Happy Friday! I know I can't be the only teacher out there that loves this day more than any other!
The kids are so ready for spring break, and I'm ready for them to have it! Throw in a field trip this week, and I'm ready to have some peace this weekend. I just made a VWL reservation on the fly. It's one of those, I might use it reservations. I was not thinking that I would run the Princess Half Marathon again next year, but I realized that next year's race is actually the start of our Mardi Gras holiday from school. I wouldn't have to take much time off to go at all. Then, I just happened to check to see if a studio was still available and it was. I figured that if I had any prayer of having a DVC room on Princess Half Marathon/Mardi Gras break week, I might as well go ahead and book it just in case. Registration is not until June for the race, so I have a little time to decide. Not sure I'll bother to tell anybody in the family that I actually made a reservation. It was with 2020 points (so not borrowed), and I guess I'll just cancel if we change our mind about registering. I'd like to try the Wine and Dine race someday (I like the race course), but being in the middle of high school football season would make it so difficult. I guess I'll have to save that one for when I get DD16 graduated and I'm "retired."
I'm not a coffee drinker, but DH would drink it if it were available. They need to do something worthwhile with that space.
Love the pics of Ranger Stan.
Are they still doing flag families anymore? Our experience as flag family ranks up there with having the corner room on the 5th floor for Christmas at the Lodge. Someday I'm going to the do the tour. So much to do at the world that I never get done. If we do the February trip, I may make it a no parks trip (if the pull of Star Wars Land doesn't do me in).
You are NOT the only teacher who loves Fridays! I overreached this year and am not only teaching but coaching girls varsity tennis AND doing the spring high school production (CLUE based on the movie that is based on the game). I love Fridays.
No, they aren't doing flag families any longer. I'm sure they felt the "cost," minimal though it was, wasn't worth it. Save a few dollars, you know.
Do it Sleepy . . . Do it!
I will!
Thinking of purchasing. Let me know what makes it great and what you love! Thanks!
Mariabelle! Are you thinking of purchasing VWL (what they now call BRV) or Copper Creek? Though at the same resort (Wilderness Lodge), they're two separate entities. The primary differences are that the new Copper Creek contracts don't run out for another 50 years or so while VWL expires in 2042, and CC rooms are found in the main Lodge with VWL suites in the adjunct building. The following comments are about the Lodge, in general, unless noted otherwise.
- Majestic lobby: the main lobby is simply amazing, and the VWL mini-lobby ain't bad, either.
- Stirring music: strains of Aaron Copland, westerns, and Native American compositions--sometimes haunting, always relaxing
- Ambiance: quiet, serene, and beautiful unlike most other resorts
- Theming: again, unlike most resorts, you still get a feeling of being in a special place, specifically the Northwest
- Smell: unmistakable scent that resonates long after you've left
- Boats: you can ride over to MK, CR, or FW on a boat!
- Holiday reservations: most will tell you that no place feels more like the holidays than WL; owning at either CC or VWL means you get to reserve there at 11 months
These are just a few things off the top of my head. Others will surely chime in.