D&K End of Summer Contests Winners

[ItzKatzTime]

From the movie Jerry McGuire......"You had me at Hello"

Well, these winners had us at HELLO!

The winner of the Out-of-Town SoWaller Contest is........

KATHYDWELLS....for her beautiful poem
"This Place."

The winner of the Local SoWaller Contest is......

SMILING JOE......for his wonderful summer story
"The Most_________Event I Had This Summer"




Our Congratulations to Both of them. They will recieve lunch for two at a special table set up just for them, a whole Key Lime Pie to take home, a Bakers Dozen Bag of Mini-Muffins....and a T-Shirt (in the making).

I will be back posting later to list the runners up....yes there are quite a few! Congrats to all!!!

Kat, Doug and the Shadowman

[Minnie]

Congrats to both Kathy and Smiling Joe.

[goofer44]

SJ and Kathdwells

I am always available as a lunch companion and eating helper of key lime pie !!! Congrats.

[cp]

Yeah!!!!way to go Kathy & Smilling Joe!!!!!!1111

[Jdarg]

Now let's have a contest to see who can be their dining companions.

[Ocean Lover]

Congrats to KDW & SJ!!!!!

[Mango]

Do former winners get to break in the new ones and eat some of their Key lime pie?
Congrats Darlene and SJ.

[kathydwells]

WOW......Thank you Kat and Doug and whoever that shadowman is. Congratulations SJ!!!!! For the record, I am not a poet. I have never written a poem in my life, but when Kat announced this contest I was sitting at my desk thinking about the place that I love so much and the words just flowed from my heart. I found it is easy to write about something that you truly love and find inspiration in. I am very proud of it.

Now, I won't be back until July so I will start saving a little extra for my vacation and take whoever wants to go to D&K's with me. The cost will be on me. At least two of the meals will be on D&K's. Then we will all eat the pie. YUMMO.......j/k I hate that word too.

Thanks again, I am a happy SoWaller today!!!!!!!

[Miss Kitty]

...Darlene and SJ are truly winners!!!

[ItzKatzTime]

WOW......Thank you Kat and Doug and whoever that shadowman is. Congratulations SJ!!!!! For the record, I am not a poet. I have never written a poem in my life, but when Kat announced this contest I was sitting at my desk thinking about the place that I love so much and the words just flowed from my heart. I found it is easy to write about something that you truly love and find inspiration in. I am very proud of it.

Now, I won't be back until July so I will start saving a little extra for my vacation and take whoever wants to go to D&K's with me. The cost will be on me. At least two of the meals will be on D&K's. Then we will all eat the pie. YUMMO.......j/k I hate that word too.

Thanks again, I am a happy SoWaller today!!!!!!!

This is why all the judges agreed sweet KD.........For the record, I am not a poet. I have never written a poem in my life, but when Kat announced this contest I was sitting at my desk thinking about the place that I love so much and the words just flowed from my heart. I found it is easy to write about something that you truly love and find inspiration in. I am very proud of it.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

KathyDwells

[DD]

Congrats Darlene and SJ!!!

[Johnrudy]

[NoHall]

Yay!!!

SJ and Kathdwells

I am always available as a lunch companion and eating helper of key lime pie !!! Congrats.

Now let's have a contest to see who can be their dining companions.

Sounds like a plann...

[LightWorker]

To SJ and KDW

[Smiling JOe]

Thank you, ItzKatzTime, for creating such a funn contest. The words which flowed from everyone's fingers onto the keyboards, were great to read. This type of contest shows that D&K's is so much more than a restaurant. There are real people behind the walls, making it a grayt place. You are to be commended. Congrats to Kathydwells and all of the runners up, and to everyone who posted.

[ItzKatzTime]

Here's a copy of Smiling JOe's summer story. I don't think what it means to be a part of Sowal could be better expressed then how SJ has done it!

Congratulations SJ...got your PM and your wishes are my command!

Smiling JOe:
I never follow instructions very well, and I apologize that I used 378 words rather than stopping at 250. With so many posts, you really didn't expect me to keep it short, did you?

The Most ________ Event I Had This Summer


As another summer races by, I realize that the most ________ event this Summer has been life. Life is filled with many emotions, and the sad ones are just as important as the happy ones and the time spent in between the two. It would become very tiring if every day was a “great” day, as there would be nothing to which we could compare it. However, when we begin to open our eyes to the fragile thing we call life, we start to see that even those average days in between the bad days and the good days, are simply great. This summer, I have noticed a full wave cycle of ups and downs and time in between. We know that fall is on the way. I’ve watched people die, and fill friends’ eyes with tears and hearts with sorrow, but it hasn’t been all bad. Some people who died, were hanging on by a string and had stopped “living” long ago. Others were suddenly taken without notice. It has helped me remember the importance of cherishing each and every moment, and really brings my priorities of life into perspective. In contrast, I’ve seen babies being born and bringing much love, joy and happiness to many lives surrounding them. I’ve even witnessed children growing over the few months of summer. Some noticeable grow in size, and others become more experienced. I’ve seen pets be welcomed into new homes, and I’ve seen a few be laid to rest. They are all still with us in our memories, hearts, and in our actions.

There are many examples of this word we call, “living.” Seeing the sand on the beach shift around, watching ants methodically rebuilding their homes after a heavy rain, feeling the change in the weather, watching the Moon bring a new way of seeing in the dark, seeing meteorites shoot across the star-lit night. Life is all around us, and if we choose to open our eyes to all aspects of it, we can say that we truly lived this summer. Each day was an most ________ event for me this summer, and they must be looked at collectively, so as to give the true picture of the summer.

I don't think I could find the right photos to go with my story, but I thought I'd use a few smilies to go with my report.

Now could someone help me get a copy of KathyDwells' Summer Poem on this thread....I'm having a bit of difficulty!

[Minnie]

KathyDwells Summer Poem: This Place

[sbartoldus]

congrats!

[kurt]

Excellent choices for an excellent contest - thanks!!!

[DuneAHH]

Congratulations to KDW and SJ!

Thank You both (and everyone else who wrote) for the Gifts of your beautiful writing.

[Allifunn]

Excellent choices Kat!
KDW...your poem made me cry...in a good way!!!
SJ...you are thoughtful and insightful as always!

LOVE you BOTH!!!!!

[Teresa]

congratulations kathyd and SJ! thank you for sharing your beautiful words.

and thanks to each sowaller who shared their story with us! I enjoyed every single one.

[ItzKatzTime]

Hello Everyone....It was a great contest. I will be posting the runner-up names on Monday. Just thought I'd let KD & SJ bask in their glory as winners for a little while.

I will be out of town for a couple of days....should be back tomorrow, but could be Tuesday.

This was such a FUNN contest....and D&K's Cafe is thankful for everyone who took part and everyone who posted!

Be back soon! I have a neat picture to post of a great family that SoWal brought to us for lunch yesterday! They wanted fried crab claws and they got them! Thanks Jan, Gabriel, Scott and family!!!!

Kat

Well heck I might as well post them now. montgomery30 to SoWal!

[kathydwells]

Guess who is coming to town? Guess I need to contact you for reservations, huh? Looking forward to a wonderful lunch, and that Key Lime Pie. How far in advance to I need to call you? Can't wait!

[kathydwells]

for those of you who know where I am staying, it looks like there will be a Key Lime pie for all to enjoy.

[Beach Runner]

Do former winners get to break in the new ones and eat some of their Key lime pie?
Congrats Darlene and SJ.

Yeah, I never remembered to use my gift certificate.

And ditto on the congrats.

[ItzKatzTime]

Guess who is coming to town? Guess I need to contact you for reservations, huh? Looking forward to a wonderful lunch, and that Key Lime Pie. How far in advance to I need to call you? Can't wait!

kathydwells I will pm you my cell # so you can call and I can get everything set up for you!
Welcome Back to the beach!!!! Happy 4th of July!!!!

Yeah, I never remembered to use my gift certificate.

Beach Runner ditto above ....you need to use that certificate silly! AND, anyone else who has a certificate please contact me through a pm and I will set it up for you!!! HAPPY 4TH of JULY!!!

And ditto on the congrats.

Don't forget to PM me if you have not used your certificate for lunch at D&K's Cafe!!!!