though. Check out your own places here. I'm sure it's worth a good chuckle.