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

[jimmytammy]

Sorry Eliza few days behind but wanting to join in

I will share Contemporary/BLT, anybody want to guess where this was shot from?

When it was still MGM

A fav for Ice Cream

Me and Casey making our big acting debut

Enjoying Osbourne Lights

And one of our fav eateries

And enjoying a meal and some laughs with our buddy Kenny at Hoop Dee Doo

Two more shots, Ranger Stan doing his job getting ready to fly old Glory

 

[jimmytammy]

Got some exciting news and why I never knew this I dont know, but exciting even after 48 yrs of not knowing. I found out Fri at a family breakfast that I am related to Daniel Boon(e). He is my great, great, great, great Uncle.

So it made me think, are you related to anyone well known, whether it be worldwide, or locally. I just like this kind of stuff, Granny feels my pain

 

[sleepydog25]

Got some exciting news and why I never knew this I dont know, but exciting even after 48 yrs of not knowing. I found out Fri at a family breakfast that I am related to Daniel Boon(e). He is my great, great, great, great Uncle.

So it made me think, are you related to anyone well known, whether it be worldwide, or locally. I just like this kind of stuff, Granny feels my pain

Two stories. First, as a small child, I was always told that I was related to Pocahontas. It struck me sometime in my early teens that if my family stock had come from Ireland and Wales not too many generations ago, that there was no way I could be related to the Indian princess. Since then, of course, I've only heard about 27 million people say they were also related to Pocahontas. Boy, she sure got around. Second, and far more likely, somewhere in my lineage I'm connected to Cyrus W. Field. Nah, I'm not gonna tell you who he is--gotta look him up.

 

[Granny]

Got some exciting news and why I never knew this I dont know, but exciting even after 48 yrs of not knowing. I found out Fri at a family breakfast that I am related to Daniel Boon(e). He is my great, great, great, great Uncle.

So it made me think, are you related to anyone well known, whether it be worldwide, or locally. I just like this kind of stuff, Granny feels my pain

Jimmy...that is just too cool! Makes me want to go dig up my fur skin hat I used to wear! I'm afraid I am not related to anyone well known in any regard. But I'm wondering how you made it this far without knowing that very cool family connection? You'd think at one of the family gatherings, someone would know of your love of history and drop that little gem on you! In any event, that is very neat!

Two stories. First, as a small child, I was always told that I was related to Pocahontas. It struck me sometime in my early teens that if my family stock had come from Ireland and Wales not too many generations ago, that there was no way I could be related to the Indian princess. Since then, of course, I've only heard about 27 million people say they were also related to Pocahontas. Boy, she sure got around. Second, and far more likely, somewhere in my lineage I'm connected to Cyrus W. Field. Nah, I'm not gonna tell you who he is--gotta look him up.

Dude....don't be trashing Pocahontas' good name. Why all those people would pick her to be descended from is kind of strange. Since I'm from Missouri, maybe I should claim descendency from Sacagawea? I could do a lot worse.

As for Cyrus W. Field, I did look it up and that's quite impressive as well. Again, I'm more likely to be related to W.C. Fields.

 

[jimmytammy]

Two stories. First, as a small child, I was always told that I was related to Pocahontas. It struck me sometime in my early teens that if my family stock had come from Ireland and Wales not too many generations ago, that there was no way I could be related to the Indian princess. Since then, of course, I've only heard about 27 million people say they were also related to Pocahontas. Boy, she sure got around. Second, and far more likely, somewhere in my lineage I'm connected to Cyrus W. Field. Nah, I'm not gonna tell you who he is--gotta look him up.

Very cool!! Communication guy ahead of his time Got some Welsh and Irish blood in me too, plus German, English, and lots more that I have been told. In other words, Im all mixed up

 

[jimmytammy]

Jimmy...that is just too cool! Makes me want to go dig up my fur skin hat I used to wear! I'm afraid I am not related to anyone well known in any regard. But I'm wondering how you made it this far without knowing that very cool family connection? You'd think at one of the family gatherings, someone would know of your love of history and drop that little gem on you! In any event, that is very neat!




Dude....don't be trashing Pocahontas' good name. Why all those people would pick her to be descended from is kind of strange. Since I'm from Missouri, maybe I should claim descendency from Sacagawea? I could do a lot worse.

As for Cyrus W. Field, I did look it up and that's quite impressive as well. Again, I'm more likely to be related to W.C. Fields.

Granny
You are well known around here and thats good enough for us

 

[Muushka]

I say JimmyTammy AKA JT now be christened JimmyBoone AKA JB

 

[sleepydog25]

I say JimmyTammy AKA JT now be christened JimmyBoone AKA JB

Sly votes "yes!"

 

[rfassett]

My near brush with royalty: According to one legend, still recounted by tour guides at Falaise, it all started when Robert, the young Duke of Normandy saw Herleva from the roof of his castle tower. The walkway on the roof still looks down on the dyeing trenches cut into stone in the courtyard below, which can be seen to this day from the tower ramparts above. The traditional way of dyeing leather or garments was for individuals to trample barefoot on the garments which were awash in the dyeing liquid in these trenches. Herleva, legend goes, seeing the Duke on his ramparts above, raised her skirts perhaps a bit more than necessary in order to attract the Duke's eye. The latter was immediately smitten and ordered her brought in (as was customary for any wench that caught the Duke's eye) through the back door. Herleva refused, saying she would only enter the Duke's castle on horseback through the front gate. The Duke, filled with lust, could only agree. In a few days, Herleva, dressed in the finest her father could provide, and sitting on a white horse, rode proudly through the front gate, her head held high. This gave Herleva a semi-official status as the Duke's mistress. She later gave birth to his son, William, in 1027 or 1028, and probably a daughter, Adelaide, in 1030.

Herleva is my 32nd great grandmother. And Rebecca says my stubbornness comes from along way back.

 

[rfassett]

And my name sake lineage entered the US as an indentured servant after being amongst the Scots that participated in the Battle of Worcester, part of England's civil war.

And I will stop there. You really do not want to get a genealogist started on this kind of thing. We could be here all night.

Congrats JT.

 

[Susieo]

Yes.... It fits... We did it our last three trips. You have to take the luggage rack out, and we locked the safe and removed the key so the little guy didn't grab it if he stood up. Hanging clothes is a challenge if you wash them and don't want to put them in the dryer (the entryway closet works for that...) we plugged his sound machine in outside the door in the sink outlet, and snaked the wire under the pocket door.... I just left it cracked open so he got some air circulation.

Good luck! The 1 bedroom villas are perfect for our family.... I'm sure you will love them!

 

[jimmytammy]

Welcome to the groupies Susieo!!!!

 

[jimmytammy]

Really cool rfasset!!! And genealogy is not a bad thing to talk about

 

[DiznyDi]

I've really enjoyed the pictures! Thank you all for posting. The resorts, Cruise line and Castaway Cay, California and particularly the new and updated monorail - wow!

Lineage: Well, I don't believe I have anyone exciting in my background. Though many of you really have stories to tell. Muush I like JimmyBoone AKA JB!

If I've missed any newcomers to the thread, WELCOME! Always nice to have new Groupies join in.

 

[SAT887]

I have to say I found the pack n play conversation pretty entertaining... Since we have used the laundry room at OKW for the same thing. The ones in the GVs are huge! She had more room and privacy than in the bedroom upstairs.

 

[SAT887]

Ok - so our trip in January may have added family! Does anyone know if the 1 bedrooms are allowed to have 5 people and an infant? Basically our group would be 4 adults and 2 kids (4&2)....

ETA- finally got my phone and DVC website to communicate- looks like that option is a no go.

 

[sleepydog25]

My near brush with royalty: According to one legend, still recounted by tour guides at Falaise, it all started when Robert, the young Duke of Normandy saw Herleva from the roof of his castle tower. The walkway on the roof still looks down on the dyeing trenches cut into stone in the courtyard below, which can be seen to this day from the tower ramparts above. The traditional way of dyeing leather or garments was for individuals to trample barefoot on the garments which were awash in the dyeing liquid in these trenches. Herleva, legend goes, seeing the Duke on his ramparts above, raised her skirts perhaps a bit more than necessary in order to attract the Duke's eye. The latter was immediately smitten and ordered her brought in (as was customary for any wench that caught the Duke's eye) through the back door. Herleva refused, saying she would only enter the Duke's castle on horseback through the front gate. The Duke, filled with lust, could only agree. In a few days, Herleva, dressed in the finest her father could provide, and sitting on a white horse, rode proudly through the front gate, her head held high. This gave Herleva a semi-official status as the Duke's mistress. She later gave birth to his son, William, in 1027 or 1028, and probably a daughter, Adelaide, in 1030.

Herleva is my 32nd great grandmother. And Rebecca says my stubbornness comes from along way back.

What, no Pocahontas? Very cool lineage story!

 

[rfassett]

What, no Pocahontas? Very cool lineage story!

No Pocahontas -at least that I have discovered so far. But the William referenced is William the Conqueror. Herleva married while the Duke was out on a pilgrimage and my ancestry comes from that marriage.

As to my ancestry coming to this country - they were here very early and in the trenches to get this country independent. And here is something that only my line can claim - one of my ancestry relatives was the very first person in the US to be impeached.

Genealogy deals with the good, the bad, and the ugly. But at the end of the day, all those who have gone before have played a huge part in who we are today.

I did have to stop searching one line though. It was taking me in a direction I did not want to go. It was rapidly leading to a conclusion that Rebecca and I may be much more closely related than just our marriage. I have to let that digest awhile before I pursue it.

 

[cahedberg]

On the lineage....I too was told for a long time, I was related to Pocahontas....that was not true. What is true is I'm related to Capt John Smith. I blame it on the stories they married, which is not true either. oh, and even though she's not "famous" per se, my great aunt worked on the ENIAC which I always thought was pretty cool....

 

[luv2sleep]

I'm finally on the waiting list for points! I'm a wanna be groupie right now!