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

[bluecastle]

Hi Groupies! Hope everyone is finding joy this week, no matter how great or small.
DH and I will be spending Christmas Day alone and we are probably going to enjoy being able to watch all of our favorite Christmas movies without being exhausted from cooking, wrapping, traveling, etc. We are celebrating Christmas Eve at my DD's house. Our granddaughter is 17 months old, so still too young to really "get" Christmas. We are just so thankful to have her in our "bubble" so that we can spend time with her and watch her grow.
Usually I make a lasagna that takes me 2 days to prepare and my DD helps. She still wants us to cook together as that is one of her favorite traditions. However, we are simplifying it all by making a baked ziti (with rotelle/wagon wheels), using Rao's sauce instead of mine. Her DH is making a charcuterie and they will probably pick up some desserts at Wegman's. (my sister, who we will not be seeing, usually makes about 6 different, super-delicious desserts) We may FaceTime with my parents (in assisted living and nursing facility) if a staff member is there who knows how to do google duo on a laptop. Going to be a very different year, but in spite of everything, we feel very blessed to live close to our only daughter and granddaughter and will cherish every moment!
Enough words! Let's have a WL Christmas photo!

 

[BWV Dreamin]

Happy Saturday!!! Woke up to 8 degrees here in Mass. Thinking about a December trip next year

We have a fixed week Copper Creek Dec5-12 next year. We cancelled this year due to Covid. We are NOT missing this trip next year!! I am so missing Disney...

 

[Lorana]

As we won’t be at the WL this Christmas season, we decorated our trees to be more “Wilderness-y” this year.

And in my office:

 

[bobbiwoz]

^ Thank you!
I will try to help keep up spirits with this picture of the VWL Disboard tree that we shared years ago! It was 2013!

 

[Lakegirl]

This year will be so different. I am thinking of getting Chinese Food on Christmas Eve. We have never done it before. Christmas Day I am thinking of doing a lasagna and a ham. It will be just the 4 of us and my DH picked up an overtime shift onChristmas Eve. He is in Law Enforcement.

 

[twokats]

This year will be so different. I am thinking of getting Chinese Food on Christmas Eve. We have never done it before. Christmas Day I am thinking of doing a lasagna and a ham. It will be just the 4 of us and my DH picked up an overtime shift on Christmas Eve. He is in Law Enforcement.

It is fun to go 'outside the box' so to speak. Around 2008 my mother started doing shrimp creole for our family Christmas dinner. Then I kept it up after she passed. We have switched between that and scampi for the past few years. I asked my husband what he wanted this year and he said he wanted fried catfish.

Whatever you groupies are having please have a tasty and safe holiday!

 

[BWV Dreamin]

We usually have Turkey on Thanksgiving, Italian on Christmas, fast food or take out on New Years! By the time NY rolls around I am done cooking! LOL

 

[sleepydog25]

This year will be so different. I am thinking of getting Chinese Food on Christmas Eve. We have never done it before. Christmas Day I am thinking of doing a lasagna and a ham. It will be just the 4 of us and my DH picked up an overtime shift onChristmas Eve. He is in Law Enforcement.

I insist on traditional stuff for Thanksgiving, even though it's only been two of us for years. Christmas and NY's vary from beef Wellington, to duck, to king crab, and once even goose. However, as a tradition, several years ago after watching Luv's favorite Christmas movie--A CHRISTMAS STORY--we started doing Chinese takeout for Christmas Eve, something we plan to do again this year! What fun stories of people and their food during the holidays.

 

[bobbiwoz]

Tradition for us calls for a Polish Brunch, then filets on the grill for dinner. With DSis’s help with Polish food, that’s what we’re doing this year for Christmas.

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Hey guys so tomorrow is my husbands big surgery. The surgery will be quite invasive and long and the recovery will be long too. I would really appreciate your prayers and moose or pixie dust for him. Thank you!

 

[twinklebug]

Hey guys so tomorrow is my husbands big surgery. The surgery will be quite invasive and long and the recovery will be long too. I would really appreciate your prayers and moose or pixie dust for him. Thank you!

Sending moose dust your way & lots of love too.

 

[bobbiwoz]

Hey guys so tomorrow is my husbands big surgery. The surgery will be quite invasive and long and the recovery will be long too. I would really appreciate your prayers and moose or pixie dust for him. Thank you!

Absolutely

 

[bluecastle]

Hey guys so tomorrow is my husbands big surgery. The surgery will be quite invasive and long and the recovery will be long too. I would really appreciate your prayers and moose or pixie dust for him. Thank you!

Moose and pixie dust and prayers and healing thoughts all being sent your husband's way (and yours too!).

 

[twokats]

Hey guys so tomorrow is my husbands big surgery. The surgery will be quite invasive and long and the recovery will be long too. I would really appreciate your prayers and moose or pixie dust for him. Thank you!

Prayers for the surgery, you (as you wait) and for the recovery also.

 

[Lakegirl]

Hey guys so tomorrow is my husbands big surgery. The surgery will be quite invasive and long and the recovery will be long too. I would really appreciate your prayers and moose or pixie dust for him. Thank you!

Prayers for a successful surgery and speedy recovery.

 

[jimmytammy]

Hey guys so tomorrow is my husbands big surgery. The surgery will be quite invasive and long and the recovery will be long too. I would really appreciate your prayers and moose or pixie dust for him. Thank you!

Prayers and Moose Dust for you folks. May Gods healing hands touch the doctors and nurses administering to your husbands needs, may He heal your husband and restore him to full health, and may He comfort you and your family and give you the strength to endure and peace in knowing He will sustain you all

 

[BWV Dreamin]

Prayers and Moose Dust for you folks. May Gods healing hands touch the doctors and nurses administering to your husbands needs, may He heal your husband and restore him to full health, and may He comfort you and your family and give you the strength to endure and peace in knowing He will sustain you all

In this we pray, Amen!

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Thank you everyone! Now I just have to wait for an update.

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Hey guys just heard from the doctor and everything went well. He had to have a lot of work done and it will be a long recovery. Thank you all so much for everything and for your support!!!! Love you all!

 

[twinklebug]

Hey guys just heard from the doctor and everything went well. He had to have a lot of work done and it will be a long recovery. Thank you all so much for everything and for your support!!!! Love you all!

Oh boy, what a long day that was. Glad to hear he's doing well. Sending more moose dust for a good recovery.