 Not only is this a birthday weekend..but a gathering of chat friends who had their own get-together last evening. Sailing with Ebbtide are 'Ice Cream' (Patty and her husband Bob..from Ohio) 'Niftyann' (Ann and her daughter Kathy..from Pa.) 'Rich/Balt.' (Rich and his wife Emelie..from Baltimore) 'Sandflower' (Carolyn from Ebb's home..St. Mary's County, Md.) 'amsunshine' (Aleda from Connecticut) and 'Maxie' (Karen and her daughter Lisa..from Indianna) Other guests include Ebbtide's entire family, her Godmother, and local friends...representing Pa., NY., De.,Va., Fl., NJ., and Md. for a total of 66 maties. Ebbtide reports that her actual birthday is not until tomorrow..the 20th..so she will savor '59' until the bitter end!..hehe |  Happy Birthday Mary! May love, laughter, and happiness brighten your 60th birthday and leave you with memories to enjoy the whole year!! Love you..hugzzzzz Nem & Nina  August 20, 2000 |
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Saturday, 19-Aug-2000 12:39:57 How absolutely great! Wish I could be with you all. Mary, have a wonderful celebration (all weekend long and more!) HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY.... TOOOOOOOOOOO YOU!!!! Love, Linda/Toetweet Sunday, 20-Aug-2000 10:35:14 "Ok! she's gone! she's out in the ocean on a ship. Ready? Attaaaaaaaaaack!" The wicked bunnies continued to chew and swallow up Mary's prized flowerbed. " You know, it IS her birthday. Don't you feel a bit bad here?" The bunny looked at it's friend, wiggled it's nose, and yelled, "Happy Birthday Marybell!" It chomped into the rare orchid with a resounding 'cruuuuunch!' Happy Birthday Dear Mary.. Love from Decker~ 
Monday, 21-Aug-2000 08:00:02 Happy Birthday, Mary! Best wishes! You certainly had a beautiful day for sailing - looking forward to seeing your photos! LoL Pat Anderson Monday, 21-Aug-2000 20:04:31 May your day be the BEST my friend. Love Ya, KWFlatbed Monday, 21-Aug-2000 10:33:07 Thanks so much Mary for the priviledge of being a part of your birthday celebration. You have a wonderful family. What a memorable weekend!!!! So nice meeting in person my chat friends. We laughed and shared so much. Will never forget it!!!  Amsunshine
Tuesday, 22-Aug-2000 23:49:02 HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY!! and many many more to come. I had the time of my life, and will never forget it. You have a very lovely family, all so friendly and great entertainers! I also enjoyed meeting the chatters.... some that I have been chatting with for 3 years. All were as I had expected them to be..... they are the nicest people in the world... and Rich got his red chute back again..... LOL .. Love ya Mary, and also love all the chatters that I met. Huggers!!! Niftyann Tuesday, 22-Aug-2000 22:01:30 To Nem and Nina. What great friends Mary has in you two. This was a great idea! I'm sure you all had a super time at her party. They do know how to celebrate, don't they?????? Wish we could have been there but our thoughts were with her any way. Teri Barnhill Wednesday, 23-Aug-2000 16:22:05 What an awesome day, just incredible.... One fantastic sail on the Clipper City, and meeting your wonderful family, aunts, uncles, cousins, kids, grandchildren, cousins, sisters, brother, husands, wives, oh my... And OMG the morning chatters too. Food, Entertainment, Gifts, OMG just could not believe it all. Happy Birthday Lady and keep it up.. lets have many many more.... One day we can get the kids to wheel us onboard... hehehehe Love you Carolyn My compliments to Nem and Nina on this beautiful message board. Sandflower Wednesday, 23-Aug-2000 13:28:26 This was indeed a trip of a life time!!! Not only to help celebrate Mary's birthday but also to meet some very lovely people...We all met on Friday evening, had a wonderful supper, and then some of us chatted up in the wee hours of the night...Then Saturday morning we all meet for breakfast, took some pictures and then off to the harbor to board the Clipper City...It was all decked out in birthday theme and while sailing we were served one of the most delicious meals I have ever had. We got to meet Mary's family, who were just all lovely people. She then introduced all of the chat people and told how far away we traveled to help make this a special day for her. She even let me do a solo dance and show all how to do the "Gator".... The evening wound down back at her and Lees Inner Harbor Motel suite. There she opened her gifts and thanked everyone for making this birthday one she will always remember....I want to thank her and Lee for allowing me and my husband to be a part of this celebration....Love ya!!!! Patty Ice Cream Thursday, 24-Aug-2000 09:25:27 Dear Mary, It was an honor to be invited to your birthday party. An honor that I will never forget, thank you so much. I had a wounderful time , and you have the most amazing family. Everyone is so close and has a good time. It sure was great to finally meet you and all the other morning chatters in person. Hope you have many more birthdays, but I will always remember this one. Love Maxie (Karen) |
Thursday, 24-Aug-2000 20:10:59 Mary, Again Happy Birthday and thank you again for inviting me to share this wonderful moment with you and your family.It was my pleasure to meet not only you but your husband and all your wonderful family members.The Ladies was VP was a bonus on a most wonderful beautiful day.The cruise was wonderful but compared to the love your family showed us it came in second place, you're a beautiful Lady and I was blessed by God to share that day with you.It will be a memory that I will never forget. rj42011 Thursday, 24-Aug-2000 12:51:13 All Aboard!!! What a wonderful way to celebrate 60 years young. Wished the event had never ended. The day was absolutely perfect and the hostess was absolutely gracious. Thanks again for a day that everyone will talk about for a long time. Love, Tammi & Brian Thursday, 24-Aug-2000 18:49:06 Mary so sorry I missed your big day..My computer has been in many peices for days...But I do wish God's blessings on the day of thy birth and may you enjoy many many more happy days in the future.... hugs Liz Thursday, 24-Aug-2000 Dearest Mary... Happy Birthday to a wonderful lady. I hope someday, God willing I get to meet you in person. Love yea bunches. YO. Friday, 25-Aug-2000 17:44:07 Thank you, Nina, for putting together such a nice birthday page for my mother. And thank you Mom for putting together such a great weekend in Baltimore. Can't wait to do it again! Happy birthday and God Bless You. Mel Saturday, 26-Aug-2000 00:36:06 Hey ebbie.. I know we haven't talked much... but on this day... let me say Happy Birthday to a good, good friend... and may there be many more for you...... much love.... A hui hou Fred Saturday, 26-Aug-2000 20:30:27 Happy Birthday to my Sailboat from her CAT friend. Many blessings sent your way. Enjoy all your days. XXXOOOO Betty/catandmouse Monday, August 28, 2000 7:00 PM Happy Birthday Mary Thanks for being just who you are, A person filled with caring love, One willing to always share. Remember Mary, it is not the years, but the challenges that make us grow. With friends we can share what we see, what we feel and what we love. You are a true friend Mary. Happy 60th! Capt Jim Monday, 28-Aug-2000 21:47:13 HAPPY BIRTHDAY , MARY , SORRY WE MISSED THE BOAT......... LOVE YA BOB Tuesday, August 29, 2000 9.40 AM Ebb's BIRTHDAY WISH Through our Nina, I have had the pleasure to meet, A new friend who with her poetry, has provided me a treat. Beautiful words continue to flow from your heart; For you have been given that one special art. Now, it is only fitting that we honor you today, Because of all the wonderful things that you say. So, BIRTHDAY WISHES come to you this day, even though it has passed. Sounds like you had a rip roaring blast!!!! Happy 60th Ebb Rene'  Hi MomMom.. We loved your party and all the sites of Baltimore. We really enjoyed raising the sails and the special meals you had for the children. We can't believe those sails were 4,000 pounds! Good thing there were a lot of us to help pull the ropes. It was the best party we've ever been to! We loved being on the water..especially on a boat THAT big. You sure danced good for 60! It was really good to be with you and we hope you have at least a hundred more birthdays. We love you: Michael & Alexa ..XOXOXOXOX |
