okay great. Now I just need to book some tickets.

My girlfriend is dying to go there since she is THAI. And I cannot wait to take her there. So yes, this will be my thirs year in a row. I guess I am kind of stuck on thailand as a get away spot. No one has been able to convince me to go other places. I have gone as far as learning the language and just freshening it up before December.
I have to scour the net for tickets out to thailand. I know december is peak season. I want to be able to go there w/o breaking the bank. I remember the past two years I have gone, it was in August, I have spent on average about $780 USD on the tickets. This year, I have looked around since February and looks like the tickets are going for like over $1200?! ! What gives!?!? I know I am going in December, yes I do understand its PEAK SEASON as well.
I guess I will be getting raped with tickets and hotels as well. But I know the experience is well worth it! Okay now to bite the bullet and just purchase the tickets already. So I can start counting down like the rest of you on this board!
Drop me a line if you have any suggestions for tickets, I will be leaving from NY to BKK, dates ranging from December 20th to January 5th, I am trying to find flights starting on Tuesday to avoid the price difference.