15 Reasons Why My Heart Will Always Be In West Virginia
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Tammy Marie Rose
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West Virginia isn’t just home; it’s a part of your heart. Its people, mountains, waterfalls, vistas and more stay with you and never let you go. Here is a look at 15 reasons why my heart will always be with West Virginia.
West Virginians are big-hearted people. They are always welcoming and treat you like family. In times of need, West Virginians gather together and support their own.
West Virginians put family first. We carry on with our family’s heritage and traditions.
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There is nothing like growing up down a one lane dirt road spending summers playing in mud puddles, catching crawdads in the creek and swinging on a tire swing. I couldn’t imagine growing up any other way.
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Forget the swimming pool, in West Virginia the majority of us hit our favorite swimmmin’ hole. Whether it is a deep spot in a river or a blue hole in the creek treasured memories are created at these swimmin’ holes.
Every child should get the opportunity to visit the Kenova Pumpkin House during Halloween. This beautiful home is lit up by thousands of perfectly carved jack-o-lanterns.
If you have ever left West Virginia and passed through other states where the terrain is flat, then you know the ache you feel deep inside for the mountains. No matter how great the state you are in may be, you long for those West Virginia Mountains. When you grow up in the mountains they are a part of who you are.
West Virginia is a state blessed by an abundance of natural beauty. No matter where we wander, nowhere will be more beautiful than home.
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Most West Virginia towns are small. These towns have a strong sense of community and everyone really does know your name.
In West Virginia we bleed blue and gold for our beloved WVU Mountaineers. Let’s Go Mountaineers!
The cost of living in West Virginia is much more affordable than bigger states. In West Virginia, things like rent and babysitting are far less than other places.
As soon as the weather warms up the four wheelers, jeeps and four wheel drives hit the rutted back roads for a day of muddin’. The day isn’t over until your vehicle and you are covered in mud.
Country roads really do take you home in West Virginia. Those country roads offer natural beauty, wildlife, and a place to breathe in the country air and let your troubles go.
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Nowhere will you get a hot dog like West Virginians make. West Virginia hot dogs come smothered in chili and covered in coleslaw.
With country living comes a slower pace of life. Big cities and states always seem to be in a rush. In West Virginia we get where we are going at a less stressed pace.
I couldn’t imagine living anywhere but West Virginia. I want my children to grow up in the protection of the mountains, playing in mud puddles, swimming in the swimmin’ hole and riding bikes down dirt country roads. No matter where life may lead me, my heart will always be in West Virginia.
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