miles1
Active Member
So we attended a benefit dinner-dance/silent auction last Friday to benefit our DS and DD's school. These functions raise money for charity by lubricating attendees with a full dinner and open bar, then allowing them to offer silent bids on items they would never ordinarily buy, such as six foot plasma TV's, atomic-powered gas grills, and 32 karat diamond necklaces. (Did I mention the open bar?)
Anyway, one of the items up for bid was a week at a coporate-owned four bedroom luxury vacation home situated within a few miles of WDW (I still have no idea where). The house is owned by the company of one of the parents in the school; they use it for their own vacations and as a bonus for employee performance. Apparently, while the men at our table were making a trip to the bar, the wives decided that they would put in a bid as a group for the house and share it for a week next year, ALL 12 OF US, and of course we won it for a very reasonable price.
My questions are as follows;
1. Has anyone ever done WDW with a group like this before? Was it as enjoyable as going by yourself?
2. When should we go? We have the option of going any time next year that school is out, except for immediately around Thanksgiving and Christmas. Our last few trips have always been in August & September for cost/crowd considerations. Are the crowds really miserable from May to August, or can they be managed with some forethought?
Thanks for your input.
Anyway, one of the items up for bid was a week at a coporate-owned four bedroom luxury vacation home situated within a few miles of WDW (I still have no idea where). The house is owned by the company of one of the parents in the school; they use it for their own vacations and as a bonus for employee performance. Apparently, while the men at our table were making a trip to the bar, the wives decided that they would put in a bid as a group for the house and share it for a week next year, ALL 12 OF US, and of course we won it for a very reasonable price.
My questions are as follows;
1. Has anyone ever done WDW with a group like this before? Was it as enjoyable as going by yourself?
2. When should we go? We have the option of going any time next year that school is out, except for immediately around Thanksgiving and Christmas. Our last few trips have always been in August & September for cost/crowd considerations. Are the crowds really miserable from May to August, or can they be managed with some forethought?
Thanks for your input.