Parlez-vous Texan?

This morning I had a very different experience at the gym. Many of you were interested in the experience I had last week at the gym. My lack of ability to make friends perhaps had you concerned.

This morning however was a bit different. While waiting to enter the studio, the instructor came around and took up our tickets for the class. She looked at me and said that she had not seen me before. And then...I spoke. She immediately asked me where I was from, to which the next girl came and sat down next to me and inquired the same thing. They asked what I was doing here and how long I anticipated staying. I let them know where I was living (Monty). One of the women inquired as to if I had children and if so, where they would be going to school. When I replied with "Monty South" she showed more excitement than I had seen out of any other Aussies. She too had gone to school there. This was followed by another women then proceeding to get involved in the conversation by asking me where I was from. Again, I replied "Texas"- she was shocked. She stated to me that she had just talked to her friend who is a teacher at Monty South who had indicated that she had been told she would have a new student from Texas joining her grade 1 class and that he evidently has "the cutest little accent." In fact, this particular teacher was in the gym at the same time.

This was far from the high school experience I had last week. And what made the experience even better was that as I walked into Body Pump I clearly knew where the equipment was located and had no problems getting set up. I was really pleased at the end of the class when the guy next to me told his girlfriend "well, at least we made the others in the class look good." Maybe I can blend in and look like an experienced local.

Yes if you ask nicely I will speak Texan for you. I might say "bless your heart" and might even ask "how y'all doin?" I did say "let me scoot this over" today but I have not said "I'm fixin to" in about 10 years (I think). But in the end, it's all just my way of engaging in conversation. Today, I am very appreciative to the women who were interested in who I was just by the fact that I was an unfamiliar face. That is true southern hospitality (I am farther south than I have ever been before).

Perhaps this old gal can make friends. Let's see what this week brings...

And for those of you who need a lesson in Texan- I can share a view things with you. I won't lie that before we moved over here that I asked Paul how I was to order a soda. We say "what kind of Coke do you have?" But for those of you who don't understand what I am asking here- I want to know what type of sodas you have. This could mean you reply with Coke, Diet Coke, Dr. Pepper, Diet Dr. Pepper, Sprite- but regardless I will order a Diet. Coke. Lesson of the day.

For more info on things Texans say visit:http://yestotexas.com/14-things-all-texans-have-said-at-least-once/

Thanks and Gig'Em!