I know we choose to live in NZ and the downside is it's so far away but am feeling very today. Want to see my Nan and take the boys home. Couldn't afford to go this year and It's the first year I've not gone home since beign here. All excited decided would go next May, would go for 4-5 weeks, dh would join us for 2-3 and we would go away with my family. So off to the travel agents then reality set in $10k just for flights at the moment, economy not even fancy. 2 weeks in Spain accomodation and flights from UK only $3,500. We just don't have a spare $20k for a trip home. So I'll go with the boys on my own and dh will join us for 2 weeks in Noosa (OZ) if we can afford that. It will still cost an arm and a leg and again mean that we won't be able to holiday anywhere else. We would love to go to the South Island or Hawkes Bay but havn't had a holiday this year, ploughed money into house renovations. I'm just so hacked off that my family won't come here, every time I have to hike over on own with 2 boys in tow at our expense. My mum is being her usual negative self - everything is not quite convenient - they want to go to Spain in May if we go and don't go to Spain we will ruin their hols, but sil and sister can only have school hols off so if want to do things with them and niece need to go then...blah blah blah. My dad suggested they pay for the boys fares hurray, but my mum won't let him although they can afford it because 'if you chose to live there that's your problem [read penance]. So last week was excited this week very and it all seems to hard but I miss my Nan.
Sorry to ramble on but can't let rip to dh as he's already pee'd off all our holiday funds are spent going home and he's likely to say stuff it you're not going so have let rip on here.
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sibble · 02/10/2007 00:26
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