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Everything is accelerating.
I'm pretty okay with that.
I have two exams and a car to find and then everything will have to start keeping pace with me.
Until then I just keep baffling at how much everything here is just ingrained in my blood.
You know you're from the Okanagan if....
You can point to at least two ski resorts, even if you can't see through the cloud cover.
You notice “the mountains are out” when it's a nice day and you can see them.
You don't put on your shorts until the temperature is a minimum of 25 degrees.
You don't think it's truly hot until its in the 40s.
You think a nice summer day is between 30 and 35 degrees.
You can't survive a summer without air conditioning and automated underground sprinklers.
You don't consider fruit fresh unless you picked it 10 minutes ago.
You have been to hundreds of wine tasting events.
You have at least 2 fruit trees in your back yard.
The population of your town triples in the summer.
You know that Canada does in fact have a true desert.
California reminds you of home.
You know those big crazy beach parties you see on tv do exist. Wakefest anyone?
You recognize the background shots in your favourite movies & TV shows.
You can throw a rock and hit three Starbucks locations.
You know that same rock would have also hit 6 golf courses before coming to a rest.
You know at least 2 pro wakeboarders.
You will hunt down and beat anyone who throws a cigarette butt out their car window.
Forrest fires make you really nervous even though there are about 200 every summer.
You think that during the summer, shorts, a t-shirt and flip-flops are standard work attire.
You spend summers at the beach and winters at your favourite ski resort.
You measure distance in hours.
You compare all trips to the drive to Vancouver.
You are always within an hour of at least one ski resort and 6 golf courses.
You order half & half at restaurants.
You know that people walking around wearing OC hoodies aren't fans of the tv show, but go to Okanagan College.
You can't figure out if its legal to smoke pot.
There are three grow ops on your short dead end street.
Every single person you have ever met wants to visit each and every summer.
You don't get upset when it rains because you know it will be over in 10 minutes or less.
At least three people on your block drive a Hummer.
You know what 5 dollar Fridays at the mountain are.
You always stop in Hope to eat on your way to Vancouver.
You go broke just paying rent.
You have to move out of the Okanagan after graduation, but inevitably end up moving back at some point.
You know how to pronounce Coquihalla, Osoyoos, Kalamalka, Squamish, Ucluelet, Esquimalt, Sooke & Nanaimo.
In winter, you go to work in the dark and come home in the dark - while only working eight-hour days.
You have no concept of humidity without precipitation.
You know that Dawson Creek is a town, not a TV show.
You can’t figure out why Manitoba and Saskatchewan are considered part of Western Canada.
You know more than 10 ways to order coffee.
You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's Best, Second Cup, and Tim Horton’s.
You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.
I'm pretty okay with that.
I have two exams and a car to find and then everything will have to start keeping pace with me.
Until then I just keep baffling at how much everything here is just ingrained in my blood.
You know you're from the Okanagan if....
You can point to at least two ski resorts, even if you can't see through the cloud cover.
You notice “the mountains are out” when it's a nice day and you can see them.
You don't put on your shorts until the temperature is a minimum of 25 degrees.
You don't think it's truly hot until its in the 40s.
You think a nice summer day is between 30 and 35 degrees.
You can't survive a summer without air conditioning and automated underground sprinklers.
You don't consider fruit fresh unless you picked it 10 minutes ago.
You have been to hundreds of wine tasting events.
You have at least 2 fruit trees in your back yard.
The population of your town triples in the summer.
You know that Canada does in fact have a true desert.
California reminds you of home.
You know those big crazy beach parties you see on tv do exist. Wakefest anyone?
You recognize the background shots in your favourite movies & TV shows.
You can throw a rock and hit three Starbucks locations.
You know that same rock would have also hit 6 golf courses before coming to a rest.
You know at least 2 pro wakeboarders.
You will hunt down and beat anyone who throws a cigarette butt out their car window.
Forrest fires make you really nervous even though there are about 200 every summer.
You think that during the summer, shorts, a t-shirt and flip-flops are standard work attire.
You spend summers at the beach and winters at your favourite ski resort.
You measure distance in hours.
You compare all trips to the drive to Vancouver.
You are always within an hour of at least one ski resort and 6 golf courses.
You order half & half at restaurants.
You know that people walking around wearing OC hoodies aren't fans of the tv show, but go to Okanagan College.
You can't figure out if its legal to smoke pot.
There are three grow ops on your short dead end street.
Every single person you have ever met wants to visit each and every summer.
You don't get upset when it rains because you know it will be over in 10 minutes or less.
At least three people on your block drive a Hummer.
You know what 5 dollar Fridays at the mountain are.
You always stop in Hope to eat on your way to Vancouver.
You go broke just paying rent.
You have to move out of the Okanagan after graduation, but inevitably end up moving back at some point.
You know how to pronounce Coquihalla, Osoyoos, Kalamalka, Squamish, Ucluelet, Esquimalt, Sooke & Nanaimo.
In winter, you go to work in the dark and come home in the dark - while only working eight-hour days.
You have no concept of humidity without precipitation.
You know that Dawson Creek is a town, not a TV show.
You can’t figure out why Manitoba and Saskatchewan are considered part of Western Canada.
You know more than 10 ways to order coffee.
You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's Best, Second Cup, and Tim Horton’s.
You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.