We're Baaaaack!! **The WLV's groupies & Trivia Thread chapter 3

[Corinne]

Thank you Corrine, for the encouragement. But do I understand it that you are now doing 2 people's jobs? I hope they doubled your salary! I will keep my eye on their website and will email the HR lady occasionally. She was very nice.

They sure did! I am blonde, but not stupid! hahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 

[horselover]

Started looking at airfares this week when SWA released for Dec. Found out it was cheaper to fly on Fri. than Sat. Who knew? Usually Fridays are more $$. So decided to call to see if I could add a night in a studio instead of a 1 BR for Friday. For one night I really didn't want to spend a ton of points. Really not feeling much hope for that Wed. 12/9 w/l request to come through at VWL. Of course nothing available at VWL, but they did have a studio savannah view at AKV! I grabbed it. For one night I absolutely want that savannah view. I would have preferred to be all in one spot but I'm really excited to be finally getting the chance to stay at my "other" home & it gives us the extra day that I think we'll really need to do everything we want to do. So Muush please put us down for 12/4-12/9. 12/4 AKV, 12/5-9 VWL!

If our SSR contract passes (please!) then I'll do a point reallocation once those pts. hit my account & put the borrowed '10 pts. back. Win/win situation! ROFR fairies please be kind to me!


Off to book my airfare. Have a great weekend everyone!

 

[DisneyNutzy]

Oh my god, Granny is right... I am Sid,

So my in-laws are in town for Rizzo the Rats graduation. My In-laws are wonderful people; unfortunately they did not have a happy marriage. Since Divorce was not an option for a lot of their generation, they stayed miserably married for 20 years. When the finally got divorced it left a lot of hard feelings.
To put it politely my In-laws hate each other with nuclear capability.

Luckily for me, my sister in law is a very smart cookie, envisioning the horror of separate holidays & vacations she played the one “card” no one wants to be accused of using. Yep, she played the “Grandchildren” card. She informed them, that she was not spending Christmas, thanksgiving and summer vacations bouncing back and forth and listening to snips about the “ex”. They could all damn well get a long for a few hours or it would be 2099 before any one clapped eyes on the grandkids. Well, this left them one option: Out do the other in the gift giving department, they've been "one upping one another for 10 years. Now most parents only have to worry about their kids asking for a pony or millions of video games but when underneath your kids 8th grade graduation picture it say “most likely to be an evil genius” you tend to keep a closer eye.
Sid mentioned to his grandparents that Rizzo will have 3 trips to Disney this year and he’s only going to be able to go once with the family and that’s when I sold my soul to the devil:

MIL: You know, I’ve been thinking of taking the family to DW for Christmas this year.
FIL: Actually, didn’t you say you guys own a time share? I’ve been looking into buying one from the Marriott but Disney sounds good, that way I can take the boys every summer.
MIL: Eliza, weren’t you trying to get a room at the new BLT? Maybe that will be a good Christmas gift. How does that work?

Well by this time me & Sid look like this

I’m slipping the kid 20 bucks underneath the table to ratchet up the sad/pitiful look, I'm casually mentioning that they could probably get a great deal on WLV resale and “the old guy” is rummaging through the closet looking for the gun with the silver bullets in it.

I think I've just pimped my son out for some BLT points.

Eliza- That is a GREAT story...you have inspired me. I should get my daughter to work on my dad for a purchase..lol. Good luck with your evil plot..lol

I received a very nice email from the HR that I interviewed with, I didn't get the job, but they said that they planned on growing and will keep my resume. So sad, but 27 miles each way is something that I sort of dreaded.

Anywhoo, lunch would be great, I will PM you!

Muushka - Sorry you didn't get the job. Hopefully something good will come your way soon.

Ok, I'm thinking of doing that new dessert buffet at the MK. The one here on the dis but I gotta tell you ~20 bucks/person for dessert is holding me back, jsut a bit. That would be almost 80 for the whole gang. ouch.

It looks yummy but I'm a 1 slice of cheesecake type of gal. Any groupies going to give it a whirl.

Eliza- My daughter and I are thinking of trying this next month. You'd never know it looking at me but I am not much of a dessert person. She is pushing for it so I am considering giving it a try. I am thinking having a place to sit and relax while watching Wishes in the middle of July might be worth it. I will let you know what we decide.

 

[Corinne]

If our SSR contract passes (please!) then I'll do a point reallocation once those pts. hit my account & put the borrowed '10 pts. back. Win/win situation! ROFR fairies please be kind to me!


Off to book my airfare. Have a great weekend everyone!

Woo! Congrats Horselover! Hope you hear soon about the rofr!

 

[Happydinks]

I received a very nice email from the HR that I interviewed with, I didn't get the job, but they said that they planned on growing and will keep my resume. So sad, but 27 miles each way is something that I sort of dreaded.

Sorry to hear this Muushka - but keep the faith something will come along (not 27 miles away hopefully!).

 

[Anna114]

Started looking at airfares this week when SWA released for Dec. Found out it was cheaper to fly on Fri. than Sat. Who knew? Usually Fridays are more $$. So decided to call to see if I could add a night in a studio instead of a 1 BR for Friday. For one night I really didn't want to spend a ton of points. Really not feeling much hope for that Wed. 12/9 w/l request to come through at VWL. Of course nothing available at VWL, but they did have a studio savannah view at AKV! I grabbed it. For one night I absolutely want that savannah view. I would have preferred to be all in one spot but I'm really excited to be finally getting the chance to stay at my "other" home & it gives us the extra day that I think we'll really need to do everything we want to do. So Muush please put us down for 12/4-12/9. 12/4 AKV, 12/5-9 VWL!

If our SSR contract passes (please!) then I'll do a point reallocation once those pts. hit my account & put the borrowed '10 pts. back. Win/win situation! ROFR fairies please be kind to me!


Off to book my airfare. Have a great weekend everyone!

Play with your days a little bit. Flying on weekends is usually more. Flying home on a Monday helps too. My trip of May 06 ended up being 2 days longer but not much more expensive because of the airfair on SWA.

 

[KeepSwimmingDory]

Muushka - Sorry to hear that but hoping something closer to you comes along that will be even better!

 

[BWV Dreamin]

My husband spent many hours remaking the train garden to represent VWL from our last trip. Notice it even has a beach, pier, and wooden walkway! I hope you all enjoy....

 

[horselover]

My husband spent many hours remaking the train garden to represent VWL from our last trip. Notice it even has a beach, pier, and wooden walkway! I hope you all enjoy....

That is so awesome! Hats off to your DH!

 

[Corinne]

Oh man, BWV Dreamin, that is amazing! I think you may have to change your user id!

 

[KeepSwimmingDory]

My husband spent many hours remaking the train garden to represent VWL from our last trip. Notice it even has a beach, pier, and wooden walkway! I hope you all enjoy....

LOVE it!

And I agree with Corinne. We'll just call your DH VWL Dreamin

 

[DiznyDi]

BWV Dreamin WOW! Very nicely done. Your husband has done an outstanding job. Love the castle, too!

 

[WDWRR_ENGINEER]

My husband spent many hours remaking the train garden to represent VWL from our last trip. Notice it even has a beach, pier, and wooden walkway! I hope you all enjoy....

That is awsome! Are you guys members of local Garden Railway Club. I was active years ago with the WVMGRS but after our national convention it was too much for me. Still love the Trains!

Joe

 

[Muushka]

They sure did! I am blonde, but not stupid! hahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Good thing!

Started looking at airfares this week when SWA released for Dec. Found out it was cheaper to fly on Fri. than Sat. Who knew? Usually Fridays are more $$. So decided to call to see if I could add a night in a studio instead of a 1 BR for Friday. For one night I really didn't want to spend a ton of points. Really not feeling much hope for that Wed. 12/9 w/l request to come through at VWL. Of course nothing available at VWL, but they did have a studio savannah view at AKV! I grabbed it. For one night I absolutely want that savannah view. I would have preferred to be all in one spot but I'm really excited to be finally getting the chance to stay at my "other" home & it gives us the extra day that I think we'll really need to do everything we want to do. So Muush please put us down for 12/4-12/9. 12/4 AKV, 12/5-9 VWL!

If our SSR contract passes (please!) then I'll do a point reallocation once those pts. hit my account & put the borrowed '10 pts. back. Win/win situation! ROFR fairies please be kind to me!


Off to book my airfare. Have a great weekend everyone!

Woohoo! Got it and congrats!

Sorry to hear this Muushka - but keep the faith something will come along (not 27 miles away hopefully!).

Yeah, around the corner is my first choice.

Muushka - Sorry to hear that but hoping something closer to you comes along that will be even better!

Awww, those kitties are so cute, my chin is up!

Sorry I can't seem to keep up on things here but trying. I have some reading to do.

When I was at VWL last October 2008 I did the conversation with a Walt Disney World Train Specialist in The Carolwood Pacific Room at Villas at Wilderness Lodge.

I just uploaded it to YouTube if anyone is interested in having a look here is the link. Sorry I had to brake it up into 6 parts due to time limits.

http://www.youtube.com/uvmpodcast

Now time to goof off at work and catch up on things going on here.

Joe

Hey Joe! good to see you. I have to make a date with Mr Muush to watch the train specialist. I watched the first one, very informative! Thank you for posting it.

BWV Dreamin, your husband rocks! Mr Muush is jealous! Love the beach and the lodge.

 

[KeepSwimmingDory]

Sorry I can't seem to keep up on things here but trying. I have some reading to do.

When I was at VWL last October 2008 I did the conversation with a Walt Disney World Train Specialist in The Carolwood Pacific Room at Villas at Wilderness Lodge.

I just uploaded it to YouTube if anyone is interested in having a look here is the link. Sorry I had to brake it up into 6 parts due to time limits.

http://www.youtube.com/uvmpodcast

Now time to goof off at work and catch up on things going on here.

Joe

Very interesting! Thanks for posting the link. I still have more to watch but I'm enjoying it very much. Someone asked on another thread a while back about why that mantle is crooked in the Carolwood Pacific room. I figured that must have been done on purpose--interesting to hear him talk about the lodge.

 

[BWV Dreamin]

That is awsome! Are you guys members of local Garden Railway Club. I was active years ago with the WVMGRS but after our national convention it was too much for me. Still love the Trains!

Joe

No, he didn't know there was one! I am going to show him this link! Thanks for the info Joe! And a "thank you" shout out to everyone for their nice comments. The train and train garden is his stress relief from the work world.

 

[bobbiwoz]

BWV Dreamin that's a great train layout! I would love to have something like that in my yard!

Bobbi

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

BWV Dreamin - I love the train set up! Tell your DH that he did a great job!

 

[BWV Dreamin]

BWV Dreamin - I love the train set up! Tell your DH that he did a great job!

I did! He says thank you!! And because he also has speakers around the train garden, he wants to know where he can buy the Wilderness Lodge music that's piped in around the resort?

BWV Dreamin that's a great train layout! I would love to have something like that in my yard!



Bobbi

All of the rock that you see was dug up from our yard. All natural, its amazing!

 

[KeepSwimmingDory]

I did! He says thank you!! And because he also has speakers around the train garden, he wants to know where he can buy the Wilderness Lodge music that's piped in around the resort?

The best information I have seen about the WL music is here:

http://www.mousesavers.com/wlmusic.html

How awesome that would be to have that playing in your back yard. I could sit and watch that train and listen to that music for a long time!