I'M SO AURORA...

Here are 33 reasons why I'm so Aurora:

1. I'm so Aurora, I get on the train and never have to worry about missing my stop. "Now approaching I don't care."

2. I'm so Aurora, I have always wanted to go inside here but end up at Oberweis instead... one day...

3. I'm so Aurora, I remember when the Outlet Mall looked like this:

4. I'm so Aurora, I wipe my butt with the Beacon Newspaper... in a good way :)

5. "I'm so Aurora, 'Boss' at Deri Delight always tries to shake up folks with me after he gives me a free mixed slushy." - Izaiah Jones

6. I'm so Aurora, I have always wondered what the inside of this Downer mansion looked like... until now... and to be honest I'm a little disappointed... PS its for sale right now for only $399,900.

7. I'm so Aurora, I only eat Flamin' Hot Cheetos with nacho cheese.

8. "I'm so Aurora, I remember when the Northgate sign actually lit up." - Marissa Martinez

9. I'm so West Aurora, I only go to the east side when I'm going to the Fox Valley Mall... Call it the Westfield Mall and I will kick you in your Sears Tower.

10. I'm so East Aurora, I only go to the West side when... just kidding, I never go to the West side.

11. I'm so North Aurora, I only go to the South side when... wait a minute...

12. I'm so Aurora, I remember when Fannie May was open... then closed... then open... then closed.

13. I'm so Aurora, I haven't lived there in years but I still refuse to change my number. 

14. "I'm so Aurora, I remember when Tinseltown use to be a Kmart." - Omar Gonzalez

15. I'm so Aurora, I don't care if the entire city is hating on me as long as I'm cool with Nicor and ComEd.

16. I'm so Aurora, my Mom let me swim in the Fox River when I was a kid... lol for real. 

17. "I'm so not Aurora." - My Mom. I will leave her address below if you would like to go T-P our house: 23 E Galena Blvd, Aurora, IL 60506

18. I'm so Aurora, I remember the rooster that was on this sign.

19. I'm so Aurora, going down the drop off slide at Philip's Park was almost as scary as my first sports physical. 

20. I'm so Aurora, I would rather get Taqueria Durango's / Comale's / Jalisco's / Taqueria Muniz free for life and a limitless I-PASS than win the lottery.

21. I'm so Aurora, I would rather go to an East vs West game than a Bulls game... I also spent way too much money on those outfits, but it was worth every penny. So fresh and so clean, clean.

22. I'm so Aurora, I've never been to Aurora, CO... but I bet it sucks :)

23. I'm so Aurora, I still sleep in my D.A.R.E. shirt.

24. I'm so Aurora, I've spent at least a year of my life waiting at this light:

25. "I'm so Aurora that I am going to see the guy that works at West Plaza McDonalds drive-thru tomorrow. See you tomorrow!" - Tee Reynolds 

26. I'm so Aurora, I remember the casino boats going up and down the river.

27. I'm so Aurora, I've never seen Wayne's World... I know, I know, it's terrible. Leave mean comments below :P

28. I'm so Aurora, I feel sad every time I pass the the old Cub Foods building :(

29. I'm so Aurora, I was more likely to get attacked by a shark in lake michigan than get a snow day... and now these schools wanna be like:

30. "I'm so Aurora, I went to dances at the Prisco Center." - Omar Gonzales

31. I'm so Aurora, I feel like all Aurorans are the perfect combination of class and hood.

32. I'm so Aurora, I know Princess Aurora was definitely from Naperville. We all know most Aurora girls won't marry a guy that fast no matter how much money he has :P 

33. I'm so Aurora, I say I'm from Chicago... just kidding, I would never do that...

You Know You're from West Aurora High School When...

1. Somebody says "the change lady" and you know exactly who they are talking about.

2. You're taking the ACT and someone's phone goes off.

3. Random people in the hallway lunge at you to try to scare you.

4.  Someone moves the drinking fountain spout so that it sprays all over you.

5. You spend a weeks worth of lunch money in two days.

6. You get yelled at for going up the "DOWN ONLY" staircase, but you do it anyway because you're going to be late.

7. If you have ever been run over by Mr. Benberry RIP.

8. You have been hit by a door in the student services hallway.

9. Mr. Bell is your substitute and he spends the entire hour talking about how he can outrun you... the other 15 minutes are spent reading the newspaper.

10. You can use the fight in the math hallway as an excuse for being late to class.

11: If you ever wondered what going to East would be like. East Aurora Kid Hallway Swimming - See they ARE just like us :)

12. Come Junior and Senior year, you realize there is absolutely no reason to dress up for school.

13. When at your own graduation, you have no idea who 45% of the people graduating are.

14. You get a yellow slip from student services and it says, "NOW!" on it.

15. The first time you saw the new police department on Indian Trail you thought, "Wow, that kind of looks like my school..."

16. They take away all the condiments on the last week of school so food fights are not so messy.

17. You're more excited to go to the East vs West game than prom. You might also remember this one time that wheaton kid almost got jumped after the game: West Aurora vs Wheaton North Buzzer Beater

18. You can close your eyes and picture Ms. Proctor running EVERYWHERE right now

19. You graduated right before they made everyone wear their ID around their neck... THANK GOD!

20. If you have ever stuffed toilet paper in this hole for privacy.

21. You remember how weird it was to hear the first group of freshman from 2010 scream their graduating year because it didn't start with a 0... OH EIGHT ;)

22. Hamburger day... need I say more?

23. After all these years you still wear your West Aurora T-shirts to bed because after all, WEST IS BEST :P

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