You're So SoWal If ...

**kurt** · 06-30-2011, 08:46 AM

You've had your birthday dinner at Nick's On the Bay.

The utility poles on your scenic highway are taller than your condos.

You have dolphins and alligators living together in the bayou behind your house

You got your sushi from a German dude in an airstream in Seaside.

You have SoWal stickers covering the rust on your jeep.

You've made fun of tourists so often for saying "Red Barn" instead of "Red Bar" that you start saying "Red Barn" all the time yourself.

You live in a mobile home on a $2 million dollar property.

You've had to repel down a dune face after a hurricane to get to the gulf.

You have an fuBP sticker on your car.

You know where Chat Whorey Road is.

Your Turn....

**kurt** · 06-30-2011, 08:46 AM

You've had your birthday dinner at Nick's On the Bay.

The utility poles on your scenic highway are taller than your condos.

You have dolphins and alligators living together in the bayou behind your house

You got your sushi from a German dude in an airstream in Seaside.

You have SoWal stickers covering the rust on your jeep.

You've made fun of tourists so often for saying "Red Barn" instead of "Red Bar" that you start saying "Red Barn" all the time yourself.

You live in a mobile home on a $2 million dollar property.

You've had to repel down a dune face after a hurricane to get to the gulf.

You have an fuBP sticker on your car.

You know where Chat Whorey Road is.

Your Turn....

**Rebecca** · 06-30-2011, 09:04 AM

You’re So SoWal If…

1. You had a loose gunmen hiding out under your front porch and posted his
whereabouts on Sowal.

2. You have your custom mix behind the counter at Patchouli’s.

3. You plan your day around what color the beach flag is.

4. You should be able to collect bed tax off your guest bedroom.

5. You post on Facebook to see if anyone is going to Destin and can pick up
some things for you.

6. You have given your city shoes and city clothes to Caring and Sharing.

7. You know which Beatles song was inspired and named for one of our own
SoWallers.

8. You factor in at least 30 minutes of socializing into your Watercolor Publix run.

9. You download the Spring Break schedules so you can plan your grocery
shopping accordingly.

10. You know that the “Gathering Spot” has the best happy hour in town and you
have to educate friends where the “Gathering Spot” actually is.

11. You have a PhD and happily work at Publix.

12. You know where Blue Mountain Beach got its name.

13. You know that the highest point in the Gulf Rim is in SoWal and know
precisely where the marker is.

14. You wear flip-flops with a cocktail dress to a wedding.

15. You are have three jobs and one of those is as a realtor.

16. You know which store has the best view of the Gulf and free Wifi to boot.

17. You vacation at Indian Pass or Apalachicola and run into SoWal folks while
there.

18. You have no problem become a vegetarian on Sunday for Cheri.

19. You wrote a letter to Robert Davis in the '80s concerned about his tin roof shacks negatively affecting your property value.

**KISH7374** · 06-30-2011, 09:21 AM

You are so SoWal that you carry a baby food jar full of sand whenever you travel or go home so you remember what you are missing!!

**Murray Balkcom** · 06-30-2011, 09:25 AM

If you know where Dilligaf Ln is located, and if you know what Dilligaf stands for. (Does it look like I give a ...)

**RiverOtter** · 06-30-2011, 09:30 AM

You are so SoWal if you know Moondance isn't a chick

**Danny Burns** · 06-30-2011, 10:28 AM

You're so SoWal if you make less $ per month than you used to make in 5 days in Los Angeles...and are happier than you've ever been!

**Andy A** · 06-30-2011, 11:38 AM

You're so SoWal if you happily go up and down 71 steps to get to the beach from the highest point on the gulf.

**RiverOtter** · 06-30-2011, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by Murray Balkcom

If you know where Dilligaf Ln is located, and if you know what Dilligaf stands for. (Does it look like I give a ...)

For real?! I know the meaning but didn't know it existed

**Murray Balkcom** · 06-30-2011, 02:22 PM

located just past Woodie's art gallery.

**Teresa** · 06-30-2011, 04:04 PM

You have a rotation schedule for having your birthday dinner at Nick's on the Bay and Nick's at the Beach.

You know you've become a local when you go into hibernation after July 4th and come out just in time for the very best months of the year - October and November!!!

You have loads of practice enjoying the beach just as much and more in the winter time as in the summer.

You know what a GOB Party is and never miss it!

You remember when The Red Bar was a store and when driving on the beach from Grayton to Seagrove was allowed.

You cried when the dogs were banned from the beach in one of the biggest County Commission Meetings ever.

DD · 07-01-2011, 06:24 PM

You dream of the day when you call SoWal home.

You know which SoWallers to call when you ANY info about the area.

You have one too many of Mo's cosmos and end up with a SoWal tattoo.

You've have your own chair on the F Balcony and your own room at the Kitty Kondo.

You've been the lucky recipient of some darn fine Christmas ornaments.

You've tasted Allifunn's cornbread salad.

I'll come up with more later.

**Teresa** · 07-01-2011, 06:51 PM

You remember and long for Coco's Mexican Grill and their giant margaritas with a huge table full of friends!!!

You have attended Soirees on the beach with people from here to New York, Arizona, Georgia, Alabama, Texas and all over. You call them all these bizarre SoWal names (Destindreaming, Gotothebeachmom, jdarg, river otter...) and may eventually remember their real names but never use them.

DD · 07-01-2011, 07:09 PM

You know when The Otter flies.

**RiverOtter** · 07-02-2011, 05:39 AM

Originally Posted by DD

You know when The Otter flies.

**Bobby J** · 07-02-2011, 08:32 AM

You remember beach view recreation center....

Nicky Frye
Junie McGhee's mini mall
Seaside Water Tower
Docs
Emory
Scott Johnson
You didn't have to dial the 231 part on a phone call
The Blue Heron
Kate And Vic
Diamond Jims
The real Gourd garden
Gunby's on the curve
Paradise Cafe
Collaborations
That big cow
Cube McGhee
Mrs. Wesley
Hectic Eclectic
Gene Florence
Grayton Cafe
margaux liquor store
Woodie Long
Bob Miller
Beer in a Gallon Jug
Bare tit
The haunted house where One Seagrove Sits
The Carr Family
Le Bleu's
Crack Holley
JD Miller and his hot daughters
Miller Country Store on 98

**Bob** · 07-02-2011, 09:17 AM

when you bring a bag to the beach on July 5th

**Lake View Too** · 07-02-2011, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by Bobby J

You remember beach view recreation center....

Nicky Frye
Junie McGhee's mini mall
Seaside Water Tower
Docs
Emory
Scott Johnson
You didn't have to dial the 231 part on a phone call
The Blue Heron
Kate And Vic
Diamond Jims
The real Gourd garden
Gunby's on the curve
Paradise Cafe
Collaborations
That big cow
Cube McGhee
Mrs. Wesley
Hectic Eclectic
Gene Florence
Grayton Cafe
margaux liquor store
Woodie Long
Bob Miller
Beer in a Gallon Jug
Bare tit
The haunted house where One Seagrove Sits
The Carr Family
Le Bleu's
Crack Holley
JD Miller and his hot daughters
Miller Country Store on 98

Whew! Bobby you just took me back a long ways... Thanks!

**buster** · 07-02-2011, 05:42 PM

You're So SoWally if you know the real reason music is banned in Seaside.

... if you're auto has a permanent coat of orange clay dust.

**buster** · 07-02-2011, 05:45 PM

...if you've stood on top of a dune, adult beverage in hand, the exact instant the sun and the moon both touch the horizon.

**buster** · 07-02-2011, 05:47 PM

...if sand in intimate places at intimate times has enhanced your pleasure.

**buster** · 07-02-2011, 05:49 PM

...you got a check from BP and paid for your sex change operation.

**buster** · 07-02-2011, 05:51 PM

...your dial has not moved off 30A Radio in years.

**buster** · 07-02-2011, 05:54 PM

...whenever you remember 30ATV you still wonder what they were smoking.

**buster** · 07-02-2011, 05:56 PM

...you've biked every foot of the 30A bike path.

**buster** · 07-02-2011, 06:00 PM

...you don't own a watch or a tie.

**buster** · 07-02-2011, 06:01 PM

..you attend over 4,300 fundraisers per year.

**buster** · 07-02-2011, 06:01 PM

...you laugh when someone say their lot is high and dry.

**Sheila** · 07-02-2011, 06:49 PM

You walk out your front door early in the morning for a walk, and along the way you meet up with several neighbors and friends. also out for an early morning walk. As you reach your destination you realize you have all arrived at the same destination. To collect your car from Seaside, because you all had waaaaaay toooooo much funn at Bud & Ally's the night before!

**kurt** · 07-02-2011, 07:37 PM

If you attended the one and only SoWal Crunkfest.

**Jim Tucker** · 07-03-2011, 08:50 AM

You know one of the world's largest cults is right here in South Walton.

**Jim Tucker** · 07-03-2011, 08:51 AM

You remember the nude ( quite gay) beach.

**kurt** · 07-04-2011, 06:35 AM

You have been on Grayton Beach on the night of July 4th next to a pickup truck full of the unsold inventory of an Alabama fireworks store.

**kurt** · 07-04-2011, 06:36 AM

You are on the beach early on July 5th cleaning up.

**Will B** · 07-04-2011, 08:11 AM

Originally Posted by Bobby J

You remember beach view recreation center....
JD Miller and his hot daughters

I remember JD very well but never had the pleasure of meeting his daughters. He used to do all the work on our old '63 Army jeep that we used to have down there.

I hope his daughters were taller than JD! I remember him being very short...

**Bobby J** · 07-04-2011, 09:52 AM

Originally Posted by Will B

I remember JD very well but never had the pleasure of meeting his daughters. He used to do all the work on our old '63 Army jeep that we used to have down there.

I hope his daughters were taller than JD! I remember him being very short...

I actually dated his daughter Kelli for a few years. JD was always on the look out for me. Kelli was not very tall but it all worked out for me. Those were some funn times!

**kurt** · 07-11-2011, 09:45 AM

We're wrapping it up soon. Get your entries in! Post here or send to So@SoWal.com.

You're So SoWal if you consider seaweed in the gulf as a free spa day.

**Will B** · 07-11-2011, 01:02 PM

You're so Sowal if your idea of white water rafting is an inner tube, a 6 pack of beer, and a dune lake outflow!

**Abby Prentiss** · 07-11-2011, 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by Will B

You're so Sowal if your idea of white water rafting is an inner tube, a 6 pack of beer, and a dune lake outflow!

You live dangerously LOL

**Abby Prentiss** · 07-11-2011, 04:50 PM

You've tried to evacuate and the waves are breaking over the bridge.

DD · 07-11-2011, 08:40 PM

These are all so great!!

You're so Sowal if one of your first thoughts in the morning is what's happening at the beach today.

**Rita** · 07-11-2011, 09:41 PM

You're so Sowal if you misspell fun in your Christmas cards but just decide to leave it that way!

DD: what's your count down now for some 30-A funn?

DD · 07-11-2011, 09:42 PM

Three more days til blast-off.

**joho** · 07-12-2011, 08:02 AM

Originally Posted by Will B

You're so Sowal if your idea of white water rafting is an inner tube, a 6 pack of beer, and a dune lake outflow!

This is good!

**Hop** · 07-12-2011, 10:02 AM

You could be anywhere on the whole planet......but, you'd rather to be in SoWal.

**ThirtyAGal** · 07-12-2011, 10:45 AM

You're so SoWal if the tag on your Tennessee car reads "SOWAL"

**mputnal3** · 07-12-2011, 12:22 PM

If you day dream about emerald green waters and white sand while on vacation in Hawaii

If you dread travel to anywhere except 30A

If you look forward to traffic jams while driving on 30A

If Watercolor has a definition other than a painting

If you remember The Truman Show

If your dreams finally came true

If you can not decide what to do- fish, float, boat, sun, surf, sand, walk, talk, net, sunset, sunrise, bike, shop, eat, exercise, swim, gaze, wave and behave....