Do you ever see something and get that warm, at-home feeling from the past? Whether it was the State Fair, or Joyland, or chili cook-offs, there’s always something that was so ingrained into your childhood, you’ll never forget it. No matter where you grew up in Kansas, there’s always that event or piece of yourself that’s just so linked to your state, you’ll always find someone else with the same memory. There’s plenty of things we all did, but these 11 are picked right out of Kansas childhood life. How many do you have in common?
- Chicken and egg noodles over mashed potatoes will always make you happy and it feels just like home.
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- The cookie-pocalypse before every year’s holidays. The kitchen was always hot, and you were always banned from entering unless you helped.
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- You, your mother, and your grandmother all have favorite grocery stores. You won’t shop anywhere else, if possible.
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- It’s really hard to trust the forecast, and Kansans have a love-hate relationship with our local news’ idea of the weather.
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- “I went to the lake.” is a perfect explanation as to why no one saw you all weekend.
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- Storm chasing is a local competition for best capture.
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- Your childhood had tomato sandwiches, right from the garden.
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- The ‘farmer wave’ that you’ve been doing since you first sat behind the wheel.
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- You’re either in LOVE with or SICK of the Wizard of Oz. There’s not really an in-between.
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- You’ve held a zucchini larger than your arm.
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- Every meeting always ends with “Have a good one!”
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For more “just Kansas” things, check out this list of classic meals our Kansas mamas use to make us. It’s sure to take you back in time to when you were younger!
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