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

[twinmom108]

Happy Birthday Muushka!!!




Wishing you a wonderful day!

 

[tea pot]

Happy Birthday Muushka
Have a Magical Day !

 

[tea pot]

Welcome Back Di and Dad so glad your had a wonderful trip!
Love Love the pics Oh wouldn't that be one great place for a Groupie Meet?

The hardest part of this week is my sinuses are so sore and hurt so bad that it makes my teeth hurt.

Oh Kathy Hope you feel better Soon
I've had that kind of sinus pain before
I even went to the dentist thinking it was my teeth!
Listen to Jimmy that sound like some good advise (Vt C for me )

Blossomz
Congrats on the Marathon Medal
We Love the Tree Houses
love the room and the quiet feel
Jimmy I think you and the family would really enjoy them,
ask for a river view.
We Loved the big deck and just watching the boats go by

I'll be heading off to "The World" Monday for a short 4 night stay with a
good friend from home who is down visiting.
Staying at the BLT but planning on a vist to our Beloved Lodge.
Will post pics when I get back.

Hope all the Groupies are warm and well
Take care

 

[Muushka]

Thanks TP and TwinMom! Still having a good birthday....

Have a good time at the world TP, enjoy BLT!

Kathy, how are you feeling? Any improvement?

 

[twokats]

Oh Kathy Hope you feel better Soon
I've had that kind of sinus pain before
I even went to the dentist thinking it was my teeth!
Listen to Jimmy that sound like some good advise (Vt C for me )

TP, thanks.
I took DD Kati to the doctor today. She is on the verge of an ear infection along with the alergy stuff. He felt I should be getting better soon. My cough is better, but still hits me the occasional times. I had a light sinus headache today, but nothing I couldn't manage. I still have times when I just want to lay down and sleep forever (totally not like me), but I think I am on the way to being better. Just have to totally get rid of the cough.

We are going to see my son and dil and a few of the grandkids tomorrow. Hoping for a good day.

 

[jimmytammy]

twokats
Hope you continue to improve, and best wishes to Kati as she deals with her pains too. You both deserve better.

 

[jimmytammy]

teapot
Hope you and Steve have a great trip! I watched the DVC webcast and they showed a pretty fair amount of our beloved Lodge and the treehouses. Both of em made me miss not being there. Those treehouses are calling my name, indeed.

 

[staceyeid]

We got our tickets in the mail the other day and I could barely contain myself! My husband and kids think I'm crazy. The kids say they won't get excited till a day or two before. Husband will never be excited! I say these people are just crazy!

I completely understand, every little purchase or reservations makes it seem that much closer. I'm counting down the days until I can make our dining reservations. Doing a spreadsheet now to figure out what parks on what days and where to eat.

 

[DiznyDi]

Happy Birthday Muushka!
I can't believe I almost missed this!
Wishing you a most wonderful day full of sunshine and surprises. Enjoy your special day!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Happy Birthday Muushka!

 

[jimmytammy]

Some day my Prince will come
That one jumped out at me as I remember our DD played it at her 2nd piano recital(and I remember tearing up)

 

[bagsmom]

I completely understand, every little purchase or reservations makes it seem that much closer. I'm counting down the days until I can make our dining reservations. Doing a spreadsheet now to figure out what parks on what days and where to eat.

You are a girl after my own heart! I have a big notebook with section dividers -- lodge info -- dining -- ticket copies -- trip insurance -- daily itineraries.

And a big spreadsheet of the week's activities! And I absolutely LOVE working on them! If I change one little thing, I start the whole thing over just for fun. I'm so weird! I keep thinking I should be able to channel this weird tendency into something that would earn me some money, but so far, it's only served to keep me occupied (and keep me from laundry and cleaning!)

96 days away!!!!!!!

 

[Corinne]

Muush~Happy Belated Birthday, hope you had a great day!

Dizny Di~Your photos have me sighing! Glad you had a nice trip.

Blossom~Congrats on your medal! Loved the treehouse photos.

 

[Kathymford]

You are a girl after my own heart! I have a big notebook with section dividers -- lodge info -- dining -- ticket copies -- trip insurance -- daily itineraries.

And a big spreadsheet of the week's activities! And I absolutely LOVE working on them! If I change one little thing, I start the whole thing over just for fun. I'm so weird! I keep thinking I should be able to channel this weird tendency into something that would earn me some money, but so far, it's only served to keep me occupied (and keep me from laundry and cleaning!)

96 days away!!!!!!!

Project Management is the term you're looking for. or, as I always called myself OCD. LMAO

 

[bagsmom]

Project Management is the term you're looking for. or, as I always called myself OCD. LMAO

Oh, the OCD is a given! I just wish it extended into my housekeeping.

 

[Muushka]

Thank you DDi and Kat4

 

[twokats]

Oh, the OCD is a given! I just wish it extended into my housekeeping.

This is my motto at my house!!!

 

[DiznyDi]

This is my motto at my house!!!

LOVE your motto Kathy!

 

[Granny]

Sitting here in my room at AKV Jambo...brrr it was a cold and windy day at WDW today! Mostly just hanging out, chilling and eating so far with a quick trip over to MK this evening. Thinking of my Groupie friends and hoping everyone gets healthy and happy soon!

AKV may be a sister resort to WL but for a variety of reasons it just doesn't sing to us in the same manner. Not surprising I suppose, but this and SSR were the only options for our last minute booking so I can't complain. I look forward to a few days of decompression between jobs.

 

[DiznyDi]

Let me tell you about Aulani - what a beautiful, fabulous resort. I hope that at some point of each of your lives you have opportunity to visit this beautiful place! We chose to visit in February - winter season in Hawaii. While the temperatures were in the high 70's and low 80's during the day, the winds were fierce. We did swim some, but getting out of the water was a 'chilling' experience. It was much warmer to sunbathe at the lagoon.
The CM's are like family; very friendly, helpful and full of conversation. It is worth the price of the refillable mug - $18.99 - just for the coffee alone. While I do enjoy my coffee, I'm usually a 'morning only' coffee drinker. At Aulani I was drinking coffee all day long.
We began each morning with a walk along the lagoons up to the point and the marina. It would take us about an hour and the walk is nearly 3 miles. There are a total of 4 lagoons. While at Disney in December we would count the deer along the path over to Ft. Wilderness. At Aulani, we counted the stray cats - one day as many as 23! Local residents would feed them. This photo shows the walkway with a beautiful rainbow over Aulani.

One day we made our way up to the North Shore where we spent a considerable amount of time at the beach watching the sea turtles and hoping one would come into shore to sun himself. Please meet Olivia Dawn, a 210 pound sea turtle. As a point of information, the turtles come to the warm sand to sun themselves and help aid in their digestion. There are about 28 turtles - all named and recognized by the volunteers that guard over them - that come to this particular beach.

We spent an afternoon whale-watching; a tour booked through Aulani's tour desk. What a wonderful experience! One of the big fellow's even did a back-flip for us. Thrilling!

We also spent a day over on the big island doing an Eco Volcano tour. While the tour was again a very educational experience, should you decide to do this, please do you homework and book with a reputable tour company. This excursion was booked through our local AAA and was plagued with problems: the plane was over 2 hours late taking off (Go! Airlines ), 4 very young children that were very bored 2 hours into a 12 hour tour, no time for dinner, the 'expert' tour guide failed to get us back to the airport on time and our flight had already departed. $700.00 later, we're on the last flight off the island and flying with Hawaiian airlines. This photo taken from a significant distance shows the molten glow of magma.

As a word of caution and something we knew, when traveling up the west coast be extremely careful. This area is plagued with homeless and is a constant source of headache for the local police with robbery. We were indeed victimized. Our rental car was broken into - the trunk where we had stored our backpacks, purses, wallets ipad and cell phones. Some things were taken, some not and believe it or not, some were even returned to Aulani's front desk several hours after the incident. We had gone up the coast to watch a surfing championship......

Aulani is beautiful! I'd go back in a heartbeat. Even the long flight was tolerable. Maybe someday....
DDad and me near the path we walked daily taking in the beauty before us. Beside Aulani is one of 3 wedding chapels in Ko Olina. We would see weddings on a regular basis beginning as early as 9 AM! If (when - sshhh) we ever go back, I think I'd like to go in September or October. We've been in June and now in February. Yes, I think September would be good!