17 Signs You Grew Up Celebrating the Holidays in Memphis

3. You’ve heard all the FedEx holiday shipping statistics and know at least one person who spent their holidays tossing boxes at the hub.

4. You’ve always dreamed of a white Christmas because you’ve never actually seen one.

5. And on the off chance you’ve actually gotten to build a snowman, he was definitely wearing either a Grizzlies jersey or some form of camouflage hunting gear.

6. You can’t remember a Christmas that didn’t include a trip to Zoo Lights.

7. Instead of the infamous Christmas storm that landed Rudolph his job leading Santa’s sleigh, your relatives rehash tales of Ice Storm ’94.

8. The closest you’ve gotten to riding in a one-horse sleigh was that time your cousin had the misguided notion that it’d be fun to take a carriage ride downtown.

9. A Memphis State University ornament will always hang somewhere on your Christmas tree.

10. When all else fails, you know bottles of Blue City Café’s BBQ sauce make excellent stocking stuffers.

We might be biased, but our sauce & seasoning is the best around! #BluesCityCafe #Memphis #Ribs #BBQ #BealeStreet #Choose901

A photo posted by BluesCityCafe (@bluescitycafe) on Jul 27, 2015 at 11:24am PDT

11. The best holiday light displays were the ones you saw from the backseat of your parents car as they drove through Shelby Farms.

12. Corky’s has catered every single Memphis holiday party you’ve attended.

13. You know the real Christmas star is the sputnik outside Joe’s Liquors.

Everybody’s got a laughing place…a laughing place…to go o-ho…#joesliquors #midtownmemphis #laughingplace #abitabound

A photo posted by Ashley Westmoreland (@lisafreemontstreet) on Sep 26, 2014 at 5:13pm PDT

14. You always spent the night at Newby’s after escaping Christmas dinner with your family.

#foleysvan #newbysmemphis #badassbluegrass

A photo posted by @codyacoyotee on Sep 13, 2014 at 10:08pm PDT

15. Your idea of a winter wonderland was the ice skating rink at the Mall of Memphis.

Winter Olympics, here I come! #tbt #throwbackthursday #figureskating #mallofmemphis

A photo posted by stephen | proctor (@sproctor) on Jun 12, 2014 at 10:28am PDT

16. You remember when the Pink Palace’s Enchanted Forest was at the Agricenter.

17. You can now officially start counting down to Memphis in May.

Ms. Piggy Idol! #WCBCC15

A photo posted by Memphis In May (@memphisinmay) on May 14, 2015 at 4:13pm PDT