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Your traditions when vacationing in Sowal
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No you didn't!
We do that too!
Other traditions (some sadly in the past, as a few of these are no longer in existence):
-arrive; go to Publix, thank goodness we don't have to go to PCB for groceries anymore
-take bottle of wine to beach at Seaside around dusk, watch sun set
-rent bicycles
-lunch: oyster, shrimp & grouper basket at Seagrove Market
-make pass through Perspicasity
-dinner at home: lobster tails from Goatfeather's with that DEVASTATING garlic butter they sell
-junk shopping at Summer Place at the east end of 30A
-lunch: the Greek place in Grayton (I think he's not there any more
)-anytime: Oysters Seaside on the roof at Bud & Alley's
-bike ride on bike path - Seaside to Grayton and back
-scope out the clearance table at Patchouli's (back when it was in Seaside)
-late night walks on the sandpaths at Seaside
-at least one game night - Taboo, Charades, cards
Sigh. Wish I were there now.
sunset, with an adult beverage
key lime pie from Seagrove Village Market
staring at the Gulf
beach chair at the surf line...if my book gets wet, I'm in the right spot
frisbee golf on the beach (sorry again to the nice lady who took a frisbee in the backside)
long walks on the beach with my cutie pie
the sounds...the sounds...the sounds of the wind and water keep me going through the midwest winter
key lime pie from Seagrove Village Market
staring at the Gulf
beach chair at the surf line...if my book gets wet, I'm in the right spot
frisbee golf on the beach (sorry again to the nice lady who took a frisbee in the backside)
long walks on the beach with my cutie pie
the sounds...the sounds...the sounds of the wind and water keep me going through the midwest winter
arrive in Seagrove after long drive, empty car and immediately go to beach. Buy seafood (all week) at Goatfeathers, make dinner, sit on balcany of condo and watch the surf. Every night, we bring beach chairs and bottle of wine to sunset (and now that our college-age kids drink, they join us--happily and responsibly). Friday night before leaving is Bud and Alley's for dinner. We used to have lunches at Cafe Spiazzia. And need I add--husband and I walked down the beach to Cafe Spiazzia for the Sangria slushie--which I miss terribly! Shopping at Publix (and Mr. Modica's). Drinking Mr. Modica's good port on the condo balcony.
Wishing we could come more often--but we've spent 13 years at Sowal this way, and our kids have grown up and now bring their college friends with us. So we must have good tradition.s
Wishing we could come more often--but we've spent 13 years at Sowal this way, and our kids have grown up and now bring their college friends with us. So we must have good tradition.s
Pay taxes, insurance and love our visitors that think they can follow a 4 wheel drive
vehicle down on the beach....and then...Red Bar, Pandora's..and the New Old Salty
Dog...(Drinks are on Kansas)..
Nk
vehicle down on the beach....and then...Red Bar, Pandora's..and the New Old Salty
Dog...(Drinks are on Kansas)..
Nk
Our Traditions...
1) Walk the neighborhood picking up every flyer we can find of houses for sale
2) Comment on how our house has decreased in value
3) Comment further on how it seems to be a great time to buy
4) Run the numbers and realize not only can we not afford to buy another house, we can't afford the house we have
5) Get a bottle of wine and some dinner from Publix and realize that we can't even afford this long weekend in SOWAL
6) Max out our VISA and go back to Tennessee
1) Walk the neighborhood picking up every flyer we can find of houses for sale
2) Comment on how our house has decreased in value
3) Comment further on how it seems to be a great time to buy
4) Run the numbers and realize not only can we not afford to buy another house, we can't afford the house we have
5) Get a bottle of wine and some dinner from Publix and realize that we can't even afford this long weekend in SOWAL
6) Max out our VISA and go back to Tennessee
Drive down from Copley (Akron) OH, spend the night in Cullman or Montgomery AL, stop at Winn-Dixie for groceries (making sure to pick up a bag of Winn-Dixie Freeze Pops which are the best freeze pops on the planet), unpack, go to the beach, order a seafood pizza from Spicy Noodle, up at 5 AM (your time, 6 AM our time) for morning walks on the beach with my husband, spend too much money in the Seacrest and Rosemary shops with our daughters, buy some artsy things from Cara Roy and/or Fusion Art Glass at Seaside, eating all meals out on the condo balcony, pool, beach, pool, beach, pool, beach, pool, beach, pool, beach....
(A couple of years ago, we bought a bunch [embarassed to say how many] of Winn-Dixie freeze pops to bring back home, and the weight of them in the roof-top luggage carrier actually dented in the roof of our van and caused a leak that we had to get repaired. At one gas stop on the way home, my husband said, "I think the roof is caving in").
Next time, we want to rent bikes and see if we can ride the length of 30A and back. I am always an optimist.
(A couple of years ago, we bought a bunch [embarassed to say how many] of Winn-Dixie freeze pops to bring back home, and the weight of them in the roof-top luggage carrier actually dented in the roof of our van and caused a leak that we had to get repaired. At one gas stop on the way home, my husband said, "I think the roof is caving in").
Next time, we want to rent bikes and see if we can ride the length of 30A and back. I am always an optimist.
Micki wrote: spend too much money in the Seacrest and Rosemary shops with our daughters
How could I have left that out? It's really not a tradition for us...well, I guess it is because it happens EVERY year. "But mom," the girls say, "won't I look great in (insert item here)! I also polish my toes and nails in the wildest, brightest, most neon orange or red color I can find. How beachy!
How could I have left that out? It's really not a tradition for us...well, I guess it is because it happens EVERY year. "But mom," the girls say, "won't I look great in (insert item here)! I also polish my toes and nails in the wildest, brightest, most neon orange or red color I can find. How beachy!
I wouldn't try that one in July or August without a back up plan involving calling someone to come get you.