The VWL Groupies & Trivia Thread

[lisaviolet]

Aaaah! My groupies. Thanks for all your kind words. Thanks to everyone. I haven't actually phoned and cancelled yet. I guess I'm waiting for 32 days. Just to stare at it. I don't know.

It's a job situation. We actually are blessed. Long story. Short form. Dream job acquired. Director of Camps and Clinics at a basketball facility. Warned about the boss beforehand. Numerous Ie. Don't trust a word he says. But it's a "dream job". So take it even with disrespectful salary. Suddenly, seven months in he no longer "has the hours for FT employees (not, really a lie)...last day today.". Read: big savings even when business is booming. He even tried for last day of pay. Failed there. Asks to work the position hourly. You'd scream with laughter how he wanted that to work. Very comical. Then starts cutting that because we negotiated a higher hourly rate then his peanut PTers. Lessons: a dream job has to have dream people too! Lesson: When people show you who they are, believe them (Maya Angelou sp?)

New job within hours. Blessed. So blessed. Anyway, it's about waiting to see if changes from contract position. Union stuff. Because if it doesn't then it could end and we have to be prepared financially for that. Have to. Also, the week we are going will not be paid for if it stays contract.

Thanks everyone. Deb, loved your post. We too waited over 10 years for DVC. Knew it wasn't time financially. Wanted to pay upfront. Loved that time, actually. Spent sitting on the BW porch for many years dreaming and dreaming. I remember the first time I saw the VWL sign in the trees. That they were going to build. Sigh. A beautiful beautiful day. Knew couldn't buy in but one day. So one day on that VWL 25 points for sure. One day.

And don't feel anything for me. I am just in the middle of booking NYE week, BWV BW view studio. Forseeing brighter days. We've had the contract for a couple of years and never used the 7-11 months at either BW or SSR for us anyway. Once, two days for another. So excitement is everywhere!

Love this thread!

 

[lisaviolet]

Hey there Muushka! We are headed down to the lodge March 9-15th! My widget tells me that is only 38 days away. Woohoo!

Can't wait to hear "welcome home" for the first time as a DVC member!

The groupies are so great at making us "new groupies" feel welcome. Thanks!

Jill

Wow! Enjoy Jill. You are going to love it! Have a fantastic trip. I had my first stay last year for my 40th. So lovely. So peaceful.

Those are my dates too. I guess my 32 day window is closer than I'm blocking out!

 

[cheer4bison]

Thanks for the good wishes Lisaviolet!

It's funny that you mention you were there last year to celebrate your 40th because that's why we're going this year--to celebrate mine! I think my husband figures I will be distracted enough by the beauty of the lodge to forget how old I will be. Sounds like a good strategy to me.

I hope your job situation all works out for the best.

Jill

 

[lisaviolet]

Thanks for the good wishes Lisaviolet!

It's funny that you mention you were there last year to celebrate your 40th because that's why we're going this year--to celebrate mine! I think my husband figures I will be distracted enough by the beauty of the lodge to forget how old I will be. Sounds like a good strategy to me.

I hope your job situation all works out for the best.

Jill

That's great Jill. Happy Birthday. Happy, oh so happy, 40th!

It was a dream for me. Never had nabbed VWL before. (Plus, someone who shall go unnamed calls it a "dark cave"). And to nab it for my birthday. To finally go on my birthday. And 40th!!! Nice.

And it's your first DVC stay at that? Doubly blessed. I could stay there every time.

Have fun.

 

[MaryJ]

Lisa,

Have a great time! I was at VWL for my birthday in November. It's a great place to celebrate! Be sure to get a birthday button. I was able to get one at the VWL bus stop from a CM there.

 

[blossomz]

We're surprising my 18 year old on his birthday in April. (and you know how 18 year olds love being surprised by their mom...at Disney!!) We're going to Tony's Town Square. Maybe I'll call them about getting a cake for him at the Lodge. Hmmm..good idea!

 

[Muushka]

Happy Birthday to all future birthday people!

Good luck with the job issues Lisa.
I hope all works out, but I have a feeling (with your great attitude), it will.

 

[wildernessDad]

Happy Birthday to all future birthday people!

Why thank you very much! It will be my b-day in 4 days.

 

[jimmytammy]

til we will be headed "home" (ahhhhh). It feels so good to say that. We will be going to Savannah 1st for an overnight stay, Lady and Sons Restaurant the next day for lunch, then turn the van towards Fl.

We will stay at POP for a couple of nights(never stayed there before, had ressies for All Star Sports but found out something about cheerleaders being there same weekend). Then on to VWL from the 9th til the 15th. My parents will fly in the 9th and stay til the 12th.

My dad loves baseball and being Braves fans, I can manage to get him to WDW to see a couple of games. We are going to the Nationals game, then Cardinals next day. Looking forward to it all.

But mostly being Home(ahhhhh)

 

[eliza61]

Here's a morning chuckle, more travel related than WL related.

Went to our county clerk yesterday to get passports for Sid & Rizzo the rat since I heard starting 2/4 the fees are increasing. Got to the office and said "I like 2 applications for passports please" and the young lady said....
"American"? Do you get a choice of countries now? Must have been my ethnic lithuian features...

JT, Have a great trip, say hello to the Bears in the lodge for me and drive safely.

 

[WolfpackFan]

Now that I'm officially a groupie, I wanted to share some sad news with you all. We had to put our cat, Big Kitty, to sleep yesterday. BK had been with us for 15 years and was a great friend. He had been healthy up to about 3 weeks ago but then just stopped eating. At first we thought he just had a bad tooth that needed to be pulled and had setup an appt. with the vet for oral surgery. We tried everything we could to get him to eat without much luck and he started loosing weight. They did the surgery yesterday and the vet called us and said it wasn't the tooth after all but was a large tumor under his tongue and basically there wasn't anything that could be done. To keep him from any further suffering we told them to go ahead and put him down while he was under the anesthesia. I went and got him and we buried him in our back yard.

We are going to miss BK very much. With DW and myself retired and spending a lot of time at home, the house is going to be kind of empty without him. Thanks for listening.

 

[wildernessDad]

Now that I'm officially a groupie, I wanted to share some sad news with you all. We had to put our cat, Big Kitty, to sleep yesterday. BK had been with us for 15 years and was a great friend. He had been healthy up to about 3 weeks ago but then just stopped eating. At first we thought he just had a bad tooth that needed to be pulled and had setup an appt. with the vet for oral surgery. We tried everything we could to get him to eat without much luck and he started loosing weight. They did the surgery yesterday and the vet called us and said it wasn't the tooth after all but was a large tumor under his tongue and basically there wasn't anything that could be done. To keep him from any further suffering we told them to go ahead and put him down while he was under the anesthesia. I went and got him and we buried him in our back yard.

We are going to miss BK very much. With DW and myself retired and spending a lot of time at home, the house is going to be kind of empty without him. Thanks for listening.

Very sorry to hear about the loss of your kitty. Our pets can become great friends.

 

[loribell]

Wolfpackfan - Sorry to hear about your kitty.

Wildernessdad - Hope you have a very happy birthday.

Eliza61 - You gotta wonder where they find some of those employees.

JimmyTammy - Sounds like a great trip. Have a fabulous time.

 

[MaryJ]

Wolfpackfan...So sorry to hear of your loss. We had a cat that stopped eating last fall. Her name was Panda. We ended up putting her to sleep before we left for VWL because we didn't want to burden my MIL with her care while we were gone. We still miss her.

 

[ammo]

I thought for my 500th post I'd try to bring a smile to your face.

 

[wildernessDad]

I thought for my 500th post I'd try to bring a smile to your face.

There he is, the man! Ranger Stan! I'm a poet and don't even know it!

 

[loribell]

I thought for my 500th post I'd try to bring a smile to your face.

I just love to see pics of Ranger Stan. He always has the biggest smile on his face. So refreshing.

 

[Muushka]

Oh WPF, I am so sorry about Big Kitty. I have had to put down 3 cats in my life and I know how hard it is. I am a huge cat lover.

If you ever have the desire to adopt another, I volunteered at Cat Angels (over in that industrial area that runs along Old Apex off of Cary Parkway) and got to know several cats that I would take home in a heart beat (but can't due to allergies (already have 1.5) and the fact that I let my cats go outside ) and that is a huge no-no for cat adoption places.

Again, I am so sorry about BK. I know that he is not replaceable, but maybe some day there will be room in the WPF household for another feline family member.

 

[mickeymorse]

Sorry to hear about your loss Wolfpack. Our dog Bernie is 12 1/2 and I'm trying to prepare myself for the inevitable. Fortunately he still seems pretty sprite. Just a little guy.

Rob

 

[mickeymorse]

Speaking of pets, I wonder how the Firedog voting is going for Happydinks?