"First rule of leadership, Princess...." ~Overdosing on Ice Cream

[Charleston Princess]

Wow!!! Your house is sooo beautiful!!!

I am moving in with you!!! See you in a couple of days!!!

 

[dddisrunner]

WOW Michelle! Just beautiful! I love all the pretty white throughout. My kids would have that turned to off white in no time flat!!! Best Wishes!

 

[DISNEY4XMAS]

Chelle the House looks great!!! I can't wait to see more pics!! (hint Hint)

 

[misscmac]

Congrats on moving into your new home - it looks beautiful!

 

[cjackearl]

Thanks for posting picures of your beautiful new house! It's nice to see photos of what's vieing with us for your attention

 

[willwriteforears]

Your house looks beautiful! Seriously, those pix could've been from a decorating magazine.

 

[stagemomx3]

Thank you everyone for the comments about the house. It's been a very long road to get here and it's nice to finally be moving in.

 

[irene_dsc]

The house looks great! I especially like the little outdoor shaded sitting area.

 

[winkers]

the house looks beautiful! Is the floor black or a really dark wood? Whatever it is i love it!

 

[stagemomx3]

"You've heard of the golden rule, haven't you? Whoever has the gold makes the rules!"- Aladdin

After lunch David and I needed to leave in order to make our Disney Vacation Club tour appointment, so we exited the park and immediately spotted our van driver. The driver was friendly and chatted with us a bit about our vacation as we drove to Saratoga Springs Resort. Now I thought CSR looked spread out, but SSR looked even more so! It was very pretty though, and the driver told us they play the call to the races over by the pool area every hour. Since we aren't horse race fans this didn't mean much to us, but it shows the depth of the themeing I guess.

We were shown into the lobby of the tour area, and greeted by more friendly people. then escorted to an open area that had coffee, tea, and water. I had got coffee, hoping it was REAL coffee, which it was! After I fixed my coffee another friendly person came over and escorted us further into the building and to a cozy little sitting area. There were lots of these little sitting areas tucked all over. We were in a corner one and settled onto the couch.

In what seemed like only a few minutes our salesman came over and greeted us and took us back to one of the little office where he explained some stuff to us. I don't really remember to much, it was mostly stuffed I'd already learned on the internet. Except I didn't know that Disney is building DVC rooms at The Grand Californian in Disneyland so I was excited to hear that! After he got through his explanation we were taken out to the tour.

We were shown the Saratoga Villa rooms first and then the Animal Kingdom Villa rooms. I tried to take as many pictures as I could without feeling like to giant of a dork.

After we were shown the villas, which are gorgeous, and huge, we were taken back to one of the little offices where our salesman gave us a very soft sale on purchasing DVC that day. He had told us right up front that 80% of people do not purchase same day, they go back to their rooms or home and think about and then buy. Now I was all for purchasing right then and there, but David being the more financially responsible said no let's wait until we get into the new house. *sigh* I really wanted to be able to say I was a DVC member! We were given a book titled "Dreams" that has lots of DVC information in it, which I have about worn out by now, and two $15.00 Disney gift cards before we left the office. We then were shown through the ice cream parlor, but we passed on treats, since one we were still full from lunch, and two we were anxious to get back to Hollywood Studios.

We had a different van driver on our way back to the park, but he was also very friendly. We drove past the "tree houses" that use to be part of a resort? Anyway he said they are used as housing now, mostly for the young international cms who work at Epcot. We driven back to the gates of the park and we immediately started trying to call the kids and Aunt Pat on the cell phones to meet up with them.

*P.S. Honey we are now in the new house! *

 

[stagemomx3]

the house looks beautiful! Is the floor black or a really dark wood? Whatever it is i love it!

It's a dark bamboo.

 

[whogirl'smom]

The DVC tour looked very nice! But not as pretty as your new house!! I like the dark floors, too, except we have an orange cat, not a good mix. So, now that you're in the house, is it time to buy DVC?

 

[winkers]

I love the pic of David in the shower!

I didn't go on the dvc tour because I know it's way out of our league right now..........maybe after dh is done with school. I knew that if I went and heard the sales pitch I'd be dying to find a way to afford it.

So, are you going to buy dvc?

 

[~Fisharefriends~]

wow your new house is fantastic.

great pictures from the dvc tour, as asked before ae you going to get dvc?? if so what resort would you prefer??

 

[GeminiAngel]

Looks awesome
Warm and inviting.

 

[Tanya90210]

Your house is sooo Gorgeous! Congrats again

 

[Tanya90210]

Hey CHel... great timing on that chapter eh hehe....

DVC tour looks awesome.... We are still deciding on if we are going to do it or not

 

[Mocharilla]

Hey, Michelle. Love the house pictures!!

How long did your DVC tour take? We've got a 3 hour slot, and we're hoping to squeeze it in there.

 

[stagemomx3]

The DVC tour looked very nice! But not as pretty as your new house!! I like the dark floors, too, except we have an orange cat, not a good mix.

No an orange cat and dark floors would not be good. In fact I'm finding that dark surfaces are difficult to keep clean.

I love the pic of David in the shower!

David was being such a goof!

wow your new house is fantastic.

Thank you.

Looks awesome
Warm and inviting.

Thanks.

Your house is sooo Gorgeous! Congrats again

Thank you.

Hey CHel... great timing on that chapter eh hehe....

DVC tour looks awesome.... We are still deciding on if we are going to do it or not

To answer about buying DVC- Yes at some point we plan to. I've been looking at resale which looks like the way to go. I really want to purchase Beach Club or Boardwalk because I think as the kids hit the teen years being on the boardwalk will be the way to go. Plus I love those two resorts. I would also like to purchase some points at Grand Californian when it becomes available because Disneyland is so much closer to us we can go there more often. We haven't talked about it much since we are just getting into the house, but I'm think next February when David gets his bonus at work we will be able to purchase some DVC points.

 

[stagemomx3]

Hey, Michelle. Love the house pictures!!

How long did your DVC tour take? We've got a 3 hour slot, and we're hoping to squeeze it in there.

Thank you. I don't remember exactly how long the tour took, but I'm sure if you tell them your time frame they will accommodate you.