VWL Groupies...yes, we love the Lodge, a lot!!

[horselover]

Boo! I emailed my guide to see if I'd moved up on the points waitlist. I haven't moved at all on the VWL list since I checked in with her mid April. Still 3rd. I'm 4th on BWV list up from 13th when I started but I've pretty much decided I don't want the BWV points. I should just have her take me off the list for BWV so someone else can move up a spot.

 

[rfassett]

Praying for twinsmom108 and those in harm's way wherever you may be. May the God of all creation build a protective hedge around you and yours. May the rains fall from the Heavens to contain the fires. And may those that are experiencing any of the storms of life hear the voice of Jesus in these words, "Peace, be still!"

We did have a stormy night here last night. I have found I can sleep through just about anything, but the three furry ones - two could not get under the blankets far enough and the other wanted to but just couldn't fit. It was a pretty tough storm - but have not seen any damage yet.

32 years since Raiders? Numbers like that cause me to reflect back on what I was doing then. My wife and I had moved to Waco, Tx just six months earlier after spending just three months in DC.

 

[DiznyDi]

Slydog - what a great wedding gift for luv! Congratulations to her and to you, too! What is that countdown now? Seems to me a while back there were Groupies planning to be wedding crashers

twinmom108 prayers for you and the Colorado Springs area. I haven't seen the news yet today, hopefully your situation is improving.

rfassett and LeslieLou so nice to see you again. We've missed you!

Oh Joy, so excited we may have opportunity to see you in December! I'll send a PM, we'll plan! You too Julie. Just about beside myself thinking about making the connection again. Such fun!

What, no Muush in December? We'll have to arrange our schedules better next time. We'll be back again in early May. How about you? Glad to hear the report of VGF. Sounds pretty over-the-top. Obviously you were impressed.

Maria, as always, you have the BEST graphics!

Moose dust Julie that your points hit your account in short order. Sorry, haven't stayed at the Dolphin so can't help you with that.

We fortunately didn't see alot of damage from the storms that passed through the area. We did have some minor flooding in low-lying areas and a few trees/limbs are down. Our dog went nuts in the middle of the night from the thunder and lightening.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Epic fail on my part Kat4Disney !!!! I truly hope you had a magical birthday and apologize for my lateness !!! You get extra pics for that !!!!
Happy belated birthday Kathy !!!!

Wow!!! Thanks Maria!! Extra pictures and very cool ones to boot! And I believe in Birthday weeks so your not late at all.

Has anyone here stayed at the Dolphin? I got tired of waiting for an Epcot resort studio to become available for my Aug. pre-cruise stay & really shouldn't be borrowing anymore points from 2014 anyway. Got a great rate at the Dolphin so I'm giving it a try. If anyone's stayed there would love your opinion!

I have stayed at both the Swan and Dolphin for conventions. What I remember most was how comfortable the beds were compared to the DVC and Disney! The Dolphin of course has a great location and is a nice hotel. It's great to have the Spa right there too and other restaurants, coffee bar, ice cream place and very decent quick service. Annoying bit is no ME and if you drive the parking fee but that's such a standard at most hotels and if the room rate is good it still works out ok. Just a pet peeve over "fees". And Starwood perks can be nice - I was able to get upgraded to a different room type when I checked in one time.

 

[rusafee1183]

Bwa-a-a-ha-ha-ha-a-a-a! I do have that effect. . .just ask luv.

We certainly hope no one is in harm's way for the strong storms passing through tonight. We should dodge the most severe line, only incurring some of the extant, spot storms that might trickle a bit south. We'll keep you in our thoughts.

Finally, may I introduce to you, the newest VWL owner: luvvwl!!! Our existing contract was solely under my name, but we just found out today that we finally got the 50-point VWL add-on we'd been waitlisted for since 1 March. Technically, it's a new contract since it will be under both our names, but we wanted the same UY as the current contract, so we'll be able to merge them down the road. Now, luv will have her name on the deed and her own owner's card. It's been a dream of hers for a long time.

horselover: Did you hear anything? Luv's first thought after jumping for joy was you. If nothing else, be encouraged that there is movement.

Wooooohoooooo!!! I girl takes a day off from the Dis and misses all the good gossip! So happy your WL came through, congrats and WELCOME HOME NEIGHBOR!

Well, hello groupies. Long time no see! I apologize for being MIA but will explain the reasons behind that later. Well, welcome to all the newbies since I last stomped these grounds. And happy birthday, anniversary and holiday to all those I missed. I truly have missed just sitting in the rocker and chatting with you all. I have gone back and read some of what I missed. You all certainly are chatty. I was stunned to see the page count. I see where some are under the weather and others have other concerns. I have offered up a prayer of blessing for all of you and offered up an additional prayer of thanksgiving for each of you and yours. Trust all those visiting the lodge are having a grand time. I have enjoyed the pictures that have been posted also.

As to the weather, rfassett and family, being half way between Pittsburgh and Cleveland, are in the red zone of this storm. Here is a funny story that could be developing. Had a new roof and gutters put on the house three weeks ago. Two weeks ago, a big tree in the front yard fell barely missing the house. It damaged the stair rail and the new gutters on the porch. We just got those replaced today - maybe a day too soon?

Anyway, it's great to be back!

Talk soon!

Hey there neighbor We're in Pittsburgh.

How did you guys fare with the storms up that way? It was shockingly mild where we live (thankfully)

I'm sorry I haven't kept up with this thread in well over a month - maybe two I know I have an awful lot of catching up to do!

Urgent request: Our city, Colorado Springs, could use your prayers. We have a fire in our Black Forest that's been going for 2 days now. We live close to the Black Forest and are just a couple miles from the southern part of the evacuation area. We are fine right now because the fire is currently moving in the opposite direction. Our city is still recovering from the Waldo Canyon Fire from late June last year. I've lived here for 23 years & these are the 1st fires we've ever experienced here. Many families from our church have lost homes in the last two days.

Below are posts I made on Facebook


Heartbreaking :-(
FOX21 News
BREAKING NEWS: [9:11a] 360 homes have been completely destroyed #BlackForestFire
Like · · Share · Promote · 25 minutes ago ·

This in a rural area where many homes sit on many acres. Please continue to pray as the fire is still at zero containment.

Good News! FOX21 News
LATEST [9:30a] No reported injuries or fatalities #BlackForestFire

Currently 1205 homes appear to be unaffected.

This is just awful. Sending prayers your way. I hope everything calms down for you all in the coming days

twinmom108, I have been watching your area on the news.
Prayers for all of you and those who are in the path of this system here on the East coast.

TP and GMom and GDad (you know who you are ) we will just miss you! Wah!

We went to see the GF models. One word. And it is in caps!

WOW!!!!

They were gorgeous! Oh my gosh! I loved them, even the studio!
I loved the bed in the TV cabinet!!!!

It will probably be forever till we get to stay there, but something to look forward to!

Oh yes, congrats to those who bought at GF! You are my new best friend!!!

We went to the GF for dinner a few years back (have I told the "manicured lawn story here yet?? ) and we felt totally suffocated there. Not our style AT ALL, but I must say that the pictures of the rooms there are making me change my mind a bit. They are ABSOLUTELY gorgeous!

Plus, maybe since it's DVC it will feel a little more homey, and less stiff?

Thanks! Now, it's horselover's time. rusafee and then us have had our wishes fulfilled, so let the points flow!

Boo! I emailed my guide to see if I'd moved up on the points waitlist. I haven't moved at all on the VWL list since I checked in with her mid April. Still 3rd. I'm 4th on BWV list up from 13th when I started but I've pretty much decided I don't want the BWV points. I should just have her take me off the list for BWV so someone else can move up a spot.

Blah. Sorry there's no news for you yet. Hopefully you will hear something very soon! And I agree with Sleepy, at least there's a little bit of movement.

It's like bizzaro world when it's faster to go re-sale than direct. This whole thing makes zero sense to me....

 

[MiaSRN62]

I was going to post the same thing! It's getting to be kind of a joke now how many times we just miss each other. I may have to crash your DD's wedding to make it happen!

Please do Julie ! Feel welcome !!!! Any Groupies in WDW next April 3 come on by

OMG Twinmom....prayers and support for everyone affected.

 

[twinmom108]

Thanks to all who are praying for Colorado Springs!! We haven't heard officially but they think that no additional homes were lost today! Unfortunately there have been 2 fatalities believed to be a couple who were preparing to evacuate with garage door & car doors open. So heartbreaking. The massive fire fighting team has been amazing at what they do in saving many more homes than have been destroyed!!!! Also heartbreaking, even though there is much law enforcement patroling the evacuated areas there are still looters who are stealing precious mementos from the evacuees - some homes & cars. Our family is good for now as we are about 3 miles south of the Mandatory Evacuation perimeter line and the wind is blowing the fire in our opposite direction at this moment. Containment is currently at 5% which though small percentage is still good news for us.

 

[sleepydog25]

Yes, please let the points rain down upon me! Just curious did you guide call you first before the points showed up in your account? Mine said she would. Glad you escaped the storms.

She called. We had a standing order of sorts for her to grab the 50 points if she was notified they were available. Gave her a credit card number for the down payment, too. Literally, it was just two weeks ago when we contacted her (Joan) to see if there had been movement, and she told us that we were still, "fourth or fifth of the list." Not sure why she couldn't say it was one or the other, which led me to believe she was just eyeing the list and giving us her best guesstimate. Yesterday afternoon, I came home from running errands to find a message on the phone that we had the points. I didn't tell luv, and after dinner (yep, I'm good at keeping secrets), I surreptitiously dialed voicemail playback and handed her the phone saying that someone left a message for her. Luv called Joan for a couple of quick questions, and Joan explained to her that when she was contacted about the points, MS (or whoever it was) asked Joan if she needed to contact us first in order to fulfill the request. She laughed and said, "No-o-o, I know they want this one!" So true. As I mentioned above, we had recently checked and there had been no movement since shortly after going on the WL on 1 March, then out of the blue comes the call. Yours will happen similarly, I'm sure.

Slydog - what a great wedding gift for luv! Congratulations to her and to you, too! What is that countdown now? Seems to me a while back there were Groupies planning to be wedding crashers

The countdown is 20 days not counting tomorrow which is soon to be today in half an hour which means it can't be counted since, according to luv, days you are in cannot be included in the total. I do believe there was some wild-eyed plan to crash this event, and I'll tell those wishing to do so now what I told them a few months back: just go up to the fifth floor terrace and look down on the ceremony, and be sure to act like innocent passers-by. Our Disney package only covers up to 10 people and that includes us! We invited our kids and their significant others, and we've told everyone else in our family and our friends, "you can come, but you gotta watch from the fifth floor!"

So happy your WL came through, congrats and WELCOME HOME NEIGHBOR!

Thanks!

 

[jimmytammy]

horselover, Di and Dad
A meet is always in my thoughts, lets see what we can make happen

For all experiencing fires and storms, may God surround you with His arms of protection

Eliza
Love love love Indiana Jones movies, esp. Raiders and The Last Crusade. Those 2 movies were based on finding biblical archealogical items, the other 2 based on mostly fictional issues. Saw all of them 1st release at theatres. Still to this day am a bigger Indy fan than Star Wars. Dont get me wrong, love SW too, but Indy is easier to relate too.

 

[horselover]

I have stayed at both the Swan and Dolphin for conventions. What I remember most was how comfortable the beds were compared to the DVC and Disney! The Dolphin of course has a great location and is a nice hotel. It's great to have the Spa right there too and other restaurants, coffee bar, ice cream place and very decent quick service. Annoying bit is no ME and if you drive the parking fee but that's such a standard at most hotels and if the room rate is good it still works out ok. Just a pet peeve over "fees". And Starwood perks can be nice - I was able to get upgraded to a different room type when I checked in one time.

Thanks for the info Kathy. I will have a car as I plan to drive myself to the port. I may have to think about that again. I knew about the parking fee but when I add that in with the cost of the rental it may end up being cheaper to do a town car to the port.

 

[Muushka]

Good morning all.

Checking out of Bonnet Creek in an hour and heading over to Disney Quest for a few hours.
Then off to Port Canaveral where we will meet up with the rest of the clan to board the beautiful Fantasy.

In the spirit of Sly (Congrats on the new addition!) Muush is signing off.........

 

[rusafee1183]

Good morning all.

Checking out of Bonnet Creek in an hour and heading over to Disney Quest for a few hours.
Then off to Port Canaveral where we will meet up with the rest of the clan to board the beautiful Fantasy.

In the spirit of Sly (Congrats on the new addition!) Muush is signing off.........

Ahhhh. So jealous! Have a fabulous trip!!!!

Oh, and tell the Fantasy I miss her!

 

[Dizny Dad]

Muush - Bon Voyage!

 

[sleepydog25]

Good morning all.

Checking out of Bonnet Creek in an hour and heading over to Disney Quest for a few hours.
Then off to Port Canaveral where we will meet up with the rest of the clan to board the beautiful Fantasy.

In the spirit of Sly (Congrats on the new addition!) Muush is signing off.........

Have a great trip, Muush!

 

[Corinne]

Have a blast Muush!!!!!!!

 

[rfassett]

Muushka - have a marvelous time! As I have previously stated my disdain for cruising after the cruise to nowhere, I am more envious of your stop at Disney Quest (I love DQ), I wish nothing but calm seas and fair weather for you and yours. Sail safe!

 

[rfassett]

rusafee1183 - hi neighbor! We need to seriously work on a northern groupie meet. FYI - January through April does not work for me and mine.

 

[rusafee1183]

rusafee1183 - hi neighbor! We need to seriously work on a northern groupie meet. FYI - January through April does not work for me and mine.

I think that sounds great! We have no problems traveling anywhere - and I also wouldn't mind being the coordinator if everyone wanted to meet in Pittsburgh! Summertime at Station Square and on Mt Washington is pretty amazing!

We just need to see who all is interested

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[DiznyDi]

I think that sounds great! We have no problems traveling anywhere - and I also wouldn't mind being the coordinator if everyone wanted to meet in Pittsburgh! Summertime at Station Square and on Mt Washington is pretty amazing!

We just need to see who all is interested

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We're about 1 1/2 hrs from Pittsburgh. We haven't been there in a while. A meet would be fun. Late lunch?

Muush, you're probably sailing by now and enjoying that fabulous ship. Relax and enjoy. Take pictures!

Wishing everyone a sunny week-end and all our dads, a Happy Fathers Day!

 

[rfassett]

Late lunch in Pittsburgh works for us as long as we do not have to talk about the Steelers.