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

[Corinne]

Hi Kat!
Hope Gordon‘s surgery goes well! Good points regard the red green color scheme!

 

[TCRAIG]

Hey Kat - hope all goes well with Gordon’s surgery- I’m a veteran of 3 so I can sympathize

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Hi Kat!
Hope Gordon‘s surgery goes well! Good points regard the red green color scheme!

Hey Kat - hope all goes well with Gordon’s surgery- I’m a veteran of 3 so I can sympathize

Hi to both of you! And thanks for the well wishes for Gordon. I believe this is back surgery #3 for him as well! Several knee and a rotator cuff as also to mix it up. He should have searched for a buy 9 get the 10th free coupon.

 

[Granny]

Hello Groupies!! Just spent a bit of time catching up from when I kind of took a break from the DIS back in January.

Kathy...so happy to see you back here. I know what you mean about taking breaks from the DIS Boards, especially since I know that you share your knowledge and opinions across so many boards/threads here.

I'm with you completely on the color scheme with the refurb, and share your hope that they don't put all the color and theming out in the hallways and leave the rooms blase ecru.

WELCOME HOME!



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[Disney loving Iowan]

Hi DLI! Thanks for the tip on finding the vaccine when I'm eligible as I know I'll need it! Unlike Gordon I'm not counting on googling where they are doing vaccines in Reno, clicking on the 1st one and finding that they have a few spots for the next afternoon! We think they probably just opened up as it coincided with them also be the location that was just receiving the first shipment of the JnJ vaccine that day. He got booked and checked again about 5 minutes later and all the other slots were gone. He's on the 2 shot routine but I'm glad he at least has had one dose before heading into the hospital for surgery. Thanks for the well wishes for him. It's not his 1st back surgery but it's been awhile and the surgeon is pointing out that the recovery might take a little longer than when he was 20 something.

Happy you'll be set before your trip!!! I bet you're getting very excited now! I know I would be!!!

I'm fighting the urge to start packing I'm so excited lol. I do have a bunch of stuff together though. Wow he got lucky with getting that spot! I'm sure it has to make you both feel better to know that he had at least the first shot before the surgery. I hope the recovery goes better than expected.

 

[DVC Jen]

We have that comforter and pillow shams on our bed! Bought it quite a few years ago from Ebay. It needs to be replaced as it has seen better days.

 

[DVC Jen]

Groupies - meet Allie (name taken from Alice in Wonderland as all of our pets have Disney names). In this photo, taken by our breeder, she was just 5 weeks old and almost 15 pounds. We get her this Saturday. She will be 9 weeks and we are guessing pretty close to 30 pounds. She is a purebred Newfoundland. The second photo makes all of us laugh so hard. Looks like she has some attitude and we love that. We realized we just can not be a 2 dog family. It just doesn't seem right to only have 2 after Ella's passing. What really makes this seem super special to us - she is a great niece to our Ella that we lost last month. She will be our first brown Newfie. Ella was black with a bit of white. Remy is a landseer (black and white) and our rescue guy Gus who is a Great Pyrenees lab mix is black.

We are hoping everything works out to get her. It is a 6 hour drive to the breeder so we are planning on leaving Friday, spending the night close by and getting her Saturday morning. What may throw a wrench in our plans - Ian and Kylie are getting their second covid vaccine Thursday at 5;15pm. So please cross your fingers, pray and or send good vibes they do not have any negative side effects. I got my second dose this afternoon and other than feeling a bit tired I am ok - so far. Being tired may just be from it being an emotional day. Missing Ella today, but what really made it hard - a Disney friend lost her husband to cancer this evening. We met them on a Disney cruise in 2013. It was a long battle with a lot of ups and downs. My heart breaks for them and their family. So maybe also keep Amy and their 3 kids in your prayers for the loss of Joe (husband and father).

I will try really hard to not overwhelm with puppy photos - but gosh.. she is too darn cute!

 

[TCRAIG]

Groupies - meet Allie (name taken from Alice in Wonderland as all of our pets have Disney names). In this photo, taken by our breeder, she was just 5 weeks old and almost 15 pounds. We get her this Saturday. She will be 9 weeks and we are guessing pretty close to 30 pounds. She is a purebred Newfoundland. The second photo makes all of us laugh so hard. Looks like she has some attitude and we love that. We realized we just can not be a 2 dog family. It just doesn't seem right to only have 2 after Ella's passing. What really makes this seem super special to us - she is a great niece to our Ella that we lost last month. She will be our first brown Newfie. Ella was black with a bit of white. Remy is a landseer (black and white) and our rescue guy Gus who is a Great Pyrenees lab mix is black.

We are hoping everything works out to get her. It is a 6 hour drive to the breeder so we are planning on leaving Friday, spending the night close by and getting her Saturday morning. What may throw a wrench in our plans - Ian and Kylie are getting their second covid vaccine Thursday at 5;15pm. So please cross your fingers, pray and or send good vibes they do not have any negative side effects. I got my second dose this afternoon and other than feeling a bit tired I am ok - so far. Being tired may just be from it being an emotional day. Missing Ella today, but what really made it hard - a Disney friend lost her husband to cancer this evening. We met them on a Disney cruise in 2013. It was a long battle with a lot of ups and downs. My heart breaks for them and their family. So maybe also keep Amy and their 3 kids in your prayers for the loss of Joe (husband and father).

I will try really hard to not overwhelm with puppy photos - but gosh.. she is too darn cute!

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I’m not really a ‘dog person’ but I think I could become one after seeing your new pup - she sure is a cutie!

 

[jimmytammy]

KAT4DISNEY
In my haste to just say hey, I overlooked the fact that Gordon's surgery is coming up tomorrow, and I feel a bit insensitive as I didn't send well wishes and prayers for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery.

Jen
Prayers for your friends family. Cancer affects us all in some way it seems.
What a cutie pie!! I love dogs but after I lost my last one I cant bring myself to getting another. We have enough cats to start our own cat farm though, as many get left behind from a close by apartment. So I guess that's my destiny

 

[bobbiwoz]

Jen,
Allie will be a wonderful addition to your family. I am happy for you on that score.

I am sad to read about your Disney Friend’s passing. I will say a prayer for his family and friends that they find comfort remembering him and the good he brought to their lives.

Finally, here’s our Gus. He’s 9 now, we rescued this Black and Tan when he was 5. We have never had a puppy, but Gus has won his place in our heart by talking to us and he keeps trying to tell us things, we just don’t understand. Hounds talk to you, we never knew that!

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Jen Allie is beautiful and I love her name lol. I go by Ally.

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Hey I know this is probably better suited for maybe the restaurant boards but I don't feel comfortable posting about it there because sadly sometimes people can be judgy and harsh. I know I won't have to worry about that here because of how awesome everyone is here on the friendliest thread on the boards. So I have OCD which have made this last year even more of a challenge. I'm a bit of a germophobe. I have only been out to eat at a sit down restaurant once in the past year. The hard thing about it was using the utensils. The thought of putting utensils in my mouth that have been used by other people just bothered me. I know they have been sterilized but still my OCD comes in there and says yeah but they have been handled afterwards. Ugh. This was never an issue before covid btw. So my question is will I look like a huge dork if I take travel utensils to use?

 

[bobbiwoz]

^ I don’t think anyone would even notice! Do what you need to feel safe. We all do What we can.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Kathy...so happy to see you back here. I know what you mean about taking breaks from the DIS Boards, especially since I know that you share your knowledge and opinions across so many boards/threads here.

I'm with you completely on the color scheme with the refurb, and share your hope that they don't put all the color and theming out in the hallways and leave the rooms blase ecru.

WELCOME HOME!

Hi Granny!! Awww, a Welcome Home - haven't gotten one of those in eons!

I'm fighting the urge to start packing I'm so excited lol. I do have a bunch of stuff together though. Wow he got lucky with getting that spot! I'm sure it has to make you both feel better to know that he had at least the first shot before the surgery. I hope the recovery goes better than expected.

haha - I wonder when we finally get back if I'll be packed sooner than normal - and normal is usually about midnight when our flight is at 6am! Thanks for the well wishes for Gordon. Just a little over 24 hours until the surgery.

We have that comforter and pillow shams on our bed! Bought it quite a few years ago from Ebay. It needs to be replaced as it has seen better days.

You brought our VWL Home to your Home! Nice!

KAT4DISNEY
In my haste to just say hey, I overlooked the fact that Gorden's surgery is coming up tomorrow, and I feel a bit insensitive as I didn't send well wishes and prayers for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery.

Thanks Jimmy! His knee replacement was the last surgery and he had an amazingly fast recover from it. Fingers crossed for this one.

Hey I know this is probably better suited for maybe the restaurant boards but I don't feel comfortable posting about it there because sadly sometimes people can be judgy and harsh. I know I won't have to worry about that here because of how awesome everyone is here on the friendliest thread on the boards. So I have OCD which have made this last year even more of a challenge. I'm a bit of a germophobe. I have only been out to eat at a sit down restaurant once in the past year. The hard thing about it was using the utensils. The thought of putting utensils in my mouth that have been used by other people just bothered me. I know they have been sterilized but still my OCD comes in there and says yeah but they have been handled afterwards. Ugh. This was never an issue before covid btw. So my question is will I look like a huge dork if I take travel utensils to use?

Honestly I doubt many, if any, other people will notice. It probably has been done by others more than you'd think in the past year. I was given a straw to travel with by family when the whole straw craze happened. However pandemic happened and I haven't traveled! I wonder what security might say though? Is it going to be plastic?

 

[twokats]

Jen, the puppy is very cute and I too name my animals with Disney names. it is coming up on the two year anniversary of losing Maximus, but Scamp and Jasmine really have been a lifeline during this last year especially. Outside I have mostly ferel cats so they don't have names, but I do have one tame cat and her name is Pixie.

My husband, Kati and I got our first vaccine Friday. Husband did fine, but Kati and I had a big reaction, so no idea what will happen on our second dose. But we will be fully vaccinated when we head home to the world in May. This will be our first trip since 2017 and we can't wait!

Clay had a minor surgery yesterday and did very well. He had a wound on his chest that we had been trying to heal for over 7 months and we finally got the surgeon involved and he found some old shunt tubing behind it that was complicating matters. That is now gone and he is a happy camper. Now to get him his vaccine.

Hope all groupies are having a good month and have a happy St Patrick's Day tomorrow!

 

[bobbiwoz]

^ Happy that Clay has the issue resolved!

I hope your reaction to second vaccine is minimal! Yeah that you will be planning to travel!

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Hi Granny!! Awww, a Welcome Home - haven't gotten one of those in eons!



haha - I wonder when we finally get back if I'll be packed sooner than normal - and normal is usually about midnight when our flight is at 6am! Thanks for the well wishes for Gordon. Just a little over 24 hours until the surgery.



You brought our VWL Home to your Home! Nice!



Thanks Jimmy! His knee replacement was the last surgery and he had an amazingly fast recover from it. Fingers crossed for this one.



Honestly I doubt many, if any, other people will notice. It probably has been done by others more than you'd think in the past year. I was given a straw to travel with by family when the whole straw craze happened. However pandemic happened and I haven't traveled! I wonder what security might say though? Is it going to be plastic?

My daughter had some plastic one but I can't find them. That is a good point though. I should probably make sure they are not metal

 

[Corinne]

Hi DLI, Ally!
I echo Bobbi and Kat, I highly doubt anyone would notice, and if they do, they will probably be thinking, GREAT IDEA!

 

[Corinne]

Jen
Allie is ADORBS!

 

[jimmytammy]

DLI, You do what you need too do to feel safe, to be comfortable. I think in this day and time, no one would be judgy under the current circumstances.