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

[sleepydog25]

Sleepy(or I should def. call you Sly slipping in that site)
Read your article, well done!
Inspires me, I have wanted to write an article and maybe submit to Celebrations mag about Ranger Stan. Not for profit, just to share with those who werent fortunate to meet him, and to reminisce with those who did.

I know not of what thou speakest. I'd love to read about Ranger Stan as I never met him. Though I stayed at VWL a few times before purchasing there, either he was not there when I was or I simply didn't notice him (which seems unlikely). You definitely should do an article about him.

 

[lodge]

That is too bad about the sofa in the studio, but I failed to recognize the dates you would be traveling, and absolutely no resort trumps WL for Christmas decorations. They are perfect for the theming the Lodge imbues. Further, you can easily walk over to FW and check out the decorations the RVers and campers put out--they are quite special, too.2

You're not kidding! THAT is the Christmas feel!

 

[rusafee1183]

Hey everyone

Bob made a few decisions about school.... He signed up for a few classes at our community college and will be studying Radiology. He already works for UPMC, and they will be paying up to $3,500 a semester for his tuition AND are willing to be very flexible with his scheduling at work. It just makes more sense for him to go that route, than the aviation route. The more he thought about it, he decided that he was at an age already that once he was out of school and in the field, it would be a lot of hard heavy lifting and he wanted to go a "cushier" route

We'll see. Like I said before, he is a versatile person and I actually support this decision even more than the other route. He is a really over the top, chatty guy. He gets along with everyone he meets and I think that being in a profession that he can talk to people, and help calm them down and take their mind off of things will suit him.

Thanks for all your encouragements and well wishes along the way.

Looks like we won't be neighbors after all JT

Is anyone still interested in coming to Pittsburgh on August 10th? It's been a while since we talked about it, and I aplogize that I dropped the ball on planning. But, I can make some reservations for somewhere if you guys are still interested!

I know not of what thou speakest. I'd love to read about Ranger Stan as I never met him. Though I stayed at VWL a few times before purchasing there, either he was not there when I was or I simply didn't notice him (which seems unlikely). You definitely should do an article about him.

Smooth moves Sly

And very well written, and I love the tips you gave at the end.

 

[sleepydog25]

Hey everyone

Bob made a few decisions about school.... He signed up for a few classes at our community college and will be studying Radiology. He already works for UPMC, and they will be paying up to $3,500 a semester for his tuition AND are willing to be very flexible with his scheduling at work. It just makes more sense for him to go that route, than the aviation route. The more he thought about it, he decided that he was at an age already that once he was out of school and in the field, it would be a lot of hard heavy lifting and he wanted to go a "cushier" route

We'll see. Like I said before, he is a versatile person and I actually support this decision even more than the other route. He is a really over the top, chatty guy. He gets along with everyone he meets and I think that being in a profession that he can talk to people, and help calm them down and take their mind off of things will suit him.

Thanks for all your encouragements and well wishes along the way.

Looks like we won't be neighbors after all JT

Is anyone still interested in coming to Pittsburgh on August 10th? It's been a while since we talked about it, and I aplogize that I dropped the ball on planning. But, I can make some reservations for somewhere if you guys are still interested!




Smooth moves Sly

And very well written, and I love the tips you gave at the end.

FWIW, I think the radiology route seems perfect for him. And that field, along with most things medical, will only continue to expand. Best of luck to him and you in the coming months and years.

Sometimes I think that SLY/Slydog is the monniker that best suits me. And thanks for the compliment.

 

[jimmytammy]

Corrinne and Sleepy
Celebrations Magazine is a WDW dedicated quarterly that is a great read. Has some in depth stuff as well as stuff you may already know about. Lou Mongello I know is deeply involved with it, maybe one of the owners. Its good for(just like the DIS)those in between trip fixes. You should check it out. I have subscribed since day one.

rusafee
Congrats to you folks on the decision. Sounds smart to me, and allow the company to help with tab. Believe me, companies see value in employees when they are willing to invest into them.

 

[sleepydog25]

Corrinne and Sleepy
Celebrations Magazine is a WDW dedicated quarterly that is a great read. Has some in depth stuff as well as stuff you may already know about. Lou Mongello I know is deeply involved with it, maybe one of the owners. Its good for(just like the DIS)those in between trip fixes. You should check it out. I have subscribed since day one.

rusafee
Congrats to you folks on the decision. Sounds smart to me, and allow the company to help with tab. Believe me, companies see value in employees when they are willing to invest into them.

I will! Update: I just subscribed. Dang, I'm an easy mark. . .

 

[rusafee1183]

Corrinne and Sleepy
Celebrations Magazine is a WDW dedicated quarterly that is a great read. Has some in depth stuff as well as stuff you may already know about. Lou Mongello I know is deeply involved with it, maybe one of the owners. Its good for(just like the DIS)those in between trip fixes. You should check it out. I have subscribed since day one.

rusafee
Congrats to you folks on the decision. Sounds smart to me, and allow the company to help with tab. Believe me, companies see value in employees when they are willing to invest into them.

We love Celebrations! We like to give a subscription as a Christmas gift to our family members that are as WDW obsessed as we are. I didn't renew last year, but I think I may just have to go do it again.

And thanks for all of the info along the way as well, as far as school went.

ETA: Dang it JT! You had to mention Celebrations. I renewed too.....

 

[horselover]

Hi groupie friends! Hope everyone is doing well.

Heather - congrats to Bob on his decision. Sounds like he made the one that is best for him & your family. Wishing you both the best.

Sly - loved the wedding pics & welcome back! I know you've been back a bit but I haven't been on the thread much. I saw the link this morning on JT's FB page re: your wedding dinner article but haven't had a chance to read it yet. It's on the list!

JT - thanks for the tip on Celebrations Magazine. I'll have to check it out.

I'm a bad & disloyal groupie. Remember my pre-cruise stay I mentioned & how happy I was my studio wait list came through at VWL? Remember how I also said I usually like to be at an Epcot resort when I solo? I decided spur of the moment to throw up another wait list for BCV thinking I had no chance of it coming through & what difference did it make anyway because I'd be happy at VWL. Yeah it came though. I'm a bad, bad groupie.

 

[sleepydog25]

Hi groupie friends! Hope everyone is doing well.

Heather - congrats to Bob on his decision. Sounds like he made the one that is best for him & your family. Wishing you both the best.

Sly - loved the wedding pics & welcome back! I know you've been back a bit but I haven't been on the thread much. I saw the link this morning on JT's FB page re: your wedding dinner article but haven't had a chance to read it yet. It's on the list!

JT - thanks for the tip on Celebrations Magazine. I'll have to check it out.

I'm a bad & disloyal groupie. Remember my pre-cruise stay I mentioned & how happy I was my studio wait list came through at VWL? Remember how I also said I usually like to be at an Epcot resort when I solo? I decided spur of the moment to throw up another wait list for BCV thinking I had no chance of it coming through & what difference did it make anyway because I'd be happy at VWL. Yeah it came though. I'm a bad, bad groupie.

That's it, Julie/Jules. Turn in your top secret Wilderness Lodge decoder ring on your way out of the lobby.

 

[rusafee1183]

That's it, Julie/Jules. Turn in your top secret Wilderness Lodge decoder ring on your way out of the lobby.

And don't even THINK about watching the geyser one more time.

 

[horselover]

That's it, Julie/Jules. Turn in your top secret Wilderness Lodge decoder ring on your way out of the lobby.

 

[Linda67]

Boats begin running at 7 a.m., so as long as they make that boat, no problem. If they're worried about making the boat, your colleague's family could easily grab a taxi (the valet at the main entrance can signal one for you as the taxis have 3-4 spots in the far left parking lot), and the cost wouldn't be too extravagant given that the Contemporary is very close by--about $10 including tip, I'd guess. Tell them not to forget their cameras!

Thanks so much for the info. If it was me I would probably hop in a cab to to sure

 

[Linda67]

The boats should be running but there can be delays that happen too so the taxi is a good back up. We had to do that on our last stay at VWL when we were going to the Cali Grill for dinner. For whatever reason both boats were going the same direction and heading to the campground so after 40 minutes of waiting for a boat, learning it was going to FW so waiting for the next, and then being told they were also going to FW we ran for a taxi and were at the CR in 5 minutes or less.

Yep, I am going to suggest to him that they get a cab. It's going to be their first ever day in WDW, and their first ever character meal so I would hate them to miss this ressie as it's going to be such a cool way to kick off their trip.

 

[rfassett]

Boy, I didn't realize that there was such a severe penalty for admitting to being a bad groupie.

Heather, as much as we would like to come to Pittsburgh on the 10th, we just have too, too many irons in the fire right now. We are monitoring Homer very closely and we believe he will be having surgery imminently. This weekend is Rebecca's and my 40th. The 10th is her birthday. We are planning our trip at end of August. Rebecca is starting the planning stage for the annual used book sale that she is chairwoman of which takes place at the end of September which we will have done for the last 14 years to support the local library. I am scheduled for a heart ablation in October which has a high probability of coming home a couple days later with a pacemaker. And I have a lot of work to do in between all of this. So we will have to pass this time.

Wilderness Dad - so, so sorry to hear about your friend. You are in my prayers.

Bagsmom - you and your friend continue in my prayers.

 

[MMrules]

Welcome, MM!! You've stumbled upon the friendliest group on the DIS (self-proclaimed but true, nonetheless), and we all have a love of VWL in common, though quite a few own and/or stay elsewhere. Glad to hear you snagged a reservation at our home away from home, and I'm sure you will love it.

Thank you for the warm welcome!!!! I own at Animal Kingdom Villas which I also love. I am praying that I will be able to talk my husband into adding on some VWL points ...took 13 years to get him to agree to DVC so it may take a while!

 

[MMrules]

Welcome to the groupies MMrules!!!!
Sorry about all the colors, but with a tag name like this, we had to celebrate

Thank you for the colorful welcome!!! It was hard coming up with a tag name, but as it says Mickey Mouse does rule. I can honestly say I was one of those kiddos watching the "Wonderful World of Disney" every Sunday night praying they would show WDW and saying "I want to go there" as I could barely talk! That mouse tends to run my life

 

[bagsmom]

Thanks, everyone, for your kindness and prayers for my friend. I'm still sort of just lurking around on here. My friend's husband has told me they are now at the stage of waiting for God to come and get her. I talked to her on the phone and she could only whisper, with great effort.

It's a very strange and sad time right now. It is hard to take any joy in anything, knowing what is happening at her house, to her children, husband, and parents....

Please continue your prayers, and know that I appreciate them, so much.

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Hi everyone! Can't believe it's been over 2 months since I've been on here. Things have been crazy. My FIL passed away a couple of weeks ago after having been sick for awhile and we moved in with MIL to help her out. Hope everyone has been doing well. The good news is that DH has surprised me with a trip in December!!!! Woo Hoo! We will be staying at Boardwalk the 14th through the 21st.

 

[twokats]

Sleepy(or I should def. call you Sly slipping in that site)
Read your article, well done!
Inspires me, I have wanted to write an article and maybe submit to Celebrations mag about Ranger Stan. Not for profit, just to share with those who werent fortunate to meet him, and to reminisce with those who did.

I love my Celebrations mag. I have been subbing to it for quite a few years.

 

[twokats]

Hi everyone! Can't believe it's been over 2 months since I've been on here. Things have been crazy. My FIL passed away a couple of weeks ago after having been sick for awhile and we moved in with MIL to help her out. Hope everyone has been doing well. The good news is that DH has surprised me with a trip in December!!!! Woo Hoo! We will be staying at Boardwalk the 14th through the 21st.

So sorry about you FIL, I am sure your MIL is glad of your support.

We will just miss you on your December trip. Kati and I leave the afternoon of the 14th!! But have a great time anyway! I know you will.