I realise that it is tough for my parents that I decided to move and live on the otherside of the world, especially as I'm an only child.  I know they miss me, but I also know they see that I am much better off over here, and because I am happy, so are they.

When it comes to them coming out to visit it is a big deal.  My mum wants to spend as much time with me as she can, fine.  They also want relax time, fine.  They want to do and see things while they are here, fine.  They want to eat good food and be a little pampered, fine.  I mean its there holiday, so no problems.  I am excited to see them, and enjoy spending time with them, but also need my space to stop the arguments from starting and spoiling what is our special time together!  I still have work commitments for some of their stay, I want their holiday to be perfect, from the hotels to the restaurants to getting from AtoB and everything else.

This time, the pressure is REALLY on, as when I spoke to my Mum yesterday, she asked what I thought about them coming out for Christmas and New Year.  This is a great plan, as its when I get the most time off work in one go, from Dec 25th - Jan 2nd, and I know its the time when my mum misses me the most so it will be cool.

However, she also said that they will book the flights and leave the rest up to me, eeeeeekkkkkk.  Talk about pressure.

So now, in May, I am frantically searching the internet to find the best places I can to book to make sure rooms are still availiable, I am organising transport links, hotels etc, and I am so worried I'll get it wrong!

I think their itinary will go like this:

Arrive eve of Fri 19th Dec - I will go direct to Bangkok airport from work to pick them up.
We spend the weekend in Bangkok, a city my mum has always wanted to see, so she should enjoy, and if my mums happy, my dad is!  I can organise a hotel there nearer the time.

Then sunday afternoon move up to the town Im working in, we have one hotel that is meant to be quite nice and has a swimming pool, so will go and check that out this weekend and get it booked with it being near Christmas.

THen when I finish work on crimbo eve going to head back down to Bangkok and get a flight to a beach resort down south.  Spend a week there, then come back on Jan 1st ready for me to start work on 2nd and they will chill in the hotel here until they go home on 5th.

So, now this evenings job is researching flights down south and the best place to stay and a nice hotel that isn't fully booked yet and praying that it all works out ok.

I love my mum and dad to bits, but feel a lot of pressure to get things right when they are involved.  Especially something like their christmas and new year.

And the fact that it is only May and I have to plan my Christmas already goes so agaisnt my take each day as it comes mentality its hard to be up for it!

Anyone with any Thai beach destination ideas Im all open ears!!