VWL Lovers & Groupies thread: It all started with a Moose

[franandaj]

Happy Monday gang,
Has anyone tried Kouzzina's? It's gotten pretty good reviews over on the restaurant thread.
Very ecclectic menu including some Greek speciality drinks. I can honestly say I haven't had Greek cuisine.

We ate there a litle over a year ago, had the Spanakopita, Vongole, Fisherman's Stew and some dessert that I can not pronounce. Everything was excellent! The Spanakopita beat the pants off the one they served at F&W. I'd like to go back again sometime. I've seen very mixed reviews, but mostly bad reviews from those I'd call persnickity (sp?) or don't like Greek food. I thought it was excellent.

 

[jimmytammy]

Muushka

So sorry for your adventure at Maggianos, glad everything else went well otherwise. Tammy would have been hurling right along with the little boy. Weak stomach when it comes to such matters.

Kouzzina is good, though we have only eaten breakfast there. But its not just the standard fare, lots of flavors. Big dishes, we could have shared and been fine.

 

[jimmytammy]

Today is the 10th anniv. of VWL opening, Nov. 15, 2000. I say we raise a toast to the place who makes us all smile so much

 

[tea pot]

We did some major things towards finalizing packing yesterday. Bought all the toiletries, undies and the like. Got the bags out and gussied up with new Wilderness Lodge luggage tags and the DME luggage tags. Finishing packing will be a piece of cake. And we have a little over 3 weeks to go!

We're all anxious to get out of Dodge and head to the Lodge!

3Weeks To Go boy are you good I'm the Queen of Packing the Night before
I've tried to get things ready weeks before truly I did but all I do is keep adding to the piles and then bring way too much.

Tell me how to do that, in very simple steps, I have tried to add tickets, but it did not work, I would love a moosie, he would look handsome on me.

WELCOME NJMermaid to this Wonderful Group

WD, LOVE the "get out of Dodge and head to the Lodge!"
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Hey Muushka Sounds like this should be the Groupie Mantra

19 Day Happy Dance

 

[twinklebug]

Hopefully in just 3 weeks from now, I'll be sitting on a plane which is ready to take off. I'll be tired, but relieved to be on the plane and going!

You summed up into words the exact feeling I get every trip.

Once on that plane my only concerns are cats (pet sitter- check!), car (valet- check!), luggage (something's clunking around in the hold beneath our seats so assuming that's a check!), and kids (both are located 5 rows back- check! ) then it's off to find my inner 9 yo again.

 

[eliza61]

I.

All is fine so far. We have a very nice waiter and enjoying ourselves.

Suddenly at the table next to us a cute little boy starts throwing up. Not once, not twice....about 4 times (at that location).

Poor mom. She was so patient and kind to the little guy. When it seemed like he was done, she started taking him to the restroom. Nope, not done. As she carried him past our table and onto the walkway (with little spaghettis dangling from his tiny sneakers, the stuff he stepped in) he hurled again. OK, all done with that episode.

Except I don't know what the restaurant's SOP for vomit is, but the pile the kid created stayed there for our entire lunch. Luckily it didn't have an odor. They stepped over the mess on the walkway for about 15 minutes until someone cleaned that one up.

We ate our lunch, quietly shaking our heads at the lack of response. Then came the dessert. We ordered the:

Chocolate Zuccotto Cake
Chocolate cake layered with sambuca chocolate mousse, iced with chocolate frosting and dusted with cocoa powder.

We asked for 2 forks, so we could share. They brought this thing out and I swear they needed a forklift to put it onto the plate. It was the largest piece of anything I have ever seen in my life. And Mr Muush grabs his fork and thinks he is going to attack it as is!!! Ha! Waiter, can we have a knife please? I cut off 2 slices from it and it is still a monster!!!! And really good too. So we take the rest home. Along with lunch leftovers.

So we eat the lunch leftovers for dinner, and of course, another slice of the Chocolate Monster.


Sitting in our refrigerator is the remainder of the Chocolate Monster (enough for 2 more slices) and the rest of our dinners.

Say E, how is cooking school going? Do tell!!!

Today is the 10th anniv. of VWL opening, Nov. 15, 2000. I say we raise a toast to the place who makes us all smile so much

And still looking good!! Happy anniversary WL!! You look marrrrvelous!


Muush, I can't imagine even writing a SOP for hurling. Poor little kid,

And onto the topic of food that makes you sick.... lol.

I have 3 classes and 1 emplifies the saying "some times you really don't want to know". If you ever see a "Intro to world cuisines" class being offered, run, run like the wind. While I consider myself an adventerous eater.....

1) I don't care how much fried giant water beetles (a Thailand delicacy) taste like scallops, there ain't that much breading to cover up the fact they are water beetles.
2) Yes, I realize that it is probably rude to turn down an offer of pickled Yak hearts when visiting in Tibet but no where is this on the menu at Yak & Yeti so I think I should be exempted.

I do have a introduction to French pasteries class which would probably be interesting if it wasn't taught by the Anti-christ. He keeps insisting that we must "bake with love". translation: we must knead and mix every thing by hand. I am firmly convince that I really don't love anyone that much.

 

[franandaj]

fried giant water beetles (a Thailand delicacy)

That's worse than the story of the kid hurling!

 

[wildernessDad]

Today is the 10th anniv. of VWL opening, Nov. 15, 2000. I say we raise a toast to the place who makes us all smile so much

See here... http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2597371

 

[Muushka]

Muushka

So sorry for your adventure at Maggianos, glad everything else went well otherwise. Tammy would have been hurling right along with the little boy. Weak stomach when it comes to such matters.

Kouzzina is good, though we have only eaten breakfast there. But its not just the standard fare, lots of flavors. Big dishes, we could have shared and been fine.

We missed you

I checked out Kouzzina's menus. I guess I really haven't had Greek food either!

Today is the 10th anniv. of VWL opening, Nov. 15, 2000. I say we raise a toast to the place who makes us all smile so much

Happy Anniversary VWL!! We stayed in the 1 BR (cash of course) in early December that year, to try it out.

Eliza, it sounds like you and cooking will certainly be an adventure!! Keep us in the loop, will you?
I Love to hear about that kind of stuff.

 

[horselover]

Today is the 10th anniv. of VWL opening, Nov. 15, 2000. I say we raise a toast to the place who makes us all smile so much

Cheers to you VWL!!!

I do have a introduction to French pasteries class which would probably be interesting if it wasn't taught by the Anti-christ. He keeps insisting that we must "bake with love". translation: we must knead and mix every thing by hand. I am firmly convince that I really don't love anyone that much.

I like to think I bake with love, but I use my KitchenAid mixer to do it!

 

[blossomz]

Oh Barb! What away to spend a lunch out! Yes, love Iron chef Kat too! Been wanting to try it for awhile!

Wilderness dad..we go to Baltimore a lot (we are just over the PA line). After all this time didn't realize we were so close! We may have to meet up sometime!

 

[wildernessDad]

Wilderness dad..we go to Baltimore a lot (we are just over the PA line). After all this time didn't realize we were so close! We may have to meet up sometime!

Sounds like a plan.

 

[Granny]

Today is the 10th anniv. of VWL opening, Nov. 15, 2000. I say we raise a toast to the place who makes us all smile so much

Did someone say raise a toast??

Happy birthday to our beloved VWL!!

 

[Muushka]

Great picture Granny

Good morning. My name is Muushka and I am confused.

When we returned from our cruise last month, someone asked me to post pictures of the Wonder that we took from Freedom. I forgot who that was! Whoever asked me to post them (I don't post pictures, sort of deficient in that area, but might be a New Year's resolution!), will you email me and I will send them to you.

Thank you for your cooperation.

 

[stopher1]

Good morning Groupies!

Just wanted to pop in and say hi before heading off to another meeting. (I've been in Ohio since Monday on a meeting marathon all over the state with various customers, all in some state of trouble with their loan package... or as my traveling companion has called it, the "torture tour". Every meeting has been long, mostly unpleasant, long, difficult at times, long, kind of a wake-up call for them, long... oh, and did I say long?!??) Thankfully I head back home to Indy today - and then in just 10 days I head west and get to stay in our sister lodge!! Then in 19 days head down to the world! Can't wait for our meet at the Lodge!

 

[tea pot]

Hang in there Stopher You'll be in the Magic Real Soon

 

[sleepydog25]

Though belated, a Happy Birthday wish to the Lodge (I did post on the main Disney site that day in response to a blurb they released). . .and. . .17 days 'til buffalo sirloin with a luscious red (and wine, too ) at Artist Point. . .

 

[Dizny Dad]

One post between 9AM yesterday and 6:15 AM today.

We must all be busy packing . . .

 

[stopher1]

Good morning Groupies! One week til Thanksgiving... I hope you all are ready for that day - or are getting ready. We have most of the shopping done and our DD is so excited for the company that will be here that day... and then the day after I get to fly west to CA to see family, Disneyland, stay at VGC...and oh yeah, then have a week of meetings for work.

I have some fun news today!! ... For all those of you who have prayed and such over the past couple of months for my FIL, I have to share what my DW told me while I was on my Ohio trip this week. His latest MRI results came back this week, and the cancer cells have been shrinking! We are very excited about it. The tarceva pills that he has been taking have not only been doing their job of stopping the growth, they have actually been doing even more. She was so happy to get that news a couple of days ago. He's up and around, walking with and without a cane (instead of the walker), and actually drove a couple of weeks ago for the first time in 4 months. Went to McDonald's and the bank. He's doing well and is quite happy. At this point the doctors believe (though no one knows for sure of course), that the original 6-8 months prognosis can be extended to 1-2 years, maybe more. But no one wants to be say anything above that. So we have one more thing to be thankful for as Thanksgiving approaches. DW told him on the phone last night that he should definitely be thankful that he picked the "right time" to have cancer... just 3 years ago this drug didn't exist, and since he has the kind of cancer that chemo doesn't work for... he would have been gone pretty quickly. But not now anyway... So yay for modern medicine, and yay for prayer! And yay for the One who answers those prayers.

Have a great day!

 

[Granny]

Christopher...great news about your father-in-law!!

As you said, we all have much to be thankful for. Along with prayers for the Groupies we always include gratitude for our many blessings.