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[MiaSRN62]

Love your anniversary photo Twokats !!!!!

And thank you sleepydog---and Musshka ! (too funny about the Vikings Kathy !).
Sleepydog....the chairs are BIG.....and they do stick out a bit. Not sure how I'm feeling on them yet ?

 

[stopher1]

In 2014 DCL Wonder has a Panama Canal cruise in May. It is pretty sure that we are going!


We pretty much always cruise Celebrity.
But for some reason I have always wanted to do the PC in a DCL ship.

And the Wonder is a WONDERFUL ship! I was on it in February... c'est magnifique! You will have a WONDERFUL time!

 

[stopher1]

Hey Groupies. . . . . . . tomorrow March 12 is a very special day!!!!

Happy Anniversary to Stopher and his wife!!!

We miss you and hope y'all have a very special day.

Thank you so very much!

It is amazing to realize that I haven't been around here since mid November. I'm sorry to my Groupie friends for being a BAD Groupie. Thanks to a nice, sweet, wonderful friend who keeps reminding every so often that life continues over here in DIS-land... , despite my not being around.


Yes, life has been very, very busy for me. It's all good, and I'm very pleased with it. But it has definitely put a krimp in my board time, to say the least.

My business continues to grow, and we're very, very pleased with that. It's now been a full year and a half since I left Corporate America, and within that time we've not done too badly. For those who remember that time, I mentioned that our grand plan was to be 3 fold, in our "do it for ourselves" venture, and we officially kicked in to phase II in late December, early January. We now have 2 ventures going, and are looking forward to the day that phase III will kick in.

The first phase is of course the business of selling fun. I have been working like a dog the past few months, but it is definitely bearing fruit. I have quite a good number of things in the pipeline for the remainder of this year, and throughout 2014. This past weekend I even received my first re-book while onboard from guests on the Dream. It would have been nice to receive others in the past, but I'm pleased with where we are at this time. We beat our initial expectations for the first full year by about 30%, and saw some fantastic growth. I even made the Top 50 Producers list for December and again in January (out of 600 franchisees nationwide). Trying really hard to repeat that again for March.

In other related news I've been certified in a number of areas, including Special Needs, many of the various cruise lines, Universal, and I got Accredited from CLIA the Cruise Lines International Assoc. (which was a lot of time, hard work and effort based on sales volume, training, personal cruise experience and more). Lots of of info has been avaible on my blog if any one is interested ( I know a few of you follow along).

In other news - we go on our first college visit with our eldest in a couple of weeks. Staying local for this one, Butler University. Then later Purdue, Ball State and I.U. We'll see what others he asks to visit. His senior year starts in just a few months...

My middle turned 14, and my youngest turns 9 in about 3 weeks.

And my lovely bride and I turn 19 tomorrow (oh to really be that young again). Starting to figure out what and where we'll go for our 20th. Australia has always been on our bucket list, and now with this business, it seems a bit more feasible. We'll see. For her birthday (in February), I invited her along on the inaugural sailing for Norwegian's new Breakaway (coming up in early May) out of NYC. I'm really looking forward to that one. I love New York! Can't wait to get back there for a couple of nights before we sail.

Between the business ventures, church activities, Scouts (in the midst of Summer Camp season once again planning to take around 95 Scouts and 35 Adults this year), the kids and just doing life... I haven't had much time to even think about these boards. I apologize. I used to really enjoy stopping by daily.
I do think of a good number of you from time to time... and of course those of you on Facebook, I do follow your adventures since I'm on there daily for the business. Di and Rich... I loved your Aulani pics. Can't wait til I can speak with you about it further. I sure would love to be back there about now...

Anyway - THANK YOU for the Anniversary wishes. Hoping for a nice day... even though we won't be spending it together. I'll be at a big trade show, and she'll be with our daughter for American Heritage Girls and a sign language class she and two of the kids are taking, plus assorted other errands. We'll celebrate on the weekend though.

Be good! And I'll "try" to pop by more often than once every 4 months!

 

[Nicoal13]

Oh Nicoal13.....you have no idea ! He joked with us that day that his tux will be Packers colors and he might even wear his "cheese head" hat !

Good man! I have a cherished autographed photo of Clay Matthews that has a prominent place in our living room during football season Lambeau Field is one of my favorite places, other than WDW.

Stopher - busy busy! Glad to hear business is going well. Wishing you continued success!

Looking forward to my day off tomorrow and visiting with an old friend and her new baby. Love new baby cuddles!

 

[sleepydog25]

Love your anniversary photo Twokats !!!!!

And thank you sleepydog---and Musshka ! (too funny about the Vikings Kathy !).
Sleepydog....the chairs are BIG.....and they do stick out a bit. Not sure how I'm feeling on them yet ?

Are the couches gone? Has all the furniture been changed? The more we look at the pic you provided, the less I like it. Perhaps it will look better in person. . .

 

[jimmytammy]

Maria
Loving the pics of the wedding possibilities and the new furniture, though the jury is out on me as to liking the new change. May have to see it in person 1st(which I will have no problem in doing)

 

[bagsmom]

Stopher -- Happy Anniversary! And congrats to you on escaping the big corporate hamster wheel. Sounds like you are happy!

 

[jimmytammy]

Happy Anniversary Stopher!!!!

Glad your business is going well, and life is treating you good. Though we dont see you often, we know you will always be a groupie at heart. Visit when you can.

 

[Muushka]

Happy Anniversary Stopher and Mrs Stopher!!!!

I hope you 2 have a wonderful anniversary!

 

[blossomz]

Happy Anniversary Stophers!

 

[twinmom108]

Happy Anniversary Stopher and Mrs Stopher!!

Hope the 2 of you have a nice Anniversary Celebration!!

 

[Dizny Dad]

Happy Anniversary Stoph!

And to the Mrs. - enjoy your time together!

 

[princesskat]

Happy Anniversary Stopher!!!!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Happy Anniversary Stopher!

 

[epcot1985]

We just passed ROFR today! Excited to be a part of the VWL family!!!

 

[blossomz]

WELCOME HOME!!!!

 

[Muushka]

We just passed ROFR today! Excited to be a part of the VWL family!!!

Well all righty then, another Groupie!! Congratulations and visit often!

PS Our Moosie Siggy would look mighty handsome on you

 

[sleepydog25]

We just passed ROFR today! Excited to be a part of the VWL family!!!

Congratulations and welcome home! Here's wishing you many years of fulfilled wishes!

 

[twinmom108]

We just passed ROFR today! Excited to be a part of the VWL family!!!

Congratulations & HOME

 

[rusafee1183]

Congrats on passing ROFR!! That is so exciting!!!

We hope to be groupies in the next year also. We're just watching and waiting for the right contract right now