Bunnies and mooses and groupies, Oh my!!! The Wilderness Lodge groupies thread. 4.0

[Muushka]

Thanks for all the nice coments! My real name is Alexandra but go by Lexi and I love to cruise as much as I like Disney! Which do you think will be easier to get Oct 19-22 or Jan 2-6? How easy is it to get to Ft Wilderness? Would love to do the Marshmello thing?

Hey Lexi, we are big cruisers in this house too! What cruise line do you cruise on?

 

[Granny]

Thanks for all the nice coments! My real name is Alexandra but go by Lexi and I love to cruise as much as I like Disney! Which do you think will be easier to get Oct 19-22 or Jan 2-6? How easy is it to get to Ft Wilderness? Would love to do the Marshmello thing?

In general I'd think that Jan 2-6 might be easier to get since October is Food & Wine Festival time which seems to be getting more and more popular each year. The other advantage of early January is that the Christmas decorations should still be up for a few days into January which is awesome at WL.

Don't know much about Fort Wilderness...it is a completely separate resort from Wilderness Lodge. They are both on Bay Lake about a mile apart but are not similar to each other as resorts.

 

[CruznLexi]

I met my husband on the Majesty of the Seas in 97 and got married on the ship in 2001. Since then we have sailed on RCI and now have done about 3 DCL and 3 Carnival but between all 3 have 31. In Oct we are going on the Carnival Dream and Jan the Wonder to the Canal and to Disneyland! Currently I have Kidani booked for Jan but if I don't get in in Oct might try and switch them.

 

[twinklebug]

Hi Groupies,
& a great big Belated Happy Birthday Muushie!

I've been adjusting to my first week off as 'unemployed' - technically I am still an employee for another 5 weeks so that's the good part. There really are a good number of jobs advertised out there on Monster, but for each I'm sure the number of applicants will be astounding. That cover letter and a clear concise resume is more important than ever now (I'm a techie, not a word person. )

HorseLover, Enjoy your trip with your son! I'm sure your DH is trying to devise a way to tag along on your trip. I've always wanted to be able to go and breathe in the Disney air one on one with each of my kids & get to see it from their viewpoint instead of playing moderator between who gets to do what when.

I hope the FL weather warms up soon for you!

 

[horselover]

I've been adjusting to my first week off as 'unemployed' - technically I am still an employee for another 5 weeks so that's the good part. There really are a good number of jobs advertised out there on Monster, but for each I'm sure the number of applicants will be astounding. That cover letter and a clear concise resume is more important than ever now (I'm a techie, not a word person. )

HorseLover, Enjoy your trip with your son! I'm sure your DH is trying to devise a way to tag along on your trip. I've always wanted to be able to go and breathe in the Disney air one on one with each of my kids & get to see it from their viewpoint instead of playing moderator between who gets to do what when.

I hope the FL weather warms up soon for you!

Thanks for the well wishes TB!

The advice that DH has been getting from all his networking groups is to try & customize your resume for each job application. Hopefully that will move your resume to the top of the pile.

 

[Muushka]

I met my husband on the Majesty of the Seas in 97 and got married on the ship in 2001. Since then we have sailed on RCI and now have done about 3 DCL and 3 Carnival but between all 3 have 31. In Oct we are going on the Carnival Dream and Jan the Wonder to the Canal and to Disneyland! Currently I have Kidani booked for Jan but if I don't get in in Oct might try and switch them.

You are doing a DCL PC!!! That would be awesome. We visited the canal this past Nov and I was like a kid in a candy store with excitement to see the Gatun Locks. Amazing. Now we have experienced them from land, next time, from a ship. We plan on doing a PC in 2012. The Carnival Dream looks to be a very nice ship. Even though technically this is a VWL Groupies thread, the Groupies are pretty good about talking about things other than VWL. In other words, let us know how those cruises are!!!

If you find you like hanging with us, please feel free to grab yourself a Moosie Siggy.
I'll bet he would very handsome on you.

Hi Groupies,
& a great big Belated Happy Birthday Muushie!

I've been adjusting to my first week off as 'unemployed' - technically I am still an employee for another 5 weeks so that's the good part. There really are a good number of jobs advertised out there on Monster, but for each I'm sure the number of applicants will be astounding. That cover letter and a clear concise resume is more important than ever now (I'm a techie, not a word person. )

HorseLover, Enjoy your trip with your son! I'm sure your DH is trying to devise a way to tag along on your trip. I've always wanted to be able to go and breathe in the Disney air one on one with each of my kids & get to see it from their viewpoint instead of playing moderator between who gets to do what when.

I hope the FL weather warms up soon for you!

Muushie!!! That is what I call my cats when they are especially cute!!! Otherwise, it's Muushka.

My wishes for you is to

1. Find employment soon
2. Enjoy your time off

 

[KeepSwimmingDory]

Thanks for all the nice coments! My real name is Alexandra but go by Lexi and I love to cruise as much as I like Disney! Which do you think will be easier to get Oct 19-22 or Jan 2-6? How easy is it to get to Ft Wilderness? Would love to do the Marshmello thing?

We love to walk the path between Wilderness Lodge and Ft. Wilderness. It is a beautiful walk--saw a deer last time. You can also take a boat over. We almost always take the boat over at least once and usually walk the trail too. If we stay at WL we go over to enjoy the sites and outdoor activities at the fort, and if we stay at the fort we go over to WL to pin trade, get a snack and just sit in the lobby of the lodge and soak it all in.

The campfire sing-along is a lot of fun at Ft. Wilderness. Chip & Dale make an appearance and they have a concession stand open. A cast member with guitar leads in campfire type songs and there are 2 big fire pits where you can roast your marshmallows/make smores etc. After the sing-along is a movie. So fun to watch it in the beautiful outdoors. It is next to Meadows Trading Post and if you don't want to walk that far there is bus service within the campgrounds that will take you.

 

[eliza61]

Can you disown your family? I just got a call tonight, my nephew and his wife just had a great big bouncing baby boy!! :
For a brief 20 secs I was besides myself with joy. that ended when I asked what they named my brand new great nephew.......

The brain surgeons named him SEVEN Yes, as in the number.

WHY?? On what planet would this be a appropriate name? Isn't that illegal? My SIL is in bed with what could only be called the vapors. Last I heard she was mumbling to herself over and over again "Lord, take me now". When asked why they would do this, twiddle dee and twiddle dum said that he was conceived in Vegas so they thought it was cute.

I can guarantee you guys one thing, when I take this kid to WDW when he's six, I'm calling him George.

Isn't college supposed to make you smarter.


CruzinLexi Welcome to the group. When the 6 prozaics I just took kick in, I may be able to put a coherent sentence together.

 

[KeepSwimmingDory]

Can you disown your family? I just got a call tonight, my nephew and his wife just had a great big bouncing baby boy!! :
For a brief 20 secs I was besides myself with joy. that ended when I asked what they named my brand new great nephew.......

The brain surgeons named him SEVEN Yes, as in the number.

WHY?? On what planet would this be a appropriate name? Isn't that illegal? My SIL is in bed with what could only be called the vapors. Last I heard she was mumbling to herself over and over again "Lord, take me now". When asked why they would do this, twiddle dee and twiddle dum said that he was conceived in Vegas so they thought it was cute.

I can guarantee you guys one thing, when I take this kid to WDW when he's six, I'm calling him George.

Isn't college supposed to make you smarter.


CruzinLexi Welcome to the group. When the 6 prozaics I just took kick in, I may be able to put a coherent sentence together.

Why does the joke about why was six afraid of seven come to mind?

oh I'm sorry to be laughing at your trauma....

Maybe it will be a lucky number for him. There was an episode of Seinfeld where George was upset because some relative was naming their baby Seven and that was the name he had picked out. Jerry of course made fun of the name.

George: I defy you to come up with a better name than Seven.
Jerry: Alright, let's see… How about Mug? Mug Costanza. That's original. Or Ketchup. Pretty name for a girl.
George: Alright… You having a good time now?
Jerry: I've got fifty right here in the cupboard… How about Bisquick? Pimento? Gherkin? Sauce? Maxwell House?
George: Alright already!!

 

[DVCGeek]

We love to walk the path between Wilderness Lodge and Ft. Wilderness. It is a beautiful walk--saw a deer last time.

My parents are avid runners, and run on that path nearly, if not every, day they are in WDW! On their last trip they saw an armadillo, and they have seen as many as 13 or 14 deer on some of their longer runs (they usually run for at least an hour each day, sometimes 2 hours...).

I took the boat from BLT to Ft. Wilderness, then ran with them from FW to WL then to TTC and Poly then along the beach to GF. It was a lot of fun!

My add on paperwork came in yesterday. Got' Mickeys to sign and Palm Trees to date on Saturday.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Oh Eliza!! I live in NV but the first thing that comes to my mind is the Brad Pitt/Gweneth Paltrow/Morgan Freeman movie. Why do Blanket and Apple suddenly sound more normal? (ok, they don't, but they don't make me think of that movie!!!)

It did make me think about how many times I've heard comments from fellow travelers when I've been on flight 777 coming in to Vegas. "wow - this is so lucky. We'll have to hit the slots right away!" Yes people - I think that's part of the plan!

I like George a lot.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

My add on paperwork came in yesterday. Got' Mickeys to sign and Palm Trees to date on Saturday.

Be watchful for hand cramps! Take some breaks. It'll be worth it in the end though!!!!

 

[Muushka]

Why do Blanket and Apple suddenly sound more normal?

I worked in newborn screening for 4 years. I thought I had seen just about every screwball name there was.

 

[KeepSwimmingDory]

My parents are avid runners, and run on that path nearly, if not every, day they are in WDW! On their last trip they saw an armadillo, and they have seen as many as 13 or 14 deer on some of their longer runs (they usually run for at least an hour each day, sometimes 2 hours...).

I took the boat from BLT to Ft. Wilderness, then ran with them from FW to WL then to TTC and Poly then along the beach to GF. It was a lot of fun!

My add on paperwork came in yesterday. Got' Mickeys to sign and Palm Trees to date on Saturday.

Very nice!

 

[CruznLexi]

I remember seeing the WL years ago when we stayed at the Poly. We own at KV and also hope to stay a GCH so it would be nice to stay at all 3 resorts desgined by the same person. Currently we have KV booked for Jan but will try in Just 2 weeks to get the WL. Is there a nice studio to pick. The PC cruise is my birthday present to myslef. I have wanted to do the canal since I was a little girl watching the Love Boat. I have had it booked 5 different times and canceled them all. My husband told me when Disney would go back that we could go. So now we have 9 months to go!
Lexi

 

[Dizny Dad]

I worked in newborn screening for 4 years. I thought I had seen just about every screwball name there was.

And they just keep coming.

Einstein said that the sum of human intelligence is a constant; it is just the population that gets bigger . . .

 

[Dizny Dad]

. . . . . . My add on paperwork came in yesterday. Got' Mickeys to sign and Palm Trees to date on . . . .

How Cool!

Everybody loves the "sign at the Mickeys and date at the Palm trees" instructions!

 

[horselover]

Can you disown your family? I just got a call tonight, my nephew and his wife just had a great big bouncing baby boy!! :
For a brief 20 secs I was besides myself with joy. that ended when I asked what they named my brand new great nephew.......

The brain surgeons named him SEVEN Yes, as in the number.

WHY?? On what planet would this be a appropriate name? Isn't that illegal? My SIL is in bed with what could only be called the vapors. Last I heard she was mumbling to herself over and over again "Lord, take me now". When asked why they would do this, twiddle dee and twiddle dum said that he was conceived in Vegas so they thought it was cute.

I can guarantee you guys one thing, when I take this kid to WDW when he's six, I'm calling him George.

Isn't college supposed to make you smarter.

All I can say is wow. I get the Las Vegas thing, but couldn't they have just used Seven as a nickname & given him a real name? I agree with you Eliza. I like George much better.

 

[DiznyDi]

Oh my, Eliza. Maybe the doctor will be kind when he signs the birth certificate and will add a 'T' and make this Steven.
This actually happened to my FIL. At birth he was named Jimmy. The attending Dr. wrote James on the birth certificate. It wasn't until he went into the Navy that he knew his name was really James and not Jimmy.

 

[stopher1]

Can you disown your family?

Sometimes it sure would be nice, wouldn't it?

The brain surgeons named him SEVEN Yes, as in the number.

WOW!

When asked why they would do this, twiddle dee and twiddle dum said that he was conceived in Vegas so they thought it was cute.

(using my best Marty Feldman voice, a la YOUNG FRANKENSTIEN):

Well they were wrong then, weren't they?

I can guarantee you guys one thing, when I take this kid to WDW when he's six, I'm calling him George.

I guess we just went the boring route since ours were all conceived at home and gave them relatively traditional names - Harrison, Matthew & Anne. Perhaps we missed something and should have gone with House, Abode and Casa.

I too much prefer George.

Isn't college supposed to make you smarter.

Perhaps they went a little too far with liquor and went to too many parties during those days?