kathydwells
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
It is a little long....
I have been trying to find the words to write this trip report. It has taken me this long to finally be able to write it. It was probably one of the best trips that Kelly and I have made down there.
GTTBM and FutureBeachBum were gracious enough to have us at their beautiful house for a few days. I can't tell both of you enough how much we appreciate you both. You are very special to me and always will be. I miss Guinness and Bailey so much I can't stand it.
We got up early Saturday morning heading south. We had just made it South of Birmingham when Kelly pointed out a vehicle that had stickers all over the back of it. It had a SoWal sticker, a WaterColor sticker, a 30afunn sticker, a Seagrove Beach sticker and a few more that I didn't see. I thought to myself this has got to be someone who posts on the board. I passed the vehicle and tried not to stare to much. I waved but she didn't see me. I knew I recognized her but it didn't immediately register with me who it was. It was after I passed her that it hit me who I thought it was. I dialed jdargs number as fast as I could and I asked her if Mimi was in town. She told me that she was on the way down. I asked her what kind of car Mimi drove and she told me that she drove a Suburban with stickers all over it. Ah Ha...it was her that we had just passed. I told jdarg this and I told her if we passed her again we would honk to be on the lookout. Kelly and I had to make a pit stop so we lost her and never did catch up with her, but I just thought that was the coolest thing ever! I hate I didn't get to meet her while we were there. Maybe next time though. Anyway, hi Mimi I hope you are having a wonderful time.
Miss Kitty called to see if we were on the road yet. I told her we were and told her about passing Mimi. She had a good laugh over that. She then told me about she and DD's gambling adventures. How funny was that? $1200 on a penny machine...That's what I'm talking about!! I told her about my gambling adventures in Tunica the weekend before, and I told her I needed to teach her how to play Video Poker, my hubby and I did rather well playing video poker. The poker Gods were with us!
So here is the deal. jfunn did not know I was coming we had all kept the secret and I couldn't wait to surprise her. The initial plan was for gttbm to tell her that she needed to come to the house on Sunday that she had plans for her all day. I didn't want to wait to see her until Sunday, plus I wanted to get a birthday present for gttbm. So, I called jfunn and told her that I was out shopping for the Alabama game. I told her that I had friends coming over to my house to watch the game. We chatted for awhile and I asked her if she was at work. She said she was, so I put my plan in action. We arrived at the WaterColor store and jfunn was not at the counter, we asked if she was there and the sweet lady working went to the back to get her. She comes out with MY dog Shooter and stops in her tracks. I wish I had a picture of the look on her face. It was priceless. She said "I knew it" "I knew something was up because gttbm told me she had plans for me all day Sunday". She told me that she was glad I was there because now she had someone to watch the Alabama game with. I was so glad I was going to get to watch it with her! We chatted for a few minutes and I bought birthday presents for Kelly and gttbm. If you don?t know it yet, jfunn makes some beautiful jewelry that she sells at the WaterColor store. You should all stop by and see her work and buy something. It is very beautiful and jfunn is very talented in her jewelry designs! Anyway, it was wonderful to see her and get my Shooter hug and kiss. We made plans for the game and Kelly and I were on our way.
I had called the gttbm?s and told them that I was making a beer delivery to them and got their orders and off to Publix we went. I stocked up on beer and couldn?t wait to get to the house to the gttbm?s and the precious Guinness and Bailey. We got there and it was wonderful to see all of them. After we got settled and I popped the top of my first (of many) beers, we decided to go to the Shrimp Shack for lunch. I had a dozen raw oysters, and boy were they good. We sat up on the pavilion that they have overlooking the Gulf and water was more beautiful than I had ever seen it. I couldn?t wait to get in it. We went back to the house after lunch and packed a cooler and headed for the beach. It was glorious!!!! We sat on the beach for a while then headed back up to get ready for the big game. Jfunn got there and some friends of the gttbm?s also came and it was wonderful to see them again. The game was awesome. I was very proud of my boy?s. I am sure I let out just a few fbombs and some other expletives in the first half, but they did me proud in the end. It was a funn time for sure. After some deep talking on the lanai we decided to turn in because we were going to ?church? on Sunday.
We ordered our food and it was wonderful as usual. I have never had a bad meal at the Red Bar. I had a yummy Bloody Mary that cured my hangover. We were sitting out on the patio when it decided to rain. We were getting wet so Ollie?s dad (I never did get his name and I meant too) was kind enough to make room for us in the back room. What a sweet man he was. We finished our brunch and I ordered a Mimosa, finished it, and then jfunn encouraged me to order another one, (yes she twisted my arm)?.large. Wow, it was YUMMY!!!! My hangover was a distant memory at this point. Time for ?Church? so off to the couch we went.
Let me just tell all of you right now if you have not been to ?church? at the Red Bar you don?t know what you are missing. Even if you are not a religious person, you will have a religious experience listening to Dread Clampitt. I have heard them before, but I never got to see the whole show. It was truly a religious experience for me that has stayed with me since I left. They are an awesome band and their music will touch your soul that is for sure! They were celebrating their 7th anniversary at the Red Bar and it was nice to share it with them.
We came back to the house and got ready for a wonderful meal that FBB and GTTBM was so gracious to re-create for us from the time we went to see them in Georgia. First, Kelly and I went to Goatfeather?s and got the best-steamed shrimp. We just love it and can?t come to Seagrove without getting some. Jfunn came over and fixed a wonderful, wonderful Brie and apple appetizer. The brie and apples were baked in a pie shell and it was pure heaven. I can?t wait to make it at home. FBB made us the best Margaritas I have ever had. Truly, I usually like Margs, but these were totally awesome!!! Fresh squeezed limejuice, Agave Nectar and some really good Tequilla. That is all that was in it and I could have drunk many of them. Actually, I think I did come to think of it. For the main course we had a wonderful London Broil, Salad, Grilled Veggies, Baked potatoes and a wonderful herb bread. Thank you both for doing this for us. It was as memorable as the first time we had it. It was all so very good and the company wasn?t bad either. The dargs came by and I was so happy to see them and have a wonderful visit with them. Princess Kate, precious as ever and growing up fast. Will, wow what a handsome young man he is! Bdarg, so, so sweet and so good to chat with him. Jdarg, well I just love you and I am so glad you were able to come by and visit with us. What a wonderful, wonderful evening. Gttbm and I had another chat on the lenai (my most favorite thing we did while we were there), and then turned in for the night.
Monday was spent on the beach. It was absolutely WONDERFUL. The water, weather, company?.just wonderful. It was a little windy (I think jfunn has proof of this somewhere). I didn?t want to leave the beach because I knew this would be the last time I would have on the beach for awhile, but the sky started to get a little dark and I am just a little afraid of getting stuck on the beach in a thunderstorm, so we packed up and headed to the house to chill for a while before we headed to the Red Bar again to see Dread and eat dinner. Of course when we got back to the house the sky cleared up and we sat by the pool for a while. FBB brought us some wonderful sandwiches and potato skins that he fixed with the leftovers from the night before. Oh, my he can put anything together and make it taste like it came from a five star restaurant! It was yummy!
We headed off to the Red Bar to see Dread again. I decided to drink a few Cape Cod?s. Oh goodness they were so very, very good. Jfunn tried to drink up all the Vodka in the place. I think she might have made a pretty good dent in it. ;-) I think gttbm might have had a few Miller Lights. ;-) Dread, awesome once again. Since they were celebrating their anniversary they had a cake brought out to them and a bottle of Champagne. It was nice to be there for their celebration. We decided to eat and of course once again the meal was wonderful!!!! Jfunn called the sowalgayboi and told him to come to the Red Bar. He showed up and nice it was to see him again!!!! Just loved getting to see him and visit with him for a little while. What a sweetie. Such a good time was had by all. I was so sad leaving the Red Bar because I knew it would be a few months before I could get back. I did buy a CD so I could get my Dread fix though. Until June!
So back to the house we went where gttbm and I had our little evening chat on the lenai. ;-) So special. I knew I had a long drive home on Tuesday so I turned in sadly knowing that I would be leaving my favorite place.
We got up and drank coffee dreading to say goodbye. We got our stuff packed up and I said goodbye to Gttbm and Bailey and Guinness, with tears in my eyes. We said our goodbye to FBB the night before because he was leaving early in the morning for a business trip. We packed up the car and headed out.
We stopped by Seagrove Villas to see all the changes that they have made. They let us go into the room that we stayed in for 7 years. It was wonderful. They have done a great job and I hope we can stay there again sometime. Kelly and decided to go back to the Red Bar for breakfast. Awesome! The Gulf Coast Omelet ROCKS!!!! We just had to go back one more time! We walked over to the Zoo Gallery and shopped a little before we headed back out. We stopped by the WaterColor store to say goodbye to jfunn and Shooter. It was sad, that is all I can say about that.
We headed North and the traffic was zero. Such a change of what we are used to. We got to DeFuniak and Kelly and I decided to drive around and check it out. It is a precious little town, which I have always loved and I have decided I am going to live there someday. That is how much I love it. Yes, I love Seagrove as well, but reality is I think I might actually be able to afford to live in DeFuniak and just be content to be that close to Seagrove. I will dream my dream and one day it will be a reality.
So, that is it. Oh, except I can?t end this without this:
?It?s just a tit, ain?t you never seen a tit before? ~ jfunn can explain this little gem.
And from GTTBM, ?I?m Not Thinking, I?m Drinking?. ~ GTTBM can explain this little gem.
Until next trip?so long.
p.s. I love you GTTBM.
p.s.s. SmilingJoe...good to talk to you. Sorry we couldn't hook up this trip, maybe next time.
p.s.s.s If I left something out or got the facts wrong, those of you who know fill in the blanks please. I had a little alkehal and some things kinda run together. ;-)
I have been trying to find the words to write this trip report. It has taken me this long to finally be able to write it. It was probably one of the best trips that Kelly and I have made down there.
GTTBM and FutureBeachBum were gracious enough to have us at their beautiful house for a few days. I can't tell both of you enough how much we appreciate you both. You are very special to me and always will be. I miss Guinness and Bailey so much I can't stand it.
We got up early Saturday morning heading south. We had just made it South of Birmingham when Kelly pointed out a vehicle that had stickers all over the back of it. It had a SoWal sticker, a WaterColor sticker, a 30afunn sticker, a Seagrove Beach sticker and a few more that I didn't see. I thought to myself this has got to be someone who posts on the board. I passed the vehicle and tried not to stare to much. I waved but she didn't see me. I knew I recognized her but it didn't immediately register with me who it was. It was after I passed her that it hit me who I thought it was. I dialed jdargs number as fast as I could and I asked her if Mimi was in town. She told me that she was on the way down. I asked her what kind of car Mimi drove and she told me that she drove a Suburban with stickers all over it. Ah Ha...it was her that we had just passed. I told jdarg this and I told her if we passed her again we would honk to be on the lookout. Kelly and I had to make a pit stop so we lost her and never did catch up with her, but I just thought that was the coolest thing ever! I hate I didn't get to meet her while we were there. Maybe next time though. Anyway, hi Mimi I hope you are having a wonderful time.
Miss Kitty called to see if we were on the road yet. I told her we were and told her about passing Mimi. She had a good laugh over that. She then told me about she and DD's gambling adventures. How funny was that? $1200 on a penny machine...That's what I'm talking about!! I told her about my gambling adventures in Tunica the weekend before, and I told her I needed to teach her how to play Video Poker, my hubby and I did rather well playing video poker. The poker Gods were with us!
So here is the deal. jfunn did not know I was coming we had all kept the secret and I couldn't wait to surprise her. The initial plan was for gttbm to tell her that she needed to come to the house on Sunday that she had plans for her all day. I didn't want to wait to see her until Sunday, plus I wanted to get a birthday present for gttbm. So, I called jfunn and told her that I was out shopping for the Alabama game. I told her that I had friends coming over to my house to watch the game. We chatted for awhile and I asked her if she was at work. She said she was, so I put my plan in action. We arrived at the WaterColor store and jfunn was not at the counter, we asked if she was there and the sweet lady working went to the back to get her. She comes out with MY dog Shooter and stops in her tracks. I wish I had a picture of the look on her face. It was priceless. She said "I knew it" "I knew something was up because gttbm told me she had plans for me all day Sunday". She told me that she was glad I was there because now she had someone to watch the Alabama game with. I was so glad I was going to get to watch it with her! We chatted for a few minutes and I bought birthday presents for Kelly and gttbm. If you don?t know it yet, jfunn makes some beautiful jewelry that she sells at the WaterColor store. You should all stop by and see her work and buy something. It is very beautiful and jfunn is very talented in her jewelry designs! Anyway, it was wonderful to see her and get my Shooter hug and kiss. We made plans for the game and Kelly and I were on our way.
I had called the gttbm?s and told them that I was making a beer delivery to them and got their orders and off to Publix we went. I stocked up on beer and couldn?t wait to get to the house to the gttbm?s and the precious Guinness and Bailey. We got there and it was wonderful to see all of them. After we got settled and I popped the top of my first (of many) beers, we decided to go to the Shrimp Shack for lunch. I had a dozen raw oysters, and boy were they good. We sat up on the pavilion that they have overlooking the Gulf and water was more beautiful than I had ever seen it. I couldn?t wait to get in it. We went back to the house after lunch and packed a cooler and headed for the beach. It was glorious!!!! We sat on the beach for a while then headed back up to get ready for the big game. Jfunn got there and some friends of the gttbm?s also came and it was wonderful to see them again. The game was awesome. I was very proud of my boy?s. I am sure I let out just a few fbombs and some other expletives in the first half, but they did me proud in the end. It was a funn time for sure. After some deep talking on the lanai we decided to turn in because we were going to ?church? on Sunday.
We ordered our food and it was wonderful as usual. I have never had a bad meal at the Red Bar. I had a yummy Bloody Mary that cured my hangover. We were sitting out on the patio when it decided to rain. We were getting wet so Ollie?s dad (I never did get his name and I meant too) was kind enough to make room for us in the back room. What a sweet man he was. We finished our brunch and I ordered a Mimosa, finished it, and then jfunn encouraged me to order another one, (yes she twisted my arm)?.large. Wow, it was YUMMY!!!! My hangover was a distant memory at this point. Time for ?Church? so off to the couch we went.
Let me just tell all of you right now if you have not been to ?church? at the Red Bar you don?t know what you are missing. Even if you are not a religious person, you will have a religious experience listening to Dread Clampitt. I have heard them before, but I never got to see the whole show. It was truly a religious experience for me that has stayed with me since I left. They are an awesome band and their music will touch your soul that is for sure! They were celebrating their 7th anniversary at the Red Bar and it was nice to share it with them.
We came back to the house and got ready for a wonderful meal that FBB and GTTBM was so gracious to re-create for us from the time we went to see them in Georgia. First, Kelly and I went to Goatfeather?s and got the best-steamed shrimp. We just love it and can?t come to Seagrove without getting some. Jfunn came over and fixed a wonderful, wonderful Brie and apple appetizer. The brie and apples were baked in a pie shell and it was pure heaven. I can?t wait to make it at home. FBB made us the best Margaritas I have ever had. Truly, I usually like Margs, but these were totally awesome!!! Fresh squeezed limejuice, Agave Nectar and some really good Tequilla. That is all that was in it and I could have drunk many of them. Actually, I think I did come to think of it. For the main course we had a wonderful London Broil, Salad, Grilled Veggies, Baked potatoes and a wonderful herb bread. Thank you both for doing this for us. It was as memorable as the first time we had it. It was all so very good and the company wasn?t bad either. The dargs came by and I was so happy to see them and have a wonderful visit with them. Princess Kate, precious as ever and growing up fast. Will, wow what a handsome young man he is! Bdarg, so, so sweet and so good to chat with him. Jdarg, well I just love you and I am so glad you were able to come by and visit with us. What a wonderful, wonderful evening. Gttbm and I had another chat on the lenai (my most favorite thing we did while we were there), and then turned in for the night.
Monday was spent on the beach. It was absolutely WONDERFUL. The water, weather, company?.just wonderful. It was a little windy (I think jfunn has proof of this somewhere). I didn?t want to leave the beach because I knew this would be the last time I would have on the beach for awhile, but the sky started to get a little dark and I am just a little afraid of getting stuck on the beach in a thunderstorm, so we packed up and headed to the house to chill for a while before we headed to the Red Bar again to see Dread and eat dinner. Of course when we got back to the house the sky cleared up and we sat by the pool for a while. FBB brought us some wonderful sandwiches and potato skins that he fixed with the leftovers from the night before. Oh, my he can put anything together and make it taste like it came from a five star restaurant! It was yummy!
We headed off to the Red Bar to see Dread again. I decided to drink a few Cape Cod?s. Oh goodness they were so very, very good. Jfunn tried to drink up all the Vodka in the place. I think she might have made a pretty good dent in it. ;-) I think gttbm might have had a few Miller Lights. ;-) Dread, awesome once again. Since they were celebrating their anniversary they had a cake brought out to them and a bottle of Champagne. It was nice to be there for their celebration. We decided to eat and of course once again the meal was wonderful!!!! Jfunn called the sowalgayboi and told him to come to the Red Bar. He showed up and nice it was to see him again!!!! Just loved getting to see him and visit with him for a little while. What a sweetie. Such a good time was had by all. I was so sad leaving the Red Bar because I knew it would be a few months before I could get back. I did buy a CD so I could get my Dread fix though. Until June!
So back to the house we went where gttbm and I had our little evening chat on the lenai. ;-) So special. I knew I had a long drive home on Tuesday so I turned in sadly knowing that I would be leaving my favorite place.
We got up and drank coffee dreading to say goodbye. We got our stuff packed up and I said goodbye to Gttbm and Bailey and Guinness, with tears in my eyes. We said our goodbye to FBB the night before because he was leaving early in the morning for a business trip. We packed up the car and headed out.
We stopped by Seagrove Villas to see all the changes that they have made. They let us go into the room that we stayed in for 7 years. It was wonderful. They have done a great job and I hope we can stay there again sometime. Kelly and decided to go back to the Red Bar for breakfast. Awesome! The Gulf Coast Omelet ROCKS!!!! We just had to go back one more time! We walked over to the Zoo Gallery and shopped a little before we headed back out. We stopped by the WaterColor store to say goodbye to jfunn and Shooter. It was sad, that is all I can say about that.
We headed North and the traffic was zero. Such a change of what we are used to. We got to DeFuniak and Kelly and I decided to drive around and check it out. It is a precious little town, which I have always loved and I have decided I am going to live there someday. That is how much I love it. Yes, I love Seagrove as well, but reality is I think I might actually be able to afford to live in DeFuniak and just be content to be that close to Seagrove. I will dream my dream and one day it will be a reality.
So, that is it. Oh, except I can?t end this without this:
?It?s just a tit, ain?t you never seen a tit before? ~ jfunn can explain this little gem.
And from GTTBM, ?I?m Not Thinking, I?m Drinking?. ~ GTTBM can explain this little gem.
Until next trip?so long.
p.s. I love you GTTBM.
p.s.s. SmilingJoe...good to talk to you. Sorry we couldn't hook up this trip, maybe next time.
p.s.s.s If I left something out or got the facts wrong, those of you who know fill in the blanks please. I had a little alkehal and some things kinda run together. ;-)
And just for the record, Shooter is MY dog. Sadie too. 
