VWL Lovers & Groupies Thread: Meese-ka, Mice-ka MOOSE-kateers

[I Book He Pays]

Happy Halloween........

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

My news is even better than making it onto the Mom's panel (although that would be incredible). I just found out I'm going to be a Great Auntie!!!!! My niece, the one that got married last year, is expecting her 1st baby. I'm so excited!!! We haven't had a baby in our family since DS11. She's due in May. I can't wait!

Have a good weekend all!

Congratulations!!

So.....how 'bout dem Cards!

I think the Cards owe the Phillies a huge thank you!

Hope everybody made out well this weekend. Drove to Philly during the worst part of the storm and it wasn't fun. DH surprised DD and I with tickets to the Flyers/Carolina game on Saturday!!!!!!!! My first home game in the new arena and DD's first home game ever. Her favorite player now plays for the Hurricanes so she was very conflicted. She felt bad rooting against him. It was so much fun though!!!!!

Hope everyone has a happy Halloween!!!

 

[Muushka]

Sheesh. I'm gone for 8 days and a new home????
I think DD put it best

WOW; in the RESORT section now. Kind of makes me feel like a split stay and I just changed rooms . . . . . hope I didn't leave anything in the other room. If you find something, it might be mine.

Anywhoo. We got off of the cruise ship yesterday. I must say, we did have a wonderful time. This cabin we had no chimneys next door. Amazing how much more enjoyable a cruise is when you can actually take advantage of your balcony!

We cruised with 8 friends and it could not have worked out better. We ran into good friends throughout the day, no pressure from anyone to hang, if it worked out, great, if not, great too! We all met for dinner each night and shared our experience for the day. On our last sea day, they all made plans for a group lunch (fortunately we were informed!) so I figure it must be good if meeting for lunch voluntarily! Four of the friends are local, but 2 moved from our area 2 years ago so it was nice for the 8 of us to all be together again. And the other 2 friends are good friends of mine that live in FL, so that was great to have them be included amongst everyone. If you can ever plan a cruise with friends, I highly recommend it.

Our weather was near perfect. A little rocky on the last night, but other than a little rain one day, perfect.
We cruised RCI Freedom of the Seas in case I didn't already say previously. A mega-ship (although not the largest anymore). A tad too big for us, but everyone seemed happy with it. Rock climbing wall, flo-rider, ice skating, they did it all! We got to see Kung Fu Panda 2 in 3D which was fun. We only went to 1 show, which was excellent but all the others enjoyed them all.
I did an excursion to St. John. What a gorgeous island that is. I would love to go back there and spend some time. Mr Muush proudly got off the ship yesterday proclaiming that it was the first time his feet touched land in 7 days. He did not get off of the ship once in any port. Strange man that Mr Muush is.

Yesterday we checked into Vero. I can't believe the villa we got. We have ocean view from every window. It is a beautiful resort. We have a 1 BR and it is similar to OKW, lots of room . It was a monsoon during the night, but it looks a tad bit nicer out there now. It is good to just relax. I know, just off of a cruise and not rested??? It is difficult resting when all your good friends are around you!

We are here until Wednesday when we check into BLT. Life is good......

Have a great trip Muush and Mr. Muush - just realized how much Muush sounds like moose!
Think of us every once in a while as you sit with the warm sun on your face and the breeze blowing gently through your hair... ahhhh

And Mr Muush loves it when it gently blows through his toes. Sitting out there on the balcony, reading. He is a brat!

Just wanted you folks who are friends on FB to know, I decided this morning to unsubscribe after some questionable stuff. I really dont want to, cause it has helped me to stay connected with friends and family. But after debating it for a couple mos. now, just ready to get past it. I really feel this group to be my safe haven on the net. So unfortunately for yall, less FB time for me, which means all the more time right here

It is much better (for all of us!) that you un-friended FB!

I am probably the only anti-FB person alive!! I only created a fake account to communicate with my son in Afghanistan. I have seen a lot of harm come about from it. Don't know your situation, but I can relate. Stay on the DIS so we can find you!

I'll do you one better. I have never even created a fake account! I don't know what my aversion is to it, but I stay away.

The ol back has been acting up for several days now, since Mon actually after riding SM at MK. There is a reason they warn those with back issues to not ride. Now, dummy me goes and rides KS at AK yesterday, back row, then round that out with 3 back to back to back EE rides. WHoooo, the ol back is screaming at me now. I just cant face that the mind and the body arent in sync with each other these days, the mind still in 8 yr old mode, the body, beyond what a 47 yr old should be feeling. I guess all those yrs of carpenter work are beginning to take a toll. Not complaining, just reminding myself to be mindful of my limits

We have friends from Cocoa coming over(AnnieT and her DH for those who know her from the DIS and groupie meets). Gonna hang out, maybe go resort hopping, get a bite for lunch, etc. Then meet our friends from back home to eat at Via Napoli then head to MNSSHP.

Ate a pretzel stuffed with jalapeno cheese at AK, mmmm good!! Not a lot of heat, just enough. Then over to Boma, food was better than the last couple times we went, desserts def. the hit for all of us! Ak wasnt crowded at all. Never exp. that at AK, most times we seem to fight crowds there.

After T gets more pics up, will post.

Poor Jimmy
If it is any encouragement, at the ripe old age of 18 I developed back problems (workman's comp stuff). I was dismissed by the orthopod because he could not help me. I suffered with it to the ripe old age of 40 when I was introduced to an awesome chiropractor. Several years later, I have a back that was almost as good as when I was 17. Again, life is good.....

Hi Groupies:

DH/I arrived back from our HHI vacation yesterday.We had great weather for the bulk of the trip with only one day of rain. Took a boat tour from Shelter Cove and saw lots of dolphins. Our view from the villa was fantastic and couldn't get any better. We loved the HHI resort, beach house, meeting B'Lou/Shadow, talking to the CM's, location of the resort, etc. Some of our plans changed due to the weather but that was fine. We plan on moving to SC in the future near Hilton Head so this trip was a lot of exploring. We can't wait to move there in the future.

Hope all of you are doing well. I'll try to get caught up at some point but wanted to drop by and say hello.

Have a great day!

Hi I Book. I am having trouble with sending emails, but I did get yours and so glad you had a great trip.

DS and I went back over to WL yesterday and rode surrey bike over to FW, checked out the horses. Saw 2 deer up close on the path. We saw 4 the other day on the road out near the WL sign on edge of road. Good to know lots of wildlife hanging out near there. They know what seems natural

After hanging out at the Lodge awhile yesterday, things felt a lot more like old times. Glad we went back, it was probably just sad for me personally that 1st time. I asked an attendant at mercantile if they had a memorial service for Stan. He said they did and they put a pic of him up on the stairway leading up to the roof.

Well, today is our head home day. Where did the 2 weeks go? Our next trip in Mar will be a little different in we will be going to Universal instead of WDW. But we will be staying on pts., using our TIW card to eat at resorts, and attending Braves spring training at WWOS. SO it wont be a complete non WDW trip, just different parks.

Thanks for letting me share my trip with you folks.

I'm glad they had a service for Ranger Stan. And glad that you were able to return for closure (for lack of words).

Oh, and the Mission Space propulsion question...drumroll... Mr Muush says liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. Not sure what LT Dan said..

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Muushka - Glad you had a fun cruise. Hope the fun continues!

 

[MiaSRN62]

If you can ever plan a cruise with friends, I highly recommend it.

Muushka.....glad you had a great cruise....and I agree with your above statement. Our cruise in early October was our first with no kids and a group of friends. While it was a bit bittersweet to realize the kids are teens and college aged now and have their own paths in life, cruising with friends showed me whole new possibilities to having great vacations in a different way than with our kids. I liked it ! Have a great stay at Vero. Sounds like you have an awesome room. Take lots of pics !

 

[twokats]

I just found out I'm going to be a Great Auntie!!!!! My niece, the one that got married last year, is expecting her 1st baby. I'm so excited!!! We haven't had a baby in our family since DS11. She's due in May. I can't wait!

Have a good weekend all!

Congratulations!! I have 12 of those little great nieces and nephews and love them just as much as I do their parents my nieces and nephews. I just pray by the time all the N & N's have all the children they are going to have that I can remember all the names! I have 12 nieces and nephews also!! (and only five of them are married with children!)

We are home. Got in around 9:30pm, left OKW at 10:45am Great to be back with our DD, but really miss WDW and OKW and VWL and........the list keeps going.
See yall soon. Told you, not anymore time on FB, so yall are going to be getting way more of me than yall have recently, good for me, too bad for yall
So haw many months away is March?

JT, I am still on FB, but very rarely post. It is the way I keep up with all the nieces and nephews!!!

Sheesh. I'm gone for 8 days and a new home????
Anywhoo. We got off of the cruise ship yesterday. I must say, we did have a wonderful time. This cabin we had no chimneys next door. Amazing how much more enjoyable a cruise is when you can actually take advantage of your balcony!
We cruised with 8 friends and it could not have worked out better. We ran into good friends throughout the day, no pressure from anyone to hang, if it worked out, great, if not, great too! We all met for dinner each night and shared our experience for the day. On our last sea day, they all made plans for a group lunch (fortunately we were informed!) so I figure it must be good if meeting for lunch voluntarily! Four of the friends are local, but 2 moved from our area 2 years ago so it was nice for the 8 of us to all be together again. And the other 2 friends are good friends of mine that live in FL, so that was great to have them be included amongst everyone. If you can ever plan a cruise with friends, I highly recommend it.
Our weather was near perfect. A little rocky on the last night, but other than a little rain one day, perfect.
We cruised RCI Freedom of the Seas in case I didn't already say previously. A mega-ship (although not the largest anymore). A tad too big for us, but everyone seemed happy with it. Rock climbing wall, flo-rider, ice skating, they did it all! We got to see Kung Fu Panda 2 in 3D which was fun. We only went to 1 show, which was excellent but all the others enjoyed them all.
I did an excursion to St. John. What a gorgeous island that is. I would love to go back there and spend some time. Mr Muush proudly got off the ship yesterday proclaiming that it was the first time his feet touched land in 7 days. He did not get off of the ship once in any port. Strange man that Mr Muush is.
Yesterday we checked into Vero. I can't believe the villa we got. We have ocean view from every window. It is a beautiful resort. We have a 1 BR and it is similar to OKW, lots of room . It was a monsoon during the night, but it looks a tad bit nicer out there now. It is good to just relax. I know, just off of a cruise and not rested??? It is difficult resting when all your good friends are around you!
We are here until Wednesday when we check into BLT. Life is good......

And Mr Muush loves it when it gently blows through his toes. Sitting out there on the balcony, reading. He is a brat!

Glad you had a great cruise, we are looking forward to our next one in May.
Le, my DH, loves to sit on the balcony of our stateroom on the cruise and watch the ocean go by. . . he also loves the balconies at WDW.
Hope you enjoy the rest of your trip.

Stopher,
I am finally able to remember to post the dates and info for you to add to the vacation list.

DD, DS and I will be checking in at WDW from Nov 30 - Dec 10. Second Christmas trip for DD and I, but the first for DS.
We will check into AKL Jambo Nov 30 - Dec 4 and then we will move over to SSR for the rest of the trip. I treated us with a 1 BR at each instead of a studio.

Then DH and I will be checking into our beloved VWL on May 17 - May 25, then we go to Cape Canaveral to spend the 25th at La Quinta Beachfront and we board the Fantasy on May 26 for a 7 night Western Caribbean cruise to celebrate our 28th wedding anniversary which is the day we board May 26!!!

So countdowns have started at our house for both trips. We got our ME envelope from Disney today, so DD is very excited.

 

[I Book He Pays]

Hi Groupies:
How's everyone doing?

Disney loving Iowan ~ We lucked out on Saturday thank goodness since we're close to the Jersey Shore. Had heavy rain/wind/sleet/snow showers throughout the day and woke up to a dusting of snow. This weather is crazy. Northern NJ got hit pretty hard and over 600,000 was out of power. Glad you had a great time at the game even though Mother Nature made it challenging to get there.

BWV Dreamin/jimmytammy ~ I created a fake account with a different last name on FB and ended up deleting the account. Personally, I didn't feel safe on FB.

Muuskha ~ Welcome back from your cruise and glad you had a wonderful time! Cruising with friends is a blast and based on your post it seems that you and Mr. Muush had a lot of fun! I haven't sailed on Freedom yet but would like to in the future. Largest RCI ship we sailed on was the Explorer (Voyager class). What kind of tour did you take in St. John? It's a gorgeous island and Trunk Bay is out of this world! Have a great time at Vero and take plenty of pictures. Glad you received my email! Enjoy your land vacation, say Hi to Mr. Muush and have fun. Miss ya!

twokat ~ Enjoy planning your upcoming vacations!


Have a great day everyone!

 

[Granny]

I think the Cards owe the Phillies a huge thank you!

Couldn't agree with you more. A huge thank you for knocking off the Braves. I thought it showed a lot of class when the Phillies went all out in that late season series.


JT...thank for yet another update on Ranger Stan's service and very glad to hear that he has been honored. The stairway up to the roof sounds like a perfect place given his many flag raising ceremonies that he hosted up there!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

4 days, 8 hours. We'll be on our way!

Did online check in this afternoon for both parts of our stay. I have only used it once before, and the room was ready at 10am, but the wait for the keys was longer than the regular check-in so hope that part is better this time.

I'm soooooo looking forward to finally being back at the Lodge!

 

[jimmytammy]

Barb
Glad your cruise was great. Keep on having fun!

And that back advise is spot on. I have been going to a chiropractor for a year now monthly. Wish he had have gone with me on my trip! I learned after riding SM, got to be careful. So now when riding certain rides, I do things to help control the impacts. KS was worst as we got stuck in back of vehicle. Really rough so that one did me in again, but after I started icing and that really helped. Just have to approach life a little more mindful these days.

 

[wildernessDad]

4 days, 8 hours. We'll be on our way!

Did online check in this afternoon for both parts of our stay. I have only used it once before, and the room was ready at 10am, but the wait for the keys was longer than the regular check-in so hope that part is better this time.

I'm soooooo looking forward to finally being back at the Lodge!

Have a great vacation!!

Welcome back, Muushka!

 

[horselover]

4 days, 8 hours. We'll be on our way!

Did online check in this afternoon for both parts of our stay. I have only used it once before, and the room was ready at 10am, but the wait for the keys was longer than the regular check-in so hope that part is better this time.

I'm soooooo looking forward to finally being back at the Lodge!

Woo hoo!!! I hope you have a wonderful time. I'm so looking forward to being back at the Lodge too. 49 days & counting!

DiznyDi - I might have missed this in your report after your trip, but I was wondering something. Did you end up having to move 3x on your last trip? I hope they were able to accommodate you with just 1 move.

 

[Muushka]

4 days, 8 hours. We'll be on our way!

Did online check in this afternoon for both parts of our stay. I have only used it once before, and the room was ready at 10am, but the wait for the keys was longer than the regular check-in so hope that part is better this time.

I'm soooooo looking forward to finally being back at the Lodge!

Have a great time

Have a great vacation!!

Welcome back, Muushka!

Thanks WD

Barb
Glad your cruise was great. Keep on having fun!

And that back advise is spot on. I have been going to a chiropractor for a year now monthly. Wish he had have gone with me on my trip! I learned after riding SM, got to be careful. So now when riding certain rides, I do things to help control the impacts. KS was worst as we got stuck in back of vehicle. Really rough so that one did me in again, but after I started icing and that really helped. Just have to approach life a little more mindful these days.

Ah, I left out a very important part of my pro-chiro diatribe. I had seen a chiro when I lived in RI for years. He would keep the back barely manageable. It was when I moved to FL and met THE GREATEST chiro that reverted my back to a 17 YO. He was very aggressive. I mean like the biggest popping noise ever heard internally, twice (both leg/back areas). I actually only saw him maybe 9 times since 1993. That is how great he did. Sadly, he retired. I even saw him when living in NC and would fly to see him now, if he was still working (and if my back was out). The last time I saw him was 2000.

I hope your back gets better soon Jimmy. I know how difficult it can be. My working career allowed me to stand/sit at will, but with what you do, it can't be fun.

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

Disney loving Iowan ~ We lucked out on Saturday thank goodness since we're close to the Jersey Shore. Had heavy rain/wind/sleet/snow showers throughout the day and woke up to a dusting of snow. This weather is crazy. Northern NJ got hit pretty hard and over 600,000 was out of power. Glad you had a great time at the game even though Mother Nature made it challenging to get there.

Yeah there are still alot of people around here without power. The weather did get better for us when we got into Philly. It was just some sleet. One of my Dad's trees got hit pretty hard but we got pretty lucky.

Couldn't agree with you more. A huge thank you for knocking off the Braves. I thought it showed a lot of class when the Phillies went all out in that late season series.

Darn them for being so classy! As much as it hurt for them to lose I wouldn't have wanted them to do it any other way. The Cards picked the perfect time to get hot. I'm sure that Halladay is happy for his buddy Carpenter.

 

[twinklebug]

Our little home thread on the web has been very quiet lately... is everyone in a sugar induced coma from trick-or-treating last night?

It's NOVEMBER! Holidays are almost here...
Anyone want to share WL/VWL Nov/Dec images to wake us up?

I'll start... sorry for the poor pic, only had the phone the year this was taken. These will be going up soon (if not already up)

 

[I Book He Pays]

Hi Groupies:

KAT4DISNEY ~ Have a fantastic vacation and enjoy!

twinklebug ~ Nice pics of the tree/decorations at VWL. When does the holiday decorations start go up at WDW? I'm hoping that DH/I can go in early Dec. 2013 but all depends on his work schedule, finances and my mother's health. One of my dream vacations is go visit WDW during the holiday season.

Muushka ~ How are you and Mr. Muush doing? Hope both of you are enjoying Vero!

Disney loving Iowan ~ Thank goodness all of you are safe. Sorry about the tree damage that your dad has to deal with.

Have a great night everyone!

 

[MiaSRN62]

Couldn't agree with you more. A huge thank you for knocking off the Braves. I thought it showed a lot of class when the Phillies went all out in that late season series.

PHILLIES ! MY BOYZ !!!!!!

 

[Dizny Dad]

OK twinklebug - here's a few more to get the Holiday Juices flowing . . .

And just because I like it . .

 

[horselover]

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Thanks everyone! Exactly 3 days and will be winging it towards the World.

And wonderful pictures. I think we'll be a week or so too early for Christmas at the lodge. Last time we did this they started setting up the day after we left so that would mean Nov 14th someone can start getting new photos!