Graceland Trip number 3

On Friday December 26, 2008 I went to Graceland for the third time ( and third time this year ). The flight attendant I was working with had never been so she came with me. Any way I had a great time and my love and admiration for Elvis has grown. Here are a few pictures. Enjoy!

This is the last jumpsuit he wore on stage.
This is Elvis' bed on the plane the Lisa Marie.

Kathy next to the Lisa Marie.

The first time to Graceland: April 25, 2008 with my parents on the drive from Virginia to Arizona.

The second time to Graceland: July 22, 2008 on a layover at work I went by myself

The third time to Graceland: December 26, 2008 on a layover at work with the other flight attendant.

What is the Deal?

I'll ya the last couple of months at work I've gotten several guys phone numbers and wanting to take me out next time I'm in town. Which is sweet, flatering and fine. And just the other night at work I had a guy tell me I was cute. The only problem is these men giving me their numbers are old enough to be my father and the boy that said I was cute is only six! What's the deal? It's all very flatering and not something I get or hear very much or at all. And I like the attention (well not from the six year old), but why does it have to be from someone 30 plus older than me? Why can't guys my own age treat me that way? I don't get it.

I Imagine

Eariler this month I had a passenger who was deaf. For those who don't know I write poetry. Or at least atempt to write poetry. I would tell you I'm not that good. I've had others tell me otherwise though. Since August of last year I've written over 300 poems. But back to this one. So with the deaf passenger I got the idea to write a poem about things that people see and do through the eyes of someone who can't hear. So here it is. I titled I Imagine.

I see the rain, but it doesn't make a sound.
Kids jump in puddles everywhere around.
I imagine their squeals, by the looks on their face.
All covered in water, cold and shivering wanting a warm embrace.
I see trees sway back and forth, but not the howl of the wind do I hear.
Mothers give their little ones hot coco in the cold times of year.
I imagine their warmth of gratitue from each child's chocolate mustash smile.
How it must fill a mother's heart with joy and make life worth while.
I can see a gathering of people on a gloomy gray day.
Though I can't hear I can see what their hearts must say.
I imagine well wishes and hugs and tears,
As the best friend fakes a smile and says she's all ears.
As I sit at a friend's wedding, though I can't hear a word.
No need to imagine, just by the look in their eyes no words need to be heard.
I see the excitied and paniced look of a new expectant father as he lead his wife to the car.
I imagine the look of pain on her face is enough to know the baby's arrival isn't far.
You don't need to hear to know when you see things others do.
When done with love and care their actions a re real and true.

Merry Christmas

Just want to wish everyone a safe and wonderful Christmas. Hope you all have a great holiday!

Oregon Trip

I forgot to write how my weekend in Oregon was last week. It was good. I had a good time and it even snowed while I was there. And from what I hear it hasn't stopped. But I got there and back with no problems. Being in the airlines I have to travel stand by when not working if I want to fly and near the holidays it's always a risk. But I'm glad I went and look forward to going back whenever that is. It won't be for a while yet (that's why I'm looking forward to going back. :) )

No Sleep

I don't know what my issue was last night but I got no sleep at all. Thank heavens I'm not working today. Though I do hope that I can sleep on the plane. I'm headed up to Oregon to visit the fam for the weekend. Don't tell my family but I'm looking forward to the visit.

States I've been to

The red states are the states I've been to. Most of them I've been to cause of work. Before three years ago (when I got the job) I'd only been to I think 16 states. Now I've been to 44 I think.

Date Night

Well I did go on a date tonight. We went and saw the movie Four Christmases. It was good. The only thing is I picked up the tab. But I had a good time though. He's a nice guy. I will say though I was very nervous all day. I don't know if there will be another date. A little early still. I'm not expecting there to be. And I only say that cause one: I know how my life is. And two: I won't be disapointed if there isn't.
But this first date was good and I had fun.

Small Update

Nothing really new or exciting has been going on. I've just been busy with work. Haven't really gone anywhere exciting either. I spent Thanksgiving working and over nighted in Fresno CA. The good news is that this bid I'm on now at work and next bid I have every Sunday off! It hasn't been since Dulles that I got two bids in a row off. That's eight Sundays straight! I will have to work Christmas and New Years. I've never had Thanksgiving off so working it this year was nothing new. But this will be the first time I work Christmas and New Years. That should be interesting. I might have a date on Friday. We'll see. And I'm going to be an aunt (kind of) in April. One of my best friends is having a little boy. Sarah is more like a sister than a friend, and she was the one who said I would be an aunt to her son. I also was a bridesmaid at her wedding. In fact I was the only bridesmaid that was not related to her. So I felt a little out of place, but at the same time honored she asked me to be one. Here is a picture of her and me and the maid of honor Jessica at her wedding. Sarah, Jessica and I all knew each other from Virginia. Jessica is also Sarah's sister-in-law.

Eight Days

Today is day six of eight. So just two more to go. That is for work. I can't recall if I've ever had to work eight days straight before. Believe you me it ain't fun. I have to be honest though even I get along with the crew I'm with now and have worked with the flight attendant before I like the crew I had last trip better. I just had more fun with them. Oh well it's not like I can choice who I work with. Thank heavens though today was an easy day.
On Monday I hurt my right arm and it's still quite sore. Which is no fun cause as luck would have it, I'm right handed.
I will say though things in life have been going better for me lately so that's good. My only thing is lately it seems everytime I start thinking that way I hit a bump. But not to jinx anything so far so good.

Dead Mouse?

Today at work Karen the flight attendant I'm working with found a dead mouse in the bathroom on the plane. At least we're pretty sure it was a dead mouse. Anyway just before landing in El Paso TX we were talking and joking around with each other. She made a joke about the mouse and I was laughing so hard that I couldn't breathe. I started to hyper venturlate. But the passengers seemed to like the fact that we were having a good time.

Nogales

On Saturday mom and I went down to Nogales with my mom. She had never been to Mexico before. It's about a six hour drive round trip. Anyway it was a nice little visit. I had fun. The drive was just long with long stretches of nothing to look at but dirt.

Car Kissed

On Thursday night I was at a stop light turning right. My mom was with me, I had just picked her up from the airport and we were headed out to eat. Anyway, I pulled up to see if there was on coming traffic and saw that there was so I stopped. The guy behind me had looked down and when he looked up there I was. This was the result. We're sore but doing okay.

Sort of interesting

You know what I realized yesterday? Everytime I've gone through a very dark period in life I've become a fan of a music artist. When I went through the tough times each of the musicans provided me a place that I could just get away from everything and give me peace. When I was 15 I went through a very difficult year and at that time I became a fan of *N Sync. When I was 17 I started to try to figure out my place in life and during that period I become a fan of Josh Groban. In the last six months (except for when I was 15) it has been the most difficult time in my life so far. And within the last six months I've become a fan of Elvis Presley. And I'm still a proud fan of all of them and always will be.

Kind of cool

Okay I'm not really a fan but this morning on my flight from Palm Springs to Phoenix I had Charles Barkley on my plane. He was nice and had a good sense of humor. I thought it was kind of cool. I also got his autograph and ticket stub.

Drama at work is no fun

Man drama at work is no fun. For some reason they upgraded our flight from Phoenix to Palm Springs. Won't really complain cause upgrading so much better than downgrading. Anyway there was a couple in the back who seemed fine to me. I went up front and the other flight attendant went to the back to close overhead bins. While back there I guess the couple was fighting and she seperated them. Still though the captain had to talk to her. Then just before we took off the girl went and saw with the guy. I told them that I didn't mind but if there was another problem then I would seperate them again. Thankfully there wasn't. But she was a mess. She was embrrassed by what happened and claimed she couldn't remember any of it. She was really out of it. I tried to help calm her down. She did okay. But by the time we landed they were fighting again cause he told me that he was married and that the girl he was with was just the girlfriend. And she didn't like that.

I ain't no flippen toilet!

I'm in Monterey CA for work. We got done early like around 12:30 this afternoon. I can actually see the ocean in the distance from my hotel room window. So I took about a five minute walk to the beach. I was walking on the pire and some bird flew by and as it did it decided that I looked like a great target for practice. I didn't think so. I didn't get much, just a little on the hand. But still not pleasant.

My Relief

I know that I need to get out more and need more of a life. But when I'm going through a dark spot I have six major comforts or reliefs.
1) Figure Skating - I can't skate worth beans but it almost never fails me when I just need something to get my mind off my sorrow, figure skating does the trick. It just takes me to the competition or event and I feel as if I'm almost apart of it.
2) Music - My number three and four fall into this catorgory and somewhat so does figure skating. But each also play it's own part. I've loved music as long as I can remember. Growing up I did ballet, choir and took piano lessons. I've learned that music is somewhat like thearpy. It just calms me and gives me peace. It takes me anywhere my imagination wants to take me.
3) Josh Groban - His voice is so magical and powerful it's like a dream. A dream I don't want to wake up from. He sings from his heart and you can not just hear the passion in his voice but also feel it. It sends chills up my spine that no other artist has ever been able to do. Plus to me he's smokin' hot!
4) Elvis Presley - In the last six months with everything that I've been having to go through, Elvis has been a major relief. In the last six months I've been tried so strongly and so much that I've felt like I could just crumble. But instead I listen to Elvis or watch one of his movies, concerts or on youtube and see how corny he was and it just cracks me up. When I listen to Elvis I forget about everything. And for that brief moment I have no problems.
5) Writting - I love writting. As of today I have 19 diaries, 1,730 pages in my life story, over 200 poems and several little short stories that I've written or writting. When I write I get to be that character I'm writting about or I get to put myself in a different situation that maybe I've never been in, and have to figure out what I would do if it was me. Or when I write a poem I can take something from my past and throw in a twist or just get my feelings off my chest. In my diaries and life story I can go back to when things weren't so hard and remember the good life has in store. Or go back when I was struggling and see what I did that helped then and maybe to try to apply it to what I'm going through now.
6) Tigger - I know this one seems a little off beat. And yes I mean Tigger from Winnie the Pooh. I just love him. And when I'm down I just give a little squeeze or cry into is stuffing and I feel better. It's hard to discribe really how Tigger is a relief. He's more like a seurity blanket.

Please don't get the wrong idea

Okay I don't want to offend anyone, it's just something I feel the need to get off my chest. Now first off I'm happy for all my friends that have found true love and I hope for nothing but joy, happiness and all the love in the world. It's just that I wonder if it will ever be my turn. I'm 24 now and I aint getting younger. I feel like an old maid. This year alone it seems like I have a friend who has either gotten married or engaged almost once a month.
I had a friend that got married in February, two in March, one in April, two in June, two in July, one in August, one this month and I just found out that another good of mine just got engaged.
I tell people that I had a boyfriend in high school, but truth be told you really can't call what Tom and I had a relationship. We were just friends that called each other boyfriend and girlfriend. But we never really dated. But I say I have an ex to make myself feel better. Otherwise I'm a 24 year old who has never been in a relationship.
Yes I've had people tell me that being in a relationship isn't all that great most of the time. But I just want to know what it is like to love someone and have them love me in return. Instead it's always me who falls for them but it's never anything but friendship in return. And I'm sick of it. It's frusterating. Like I said I'm happy for all my friends that have found that someone in their lives. And I truly wish them well.
I guess you can say I'm jealous. There is a rather large part of me that thinks, feels and fears that I'll never find that. I will never have a family of my own. That is all I have ever wanted in life. Is to be a wife and mother.
I'm pretty much content of where my life is right now and I wouldn't have given up my experiences I've had to have the wish come true. But as I get older I feel time is running out. I just want a turn. Why is that so much to ask for?

Josh Groban Girl

So I said and somewhat proved that I'm an Elvis Presley geek. But even more than Elvis I love Josh Groban. I have been a fan of his next month will make six years. If you've never heard of him you need to check him out. I went to his concert in DC last year. These are pictures from it. By the way digital zoom rocks! ( I wasn't that close) Iwent with my friend Chelsey.