What Do You LOVE About SoWal?

I love the beaches and the friendly demeanor of locals. Really digg my friends . And, a lot more~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I love the beaches and the friendly demeanor of locals. Really digg my friends . And, a lot more~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Awwww sounds like I am lucky to move to such a great place. You can add that you love the summer solstice get togethers on the beach!! I can't wait for that!

G

I love the feeling of serenity I feel when I wake up in the morning and sit with my coffee and look out over the Gulf.

I love the feeling of serenity I feel when I wake up in the morning and sit with my coffee and look out over the Gulf.

You have a gulf view????? WOW how amazing and did I tell you I love gulf views lol!

Well I'm not a local but I hope I can chip in.

I love the sand and I love the water.
I love the feeling and the pace.
I love coming back to Sowal every summer that I can.
I love the memories I have of Sowal.
I love the state park at Grayton. It is my happy place. I carry it around in my mind's eye and bring it out when necessary.

I love the people that live here, and I love the visitors that get it. This community has special karma.

Mine...

Being a 5th generation native of a pioneer family, with reminders of your ancestors all around
A lifetime of white sand and salt water
Having so many people move in that you finally get your road paved
Knowing who is who and what is what, in both NoWal and SoWal, and watching with amusement as each tries to figure out how the other side thinks :funn:
The sound of the wind off the bay in the winter
Fried mullet, sailcat and shrimp ? fresh!
South Walton Seahawks (and rivalry games against the schools you and your spouse went to!)
Most of your friends are also Seminole fans
And last, but not least, the most awesome sunsets in the world.
Maybe I'll stay...;-)

Well I'm not a local but I hope I can chip in.

I love the sand and I love the water.
I love the feeling and the pace.
I love coming back to Sowal every summer that I can.
I love the memories I have of Sowal.
I love the state park at Grayton. It is my happy place. I carry it around in my mind's eye and bring it out when necessary.

Great post! I am so glad you have found a place you love so much.

G

Mine...

Being a 5th generation native of a pioneer family, with reminders of your ancestors all around

HOW COOL IS THAT??


A lifetime of white sand and salt water
Having so many people move in that you finally get your road paved


LOL I live on a dirt road so I can SURELY appreciate that statement!! Happy for you!!


Knowing who is who and what is what, in both NoWal and SoWal, and watching with amusement as each tries to figure out how the other side thinks :funn:

Ha - seems like you are a good one to know

The sound of the wind off the bay in the winter
Fried mullet, sailcat and shrimp ? fresh!

Sailcat?? Never heard of it!


South Walton Seahawks (and rivalry games against the schools you and your spouse went to!)
Most of your friends are also Seminole fans
And last, but not least, the most awesome sunsets in the world.
Maybe I'll stay...;-)

Yep, I can't see you leavin'! And I'm glad!

Gidget

On a short list...
I like that this is a happy place with happy people. I was sentenced to a year in Dothan because of my job last year and it amazing how angry a place can seem.

I love our community and the warmth for people we have her.

On a short list...
I like that this is a happy place with happy people. I was sentenced to a year in Dothan because of my job last year and it amazing how angry a place can seem.

I love our community and the warmth for people we have her.

Wonderful post

G

the laughter of children, and the smell of coconut tanning lotion, wafting on the salt air breeze.....

I love the anticipation of coming to the SoWal for my 2 weeks each year
I love sitting in my beach chair with my umbrella reading a book, watching the waves, feeling the breeze and watching everyone have fun
I love playing house at whatever cute rental I've found for us each year
I love dining out with no regard to cost or calories-because it's vacation
I love Kat's Key Lime Pie!
I love biking/walking around
I love the shopping and the art
I love meeting locals and other tourists and running into some of the same folks time and again
I love relaxing with my hubby
I love taking naps during the heat of the day
I love drinking champagne at sunset on our last night
I love shopping for the next rental for the next year and having that sense of anticipation start all over again

Hey Gidget! Are you a teacher? I love how you make notes on everyone's homework! Very cute, and I loooooove the name.

I love the anticipation of coming to the SoWal for my 2 weeks each year
I love sitting in my beach chair with my umbrella reading a book, watching the waves, feeling the breeze and watching everyone have fun
I love playing house at whatever cute rental I've found for us each year
I love dining out with no regard to cost or calories-because it's vacation
I love Kat's Key Lime Pie!
I love biking/walking around
I love the shopping and the art
I love meeting locals and other tourists and running into some of the same folks time and again
I love relaxing with my hubby
I love taking naps during the heat of the day
I love drinking champagne at sunset on our last night
I love shopping for the next rental for the next year and having that sense of anticipation start all over again

You described exactly what I love, too, escpecially the "playing house" part. I love sweeping the floor before dinner, taking fresh towels out of the dryer, lighting a candle for cocktails at dusk,, etc. I actually try a new detergent/fabric softener combo out every year while we're there, just for a little something different.....is this wierd

Champagne on the last day is something I'll have to incorporate this year, but it's oh-so bittersweet, that last day isn't it? When the camera card is loaded up with happy pics, the wine has run out, and there are no more mango left for margaritas, then it must be time to go.....

I love the feeling of being cleansed. That leaving the crime, and the dirt and scum of the city, I feel reborn both mentally and physically.

I think I would completely shut down if I did not get to come at least once a year for cleansing. It is detox for my soul.

After 30 years of coming for this, I can't imagine not coming.

I love that I raised my youngest daughter here
(a conscious decision)
where there are so many strong
women role models....
teachers, artists,
business owners,
magazine editors,
spiritual teachers,
friends and family,
real estate agents/brokers/owners,
other Mothers, volunteers, writers,
bakers, designers, and so many more!

I believe this is the best life we could have given her.
She had many "mothers."

I loved that she learned to walk on the beach.

I love being healed on Grayton beach from a terrible tragedy,
by sitting with my toes in the edge of the gulf
being washed with salt water while grabbing handfuls of sand
and sifting it through my fingers.

My husband can't end the day without taking a
drive on Grayton Beach...it's his own quiet time.

Hope that wasn't too long Gidget! Of course like many others I love all that has been posted above.

I'm still amused by the continual beach fashion show put on by our visitors. I love the sun hats and dresses and all of the cool attire that they wear. You seldom see locals dress the way people who are "dressed for the beach" dress. hahaha!

I haven't posted for awhile and I haven't forgotten Sowal. I'm so glad to be part of a forum where you are not forgotten. I winter in Miramar Beach. But I continue to read the posts and keep up on the news when I'm back in Canada.
I so wish I lived right there in Sowal all the time. If I had of done as my father told me when I was a little girl, then I would of had all that money I should have saved. Maybe that way I could be there 24/365.

Thanks for reminding me of not posting. I have a Sowal sticker I proudly display, and smile when I look at it. Thanks for this community of friends.

I love the sounds, the smells, the visuals, the serenity, the relaxation, the people, the food, the shopping, the laughter, the memories of my kids becoming adults through the years of vactions here, the memory of my daughter getting married on the beach, the closeness of family being together......

the laughter of children, and the smell of coconut tanning lotion, wafting on the salt air breeze.....

OMG I got a whiff of coppertone yesterday on the beach and my dh and I were like WE LOVE THAT SMELL!

Nice!!

I love the anticipation of coming to the SoWal for my 2 weeks each year
I love sitting in my beach chair with my umbrella reading a book, watching the waves, feeling the breeze and watching everyone have fun

I NEED TO GET A BEACH CHAIR Sounds like heaven!!


I love playing house at whatever cute rental I've found for us each year

I remember those days - so much fun!!!


I love dining out with no regard to cost or calories-because it's vacation

Here here!


I love Kat's Key Lime Pie!

Hmmm - Kat???


I love biking/walking around

Amen!


I love the shopping and the art

So much to see!


I love meeting locals

that would be ME now and other tourists and running into some of the same folks time and again

I love relaxing with my hubby

How sweet!


I love taking naps during the heat of the day

A MUST in the summer!

I love drinking champagne at sunset on our last night

Hmm haven't tried that one!


I love shopping for the next rental for the next year and having that sense of anticipation start all over again

Such great sharing!!

G

Hey Gidget! Are you a teacher? I love how you make notes on everyone's homework! Very cute, and I loooooove the name.

LOL nope, well sort of - we did homeschool

But I feel like it is more two way when I comment

Gidget (glad you like the name!)

You described exactly what I love, too, escpecially the "playing house" part. I love sweeping the floor before dinner, taking fresh towels out of the dryer, lighting a candle for cocktails at dusk,, etc. I actually try a new detergent/fabric softener combo out every year while we're there, just for a little something different.....is this wierd

Champagne on the last day is something I'll have to incorporate this year, but it's oh-so bittersweet, that last day isn't it? When the camera card is loaded up with happy pics, the wine has run out, and there are no more mango left for margaritas, then it must be time to go.....

Then it is SEE YA NEXT YEAR RIGHT?

I love the feeling of being cleansed. That leaving the crime, and the dirt and scum of the city, I feel reborn both mentally and physically.

I think I would completely shut down if I did not get to come at least once a year for cleansing. It is detox for my soul.

After 30 years of coming for this, I can't imagine not coming.

Here's a great quote that captures the essence of the cleanse we get from the beach

?Every time we walk along a beach some ancient urge disturbs us so that we find ourselves shedding shoes and garments or scavenging among seaweed and whitened timbers like the homesick refugees of a long war.?