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jdvm · 05-02-2006, 01:30 AM

I just spent the most enjoyable evening with a bunch of very friendly Mouseowners at a Grand Gathering hosted by Colorado Belle and JiggerJ at Boardwalk. I knew absolutely no one there and was very uncomfortable about attending. My anxiety didn't last very long as everyone was so welcoming.
most of the people there hadn't met either and the fact that we all had DVC in common instantly broke the ice. I can't tell you how intimidated I have been by these boards. It seemed to me that everyone knew everyone else but me. The screen names particularly threw me as some people used folks' real names in their posts and i often felt like i was on the outside looking in. Pure paranoia on my part. It was so much fun to associate faces with names and to hear the story behind everyone's screen names. Mine is my initials, by the way.

I write this to say thanks to Mouseowners.com for providing a forum to bring DVC members together--whether online or in person--and to encourage others who might have been shy to open up and join in....and to sy thanks to Colorado Belle and JiggerJ for organizing a fantastic evening!!!
John V

bavaria · 05-02-2006, 01:33 AM

John, I'm glad that you had a great time!!! I hear you about sometimes being intimidated - I never 'knew' most of the people here until I was invited by JiggerJ. In fact, I think that I only had 'conversation' with two of the members of this site before joining. Somehow the smaller group became more intimate on this website, maybe due to the still relatively small membership. But I hope that newcomers won't be intimidated by the fact that many of us now 'know' each other.

I have had the opportunity to meet up with some people I have met online over the years, and some have become very good friends. I agree that if one has the opportunity to do so, it can create some new relationships and memories.

Deep-Thots · 05-02-2006, 02:02 AM

Hi, John --

I'm sorry you've felt intimidated by the boards and occasionally excluded. We started here with a small group, and as a result we can sometimes appear a little more "cliquish" than we really are.

But, I'm really glad you had a chance to meet some MO folks; and, with your newfound level of comfort, I hope we see you posting here even more frequently!!

Kim

Rozzie · 05-02-2006, 02:17 AM

Hey John! So glad you had a chance to go and meet up at the MO gathering. I have only met one other person on here, and had a blast! It is always nice to meet a group of people that share the love of Disney. Come join us on the nothing thread on the Community Hall----that goes for everybody, everybody is welcome, just come and jump right in. It is what I did, and so glad I did!!

btw, my dream is to live in Celebration!!!

AmyBeth68 · 05-02-2006, 03:51 AM

John,

How wonderful that you got to meet some of our members! What a fun night that must have been! I know that I haven't met anyone in "person" yet but have really become aquainted with folks here by spending time on the boards. I completely understand how intimidating it can be....but it sounds like everyone is even nicer in person!!! What a great testament to MouseOwners!!! So glad you guys had fun!!!

withdisneyspirit · 05-02-2006, 11:35 AM

I am so glad you took the plunge, John! I went to a meet last Christmas for the first time and it was fun! I would have even more fun getting to attend a Mouseowners meet now that I feel I know people here even better

Come join in the fun here when you get home! We miss all of you

DarthGoofy · 05-02-2006, 12:32 PM

We are glad you are here John. Everyone here is great.

nono · 05-02-2006, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AmyBeth68

John,

How wonderful that you got to meet some of our members! What a fun night that must have been! I know that I haven't met anyone in "person" yet but have really become aquainted with folks here by spending time on the boards. I completely understand how intimidating it can be....but it sounds like everyone is even nicer in person!!! What a great testament to MouseOwners!!! So glad you guys had fun!!!

AmyBeth,

That theory will be blown to smithereens once we meet!

athenna · 05-02-2006, 01:30 PM

John, it's great to hear that you are having a wonderful time!
I have met a few of the Mouse Owners in person, and they are just great!
Looking forward to meeting as many of you as I can.
Thanks Mouse Owners for bringing everyone together

kathyseb · 05-02-2006, 01:32 PM

John,

I have not met anyone from MO in person, so you are one up on me.

Sit back and settle in.

Kathy

05-02-2006, 01:30 AM	#1
jdvm Two Bedroom Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Somewhere on the I-4, sadly Posts: 895	Thanks, Mouseowners!!! I just spent the most enjoyable evening with a bunch of very friendly Mouseowners at a Grand Gathering hosted by Colorado Belle and JiggerJ at Boardwalk. I knew absolutely no one there and was very uncomfortable about attending. My anxiety didn't last very long as everyone was so welcoming. most of the people there hadn't met either and the fact that we all had DVC in common instantly broke the ice. I can't tell you how intimidated I have been by these boards. It seemed to me that everyone knew everyone else but me. The screen names particularly threw me as some people used folks' real names in their posts and i often felt like i was on the outside looking in. Pure paranoia on my part. It was so much fun to associate faces with names and to hear the story behind everyone's screen names. Mine is my initials, by the way. I write this to say thanks to Mouseowners.com for providing a forum to bring DVC members together--whether online or in person--and to encourage others who might have been shy to open up and join in....and to sy thanks to Colorado Belle and JiggerJ for organizing a fantastic evening!!! John V __________________ jdvm--or you can call me john

05-02-2006, 01:33 AM	#2
bavaria Grand Villa Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New month, new city, new hotel! Posts: 3,427	John, I'm glad that you had a great time!!! I hear you about sometimes being intimidated - I never 'knew' most of the people here until I was invited by JiggerJ. In fact, I think that I only had 'conversation' with two of the members of this site before joining. Somehow the smaller group became more intimate on this website, maybe due to the still relatively small membership. But I hope that newcomers won't be intimidated by the fact that many of us now 'know' each other. I have had the opportunity to meet up with some people I have met online over the years, and some have become very good friends. I agree that if one has the opportunity to do so, it can create some new relationships and memories. __________________ Mais les vrais voyageurs sont ceux-là seuls qui partent Pour partir; coeurs légers, semblables aux ballons, De leur fatalité jamais ils ne s'écartent, Et, sans savoir pourquoi, disent toujours: Allons - Charles Baudelaire If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home - James Michener Member, Robin Hood Unofficial Fan Club (President - JiggerJ) Last edited by bavaria; 05-02-2006 at 01:36 AM.

05-02-2006, 02:02 AM	#3
Deep-Thots Administrator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 95	Hi, John -- I'm sorry you've felt intimidated by the boards and occasionally excluded. We started here with a small group, and as a result we can sometimes appear a little more "cliquish" than we really are. But, I'm really glad you had a chance to meet some MO folks; and, with your newfound level of comfort, I hope we see you posting here even more frequently!! Kim __________________ Kim

05-02-2006, 02:17 AM	#4
Rozzie Grand Villa Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Alabama Gulf Coast & SSR Posts: 4,785	Hey John! So glad you had a chance to go and meet up at the MO gathering. I have only met one other person on here, and had a blast! It is always nice to meet a group of people that share the love of Disney. Come join us on the nothing thread on the Community Hall----that goes for everybody, everybody is welcome, just come and jump right in. It is what I did, and so glad I did!! btw, my dream is to live in Celebration!!! __________________ Get a dog. For Life. ---- Walt Disney Robyn

05-02-2006, 03:51 AM	#5
AmyBeth68 One Bedroom Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 456	John, How wonderful that you got to meet some of our members! What a fun night that must have been! I know that I haven't met anyone in "person" yet but have really become aquainted with folks here by spending time on the boards. I completely understand how intimidating it can be....but it sounds like everyone is even nicer in person!!! What a great testament to MouseOwners!!! So glad you guys had fun!!! __________________ ~ Amy ~

05-02-2006, 11:35 AM	#6
withdisneyspirit DVC Board Guide Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The Magic City in Alabama Posts: 2,264	I am so glad you took the plunge, John! I went to a meet last Christmas for the first time and it was fun! I would have even more fun getting to attend a Mouseowners meet now that I feel I know people here even better Come join in the fun here when you get home! We miss all of you __________________ Lisa Earned my Donald in the Half-marathon 08' Going for my Minnie on May4 Vow Renewal in EPCOT/Italy courtyard May 27, 2008

05-02-2006, 12:32 PM	#7
DarthGoofy Two Bedroom Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Texas...Soon To Be Scotland Posts: 811	We are glad you are here John. Everyone here is great. __________________ Mike "Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will."-Jonathan Edwards

05-02-2006, 01:30 PM	#9
athenna Grand Villa Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Boston, SSR, Wills ship, Balians fort Posts: 2,236	John, it's great to hear that you are having a wonderful time! I have met a few of the Mouse Owners in person, and they are just great! Looking forward to meeting as many of you as I can. Thanks Mouse Owners for bringing everyone together __________________

05-02-2006, 01:32 PM	#10
kathyseb Two Bedroom Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Home and loving every second of it! Posts: 950	John, I have not met anyone from MO in person, so you are one up on me. Sit back and settle in. Kathy __________________ 11-12-07 The day my heart broke Jason 9-21-81 to 3-21-05 You are forever in our hearts : Nathan 2-17-80 to 6-23-02 Lost but never forgotten : Thanks to Dan Murphy for my Donor Awareness and Alzheimer Ribbons Follow me to: http://www.ownerslocker.com/ If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail.

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