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

[sleepydog25]

Going to be staying at Boulder Ridge Villas on 12/14-12/15 (2 Days, 1 Night) in a Deluxe Studio! This will be my first time staying at Boulder Ridge/Wilderness Lodge or ANY Disney Vacation Club/Deluxe Villa Resort for that matter! Can't wait!

, Ian! As JT says, you've found the friendliest group on the DIS (though I gotta say, the new Copper Creek thread is pretty darn welcoming, too), and we're happy you've chosen VWL as your first DVC experience (you are welcome to call it BRV, but you'll find on this thread that most of us Groupies will always call it VWL). I've added your trips to Page 1 per your PM, so now you've "officially" joined our little band. All that we've ever required is that the person have a love (or anticipation of love) for the Lodge, and you've met that criteria. Again, welcome aboard!

 

[amy ettinger]

Just passed ROFR year for VBR! Can’t wait to become members!

 

[Granny]

Just passed ROFR year for VBR! Can’t wait to become members!

Amy...that's AWESOME! I'm sure you are very excited. And thanks for dropping by this thread to let us know.

 

[Granny]

Going to be staying at Boulder Ridge Villas on 12/14-12/15 (2 Days, 1 Night) in a Deluxe Studio! This will be my first time staying at Boulder Ridge/Wilderness Lodge or ANY Disney Vacation Club/Deluxe Villa Resort for that matter! Can't wait! If you guys wanna see my PTR here it is: https://www.disboards.com/threads/g...ing-the-night-solo-december-2017-ptr.3634108/

Ian...welcome to the VWL Groupies thread! Even with such a short stay, I'm sure you'll love staying at VWL. The Lodge is just so incredible at Christmas time...the decorations, the music, everything...and I hope you have a great trip.

 

[IanDLBZF from MCMagic]

Ian...welcome to the VWL Groupies thread! Even with such a short stay, I'm sure you'll love staying at VWL. The Lodge is just so incredible at Christmas time...the decorations, the music, everything...and I hope you have a great trip.

I most certainly will!

 

[sleepydog25]

Just passed ROFR year for VBR! Can’t wait to become members!

Congrats!! The Lodge is so lovely, such a wonderful place to stay. You'll love owning there, I'm certain. And, you've come to the right place to share your success and love of the Lodge.

 

[jimmytammy]

Welcome to the groupies amy ettinger!!!!

 

[DiznyDi]

So much fun when new folks find their way to our little corner of the Dis!
WELCOME amy ettinger - and congrats on passing ROFR and WELCOME IanDLBZF

 

[DenLo]

Hi Groupies,

Another prayer request....my brother was moved to hospice a week ago. Watching him suffer is unbearable. We lost our dad a year and a half ago, and we’re also very worried about our elderly mother.

Sorry to hear about your brother. Definitely will send prayers your way. Our thoughts are with you.

 

[DenLo]

Well forgot about photobucket not being free. My pics are too big to upload. Once I find a way I’ll post them!

You export them to a file on your desktop as a medium or small size and then you can post them here.

 

[sleepydog25]

The weekend is upon us! Not much in the way of plans here. Luv just got back from the World where she met up with some friends for F&W, so we'll not stray too far the next few days. Home game tonight and DD is a senior and in the band (on tennis team, on academic competition team, and in the one-act play competition, as well), so I'll walk with her pre-game when they recognize the seniors. Hard to imagine this will be one of her last home football games. Sheesh. Other than that, Luv and I will likely head out to eat tomorrow night at one of our fave places not too far away. And, that's it, folks! Have a great weekend!

 

[ArielSRL]

The weekend is upon us! Not much in the way of plans here. Luv just got back from the World where she met up with some friends for F&W, so we'll not stray too far the next few days. Home game tonight and DD is a senior and in the band (on tennis team, on academic competition team, and in the one-act play competition, as well), so I'll walk with her pre-game when they recognize the seniors. Hard to imagine this will be one of her last home football games. Sheesh. Other than that, Luv and I will likely head out to eat tomorrow night at one of our fave places not too far away. And, that's it, folks! Have a great weekend!

Bittersweet, I'm sure. I have several years before all that (my kids are 3 and 6) but I'm looking forward to it. I could be way off but I'm guessing band for my oldest and sports for my youngest based on personality.

Anyway, we are headed to the corn maze tonight. Should be a fun time.

Firming up June plans. Drive down Sunday 6/3 from GA (6 hrs 45 min without stops), pool time on afternoon arrival, possibly do the campfire or movie that night, or GP for HEA. Monday - explore resort, possibly WCC for breakfast, maybe rent some water craft, pool time, Hoop Dee Doo at 6:15, maybe GP for HEA. Tuesday - MK, BOG dinner. Wednesday - Disney Springs, Polite Pig lunch, Sanaa early dinner, ToTWL for HEA. Thursday - head home.

 

[Dizny Dad]

. . . . . . Home game tonight and DD is a senior and in the band . . . so I'll walk with her pre-game when they recognize the seniors. Hard to imagine this will be one of her last home football games. Sheesh. . . . . . . .

Sleepy - Please recognize that it will be like a Bobsled to hell after that. Life is indeed like a roll of toilet paper; the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes. It has been 20 years since DiznyDi and I walked DD (also a band member) across the field on Senior night. Feels like three. I think I see the cardboard roll . . . .

 

[sleepydog25]

Sleepy - Please recognize that it will be like a Bobsled to hell after that. Life is indeed like a roll of toilet paper; the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes. It has been 20 years since DiznyDi and I walked DD (also a band member) across the field on Senior night. Feels like three. I think I see the cardboard roll . . . .

Yep. I like your analogy re: the toilet paper roll. While on the one hand, I'm excited for DD's venture into adulthood (despite all the tough life lessons to come), losing some of the final pieces of the little girl aspect are bittersweet. I know we'll always have the closeness we established when I was a SAHD, but gone will be the days when I see her almost daily. And, she'll always be a Disney girl, too, I suspect. Luv and I are taking her to D'Land next summer, so that will be a blast. Life, as they say, goes on, or as I've always told my daughters about challenges we've faced, the world will continue to spin.

 

[Granny]

Life is indeed like a roll of toilet paper; the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes.

Holy cow, our own Forrest DDad Gump here! Awesome!

 

[horselover]

The weekend is upon us! Not much in the way of plans here. Luv just got back from the World where she met up with some friends for F&W, so we'll not stray too far the next few days. Home game tonight and DD is a senior and in the band (on tennis team, on academic competition team, and in the one-act play competition, as well), so I'll walk with her pre-game when they recognize the seniors. Hard to imagine this will be one of her last home football games. Sheesh. Other than that, Luv and I will likely head out to eat tomorrow night at one of our fave places not too far away. And, that's it, folks! Have a great weekend!

And didn't realize your DD was a senior this year too. It is a strange & bittersweet thing especially when it's the last one. What is her plan after graduation? College? Job? Gap year?

My 3rd wait list at BLT for the bonus Dec trip just came through! So now I'm 3 nights BLT, 1 night BWV. I'd be ok with 2 & 2. Best of both worlds especially with the Epcot event so now I've wait listed the 3rd night at BWV. Lets see if my luck continues. Now if only I'd have such good luck with my VGC wait lists.

I have weekend plans. I'm going to Disney World!

Have a great weekend groupie friends!

 

[sleepydog25]

And didn't realize your DD was a senior this year too. It is a strange & bittersweet thing especially when it's the last one. What is her plan after graduation? College? Job? Gap year?

I have weekend plans. I'm going to Disney World!

Have a great weekend groupie friends!

Well, DD's mom took her, no kidding, to 25 college/university campuses this past summer. Fortunately, her mom can afford such things. I took her to one. It actually worked out well for them to do more mother/daughter bonding, plus my daughter likes to collect t-shirts and sweatshirts. Guess how many new ones she has now? I suspect she'll follow in her mom's footsteps and see what pre-med is like somewhere, most likely her mom's alma mater, Washington & Lee. Her mom was in the second (or third) year that allowed women to attend and is a legacy in a sorority she helped found there. DD's aunt went to the same school about four years later, so now that's a double legacy. And a step-sister graduated there two years ago. However, all is not set in stone as the kiddo has a good head on her shoulders and is seriously considering other schools, depending on which one a) fits her best and b) might offer some serious dollars to go there. If she does go to W & L, she'll only be 2.5 hours away.

Sigh. No plans for Disney World the rest of the year and none for next year at all since we'll be doing D'Land, instead. Have a great weekend!

 

[DVC Jen]

Life is indeed like a roll of toilet paper; the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes. .

Truer words have never been said. My youngest graduated from college this past May. I remember when they were little - I never really stopped to think about how fast it was all passing by. Now I wish I could go back for a few days and enjoy it all over again.

 

[Nikki G]

Life is indeed like a roll of toilet paper; the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes.

And this right here is why we decided to go against our practical natures and join DVC, as well as go nuts and splurge on MVMCP when we go this December (thanks for all the input on it by the way!). We came to the sudden realization that our children will begin leaving our nest sooner than we would like to think. Judging by how fast the past 8 years have gone by, I can only imagine how fast the next will go. There are no guarantees in life, so we might as well live the life that makes us happy. And Disney World makes us VERY happy!

 

[jimmytammy]

And this right here is why we decided to go against our practical natures and join DVC, as well as go nuts and splurge on MVMCP when we go this December (thanks for all the input on it by the way!). We came to the sudden realization that our children will begin leaving our nest sooner than we would like to think. Judging by how fast the past 8 years have gone by, I can only imagine how fast the next will go. There are no guarantees in life, so we might as well live the life that makes us happy. And Disney World makes us VERY happy!

Our thoughts too! And no regrets of doing so. My FIL passed away at 52 with ALS(same age as me now)in 1999. And it woke us up to reality, life is short at best, and we knew the times with our kids would go by quickly, and they did. But we got to spend some quality time with them, not only at WDW, but in many other facets of their lives as well. And because we spent so much time in their lives early on, they have remained close, not only in proximity, but in our lives as well.