As my third week of college starts, I slowly realize how homesick I am starting to get. I was born and raised in Tupelo, MS. It's the only place I feel truly at home every time I pull into 38801. I love my time at MSU, but lets be real, home is where the heart is.
- Connies Check-Ins
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There was no way to start a true day at Tupelo high than going to Connie's right before school or getting a check-in… most likely a check-in.
2. Sonic dates
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Yes, Starkville has a sonic, but its not the same. Tupelo Sonic on Main St. is hands down the homiest sonic ever. I will never forget the dance offs held in the sonic parking lot or the accents we used to order our food with.
3. Ballard Park
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Whether it was a game of “soccer,” parking in the gravel road to have a rap battle against JT, or just taking the long way home. Lets be real, Ballard park was quite possibly in the top 5 hang out places.
4. Downtown Tupelo
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The stores, the restaurants (CRAVE!) just the atmosphere of downtown is why it made it on this list. Yes, the traffic lights are crazy annoying, but Cafe 212 is worth the wait. There's always something going on downtown, whether its gumtree, a concert at The BancorpSouth Arena (My first job) or a show at the Lyric Theatre (FAVORITE PLACE IN TUPELO). Downtown Tupelo’s atmosphere is unexplainable, it's alive.
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The lights come up on a Friday night and the students are in their section. I may not know much about football, but going to THS and being in the Student section sure made me feel like I did. My favorite part of THS Friday night’s were definitely the random things, lets be real where else do you get to freely play dress up and not be judged? I’ll never forget the nights spent watching our guys play on the blue turf. #themblanketsforever
6. THE FOOD.
Connies, China Capital, Thai Garden, Johnnies, Ichiban, Nautical Whimsey, Cafe 212, Crave, Finnys, Dairy Cream, D’casa, I could go on for days…..But I think I’ve said enough.
7. Seeing my friends everyday.
The downfall of going to college is that not all of your friends will go to the same school as you anymore. That was the best part about Tupelo, friends were just a phone call away. Never too far and (lets be real) never far enough at times. I love you Dear Ole State, but I miss my friends who went to Ole Miss too. It's a whole different ball game in college and I never thought I would be without some of my friends. The comfort of walking through the halls of THS and always seeing familiar faces was the best.
8. Home.
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The feeling of being in Tupelo, MS is something unexplainable and incomprehensible. Tupelo, MS, a big, wonderful group of people where you know you will never meet a real stranger. I don't know if its like this in every small town, but in mine, Tupelo is home no matter wherever I go or how far I go.
