Nothing thrills me more than a good “Southlake Moms” Facebook rant while drinking a glass of wine. But truth be told, there are so many things about this city that I adore. At a Dragon football game, we saw an opponent’s sign that read, “You can’t buy this win!” Well, we did win that game, so there’s that. But it got me thinking about the Southlake stereotype. You know the one!
My family has been living here since 2007, but there was a teeny-tiny two-year stint in that period where we danced around the idea of living somewhere else. SHH! Let’s not tell anyone.
Rest assured, that little dalliance with a nearby town couldn’t hold us, and we ran back faster than a car speeding down Randol Mill. But, it got me thinking about all the reasons I love Southlake. Now let me digress for a second, and I promise I will circle back.
My husband and I went to a Billy Joel concert back in October. He’s nothing short of incredible – Billy, not my husband — sorry, Adam! Anyway, Billy is 70 years old and effortlessly performed a two-hour concert. Y’all, I am 47, and it hurts when I walk. But when he sang, “We Didn’t Start The Fire,” it made me think of our town’s beloved stereotype. Specifically, I thought about all the things about Southlake that I treasure. Well, we didn’t start the fire, right? So here we go...
Drum Core, Emerald Belles, tailgating food smells
Mascot Charlie, he’s a party
Fridays we wear green
HMOs, PTOS, rubber bands with Dr. Groves
Johnny B’s, allergies, 12-year-olds with phones
Officer Brad Uptmore, his posts are funny that’s for sure
SPD, fire too, we love our super awesome crew
Loose cows on Kimball Ave., all the Starbucks that we have
Tennis skirts and spray tans, painted cows and minivans
In your car at Chick-fil-A, school car lines, where’s valet?
High school theater blows me away – those productions are insane!
A few more sidewalks if you please, we have the smallest library
Don’t lock my house, don’t need a key, broken fountain near Town Square
David Faltys and his smile, every school with Walk A Mile
All our teachers have such style, our ratings are no lie
Hanging out with your tribe, getting in on your friend vibe
Mamas, mambos and mimosas at your favorite spot, MiCo
Oktoberfest, Tree Lighting, Meet Santa – it’s exciting
July 4th, Art in the Square plus all the Beanland swag
NCL Fashion Show, Chad McCoy’s ties are bow
Haunted houses, Continental, 1709
Teenagers at the Marq, my kid was a tiger shark
CG out at every park, turrets by Bob Jones
Amazon at your front door, golf carts on our street galore
Jason Witten, say no more, Bicentennial
God at work, White’s Chapel, plastic surgery, grab a scalpel
Half-priced wine at Gloria’s, Yetis at events
Love our 76092, now I must bid you adieu
Drink our Kool-Aid, why don’t you, thank God for Southlake Style!
Amy Evans is a proud Dragon resident loving all things Southlake, including her husband Adam, daughters Abby and Alex and her favorite child Jack — the family dog. She is a former Carroll ISD Elementary teacher, current sarcastic blogger and, fingers crossed, will be able to add professional children’s author to her title soon!
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