VWL Groupies & Lovers Thread (Special Collectors Edition 2.5) updated 2 February 2025

[Corinne]

As all can see, internet is good
Corinne, we love the Manteo area and it is a good base to work from. It is on the sound side of the water, beach at Nags Head 10 min drive. The Lost Colony of Roanoke is located at Manteo, Andy Griffith lived here until his recent passing, his DW still lives here, Kitty Hawk where the Wright Brothers took flight 15 min drive, Bodie Lighthouse maybe 15 min drive. Quaint little village with all locals, lots of history, really great seafood places close by, etc.

Sounds fabulous!!

 

[sleepydog25]

Happy Anniversary Muushka(and Mr. Muushka, aka Chuck)!!!!

Our wishes for a happy anniversary, too! We'll be on the road (and in the sky tomorrow) so didn't want to forget. Have fun in the OBX, JT!

 

[twokats]

Jimmy, hope y'all have a great time. Relax and take a break!


Happy Anniversary Barb and Chuck!!
Have a good one and I know you are looking forward to the Panama Canal!!

 

[DiznyDi]

Groupies are the best!

Thank you all for your birthday wishes! I had a wonderful day. DDad took the day off and spent it with me. We didn't do anything special, just ran some errands and did a little shopping. Having Rich home unexpectedly for the day was a very special gift! Our friends called and invited us out for dinner. So the day ended with this marvelous meal at an old mansion. What a birthday!

I'm officially now an emeritus member of the 59 and holding club

 

[DiznyDi]

Wishing Muush and Mr. Muush the happiest Anniversary ever!

Any special plans for your day? Enjoy your celebration!

 

[DiznyDi]

JT, you and the family need to have a relaxing and enjoyable week-end! Looks like there's lots to see and do. I hope you have some sunny weather!

sleepy looks like your trip is coming to an end just as JT is beginning his. Hope you and luv enjoyed your time in sunny California!

Hi wildernessDad. Nice hearing from you. Won't be long until you're in single digits.

 

[Muushka]

Have a nice time at the OBX JT.

It is good to see WD

Di, your birthday celebration sounds wonderful.

Keep having fun Sleepy and Birthday Girl

Thank you all for the anniversary wishes, we appreciate it. And to celebrate the anniversary, my milestone birthday, we are going on the Panama Canal cruise! Bobbiwoz is also on the cruise along with a very nice bunch of people. Can you tell I am excited!!! Not too much longer now!

 

[MiaSRN62]

Happy Anniversary to Muushka and her hubby!!!

 

[Nicoal13]

Groupies!! I've missed you all. Not sure why my absence was so long. I don't think I've been on the disboards since November when I took DS for a week long trip to our home.

Happy Anniversary Barb! Here is to many more!!

I think this long winter just had me hibernating and not communicating really.

DS and I had a fabulous trip the week before November. Weather was perfect, crowds were very low, MagicBands worked great. We met Marty Sklar at the DVC member event and he signed our copy of his book. What a great experience.

Now I'm realizing it has been over 5 months since we came back and I don't have any current plans to visit WDW anytime soon. Something must be done. LOL.

However, we do have a trip planned to Topsail Island in NC at the end of July with DH's family to celebrate his parents 40th wedding anniversary. So that has taken up the vacation budget for now.

Hope you are all doing well!

 

[sleepydog25]

Luv and I are boarded for the flight home. Truly had a magical time at DL, but we are ready for home. More to come later!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Happy Anniversary to Muushka and her Mr!​

 

[Corinne]

Groupies are the best!

Thank you all for your birthday wishes! I had a wonderful day. DDad took the day off and spent it with me. We didn't do anything special, just ran some errands and did a little shopping. Having Rich home unexpectedly for the day was a very special gift! Our friends called and invited us out for dinner. So the day ended with this marvelous meal at an old mansion. What a birthday!

I'm officially now an emeritus member of the 59 and holding club

Sounds like a perfect birthday, Di!!

 

[Corinne]

Muush-your cruise sounds like it's going to be a great time!

Wilderness dad and Nicoal!

We're heading to VT tomorrow, we're having dinner with some other parents from the team and our sons, then attending the banquet on Sunday. Very bittersweet for us. Graduation is just two weeks away!

 

[jimmytammy]

Sleepy Safe travels!!

Nicoal Glad to c u back here. Cool on meeting Marty Sklar, I am reading his book now and really enjoying.

 

[sleepydog25]

Sleepy Safe travels!!

Nicoal Glad to c u back here. Cool on meeting Marty Sklar, I am reading his book now and really enjoying.

Agree with JT--good to see you back on here Nicoal. We're home, safe and sound. Originally, we were scheduled to leave LAX at 12:45 pm, into DFW at 5:45, depart at 6:45 for CLT, and arrive there at 10:05 p.m. We got to the airport early, and our flight (American Airlines) was suddenly listed as leaving 20 mins late. Talking with a service rep, she felt the flight would leave at least 45 mins late, thus putting our connection in jeopardy. Twenty minutes and hundreds of keystrokes later, she had us and our luggage switched to US Airways on a nonstop that got us into CLT 90 mins earlier than originally planned. For a change, the airlines didn't annoy us but actually helped. It was a great trip, and soon I'll do a quick contrast between DL and WDW. They are world's apart in some respects. Anyway, it's good to be home.

 

[Turn the Page]

Whew, finals week is finally over. Happy Birthday and anniversary to any that I missed in my absence. To anyone in the World or heading there soon have a great time.

In some great news in my world, FI finally agreed to get DSD4 evaluated by the local intermediate school district which is fabulous. I have been concerned for quite some time that she may have issues and we are finally doing something about it. Her first evaluation is on Thursday.

 

[jimmytammy]

Sleepy Welcome Home! Looking forward to the DL/WDW comparisons

Turn The Page, glad to hear things are progressing for your loved one. It is worth a lot once you get some diagnosis and know how to proceed with the little ones. Been down that road ourselves with our DS, and it is so enlightening when you get some direction on things that arent so obvious.

 

[Turn the Page]

Sleepy Welcome Home! Looking forward to the DL/WDW comparisons

Turn The Page, glad to hear things are progressing for your loved one. It is worth a lot once you get some diagnosis and know how to proceed with the little ones. Been down that road ourselves with our DS, and it is so enlightening when you get some direction on things that arent so obvious.

Thank you so much. It has been rough around here the last few months. At this point I would just be happy for some advice and the suggestion of a reevaluation later on. We'll see what they say.

FI is now worried about catching blowback from certain quarters (I am pretty sure he means his mother) for even getting her checked out. That is so unfortunate. There is such a stigma attached to behavioral and developmental issues that sometimes people just can't admit what is staring them in the face and sadly it's the kids who suffer for it.

 

[sleepydog25]

Sleepy Welcome Home! Looking forward to the DL/WDW comparisons

Turn The Page, glad to hear things are progressing for your loved one. It is worth a lot once you get some diagnosis and know how to proceed with the little ones. Been down that road ourselves with our DS, and it is so enlightening when you get some direction on things that arent so obvious.

Thanks, JT! In short, DL is a wonderful place to visit, and we left with a lifetime of superb memories. However, it's more laid-back, not as commercialized, and less exploitative. It's a more intimate experience in those regards and brings down the hype a notch or two. That's not either a bad thing or a good thing, just an observation. Instead, DL itself seems more like the slightly reserved older brother to the young gun WDW.

As for the comparison between GCH and WL/VWL, we gotta say that our home resort wins out. The GCH is a great hotel, but it feels more like a hotel than a resort destination. The theming, while spectacular, isn't full of fun, whimsy, or imagination like the Lodge. You don't get that same sense of awe when you walk in the doors nor the energy that WL exudes. Most strikingly, the music is just all wrong: no stirring melodies or bravado chords, just a peaceful, melancholic blend of mood music with lots of woodwinds and violins. Luv and I began calling the hotel the "Grand Florwilderness." That being said, it was a special place to stay.

Okay, off to unpack now that groceries for the week have been bought. . .

 

[blossomz]

happy belated anniversary Muush! And wow..what a great cruise. You guys will have!!