SSR Lovers and/or Owners Thread!

[wltdsnyfan]

Ok, even I have to admit you need the Florida heat more than I do. Atlanta was near 60 degrees yesterday...guess you guys are getting our winter also!

Yes, I want FL heat to. With out the Winchill it is -7 here as I type this. I won't get the SSR heat till July, but I will get some FL heat in Port Charlotte at the end of this month. I can not wiat to be thre. Oh Wll.

Have a good day eveyone.

 

[DisneyFreaks]

Just popping in to say HI to all of my SSR family. The wind chill here is -4 degrees this morning. How I wish I were back on that balcony watching DTD wake up. I envy all of you who are going soon. I have to wait until Halloween.

 

[Firebug]

Ok, yesterday left for work at 7:30 A.M. The temp was -9 below zero the wind chill was about -20 below zero. No those are not typos. We live 8 miles from the Canadian border. I sure could use some Florida heat.

FB

 

[athenna]

Look at my ticker!!!!!!
My trip is coming soon!!

 

[conciergekelly]

Yea! Athenna! Have fun!

 

[cobbler]

SSR owner / lover here too

Wish I was down there. Here in MI schools were closed for 2 days and that is a very very rare occurance. Actual air temps were below 0 with windchills at -20 and higher.

This weekend it will get up to a balmy 20!
Break out the shorts

 

[liznboys]

Look at my ticker!!!!!!
My trip is coming soon!!

Me too!!

 

[liznboys]

SSR owner / lover here too

Wish I was down there. Here in MI schools were closed for 2 days and that is a very very rare occurance. Actual air temps were below 0 with windchills at -20 and higher.

This weekend it will get up to a balmy 20!
Break out the shorts

Hey cobbler, I grew up in Portage/Kzoo! I feel for you in these wintery days!! Here in MD our schools were closed yesterday. It snowed, I don't know, maybe 2 inches the night before?? I still laugh about how easily things are closed down here due to snow! Ice I can understand, but this was just fluffy snow. lol It's almost completely melted now, just random patches here and there. It is cold though! (Not as cold as you have it though. lol)

 

[conciergekelly]

SSR owner / lover here too

Wish I was down there. Here in MI schools were closed for 2 days and that is a very very rare occurance. Actual air temps were below 0 with windchills at -20 and higher.

This weekend it will get up to a balmy 20!
Break out the shorts

I live in Michigan and our schools were the only ones in the metro area that weren't closed. The some kids in the highschool had a sit in to protest. The police showed up and everything. I think the cold is getting to all of us. I wanna go to Disney too. Waaaaaa.

 

[edk35]

We just became SSR owners/DVC members on Jan. 31st. I am so excited and I just love reading the DVC forums. I can't wait to stay at SSR. I have yet to figure out just when we are going but my gut tells me it might be sooner than waiting til next Jan.

Denise

 

[btrim]

We love SSR. We bought in 2004 and we have loved all of our trips to our Home. We have taken my sisters and their husbands and one of my sisters and her husband bought while we were on the Disney Cruise this past month. Can't wait to share the magic with them on upcoming trips. It was -7 this morning. Not sure what the wind chill was, but I sure do miss my Florida sunshine and heat. Our last trip was January, 2007 and we aren't planning another trip until December, 2007. This could change since our son is coming home from Iraq (third deployment) this next week, and sometimes he and his family go down for a few days for some R&R when he returns. They purchased at SSR in 2005. They love SSR just like we do. Well, neighbors hope to see some of you around our HOME someday.

 

[corinnak]

I'm in Minnesota and it feels like winter here too. If it gets up to 20, I don't know about shorts, but I'd go without a jacket. Seriously, it is amazing how good those double digits feel after being subzero for a while.

But enough about the weather.......Saratoga Springs! I wonder if we could go around the room and each say what we would like to do if we were at Saratoga Springs right now?

For myself, I am torn between looking for turtles and fish from the bridge and getting a Pina CoLava.....maybe I could combine those two!

Anyone want to see my pictures of the Saratoga Swans? I just love that there are swans at SSR - I think they are possibly symbolic because it seemed for so long like SSR was considered an ugly duckling, not fitting into the expectations of the "little three" resorts , but now, it seems to have turned into a beauty. If that isn't too cheesy an interpretation of the wildlife in the ponds.....

Oh, and one more, just for fun:

 

[kritter]

Anyone have any pics of the new pool area that they could share???

 

[loribell]

Great idea Corinna! I would love to be sitting on a balcony in Congress Park and enjoying that beautiful DTD view. Or maybe taking a nice leisurely walk over to DTD and enjoy a great meal, some shopping and a nice leisurely walk back home.

Who's next?

 

[corinnak]

Anyone have any pics of the new pool area that they could share???

The closest I got was the backside of the pool building. There were construction workers about during the day.

 

[kritter]

The closest I got was the backside of the pool building. There were construction workers about during the day.

Thanks,, for sharing!!!!

Looks neat though!!!

 

[summergolf]

I cant believe we were just down in WDW 3 weeks ago....seem like forever ago...thats what 3 weeks of miserable cold weather does to you...October 7th seems so far away

 

[Loco4Disney]

I don't think I've chimed in on this thread. We are new SSR members (got the paper work today! But, I can already tell by what everyone has said on these forums and the pictures that have been posted, that my family is going to be VERY happy there. Love the grounds and the location is great...I don't understand why some others see it as bad. It has a dedicated bus line!! Or, you can walk or boat to DTD. Sounds like the best of both worlds to me!! Can't wait for our first trip on New Years!! The resort appears very serene. But, we'll keep that our little secret!

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Great idea Corinna! I would love to be sitting on a balcony in Congress Park and enjoying that beautiful DTD view. Or maybe taking a nice leisurely walk over to DTD and enjoy a great meal, some shopping and a nice leisurely walk back home.

Who's next?

Okay, I haven't been to SSR yet, but I love to be warm, hate, hate, hate to be - so, I would like to be sitting on the balcony, soaking up the sun and the sounds and the smells, and drinking either a cup of coffee or a yummy drink -( what is a pina colava? ) depending on what time of day it is

 

[btrim]

I would be sitting out on my balcony watching the swans in the lake and having a glass of wine with my husband. My kids would be next door in the own room (grown children) and the grandchildren could come and go as they wish between the rooms. Sun would be shining and we would be discussing what we were going to do the next day. We would be either in Congress Park so we could walk to DTD or in the Paddock just over the bridge. We loved it there because you could enjoy the lake as you walked over to the main pool or you could enjoy the quiet pool right outside our building. There would be not snow and there would be no subzero weather. Just sunshine and Mickey!

Oh I forgot to say one of our favorite things about SSR is that you can be a bus ride away from all the action, but then you can relax in the quiet of the resort. Oh how I miss my HOME!