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

[eliza61]

I hope that you are able to get to our happy spot !



Can you put us on the list too? April 25, 1992 20 years!! Thanks Kathy

Happy Anniversary JimmyTammy!!

Welcome back Diane and Rich! I enjoyed your journey.

Oh! And belated Happy Mother's Day to all of our Groupie Moms!



As an aside, a very scary thing happened to me yesterday. We were in Charlotte with my in-laws. FIL's wife has a tanning bed. It is in a dark room with a bedspread over it. It looks like a coffin.

So I am looking for their new kitten (big surprise there ) and I see this thing (which deep down inside I know is a tanning bed) with a little light shining on it. So I wonder what the source of the LED light is, thinking it is something from somewhere else causing the light. I put my hand over it to follow the path and accidently touched it.
Suddenly the entire thing has an eerie glow around the perimeter that starts looking like a new age Dracula flick. I start yelling for the owner Lynn!! Lynn!!! Come here!!! What a dork I am! She took that coffin down STAT.

LOL, my kindred spirit!! You're better than me. I have a small cross chain that generally wear daily. I probably would have wiped that sucker out waiting for drac, to show up!!
I'm sort of a Johnny depp fan so dark shadows is definitely on my list to see.

 

[BWV Dreamin]

Try this: wildernessDad

Now I can read along!! Thanks Kathy!

 

[Dizny Dad]

Hi all!

No, I did not stay behind at The Lodge when DiznyDi came home, although we both thought it would be a good idea if we just hid out in a corner of the lobby for a few weeks – who would notice?

So much to tell, and with being out of the office for TWO WEEKS banana there is much more to do to pay the bills before I can share the story too much. Pictures will follow in a few days.

The Lodge was as great as ever. We stayed in a two bedroom 4th floor courtyard villa and loved the view of the lake over the quiet pool. DD & SIL joined us for the last week of our stay.

One quick story, then off to work:

We decided to stay for the afternoon at The Lodge and enjoy the pool. It was about 5PM when all of a sudden a mass of humanity came surging over the stone bridge walkway from the lake/main pool. Instantly there were people diving in, kids screaming, guys with beer bottles tucked into the wastebands of their suits, cannon balls . . . . and that was just in the hot tub. The pool became very crowded with virtually no place just to stand and soak without having a small fry with goggles ram into you while showing off to mommy. Wow. It was just like that scene from Caddy Shack - Caddy Appreciation Day (Caddies welcome 11:00 to 11:05). and as quickly as it rolled in, it was gone in about 20 minutes. Apparently they had closed the main pool for some brief scheduled maintenance (dumb timing) and told everyone that they could use the DVC pool, so they all felt obligated to try it out. One guy did apologize to me with a brief comment, "They said it was all right if we used your pool". I had no idea what he was talking about until later.

Looking forward to the next adventure at The Lodge . . . .

 

[jimmytammy]

Muushka
That is too funny

Dad
I got that image of Caddyshack in my mind...good thing somebody didnt throw a BabyRuth candy bar in

 

[Muushka]

Muushka
That is too funny

Dad
I got that image of Caddyshack in my mind...good thing somebody didnt throw a BabyRuth candy bar in

I thought the same thing! I was afraid that they had come over from FW .

 

[jimmytammy]

At midnight, I will have cracked the 200 mark...199 days to go

 

[MiaSRN62]

Happy Anniversary, you two!! Wishing you a great many more years.

thanks everyone for all the love and support. This continues to be my very happy place.

Welcome home everyone who's recently returned. PICTURES!! I need pictures. The old guy and I are cautiously eyeing sneaking down to the lodge in October. Right now he still has a "pic" line in him (a port that allows blood to be drawn, so he doesn't have to be stuck every time) and will probably have that for the next 4 months, so we're not sure how traveling will work with that. Hummmm, wonder what bells and whistles he'd set off at airport security with that...

Wilderness Dad, I swore I was going to do the twitter thing. facebook is about all I can handle but I'm going to have to join just to follow you. Thanks for the invite.

eliza...if you are on FB please feel free to "friend" me if you'd like. I'll send you a PM.
Also....great to hear about your husband. I think you should plan an October trip if you have the doctor's blessing ! You should be fine to travel with the PICC line. They can show you how to flush it with saline to keep it patent. I think a good dose of the Lodge will lift both your spirits !!!!

 

[jimmytammy]

Hi, Groupies!

Just got back from a lovely week at BWV. We had a delightful dinner at Artist's Point and my friend even bought a s'mores cupcake at Roaring Forks [recommended on the Disney Food Blog]. We wandered around the Villas looking for a way to peek inside a room but no one had left a door open! I'll just have to stay there to see inside, I guess. Such a gorgeous place, I can't wait to go back.

I participated in my first Disney race - the Expedition Everest Challenge. Note the term 'participated' instead of 'ran' - not much running done by me....but, one of these days, I'm sure! It was lots of fun and I definitely want to do that again.

Eliza, that is such wonderful news about your husband. Home will be the perfect place for him to recover.

Happy Anniversary, Jimmy! And happy belated Mother's Day, everyone else.

WildernessDad, I'm following you, too - with the same username that I have for the DIS. Have a wonderful trip.

Congrats on your 1st WDW race! Thats quite a feat, walk or run Tammy has done 2 half marathons there and I am in awe.

Glad you had a great trip. We love BWV!

 

[jimmytammy]

I have been inspired by WildernessDad to follow along his trip on Twitter. If anyone here is on there, I go by @jimmytammy, no big surprise there

 

[Corinne]

Hi Groupies!
We are having a great time as always! Hoping to get over to our Lodge tonight, I am soooo yearning to be there! I posted this on the misc folder but thought I would ask here too......

At the BCV right now and I am wondering, did it recently become common practice for mouse keeping to just hand over a basket full of towels/tp/trash bags, etc.? We had a knock on the door at 8:30 this morning and the women gave my dh the basket and asked for our trash. We have noticed baskets left outside of guest rooms all week. I find this odd. Has anyone else experience this?

 

[DiznyDi]

Corrine - We're just back from VWL, no baskets left outside the doors and we did have T&T.

Here's our Mickey topiary sporting his new sign

And the new sign over the Villas entrance

 

[Inkmahm]

Corrine, when we were at the THV back in March, there were baskets at the doors for T&T service. They were dropped off early, before we left for the park When we came back, T&T was handled as normal.

I think it is odd if they just handed the basket to you.

 

[jimmytammy]

Hi Groupies!
We are having a great time as always! Hoping to get over to our Lodge tonight, I am soooo yearning to be there! I posted this on the misc folder but thought I would ask here too......

At the BCV right now and I am wondering, did it recently become common practice for mouse keeping to just hand over a basket full of towels/tp/trash bags, etc.? We had a knock on the door at 8:30 this morning and the women gave my dh the basket and asked for our trash. We have noticed baskets left outside of guest rooms all week. I find this odd. Has anyone else experience this?

We have had this happen a couple times at VWL. I think the reason they do this is once they have knocked, and we answer, they realize we arent out of the room, so rather than wait, they just hand us the stuff. I think it depends on which mousekeeper it is.

Have a great trip! And enjoy that trip to WL if you havent been yet. Think about us while there

 

[jimmytammy]

Corrine - We're just back from VWL, no baskets left outside the doors and we did have T&T.

Here's our Mickey topiary sporting his new sign

And the new sign over the Villas entrance

Love the pics! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Corinne]

Thanks for all the responses! They never came back, which is fine, although, I do find the whole thing odd. We did take a nice trip the Lodge last night. it was bustling-lots of people milling around. The weather has been less than perfect, but what can you do? Hoping for a little bit of sun today.

 

[jimmytammy]

Thanks for all the responses! They never came back, which is fine, although, I do find the whole thing odd. We did take a nice trip the Lodge last night. it was bustling-lots of people milling around. The weather has been less than perfect, but what can you do? Hoping for a little bit of sun today.

We have friends from back home down there now at OKW, and David said yesterday was the 1st without rain since Mon., though it was hot. Wish I were there

BTW
HAPPY FRIDAY FOLKS!!!!!!

 

[jimmytammy]

I have to share this folks...

My mom who is 72, for the last few yrs has entered a local senior games/talent contest. She has played the piano every year and is pretty good, but alas, has never won, never been 2nd, 3rd, anything. Well this year, she entered 3 oil paintings...bear in mind she didnt start painting until a few mos. ago. Lo and behold, she won 1st, 2nd and Best of show with all 3!! I am so proud of her! She had never won anything up until this point in her life. Way to go Mom!!

 

[DiznyDi]

JT - We've added an extra day to our Dec trip. At your convenience, would you kindly add Dec 7 BLT to the Groupie vacation schedule?

As we approach June, the 6 mo. ADR's open up. We should be thinking about whether or not we'd like to plan a breakfast/ lunch/dinner meet, date, time and place. Post your thoughts and lets get some preliminary plans in place.
Meal-no meal? Meet in a park- or Carolwood Pacific room? Thoughts?

We had such an enjoyable evening with tea pot, her DH, and Stopher. Unfortunately we weren't able to make the connection with Maria. We were doubly blessed spending time with Stopher at Hollywood Studios prior to his departure. Such fun!

Enjoy your weekend Groupies! Ohio is to get into the 80's today. Love the sun!

 

[DiznyDi]

JT - I must have been writing while you were posting...
Kudos and big congratulations to your Mom! How very thrilling for her and for your family. Maybe you could post a pic of her winning entry. I'd love to see it!

 

[twokats]

We got here about noon on Thursday and when we got to the room there was a message waiting for us on the phone. It was Mickey and Minnie singing 'Happy Anniversary', plus later that afternoon the lodge left us a card and a box with a little cake in it. It had been raining earlier that day (saw the puddles), and last night there was a fifteen minute rain. Of course it was while I was walkiing back to the Mickey Dolenz concert thing at Epcot, but he was good. The rest of the day was beautiful.
They are still doing work around the front of the main lodge, but it is not noisy or anything.