When the lights went out on sowal.com...

[ozbeachmom]

I made a meatloaf for dinner and played with Dylan's webkinz. I made him a beach room.

This webkinz thing is fun. I have been playing with surferboy's tonight. My daughter (22) thinks it is the techno version of Beanie Babies.:roll:

 

[Miss Kitty]

That outage was weird, huh?

I worked on "Forever Young" Birthday Party plans for my childhood girlfriend whose 49th B'day is this month. Her strategy for totally ignoring next year's Big 5-0 is to celebrate each & every month of HER 49th year.

Since I am totally gooned up & excited for my 50th birthday (NEXT year) THEN....we'll celebrate each & every month of MY 50th year.

THIS is the KICK-OFF par-tay for 2 solid years of !!!

:roll: ...50 is so three years ago.

 

[Ocean Lover]

This webkinz thing is fun. I have been playing with surferboy's tonight. My daughter (22) thinks it is the techno version of Beanie Babies.:roll:

I agree...some people are collecting them all. They are funn and the games are cute.

:roll: ...50 is so three years ago.

I have a friend turning 50 tommorow!!!

 

[audie]

i slept or worked right thru the outage thank goodness. otherwise i would've been a basket case !

 

[Mermaid]

That outage was weird, huh?

I worked on "Forever Young" Birthday Party plans for my childhood girlfriend whose 49th B'day is this month. Her strategy for totally ignoring next year's Big 5-0 is to celebrate each & every month of HER 49th year.

Since I am totally gooned up & excited for my 50th birthday (NEXT year) THEN....we'll celebrate each & every month of MY 50th year.

THIS is the KICK-OFF par-tay for 2 solid years of !!!

I wasn't going to say anything but since you've mentioned "50," mine is coming up this September and I had no idea that SoWal was down because I spent the night surfing the net. My dear sweet Merman sprung a surprise on me!!

He's taking me to Oxford for my 50th birthday, to a ball.

I kid you not. Black tie and the whole shebang. Not in honor of my 50th but isn't it a nice coincidence that it's being held on my birthday? His college at Oxford is holding a "Gaudy," for alumni of Merman's year. "Gaudy" is fancy English for a bash. A big bash and we're going! There are several of Merman's friends that I still haven't met yet, but I feel like I know them because of the Christmas cards and letters through the years. Now I get to meet them in the flesh. I'm so excited about going.

We also have enough time to spend a few nights in London and somewhere else. So last night I was on every tourist info site I could get my hands on. It was funn funn funn. I'm going on a trip!!!!

 

[Franny]

I wasn't going to say anything but since you've mentioned "50," mine is coming up this September and I had no idea that SoWal was down because I spent the night surfing the net. My dear sweet Merman sprung a surprise on me!!

He's taking me to Oxford for my 50th birthday, to a ball.

I kid you not. Black tie and the whole shebang. Not in honor of my 50th but isn't it a nice coincidence that it's being held on my birthday? His college at Oxford is holding a "Gaudy," for alumni of Merman's year. "Gaudy" is fancy English for a bash. A big bash and we're going! There are several of Merman's friends that I still haven't met yet, but I feel like I know them because of the Christmas cards and letters through the years. Now I get to meet them in the flesh. I'm so excited about going.

We also have enough time to spend a few nights in London and somewhere else. So last night I was on every tourist info site I could get my hands on. It was funn funn funn. I'm going on a trip!!!!

Such a thoughtful and kind Merman! And a purrfect birthday present for the Mermy!! Can't wait to hear this trip report!

 

[Miss Kitty]

Mermy...now all you need is a gaudy outift! Want me to send the black sequin and feather combo to you? This is going to be a TRIP!

 

[DD]

That's way cool Mermy!!!

 

[Mango]

Mermy, what a grayt way to spend a landmark birthday. and you'll be in antique heaven.
Maybe you could make your way over to Bath or Glastonbury as well for a night and you can sowal the abbeys or the Roman hot springs.

 

[Mermaid]

Such a thoughtful and kind Merman! And a purrfect birthday present for the Mermy!! Can't wait to hear this trip report!

This is the funniest thing, because I have a sneaking suspicion that Merman is even more excited about this than me. Not because of going to the UK--he's there all the time on business--but that he gets to show me his old stomping grounds at Oxford. I think he's enjoying the prospect of revisiting his youth.

Mermy...now all you need is a gaudy outift! Want me to send the black sequin and feather combo to you? This is going to be a TRIP!

You and my mother...I called to tell her my news and the first thing she said (no joke) was "EBAY!!! We'll get you a gown on EBAY!!!" and darned if she's not talking to me on the phone and clicking on EBAY listings at the same time. That woman is completely incorrigible. ;-) I like the idea of feather and sequins, though. I bet a lot of these Brits have stiff upper lips. A few feathers could shake them up. I wonder if they'll let me dance on any bars??

That's way cool Mermy!!!

It does kinda take the sting out of my big "0" birthday, doesn't it.