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

[eliza61]

Riding in our town this past Fri., I saw a Mickey Ice Cream Bar antennae topper with one ear missing from a bite. Told Tammy to look, look!!! I gotta get one of those!

Jimmy, I've been trying to find them outside of disney for the longest. I also want those car details of families in Mickey ears. The ones you can pretty much customize for your family. I saw that on a car the other day.

 

[stopher1]

Jimmy, I've been trying to find them outside of disney for the longest. I also want those car details of families in Mickey ears. The ones you can pretty much customize for your family. I saw that on a car the other day.

I have those car decals. Got mine at DL a couple of years ago... then this past weekend as we were trading pins, I ended up with almost our family in pin version of those decals! Except I ended up getting a dog (we don't have a dog but want one) instead of finding a 2nd son pin. Oh well. There's always next time. Psst - don't tell him, but right now that dog pin represents my eldest, who has been giving me such crap he's worthy of being IN the dog house right about now. Just in the car on the way back from church tonight (ours has an alternate service on Thursday nights for those who can't do Sundays - and this weekend we can't do Sunday) he was giving me crap for not stopping by Starbucks on the way home. Ohhh how I wanted to reach over and smack him, but at 14 that wouldn't work in a heartbeat...but I sure wanted to. Ahhh teenagers.

 

[stopher1]

I just received an email to attend a screening of Secretariat! How cool I'm thinking!! Then I see there aren't any in our area.

Big sigh..........

Oh I got that email too... and bummer, none close to me either.

 

[DaveH]

Dave I get a sneaky feeling there is something going on here, Black Sabbath and Osbourne Lights

LOL The last time I listened to Sabath was around 1975!!! They were the loudest concert I could think of.

I also liked the part of the walking part of the backstage tour where a child was put on a bee. The old glider and boats and such for the aternoon show at EPCOT.

Have great night and great Friday tomorrow.

 

[eliza61]

So lately I’ve noticed kinsmen, that we are walking around in a pretty crappy mood and that’s understandable. Many of our countrymen are hurting right now and we don’t like that feeling. So your homework assignment for tomorrow is an easy one, Take a detour from being “what’s wrong” and remember a bit more than terrorist attacks. So here are a few pointers….

1) Reports of our country’s demise are extremely premature. If you take a step back and think about it, we’re a pretty young country. In the grand scheme of things 230+ years (give or take a few decades) is really not that old. Hey, England has got to be at least 1300 years old!! In that short period of time we’ve managed to fight for our independence, win a battle against slavery, win a couple of world wars, have a major civil rights movement and in between all that still emerge has the leader of the free world. All this without an instruction manual. All in all, not a bad day at the office. So I’m thinking it’s pretty much a safe bet we’ll survive this little valley too. Take a break from thinking the country is going to implode.

2) Family fights are allowed. With all the name calling, burning books, athelets & politicians behaving badly in the news today one would thing all heck has broke loose. Hey, you try wrangling 300 million people in one land mass, allowing every one the right to express themselves and see what you get! I mean, I'm a NY'er, we can get into a 3 hour argument about the easiest route to get from lower Manhattan to Central Park west. But while you're remembering, remember that fundamentally we are pretty much decent, compassionate and peace loving folks. We struggle daily to do the right thing and for the most part we succeed. Sure we bicker but rarely do we break.

3) Little things really do count. This should be easy for us groupies because we love the little details at the lodge. Well, that concept works every day. Case in point, In front of my house I have a few rose bushes. I love roses probably because now they have been grafted so well even my seriously horticularly challenged thumbs can get them to grow. Well since it took my about 3 weeks to get out of the hospital, the last thing on the old guys mind was to trim and water the roses. I later found out an elderly neighbor named Helen came by my house 2X a week and took care of my roses. It took me almost a year to find out and when I went to thank her she simply said she used to see me taking care of them when the boys were little. She didn’t want them to die. My roses never looked better. Enjoy your little things.

I love you guys madly!!

 

[Granny]

Eliza...beautiful, eloquent and thought provoking words as always.

I agree that people these days just seem angrier than ever. I don't know if it is the proliferation of talk radio, the media hype of every little thing, or just a general frustration but it seems that if anybody says or does anything there is an immediate call for them to lose their job or worse. No wonder politicians are afraid to take a stance on most issues!



Okay, I'm officially off the soap box now.

And we now return to our regularly scheduled program:

You guys are the best!

 

[stopher1]

And we now return to our regularly scheduled program:

You guys are the best!

I love these Granny! Thanks for sharing.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Especially love the picture of the sunrise from the beach Granny!

Stopher - sending you a PM to do a slight adjustment to our Oct trip. I decided I needed more than a couple hours to unpack and repack for a convention I am going to after our vacation.

 

[Nicoal13]

Well said Eliza. It is vital to remember what is really important.

Love the picture of the beach at the Lodge. Lovely.

 

[DaveH]

Eliza well said.

Granny I agree with your soapbox also.

Everyone have a great weekend.

 

[jimmytammy]

Jimmy, I've been trying to find them outside of disney for the longest. I also want those car details of families in Mickey ears. The ones you can pretty much customize for your family. I saw that on a car the other day.

We have the family of four with ears on our van. I get real excited when I see someone with a DVC sticker or license plate on their vehicle, which isnt often around here

 

[Inkmahm]

I just received an email to attend a screening of Secretariat! How cool I'm thinking!! Then I see there aren't any in our area.

Big sigh..........

Same here! I was all set to sign up to go and there's nothing in my state at all.

 

[Muushka]

Sorry guys. Today is always a sad day for me.
And I know that there are Groupies who have experienced much much more than I can ever imagine.

....Let Freedom Ring

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

So we're back from our Daddy-Daughter Adventure! And it was a lot of fun. Wishing I were still there now - but alas, everything must end at some point. Now that ticker is back up to I belive 78 days til I'm at Disneyland again... and I think 86 or 87 until I'm back in the World. Sigh.

Glad you had a great time Stopher!

So true, BUT, it was at least IMO, much better than the joke they call a tour today. We went on it in January for the first time since they removed Residential Street. The WAIT for the tour was seriously longer than the tram ride itself. The only cool part of that tour remaining is Catastrophe Canyon. I miss seeing the Golden Girls house.

I DEFINITELY miss looking up Hollywood Blvd and seeing the Chinese Theatre intead of that lame hat. I so wish it would go away again.

We no longer go on the backlot tour because of how they have changed it. We don't like that first part that you have to go through now. I also wish they would get rid of that darn hat!!!!!

I just received an email to attend a screening of Secretariat! How cool I'm thinking!! Then I see there aren't any in our area.

Big sigh..........

I got that e-mail too but I haven't checked yet if it will be around here. I highly doubt it though.

I love you guys madly!!

We love you too Eliza!!!!! Thank you for those words. You are the best!

Hey Muushka this day makes me sad too. My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone who lost loved ones that day and to all the other people who were involved including our own beloved groupie.

 

[jimmytammy]

Sorry guys. Today is always a sad day for me.
And I know that there are Groupies who have experienced much much more than I can ever imagine.

....Let Freedom Ring

Thats OK Barb. I think a picture like that is a reminder to keep on our toes.

As Eliza said, we have a lot to be thankful for in a very short time, and yet, because of the great country we have become, overcoming adversity, so many other places and people hope still to see us fail. So we should live our lives, as God intended it to be, ever so mindful of Him, doing good unto others.

But we have to understand, we have enemies, whether we are aware of them or not. That is where we can be vigilant. We can and have the right to protect ourselves, my family deserves that much from me. But we can pray for those who wish to do us harm.

So on a day like this, I hope we never forget. We can forgive, but we never should forget. The people who lost their lives that day, the loved ones left behind, and those who have given the ultimate sacrifice, all through the years as Eliza wrote, lest not they be forgotten. If it werent for those, we wouldnt have the simple freedom to be writing here as we do.

So Barb, Eliza, and all groupies, Let Freedom Ring, indeed!!

 

[DiznyDi]

Eliza, we're so glad you're with us! You remember the horrors of that day better than the rest of us, a day you'll never forget.
As we take a minute to reflect on this day, I think of, pray for, and thank not only my 2 nephews currently serving their country in Afganistan, but all military personnel that are fighting to protect our freedoms and our borders.

 

[Muushka]

Eliza, we're so glad you're with us! You remember the horrors of that day better than the rest of us, a day you'll never forget.
As we take a minute to reflect on this day, I think of, pray for, and thank not only my 2 nephews currently serving their country in Afganistan, but all military personnel that are fighting to protect our freedoms and our borders.

 

[dsneygirl]

We just got back from 10 days at WDW. 5 at BCV and 5 at our home VWL. Another completely magical stay. We were in room 3531 which is a dedicated corner studio. One window looks toward the quiet pool and the other towards the lake. Awesome location.

We had a fantastic meal at Artist Point and my DS got to try out the Kids Club for the first time. The night he was there there were 4 kids and 2 counsellors. Other than Sat and Sun of the Labour Day weekend the place was practically deserted.

One morning we left for MK around 10am and we were the only family getting on the boat. The driver waited and finally one more showed up.

The only wrinkled in an otherwise perfect stay was the Sat of Labour Day weekend. We rented bikes to go to FW and back. We got the all day as we knew it would be more than 2 hours and DS is still on a bike with training wheels.

Well that was check in day for the Women's Fort Triathalon on Sunday. And many of the racers were trying out the course. At one point my DS (4) was so scared he was afraid to brake and went off the trail right into a prickly bush. At that point he refused to get back on the bike and insisted on walking.

We finally made it to the Meadows and returned our bikes at the Fort Bike Barn. DH explained no one had told us to expect all the additional bike traffic. The manager there was very nice, offered us a ride back to VWL and refunded our rental.

Hopefully next time we'll have better luck as we love the ride on that trail.

One other interesting note. That day we ended up taking the boat back to VWL from FW and there were at least a dozen people dressed for pool hopping. (wearing only t shirts over their bathing suits). One kid asked his mom if they were going to the Contemporary and she said "no we're swimming at the Polynesian" so they all continued on in the Fort-WL-Cont loop.

 

[wildernessDad]

Eliza, I'm glad that you were fortunate enough to survive that horrible day. What a tragedy for our country and for the world, really. It seemed in the aftermath that all in the civilized world were Americans.

 

[jimmytammy]

We just got back from 10 days at WDW. 5 at BCV and 5 at our home VWL. Another completely magical stay. We were in room 3531 which is a dedicated corner studio. One window looks toward the quiet pool and the other towards the lake. Awesome location.

We had a fantastic meal at Artist Point and my DS got to try out the Kids Club for the first time. The night he was there there were 4 kids and 2 counsellors. Other than Sat and Sun of the Labour Day weekend the place was practically deserted.

One morning we left for MK around 10am and we were the only family getting on the boat. The driver waited and finally one more showed up.

The only wrinkled in an otherwise perfect stay was the Sat of Labour Day weekend. We rented bikes to go to FW and back. We got the all day as we knew it would be more than 2 hours and DS is still on a bike with training wheels.

Well that was check in day for the Women's Fort Triathalon on Sunday. And many of the racers were trying out the course. At one point my DS (4) was so scared he was afraid to brake and went off the trail right into a prickly bush. At that point he refused to get back on the bike and insisted on walking.

We finally made it to the Meadows and returned our bikes at the Fort Bike Barn. DH explained no one had told us to expect all the additional bike traffic. The manager there was very nice, offered us a ride back to VWL and refunded our rental.

Hopefully next time we'll have better luck as we love the ride on that trail.

One other interesting note. That day we ended up taking the boat back to VWL from FW and there were at least a dozen people dressed for pool hopping. (wearing only t shirts over their bathing suits). One kid asked his mom if they were going to the Contemporary and she said "no we're swimming at the Polynesian" so they all continued on in the Fort-WL-Cont loop.

Thanks for sharing your trip with us! That was a definite extraordinary circumstance seeing that many people on the trail to FW. We use that trail often and see nothing but deer Glad your trip otherwise went smoothly.