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

[blossomz]

Jimmy..so sorry for your loss...

Happy Birthday Julie! Hope it's a magical one!

Eliza...you crack me up! I went on the hunt in my neighborhood when I was about 10..I was convinced Davy Jones lived up the street! lol...

 

[twokats]

Seems I'm in good company AGAIN . . .

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JULIE!

Once again at the back of the queue when it comes to keeping up with things.

Maybe it is just that I am beginning to feel the incredible pull of the black hole that has been pulling on my life since birth, but is just now starting to show itself as I see ahead the 60.0 mile marker; it is hard to see stuff as it flies by at this speed! (Hold on DiznyDi, the best is yet to be!)

As one of the first of the group to hit the 60 mile marker this year DDad, let me say it is not too bad unless you add in a couple of broken bones. So please avoid that!!

Happy birthday Julie
Hope it was the best

 

[ottawagreg]

Thanks for the help on Italian cuisine. That is what I needed to know. Pizza for my daughter and less with the formal dining. I appreciate everyone's input. You guys are the best!

 

[Muushka]

Hmmm...so all of a sudden I'm thinking that Sid and Rizzo didn't fall that far from the tree.


Let's see...my own dark past. I guess most people don't know that I was a Peace Corps Volunteer.

We had a young man over for dinner last night who is going on his first Peace Corps assignment in Kosovo. Any tips for my young friend?

Snip....

Hold on DiznyDi, the best is yet to be!

Sorry DDad, what you wrote was so beautiful I HAD to make it bigger, bolder and greener.

Happy Birthday Julie!!

Eliza, you never cease to amaze.

 

[eliza61]

Seems I'm in good company AGAIN . . .

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JULIE!

Once again at the back of the queue when it comes to keeping up with things.
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Hey move over, quit bumping. Man it's getting crowded back here!

A HUGE HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY JULIE

Hope your day was magical!!

 

[Dizny Dad]

As one of the first of the group to hit the 60 mile marker this year DDad, let me say it is not too bad unless you add in a couple of broken bones. So please avoid that!!. . . . . . .

Dang. Where was this advice last August when I fell down and found out how brittle one can be at 59!?! Two broken ribs and a hemothorax to boot. Geeze Louise, tighten my seat belt, this ride is getting interesting.

Hey move over, quit bumping. Man it's getting crowded back here! . . . . . .

It does get harder to stay in our own lane when the mile markers are adding up - great to see all the company here in the slow lane! And for all you groupies that think you are still in the fast lane, look behind you or ask your kids what they think . . .

Psssst, Eliza; just between you and me, where with the Peace Corps?

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Happy Belated Birthday Julie!


And condolences to you Jimmy on your loss.

 

[Dizny Dad]

Oh, man, DiznyDi told me that the scenery may be going by quickly these days, by try looking out the window once in a while . . . . the Peace Corps was Granny's secret past, not Eliza. I hope you both forgive me for not waving at you as you guys flew by.

So can I pose the question once again (anybody answer that it applies to) where with the Peace Corps Granny?

 

[MiaSRN62]

I leave for the World Friday morning!!!! We begin the wedding celebration week. Cannot believe the day is so close now. I will try and pop on and off when I can----it will be a whirlwind week for sure. I am filled with many emotions!

Julie....I wished you a happy birthday on Facebook but want to add another one (belated) here on our Groupie thread. Hope I get to see you in a couple days!!!!!

 

[Granny]

We had a young man over for dinner last night who is going on his first Peace Corps assignment in Kosovo. Any tips for my young friend?

No real tips, other than to tell him to step back every once in a while and enjoy the ride. When you are in-country, the daily work makes the time fly by and it's important to "smell the roses" and realize that it is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Oh, man, DiznyDi told me that the scenery may be going by quickly these days, by try looking out the window once in a while . . . . the Peace Corps was Granny's secret past, not Eliza. I hope you both forgive me for not waving at you as you guys flew by.

So can I pose the question once again (anybody answer that it applies to) where with the Peace Corps Granny?

I spent my two year stint in the Solomon Islands of the South Pacific. While that name might not ring a bell for all, more familiar might be that the main island is Guadalcanal, site of some ferocious WWII fighting between our guys and the Japanese forces. Also, the Western Solomon Islands is where John F. Kennedy's PT109 went down...I met the son of one of the islanders who helped him escape from his little island in the bottom of their canoe. Very interesting, to say the least.

 

[jimmytammy]

Happy Birthday LeslieLou!!!!

 

[jimmytammy]

Maria
Godspeed to you folks in travel and may the wedding create wonderful lasting memories for you all

 

[Dizny Dad]

. . . . . . . I spent my two year stint in the Solomon Islands of the South Pacific. . . . . . . . . .

Granny, Thanks for sharing, and the advice. Stepping back to smell the roses is always good advice, in almost any situation. I swear I need to do that more when in The World. The time always flies by.

I went to The World and it seemed so big, home again, home again, jigity jig.

 

[sleepydog25]

I leave for the World Friday morning!!!! We begin the wedding celebration week. Cannot believe the day is so close now. I will try and pop on and off when I can----it will be a whirlwind week for sure. I am filled with many emotions!

Safe travels and have a wonderful time! You're sure to have many emotions, as will the bride and groom, so here's hoping they're filled with love and happiness. Enjoy!

 

[Muushka]

Thanks Granny, I'll share the words of wisdom.

Happy Birthday LeslieLou!

 

[Corinne]

Happy Belated Birthday to Julie and LeslieLou!!!!!!

Hope you both enjoyed your day!!

 

[Corinne]

Maria~ wishing your daughter and her soon to be husband a blessed day and a lifetime of happiness! Cannot wait to hear about it!!

 

[Corinne]

Question for you all....we are planning a December trip this year (bittersweet as our son graduates this year and will no longer be playing college hockey).....

We really want to stay at VWL, but I didn't book right at the 11 month window so a studio is not available. We are on waitlist, but, my question for you all is, should I book the 1 br that IS available? I'm not sure the waitlist will come through. What would you do?

 

[Granny]

Question for you all....we are planning a December trip this year (bittersweet as our son graduates this year and will no longer be playing college hockey).....

We really want to stay at VWL, but I didn't book right at the 11 month window so a studio is not available. We are on waitlist, but, my question for you all is, should I book the 1 br that IS available? I'm not sure the waitlist will come through. What would you do?

Corinne...I'd book the 1BR. Of course, that's what DW and I do on most trips so that answer was a no brainer. Still, I'd rather pay the additional points to stay at VWL in December...assuming it won't put a big crimp into other vacation plans.

 

[Corinne]

Thanks for responding Granny! I am definitely leaning towards that.