Sux Days Off

As I write I'm in the Dulles airport dreading leaving, but had a good day and a half here. I went to my friend Cody's wedding reception and the best part for me was seeing his face and many others cause I didn't tell anyone that I was coming. Well execpt for Lee who I didn't get to see this time cause his brother was also getting married. Now I'm on my way to Oregon for a couple days.
Oh and only three more days until my birthday!

Flying

I fly for a living almost every day. Normally on my days off I'm no where near an airport or plane. But today I'm on my way to Virginia for a couple days for a friend's wedding. Then on Sunday it's off to Oregon for a couple days and my birthday on Wednesday. Then Thursday it's back home and Friday back to work.
I like my job I really do, but there are days, like yesterday, that make me wonder why I ever became a flight attendant.
I've asked myself that question every now and then and lately it seems to be a question I ask more often.
Honest, being a filght attendant wasn't my dream or goal. It wasn't even in my plans.However, when my dreams, goals and plans fell through my mom suggested that I look into being a flight attendant.
At first I did it all for her. I was so so about it. But the more I got into it the more I became interested and it started to be more for me.
Why I'm a flight attendant now (almost five years later)
* I love traveling.
* I love meeting new people
* I love working with different kinds of people
* No matter how many times you go somewhere or work with someone it's never the same. Every flight is different.
* I love the veriality

Sometimes though when things like mother nature turn against you it's hard to remember the things you love about your job. But those that I listed are the main reasons why I'm a flight attendant and why I still am today.

Last 48 Hours

A couple days ago there was an innocedent on the plane invaulving a passenger that I felt I had to fill out paper work for just in case something comes of it, the company will have my side of the story. I was in a pretty losy mood for the rest of the day after wards.
However, today was exactly what I needed. Though I didn't start out in the best of moods (but I never do when I have to be up at 4:30am). I ran into a captain that strongly believes I'm wrong to believe in what I do (church wise) and I'm so tired of being told I'm wrong (there's a few others that have expressed such things to me as well at work).
However at work shortly after that I did a bunch of Tucson turns where since they are only 20 minutes we don't serve. So I sat talking to a couple passengers and had some really good conversations and the passgeners expressed apperication that I talked with them.
There was one couple that really gave me a wake up call. I don't know their names (since I didn't ask and they didn't say) so I'll call them Sally and Jim. When Sally was six months old she had her right eye removed cause of cancer.
She and Jim had a little girl who at five months old got the same cancer, but luckily was able to beat it and keep her eyes. She beat it last October.
Then April of this year Sally's mom and their daughter was killed in a car accident. Then next day Sally gave birth to another little girl. This little girl is now three months and she has the cancer in both of her eyes as well.
The car that hit killed their daughter and Sally's mom the driver was driving on a suspended license for the seventh time. But apparently since there was no drugs or drinking problems at any time he only got a misterminer.
So see and talk to this couple was a real eye opener. With every thing that they've had to deal with, overcame and deal with now, they still are able to keep their head above water and put their faith in love in God.
It also showed me that no matter what life gives us to also remember to count our blessings. That's something I don't very much. When tough times come I tend to dwell in pitty and sorrow. It's something I need to try harder not to do.
Count your blessings, something I'm going to try to work on alot more now.
So in the last 48 hours I went from horrible to pretty good.

Slight Update

Well the results of my Uncle's brain tumor is not good. Mom said he told her they gave him three months to two years to live. But he won't overcome it. It's a death sentence. Great and now I'm crying.

Life just gets better and better (stated with sarcasim)

Well last couple weeks have been both stressful and emotional. I got check rided at work and now have to have a meeting about what the check rider said. I don't think I'll be in big trouble or really any, but they just have to go over it with me. Also I found out that one of my uncles has a brain tumor and was just told day that my grandpa was colon cancer.
I'm so tired of all these one more things that's been happening to me in the last couple of years. It doesn't seem like it was that long ago that life was breezy. Then I moved to Arizona and the flood gates opened.
I'm emotionally drained and in major need of a break or some kind of get away. I wish I could just go somewhere where no one could find me, and all the bad that has happened would have no effect on me cause I wouldn't know about it.
I mean I'm glad to be informed, but I wish that there was a way to see it through without wanting to scream at the top of my lungs and pull my hair out!

I know I haven't posted in a while. Life has been a bit hectic, but I think things are starting to get back to a better pace. Hopefully anyway. Basically I've just been busy with work mostly. A few stressful personal side jobs in life thrown in as well. But I'm hanging on the best I can and doing the best I can for now.

Stars on Ice

I have fallen in love with figure skating all over again. Stars on Ice tonight was amazing and I wanted it to never end. I hope to go again next year. Back up to Utah tomorrow.

Ocean Waves

Maybe it's just me but watch the waves and see if you spot something different.

Yesterday. all my troubles seemed to punch me in the gut!

Yesterday was one of those days that would have gone better had I not gotten out of bed. For about a week or so I've been having problems with my back tire on the passenger side of my car. But instead of being responsible for it I ignored it. Well yesterday on the way to work it blew, it's completely shreaded. I mangaged to get off the road safely and right now it's parked at a Motel 6. So then I had to take a taxi the rest of the way to work. I got to work with about 30 minutes to spare. This week I'm on a 200 which means I'm the only flight attendant on the plane. The first flight was a disater from the word go. I spilt a soda on someone, I dropped trash in the ail, and I backed up into a little kid. Thankfully the other two flights where better. Then I get to the hotel in Des Monies and my room they put me in is dirty, so is the second room. Now it's after midnight and I just want to crawl into bed and not get out. Thankfully again the third time is a charm and the room was fine. I spent a lovely fun filled 31 hours of doing nothing at the hotel here in Des Monies. I have no money to take a taxi anywhere or rent a car. So that's it. Hopefully the rest of the trip goes better.

I'm an odd One

I need to stop watching old movies and becoming a fan of all the old timers most of which are no longer among the living. And yet I'm proud to be an old timer fan. In truth sometimes the older movies are better than today's. I will say though I do like today's movies as well and quite a few of today's actors. But I'm a fan of quite a few of the older ones too.

For example ~
Today Actors ----------------- Old Timers
Tom Hanks -------------------- Gene Kelly
Robin Williams --------------- Donald O'Connor
Matthew Broderick ------------ Elvis Presley
Denzel Washington ------------ Montgomery Clift
Meg Ryan --------------------- James Stewart
Julia Roberts ---------------- Yul Brynner

Today Movies ---------------- Old Timer Movies
Time Traveler's Wife -------- The King and I
Marley and Me --------------- Singin' in the Rain
Old Dogs -------------------- I Confess
The Blind Side -------------- It's a Wonderful Life
Dear John ------------------- Jailhouse Rock
The Lovely Bones ------------ It Happened One Night


To name a few.