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[blossomz]

Great news Kathy!!
Happy anniversary Rfasset!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Hey, Groupies, can you guess what my surgeon said I could start doing again????????

He said I was 90 - 95 % healed. I still have to keep the walker close by. He said I could start using a cane in a couple of weeks for short periods of time. He also said I could start driving (yea!!!) He said I could work up and he had no problem with me making the short six hour drive to Kerrville in a couple of weeks to pick up Kati. He is also sending me a card for my trips to the airport so that they will know about all the hardware in my leg before I go thru the scanners.

Yes, I am a very happy camper!!

Congrats Kathy! Definitely good news!!!

 

[MiaSRN62]

Wonderful news Kathy! Glad to hear you're behind the wheel again

 

[rfassett]

Thanks for all the kind words, groupies, relative to Ron and Rebecca's marathon marriage. I have a hard time believing that it has been 40 years.


Kathy, welcome back to the wild side. Just keep in mind that just because the doctor says it is OK that is not a license to over do it. We all have to take baby steps before we can run.

 

[Muushka]

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!

Welcome to the groupies MMrules! You have stumbled upon THE friendliest place on the DIS!

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.

You are in our prayers. I hope that your friend, her family and you, are blessed at this most difficult time.

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.

I am so sorry for your loss. It is very kind of you to help out your MIL.

Best resort for christmas

Whoa! Who is this enlightened one?? Welcome (in case I forgot to previously!)

My heart aches for you bagsmom. I am experiencing something very similar with a special friend of my own right now. Please know I am still praying for your friend as well.

And sleepydog25 your pictures were lovely. Thanks so much for sharing them here. Best wishes again to you both!

I'm so sorry that your friend is also sick. Lifting you both up in prayer.

Thanks Jimmy!

40 and counting! So yesterday Rebecca says "how old will we be when we have our 80th anniversary?" Huh? I guess she is planning on sticking around.

Seriously though - I do not know how other folks who have been together this long feel, but with each passing day I feel more and more that sense that Rebecca completes me and I her - the two shall be as one thing. We have the exact same thoughts more and more - and I could never imagine sharing my life this way with any other. She is a very special person - she is my all and all!!!

So sweet. The Groupies have the best men! Great husbands and dads.
Happy 40th anniversary!

Awwww -- I loved reading that! I love to see other mushy love bunnies out there! My husband and I have only been together for 15 years. God willing we will have many, many, many more years together -- but even at that, sometimes I'll get panicked and thing "that's not long enough!" When you are with the right person, marriage is the best!

Happy Anniversary!

Um, that word has 2 'u's. Muushy.

Happy Anniversary Rfassett.

***sighs*** you are so right Rfa, That's one of the things I have to wrap my head around now that I'm in a new season of life.
Me and the old guy were married a wonderful 27 years. It's hard for me to get my mind wrapped around the fact that now I am one. and I don't want to learn a new way.

but hearing the love you had for your wife and how Jimmy talks about Tammy, how Granny gushes about his "girls" and how Dad & Di sweet talk each other, definitely makes me proud that the old guy and I were in great company.

Wishing you many, many more.


On a lighter note, my older brother (60) has been married 3 times and working on number 4. I now tease him... 3 possibly 4 different "brides", only one "groom". do the math big brother..... who's the problem. LOL. they love me.

Yup, the Groupies Men rock.

E, I know words are easy, but can I encourage you to look at this time as a season?
You always spoke highly of The Old Man. We all could see the love that you 2 have.
I know it must be very difficult.

Hey, Groupies, can you guess what my surgeon said I could start doing again????????

He said I was 90 - 95 % healed. I still have to keep the walker close by. He said I could start using a cane in a couple of weeks for short periods of time. He also said I could start driving (yea!!!) He said I could work up and he had no problem with me making the short six hour drive to Kerrville in a couple of weeks to pick up Kati. He is also sending me a card for my trips to the airport so that they will know about all the hardware in my leg before I go thru the scanners.

Yes, I am a very happy camper!!

That is the best news! So happy for you!


Groupies, I have been MIA because I got a tablet and it is not so easy to be wordy on a tablet.

AND the other day when I called up this thread under the CP,
I could see how many times I posted on this thread!!!

I'm not #1, but I am pretty close to it!

 

[twokats]

Great news Kathy! This has been a long time coming.

WONDERFUL! I know this will make you feel so much better and will give you back your independence!!!!!

I'll be extra alert on the roads then. Congrats!

Great news Kathy!!

Congrats Kathy! Definitely good news!!!

Wonderful news Kathy! Glad to hear you're behind the wheel again

Kathy, welcome back to the wild side. Just keep in mind that just because the doctor says it is OK that is not a license to over do it. We all have to take baby steps before we can run.

It was really amazing. Yesterday he had told me to only drive 20 minutes at a time. Well, it takes 15 to get to my job from my house, so that was perfect and I had no problems whatsoever. Today I drove a little longer and even did some shopping and had no problems. It is amazing how being the master of your destination is ssssssoooooo gggggooooooooooddddd! I really did appreciate my kids and my DH, but I could tell my Camry really missed me!!

Sleepy, right now I have no plans to drive your way, but I will give you fair warning if the occasion arises.

Rfassett. . . It does feel wild!!! And I am trying to take it easy, but he also told me I could work my time up to the six hour drive in two weeks. He did say I had to take a lot of breaks, and I promised him I knew all the good places to stop and rest. It will take longer to get there, but at least he gave the ok!
Thank you all for the understanding. I feel like it has been a lot longer than 3 months since all this happened, and it has been a learning experience and very humbling.


I saw my oncologist today. She was flabbergasted that this happened to me and is sending me to an endocrinologist to get some more answers. She is putting me on a chemo pill that does not affect the bone density and said she does not see how that could happen to me since my last bone density was so good last year. I will be interested to see what they figure out.

 

[twokats]

That is the best news! So happy for you!

Thank you, thank you, I was pretty happy also.

 

[jimmytammy]

Happy Birthday BWVDreamin!!!!

 

[Corinne]

Kathy great news!!! Be safe out there!

Maria have a blast dress shopping and spending time with your daughter! I have a feeling you will happen to make a stop at WDW!!

 

[jimmytammy]

Way to go twokats!!

rfassett
Thanks for sharing your sweet story about your marriage. We are in it for 23 ourselves and I feel so blessed God placed the right lady in my life from the start.

Eliza
Hugs to you! We love you, always remember that

 

[rusafee1183]

Today is the day! We finally sign our WVL contract and sign away our lives to Disney (again....)

So excited and nervous. The first time, we just did it! We were on the Fantasy, went to talk with someone and just DID IT. There was not months of waiting and second guessing. I just want to rip the band aid off and get into a rythym with everything.

Kathy - Great news on driving again!! I bet you're so relieved to have some independence back again

DiznyDi - I think that it would just be us for the meet, which I would not mind at all! But you're totally right. We should postpone until the drive would be worth it for you guys and we can get a few more folks down here with you all.

 

[sleepydog25]

Today is the day! We finally sign our WVL contract and sign away our lives to Disney (again....)

So excited and nervous. The first time, we just did it! We were on the Fantasy, went to talk with someone and just DID IT. There was not months of waiting and second guessing. I just want to rip the band aid off and get into a rythym with everything.

Woohoo and congratulations! Been a long time coming!

 

[mvndvm]

We are anxiously awaiting our delayed closing (not until after 12/27), but our 350 point contract just passed ROFR. In that excitement, I thought I'd post for the first time on this thread today! While I feel I know a lot about VWL already, any advice/heads up/links to other informative threads/sites would be much appreciated!!

Also, how do you get a cool banner for your posts? I don't want to get too carried away before actually closing, but just thought I'd ask!

 

[Muushka]

Happy Birthday BwvDreamin!!!!

Where shall we dine??

 

[rusafee1183]

We are anxiously awaiting our delayed closing (not until after 12/27), but our 350 point contract just passed ROFR. In that excitement, I thought I'd post for the first time on this thread today! While I feel I know a lot about VWL already, any advice/heads up/links to other informative threads/sites would be much appreciated!!

Also, how do you get a cool banner for your posts? I don't want to get too carried away before actually closing, but just thought I'd ask!

Congratulations and

If you go to the very first page of this thread, the 4th post will tell you how to steal a Moosie for your signature!

We also had an extended closing, we passed ROFR on 6/4 and we just received our documents this week. We are actually going tonight to notarize everything and send it off tomorrow! It's the best feeling knowing that you passed, and some of that pressure is off - but now I am at the finish line and I just want it over with!

 

[jimmytammy]

Congrats rusafee

 

[jimmytammy]

Welcome to the groupies mvndvm!!!!
And congrats on the purchase, you made a good choice of resorts if you dont mind me saying

 

[mvndvm]

I need signature help!! For the life of me, I cannot find out how to post the cool VWL banners in my signature. I did figure out the VWL groupie one though!

 

[DiznyDi]

Happy Birthday BWVDreamin
Enjoy your day in a most amazing way! I'm with Muush - where shall we meet for dinner?

Maria have great fun and make lots of memories. The countdown to the wedding will be here before you know it!

Heather First: Congratulations! So excited for you and your new VWL contract! Next, yes, I too think we should postpone our little mini meet. I'll take it off of my calendar. DDad and I would still very much like to get together with anyone in the area willing to meet.

WELCOME mvndvm! You were successful in getting your Groupie moose in your signature. That's great! Congratulation on your new 'home', too!

Why, this whole thread is just busting with excitement today!

 

[sleepydog25]

I need signature help!! For the life of me, I cannot find out how to post the cool VWL banners in my signature. I did figure out the VWL groupie one though!

Someone with more aptitude for such things will have to help you with the banners. I think for a couple of my pics, I merely cut and pasted. This is the friendliest group on the DIS (by our unanimous acclamation, so it must be true); we all bring a love for the Lodge and the Villas to this group, and there are no other requirements (save the $50 newbie fee payable to moi ). Again, welcome and congratulations on the contract!