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

debbieandroo · Jul 3, 2012

jimmytammy said:
Its a great feeling being able to share DVC with friends and family!

It is!

eliza61 said:
Since it's Africa Hot pretty much around the entire nation, today's trivia is about Animal kingdom.

The first birth at Disney's Animal Kingdom was a Kudu, a large African Antelope.

The first animal to arrive at Disney's Animal Kingdom was "Miles" the giraffe. He moved in on June 12th, 1996.

Kali river Rapids is set in the village of Anandapur, A sanskrit word meaning "the place of all delight".
Pretty appropriate. Maybe the need to rename the entire park that!!

Anyone know the name of the large T-Rex near the entrance of Dinosaur?

So we snaged (1 g or 2?) a reservation for Saratoga Springs for our anniversary week in October. We were hoping to do Italy since it's our 25th but the old guy may still have a pic line in him so we'll stay stateside. And as the mouseworld is our happy place, it's all good.

Anyone stay at SS before. I've read lukewarm reviews of the place but honestly, right now we're pretty much happy with some down time.

Any big plans for the fourth? I'm helping out on a cool assignment, Philly always does a pretty big 4th of July thing, can't blame them, with the liberty Bell, declaration of Independance and Independance hall all here, be kinda hard not to have a huge party. Anyhoo, I'm helping to bake a 14th foot cake in the replica of the American Flag at Betsy Ross's house. this ought to be a hoot!!

I don't have an answer to your trivia question. But that has got to be the most Fourth of July-sounding activity I have ever heard of - wow!!! Have a great time and please do post some pictures.

MarlaSingersLaundry said:
What a wonderful surprise! I am sure this trip will mean so much more to your friend since it was made possible by the love and generosity of others.

Thank you - I am so thankful for the opportunity to do this.

Muushka · Jul 4, 2012

Happy Independence Day Groupies

jimmytammy · Jul 4, 2012

Happy 4th of July Folks!!!!

MiaSRN62 · Jul 4, 2012

You got it Christopher ! I'll do whatever I can to help :goodvibes

HAPPY 4th of July GROUPIE PALS !!!!!!

jimmytammy · Jul 5, 2012

An early Happy Birthday Oshawa!!! Hope your day is great tomorrow!!!

twokats · Jul 5, 2012

Happy Birthday Oshawa
Hope your day tomorrow is wonderful!

Muushka · Jul 5, 2012

Oooooh, another birthday! That means another lunch!!!
Where to Oshawa?? :cool1:

Happy Birthday Oshawa

eliza61 · Jul 5, 2012

Hope I'm not too late.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OHSAWA!!

Hope your day was magical!!

eliza61 · Jul 5, 2012

Now, I know teachers probably lament the decline in teaching kids American history and what I called "youtube" education but.......

So yesterday I was suppose to help decorate a 14 foot cake in the replica of the American Flag to hand out during Philly's welcome America celebration.

Well this was supposed to happen in front of Betsy Ross's house. One minor problem Independance hall, Betsy's house and other historical buildings do not have AC and it was 99 degrees outside. Let's see butter cream froasting vs. 99 direct sunlight, let sit for 2 hours. Yep, you get the idea.

So instead we were detached to parade duty. I now fully know that while I love my country and proud to be a citizen, I would not have lasted a day in the summer of 1776. Where's the American Adventure when you need it.

Some pics to enjoy. sorry they're at weird angles, we were assigned to the back of the parade.

Mrs. Ross herself

A gentleman named Ben Franklin. Not sure what he does but he's reallllllly big here in Philadelphia

Some local musicians

A fellow by the name of Abe Lincoln. Always seems to have that hat with him.

Lots of handsome military gents

DiznyDi · Jul 5, 2012

stopher1 said:
Hello friends - long time no visit.

Sorry - and thanks to dear Di for the gentle nudge that I need to come back and say hello!

Life has been very, very, very busy. In the midst of Scouting's zenith right now with all of the summer-time activities. Just got back recently from Summer Camp, where I took 104 youth and 46 full-week adults, plus another 8 partial week adults. We have an amazing Troop. Coordinating it all is very much like bringing in a small army... but I LOVE doing it!

The business continues to grow, even if it is a bit slowly right now. Several new clients looking at cruises and other vacations into 2013 now, so that's good news for the pipeline. The referrals continue to come in as well. The FB page continues to grow in size, having just recently surpassed 300 likes, and the blog is creeping along getting new subscribers. I continue to add new content to my website, as it's grown to over 60 pages of info now. It's getting a bit more difficult to maintain personally. Soon I'm hoping to turn it over to an actual webmaster. I'm in 2 different networking groups, and after many months they are finally starting to pay off... that whole trust thing is important, and now that I'm regular and known and trusted, the group members are beginning to refer folks my way. I also have a couple of big new paid ads that I've placed in publications recently that are starting to generate... both have an 8-10 month lifespan, so hopefully they will reap the desired dividends. And I'm working hard to hopefully be in print in the next 3-5 months, but hopefully less time than that. I'll let you know when that time comes.

We are heading south in just 12 days now. Can't wait to be there once again... even if it will be hot and sticky. (Doing Florida in the summer has NEVER been something we enjoy... but it's the only week in the entire summer when the entire family would be together... so why not be hot there instead of hot here?) We'll be at AKV - Kidani, but certainly will be making our way over to the Lodge once or twice to enjoy it there. No parks this trip - just the pool, the resort, some mini-golf perhaps, boating, Hoop Dee Doo is on the short list, or Cirque du Soleil... we're still debating.

I haven't spent much time on here in the past couple of months - hardly at all honestly. But for those of you on FB, I do keep up and watch what's going on in your posts. I hope the rest of you that aren't on FB are well.

Take care friends. I'll try to pop back in before we leave for Florida...

Oh yes - and Happy Independence Day! ( a tad early).

stopher, we've missed you!

Thanks for the update. Sounds like a nice relaxing trip for your family coming up in just a few short days. Enjoy your time together. Kids grow up too darn fast!

Muushka · Jul 5, 2012

Hi Stopher :wave:

I don't know how I missed that post!

Great pics Eliza. Thanks for sharing the parade with us.

twokats · Jul 5, 2012

Hey Groupies,
May not be a big deal, but I just noticed that I have gone over 500 posts!!!!
:thumbsup2

eliza61 · Jul 5, 2012

twokats said:
Hey Groupies,
May not be a big deal, but I just noticed that I have gone over 500 posts!!!!

way cool, twokats!

MiaSRN62 · Jul 6, 2012

twokats said:
Hey Groupies,
May not be a big deal, but I just noticed that I have gone over 500 posts!!!!

WOOOT !

Dizny Dad · Jul 6, 2012

So today it is to be another hot one, with temps to 100°F. DiznyDi thinks we should possibly forego our evening walk because of the heat . . . . and she wants to live in Florida. :beach:

Just goes to show you what the draw of the Lodge can be!

jimmytammy · Jul 6, 2012

Eliza great pics, thanks for sharing!

twokats, 500 is a big #, reason to celebrate in my book :dance3:

Happy Friday To All!!!!

highlander · Jul 6, 2012

We were just in VWL from 6/23 to 7/3 and got a notice under our door that the dinnerware would be changed out. We were making a quick stop in our room before heading out when the new dinnerware was brought in. It's commercial white and lacks the charm of the green and red plates that we've been using for the past 6 years at VWL and seemed more appropriate for the lodge theme.

Has anyone else seen this yet and have an opinion?

Thankfully, we were in the room when the new dinnerware was delivered so that we could see that it was taken from the box and put directly in the cabinets. We put everything in the dishwasher so that we'd have clean dinnerware before using since I wasn't convinced that the dishes were clean or the people handling the dishes had clean hands.

Still, we can't wait for our next trip to DW and stay in our home resort, VWL.

Quick question on another front, any idea what the per point price is now for add on through DVC?

wildernessDad · Jul 6, 2012

See below.

highlander said:
We were just in VWL from 6/23 to 7/3 and got a notice under our door that the dinnerware would be changed out. We were making a quick stop in our room before heading out when the new dinnerware was brought in. It's commercial white and lacks the charm of the green and red plates that we've been using for the past 6 years at VWL and seemed more appropriate for the lodge theme.

Has anyone else seen this yet and have an opinion?

Check out this thread. http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2952585&highlight=vwl+china

Thankfully, we were in the room when the new dinnerware was delivered so that we could see that it was taken from the box and put directly in the cabinets. We put everything in the dishwasher so that we'd have clean dinnerware before using since I wasn't convinced that the dishes were clean or the people handling the dishes had clean hands.

Still, we can't wait for our next trip to DW and stay in our home resort, VWL.

Quick question on another front, any idea what the per point price is now for add on through DVC?

I assume that you are asking about a VWL add on. Current prices are: $102 base price; 25-point minimum purchase.

Muushka · Jul 6, 2012

highlander said:
We were just in VWL from 6/23 to 7/3 and got a notice under our door that the dinnerware would be changed out. We were making a quick stop in our room before heading out when the new dinnerware was brought in. It's commercial white and lacks the charm of the green and red plates that we've been using for the past 6 years at VWL and seemed more appropriate for the lodge theme.

Has anyone else seen this yet and have an opinion?

Thankfully, we were in the room when the new dinnerware was delivered so that we could see that it was taken from the box and put directly in the cabinets. We put everything in the dishwasher so that we'd have clean dinnerware before using since I wasn't convinced that the dishes were clean or the people handling the dishes had clean hands.

Still, we can't wait for our next trip to DW and stay in our home resort, VWL.

Quick question on another front, any idea what the per point price is now for add on through DVC?