My Heart Belongs To...

I am in love. Completely, irrevocably, wholly and truly. I wasn't able to pinpoint it at first, and I didn't fully discover it until moving down here. The buildup was gradual but strong, and crept under me until I realized that all that I am is made up of this love - this passion. I can't stop it now, and my love only grows more and more each day.

My heart belongs to the Southwest, and I know that it will always be a part of me. Let me tell you why.

I love:

- Cowgirl boots (let me say that again - I LOVE THEM!)

- Rodeos

- The smell of manure (hahaha yes I just said that)

- Vividly-colored sunsets

- The rare, warm rainstorm

- Cacti

- Red dirt

- Country music

- Turquoise - the color, the gemstone

- Bright colors (found in the desert, the sunsets and the sunny people)

- Fresh citrus

- OJ

- The smell of orange blossoms in the spring

- Hot weather

- Sun, sun, sun!

- Palm trees

- Stucco houses with red tile

- Adobe houses

- Ranches (I want to live on one someday)

- Horseback riding

- Mexican food

- Chips & Salsa

- Horchata (yeah, the last two get their own category) :)

- Spanish - the music, the language

- Latin culture (I love it!!)

Everything on that list has an incredibly special and dear place in my heart - I did not mention anything that I merely like; I truly love all of it. Read through it again - can you see why I am who I am?? The Southwest has changed me forever.

Ohhhh Arizona, you had me at high temperatures!!

(What? You thought this post would be about a boy?? How misinformed you were...) :)