wwyd? family in new zealand.

[sarack]

H & I really want to go to New Zealand (to see where my mum and family come from, and to be a tourist!). It is coming up on their winter right now but my grandma is leaving today because family is ill. I've never met my Great Uncle but my Aunti is literally my favorite person in the whole world. She has been struggling with breast cancer since right after my wedding and I'd really like to see her.

My gma should contact me in the new few days to give me an update.

If you were me, would you go down to be with my grandma and support family? Even if my trip to New Zealand isn't one of just a tourist? Would you wait? Would you bring H?

H keeps telling me I should book a ticket and just go. That makes me worry..

[madDawg228]

If you can afford it, I would probably go. Since your gma is already there, your H doesn't have to go, for me it would depend on if he could get the time off of work alright and if money wasn't an issue.

[Deleted]

I'd wait to hear from your gma in a few days to see how quickly you need to go. If it were me, I'd go alone. I'd definitely go though.

[sarack]

This is exactly what I was thinking. Obviously i'm not going to jump on a plane with her today, but I'm thinking I definitely should go. My uncle is in critical condition and because my auntie is anxious about that, she was given double her dose of her normal medicine this week. the chemo is doing something crazy to her lungs so she has a ton of fluid and just needs to take care of herself but is so worried about her brother that she can't... h could probably get the time off.. i'm just wondering if it'd be more cost effective for me to just go down and bunk with my gma. i feel bad though, this is a place he'd really like to go.. and he too loves my auntie! i'm wondering if we should cancel our trip to ca... maybe i shouldn't think about this right now. i need to stop getting ahead of myself.

[Deleted]

Yeah, wait to see what your grandma says. And go alone. This doesn't sound like a trip for sightseeing, so even if your H went it's not like you guys would really get to go out an explore the area.

Also, I just did a quick search and it looks like if you went next month for a week you're still looking at about $3k for 1 coach ticket.

[sarack]

shit.. that is expensive.

[Deleted]

May 29, 2012 13:10:17 GMT -5 sarack said:

shit.. that is expensive.

And the shortest flying time I've been able to find is 18 hrs and you'd lose a day going there (leave Sat arrive Monday morning)

[jennlin]

May 29, 2012 13:26:51 GMT -5 @legalbritt said:

Hmm, I'm in the minority here but I wouldn't go. My family is really pragmatic and nobody would want me to to spend that much money to see them unless it were for a fun vacation. My Gmom would feel guilty or something I think. haha. She's just like that though.

this. i love my grandpa--very very much..but when he was on his way out...which was "soon" for several months, i never went to visit him (in china). it just wasn't practical, and i know he understood.

[sarack]

I will probably go anyway. Not this second, but either by the end of the year or early next.