The Grateful Thread - Post Your Thanks Here!

These days I am thankful that Obama Appointed Feinberg and GCCF to take over for BP and put up 20 Billion. At least so far.

Thanks to all the farmers and volunteers and organizers who have built up the Seaside Farmer's Market. It has blossomed into a wonderful weekly opportunity for locals and visitors to buy great fresh local food, plants, seeds, sprouts, and more; to visit with old friends and make new ones; to enjoy a great breakfast special from Raw & Juicy's guest chefs; and just get outside and enjoy this wonderful community.

Thanks Jen, Arix, Christin, Robert, Chandra, Eric, Jordan, Renee, Charles, Shueh-Mei, Anne, Lois, and everyone else whose names I don't know or can't think of at the moment!

I second that one! The nutritional content of my diet has increased dramatically since the Farmer's Market came to town!

I am thankful for all of my children and grandchildren. They are keeping me from growing old. I am also thankful that the sun rises every day and sets every night. That means that the cycle of life continues. In the next 3 to 4 months, depending on delivery I will have a new grandson and a new great grand daughter.

me too. Congratulations on your newbies! What joy at my nephew's wedding this weekend to see my 94 year old Mama and five great grandchildren...romping around.

Ditto Susan. These are the types of people I was thinking about when I started this thread- people, businesses, or groups who are making a difference in SoWal in a big or little way.

I have a long list as do others I am sure, and it has been an uncertain summer for many here- so at least we can throw a little gratitude their way!

absolutely! of course we need to express our appreciation in person whenever we can, but this thread helps us all to remember and to think about so many wonderful people who literally make South Walton what it is.

I'm loving the love being spread to those who have worked hard to make a real difference, even when things are difficult.

Thank you, God, for putting a lot of nice people in such a nice place....and for giving me patience for putting up with the few sh*%birds who do their level best to attempt to make me temporarily forget the good folks as they seek the end of my patience via their petulance, self-importance, and demand for attention.

John Farmer and Yellowfin. Mom loves riding to the new location on the east side of Eastern Lake. Of course she would probably ride to Destin to visit John- I thank him for being so sweet and taking care of a snowbird and her trike.;-)

I am grateful for all the men and women who serve in our military; who deploy to faraway places and live (and sometimes die) in an effort to keep the United States safe. Their willingness to serve and their courage is awesome. I am grateful that they know what it means to believe in a cause greater than oneself. I am also grateful to the families of all the members of the military--sometimes, their burden is even greater than that of the one who is deployed.

I am Happy to have moved here this year, and to have met lots of great people and I sure do love 30A and the beach)))) Thanks for all those who have come before me to make this such a special place.

Thanks to Leslie (and Buzz) Woodham for supporting Brody's school all the way across the United States...and thanks for getting rid of all those pesky pesks too.

Thanks to Dorothy Starbuck for being the best neighbor and supplying SoWal with beautiful Florida landscape paintings and a beautiful heart.

Thanks to Lorraine Barrett Morgan for giving birth to Rachel and thanks to Rachel for giving birth to For The Health of It.

Thanks to Minnie for always being a sweet friend.

Thanks to Bobbyj for letting me be his girls Step-Monster.

Thanks to Tootsie for being amazing and thanks to Kurt for SoWal.

Thanks to Seaside for being what I consider the heart of 30A.

The theater, the school, the shops, the market, the special events, the fabulous places to eat and most importantly the people of Seaside that make being there always like coming home.

Thanks to Leslie (and Buzz) Woodham for supporting Brody's school all the way across the United States...and thanks for getting rid of all those pesky pesks too.

Thanks to Dorothy Starbuck for being the best neighbor and supplying SoWal with beautiful Florida landscape paintings and a beautiful heart.

Thanks to Lorraine Barrett Morgan for giving birth to Rachel and thanks to Rachel for giving birth to For The Health of It.

Thanks to Minnie for always being a sweet friend.

Thanks to Bobbyj for letting me be his girls Step-Monster.

Thanks to Tootsie for being amazing and thanks to Kurt for SoWal.

Point Washington misses you.

thanks to Kurt for being so kind regarding my ignorant posts, thanks to the folks at the Santa Rosa Pharmacy who are never rude about our sudden issues and the calls from our doc at home, thanks to the Publix at Water Color , where the people who are just nice every day, thanks to the new airport people who are exceptionally cordial to those who have crutches and are otherwise handicapped, thanks to our condo folks who keep our grounds just glistening, it goes on and on! Thanks to the precious little blond waitress at Angelina's who never thinks we are too late, or the waiter a Seagrove Market who turns off the fan for the elderly, or the girl from the Seaside Resp who wants our grandchildren to have to the wonderful seasonal shirts, we just love you all silently and from a distance.

Thanks to Capt. Larry who made two little fellows quite happy on a recent fishing trip. Was a long anticipated adventure for them, made for good memories.

Thank you Jenifer Kuntz and Raw & Juicy for "holding down the corner" in Seaside. That corner just feels good with that Airstream there.

I was feeling a little peckish (OK I was STARVING) earlier, and needed to eat some good food. So my friend and I ordered it ALL- spring rolls, black beans and rice, the hummus wrap, and my favorite- the sesame noodles- to see if we could eat it all. We had to stop at the wrap and that is now my dinner.

I guess what I am really thanking Jen for is not judging us when we ordered enough food for 4 people.

What a wonderful thread - I'm thankful I logged on today and got to read through it!

I am very thankful to have met so many warm and friendly people that live in this area. Without this forum I would have never met them. So I thank the SoWal.com work crew and YOU the people who post and share.

I am thankful for opinion. I have learned SO much from many people - about food, entertainment, politics, nature, and local issues.

I am TOTALLY thankful for the 30A bike/walking path. I love it so much and am grateful that I can hop on it just a few steps from our house. :bicycle:

And I'm thankful that most of the local places, including SoWal.com are on facebook. With just a click I can check out The Sun's headlines, the surf, the sheriff's report, the restaurants, and of course Jenny's great video on "Dammit My Mom's On Facebook" from SNL! So there's a plug for facebook!

I'm thankful that I can be off the forum for a while and jump back in and say HI TO ALL - hope you are doing great!:clap_1:

Gidget

Wow- it has been since October 13th since any local person, business, or group got thanked!!

Fired Up gets my thanks today- Kate and 9 of her friends painted pottery and had a great birthday afternoon with Jim, Stacy, Amy, and Katie. Their patience level is superhuman- they are able to handle 10 girls, all asking questions, all slinging paint, all running around- and they do it with a big smile. Thanks Fired Up.

The store is full of great items ready to paint for holiday gifts!

Thanks to special Sowalers for helping out a fellow Sowaler from afar. It is much appreciated. You know who you are.

Thanks to Publix in general and the new store on HWY 98 in particular.

Publix is #1 in customer service IMO. Last night I zipped in to pick up a couple of items and realized that I had used my last cash to donate to a local food bank...so, I needed some cash; and decided to write a check (Yikes!) for groceries and get some extra cash to get me through today...Since I almost never write a check for groceries, I was not paying much attention...the young man, Charlie, and I were having a conversation and so he wasn't paying much attention either. I headed home and about 3/4 of the way there, realized: he did not give me my cash/change.

I drove back to the store with my receipt showing that I had received "change" with my order. (How would they know I had not?)

When I told the Customer Service woman what had happend, she never batted an eye, she said, "no problem, we will take care of it..." and they did immediately, with apologizes to me (multiple apologies from Charlie) and a nice conversation about how they are happy to make it right and (from me) how I often forget the stamps I pay for, but this was the first time I had forgotten to get my "change".

Publix sets the bar high for good service and they will continue to have my business.

They do apparently have a protocol for determing if in fact they have more money in the till than they should...and it took less than 5 minutes for them to hand me my money.

I just now saw this thread
Great topic Jenny
Thanks to all of you for being you which I consider to be very entertaining
I'm thankful for this beautiful area and the people that dare to have a business around here

Love ya!!!

I am grateful for friends and family. I am grateful for so many caring folks in our community who help out behind the scenes without looking for credit or promotion.

I am grateful for friends far and near and hearing from them this time of year; for family -- especially children and grandchildren who make Christmas so very special; for this wonderful place we call home and for Sowal...our neighborhood connection.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Merry Christmas

I am gratful to everyone on this site who make 30-A, SoWall a beautiful place to visit & live. The personalities on this site are a joy and appreciated.

I am looking forward to retiring some day on 30-A and until then I'll live through this forum. God Bless and Merry Christmas.

T & L

We are thanful to be ALIVE.

As alluded to in another thread, ShallowsFuzz and I were involved in a serious accident on 98 yesterday evening. We are very thankful today to be alive, and not seriously injured.

We are also thankful for Advil and Lortab, because it hurts to move. And for my good friend SGG, who is going to bring us Christmas dinner this evening.

Finally, I am very thankful for my wonderful son, and that we was not with us. He is being a very good nurse today.

We are thanful to be ALIVE.

As alluded to in another thread, ShallowsFuzz and I were involved in a serious accident on 98 yesterday evening. We are very thankful today to be alive, and not seriously injured.

We are also thankful for Advil and Lortab, because it hurts to move. And for my good friend SGG, who is going to bring us Christmas dinner this evening.

Finally, I am very thankful for my wonderful son, and that we was not with us. He is being a very good nurse today.

I am so thankful to have so much to be thankful for, especially that my dear friend SN is so far ok, after that terrible accident last night. A Christmas Miracle!!

It is our pleasure

Wow- it has been since October 13th since any local person, business, or group got thanked!!

Fired Up gets my thanks today- Kate and 9 of her friends painted pottery and had a great birthday afternoon with Jim, Stacy, Amy, and Katie. Their patience level is superhuman- they are able to handle 10 girls, all asking questions, all slinging paint, all running around- and they do it with a big smile. Thanks Fired Up.

The store is full of great items ready to paint for holiday gifts!

So sweet! We have almost as much fun as the artists. We are thankful for all the locals who come out to play in the "off" season.