Ditto!!Happy Birthday Mrs. Granny!
Good to hear from you, Greg. I do so hope the weather will break to allow the corn to go in. We had nothing but wet, wet, wet from last July until about a week ago. We're now in the middle of what would usually be summer weather here in the mountains of southwest VA, but at least we don't have floods, tornadoes, and such. Thoughts to you folks there.Hello to everyone in VWL Groupie land! Now that summer has "officially" started with the passing of Memorial Day, my thoughts are focusing on the castle. Which made me think of you kind folks and how everyone is getting along. Hopefully summer is a good one for all. Here in the corn belt things are a struggle. It will NOT stop raining. There is no corn crop in the fields anywhere that I know here in north central Illinois. I don't think Iowa is faring much better. June 5 is the drop dead date for field corn. Judging by the forecast for the rest of the next week they will not get it in.
We are checking into the villas at the wilderness lodge in 30 days. The only thing left for us to do is make tee times at local golf courses. I hear is hot as Hades in the southeastern states.
BTW I did sell a 170 point contract a few months ago. We have to complete this trip before closing the deal, but it clear ROFR. Several were listed in the $105 range so I did too, with no takers. A few offers came in at the low 90s which I passed on. Eventually I received a $95 offer and we agreed to a deal at $98. Just throwing that out in case anyone that is sniffing around buying or selling may find it useful. We are a little bummed out to unload points, but we still have enough for two trip per year and feel blessed every time we make the turn onto Timberline Dr.
Mrs. Granny happy birthday to you!
Hello to everyone in VWL Groupie land! Now that summer has "officially" started with the passing of Memorial Day, my thoughts are focusing on the castle. Which made me think of you kind folks and how everyone is getting along. Hopefully summer is a good one for all. Here in the corn belt things are a struggle. It will NOT stop raining. There is no corn crop in the fields anywhere that I know here in north central Illinois. I don't think Iowa is faring much better. June 5 is the drop dead date for field corn. Judging by the forecast for the rest of the next week they will not get it in.
We are checking into the villas at the wilderness lodge in 30 days. The only thing left for us to do is make tee times at local golf courses. I hear is hot as Hades in the southeastern states.
BTW I did sell a 170 point contract a few months ago. We have to complete this trip before closing the deal, but it clear ROFR. Several were listed in the $105 range so I did too, with no takers. A few offers came in at the low 90s which I passed on. Eventually I received a $95 offer and we agreed to a deal at $98. Just throwing that out in case anyone that is sniffing around buying or selling may find it useful. We are a little bummed out to unload points, but we still have enough for two trip per year and feel blessed every time we make the turn onto Timberline Dr.
Mrs. Granny happy birthday to you!
I'm sure at the Zoo, it was a good day Moo.On behalf of Mrs. Granny, I thank all of you for the birthday wishes. We enjoyed a nice day at our local zoo to celebrate.
That's the first time in five years that any of our waitlists for HHI (always during July since that's our anniversary) have come through. If there is a moral to the story, it's keep striving--sometimes the odds flip in your favor. . .unless you're KAT.
My wife and I think about having made that our wedding date every year! We like to celebrate at Disney somewhere, but it's always hot and always crowded. Yep, we're happy to get in!Oh, I was thinking the moral would be not to get married during peak season for travel, so that you won’t be trying to book something for your anniversary when availability is difficult. But that might be because our anniversary is 12/29, so we are during peak season, too. Maybe not for HHI though?
But it’s wonderful tat the waitlist worked for you!!
Yes, our anniversary is December 17, so always peak Christmas season everywhere. Airfare to Hawaii for our anniversary trip last year was killer.Oh, I was thinking the moral would be not to get married during peak season for travel, so that you won’t be trying to book something for your anniversary when availability is difficult. But that might be because our anniversary is 12/29, so we are during peak season, too. Maybe not for HHI though?
But it’s wonderful tat the waitlist worked for you!!
Congrats on entering the race! I'm a runner even though I had to give up running well over a year ago. I did a half dozen marathons, even more half-marathons, 15-19 mile trail races in AK, and too many 5-15K races to mention over the years. Unfortunately, that pounding is partially responsible for my current condition. Oops. I wouldn't give up all the experiences, though. I do miss the challenges. Anyway, it's wonderful you entered AND you actually booked a room. Have fun training and keep us posted!Yes, our anniversary is December 17, so always peak Christmas season everywhere. Airfare to Hawaii for our anniversary trip last year was killer.
Sleepy, glad you are recuperating well. It's so hard to be "stuck" at home when you are accustomed to being on the go all the time. I took your advice, registered for the Disney Princess Challenge race this morning. DH was all about doing both races. Of course, he just did a Half Ironman in Chattanooga 2 weekends ago. He's a little more into his training than I am. Hopefully, I won't regret it too much. They already had merchandise previews when you registered. It looks as though the 10K is Pocahontas themed, the 1/2 is Cinderella, and the Challenge items had the three fairies on them. I was tempted to actually order some merchandise, but I'll just wait. I'm glad I booked our room for that weekend awhile back, there are no studios available at BR right now for that weekend. The combo of the race, Mardi Gras, and President's Day are going to make for some serious crowds. They may be worse than our usual Easter trip.
In WL-related news, I watched a YouTube video of a vlogger who lives in the area but has yet to stay at the Lodge. She was mostly reviewing Roaring Fork which she found okay.
She did a quick walk around parts of the resort, in particular Geyser Point and a few of the cabins on the south side. Nice video but nothing new as she wasn't as familiar with the resort as we all are. She did a quick close up of the GP menu, and I noticed that the cheesy beef brisket did not appear. Is that new? While it wasn't a must do for us, we did enjoy it when we had it.