You Know You're From Colorado If . . .

A friend just sent me the following "truths" about Coloradans and I thought they are hilarious, and very true.

98% OF AMERICANS SCREAM BEFORE GOING IN THE DITCH ON AN ICY ROAD. THE OTHER 2% ARE FROM COLORADO AND THEY SAY, “HOLD MY COFFEE AND WATCH THIS.”

You know you’re from Colorado if…

You'll eat ice cream in the winter.

When the weather report says it's going to be 55 degrees, you shave your legs and wear a skirt.

It snows 10 inches and you don't expect school to be canceled.

You'll wear flip flops every day of the year, regardless of temperature.

You have no accent at all, but can hear other people's.  And then you make fun of them.

“Humid” is any reading over 25%.

Your sense of direction is: Toward the mountains and Away from the mountains.

You say “the interstate” and everybody knows which one.

You say you have to go “down the hill” or “up the hill” today, and everyone knows what you mean.

You think that May is a totally normal month for a blizzard.

You buy your flowers to set out on Mother's day, but try and hold off planting them until just before Father's day.

You grew up planning your Halloween costumes around your coat and boots.

You know what the Continental Divide is.

You went to Casa Bonita as a kid, and as an adult ( Mexican restaurant in Denver that is famous for the decor, but not for the food).

You've gone off-roading in a vehicle that was never intended for such activities.

You always know the elevation of where you are.

You wake up to a beautiful, 80 degree day and you wonder if it's going to snow tomorrow.

You don't care that some company renamed it, the Broncos still play at Mile High Stadium

Everybody wears jeans to church (Amen to that!)

You know that South Park is actually a real place, not just a show on TV.

You know what a ”trust fund hippy” is, and you know its natural habitat is Boulder .

You know you're talking to a fellow Coloradoan when they call it Elitches, not Six Flags.

A bear on your front porch doesn't bother you.

A mountain lion on your front porch does.

When people out East tell you they have mountains in their state too, you just laugh.

You go anywhere else on the planet and the air feels 'sticky' and you notice the sky is no longer blue.