prepare to launch.

And so the countdown has begun.
Exactly 7 days until I return to real life. To my career. To my true love. I have this feeling of anticipation mixed with nervousness about going back after so long.  I have to review my manuals because I am not sure I remember all my safety procedures…However, I am determined to give it all my best. That’s the good thing about being away from your job, you start missing it and want to be good at it all over again. No more blasé attitude, no more annoyance with the little details. You get to like it all over again. Which brings me to the question that I constantly get when I tell people I am a flight attendant: “Doesn’t your marriage suffer from you being gone all the time?”  The answer is NO. It actually benefits from it (I think at least!). When I am away for days at a time, I really miss my husband and I have time to appreciate all the good things we bring eachother. When I get back home, there is more love to give and receive (and lots of sex) and a renewal of the feelings that too often get drowned under the routine of a more conservative lifestyle.  It’s been good to me and I am grateful for that.

Speaking of travel, if Mexico is part of your plans make sure you are aware and protected as best you can against the swine flu that is happening over there right now. Mexico is one of my favourite places to be and I sure hope that they recover quickly.

Summer is heading quickly our way and the festival lineups coming out are always a good reminder of that. Lollapalooza is looking pretty good this year! I think I might just want to go. I have friends who go almost every year, so maybe I could be part of the trip this time. I am usually not a big fan of younger crowds (especially when they are in the 100 000s!) but come on, it’s Lolla!!  This is the first festival I ever attended at the dear age of 13 (a friend and I managed to sneak in, because we didn’t have the money for tickets). Ah the memories.

Can you believe this guy?  He just won’t stop. I know he’s always been a little strange, but wow, he is just surpassing himself now. And just for the record; I looooooove mashed potatoes.

After reading and writing abuot the Canjet hijack this week, I stumbled on a link to a documentary that was made about one of the first hijackings that actively involved the US and opened their eyes to terrorism. It happened on September 6th 1970 and was quite a lesson in things to come. Read about it  if you’d like, I found it all in all interesting and informing.

So there you go darlings. I am not exactly sure when I will write again since next week I will be busy training the person who is taking over my position at the office and running around to get all the last minute details done so I am allowed back in the dark hallways of the airport. Of course, I will try to make an appearance and let you know what’s happening. Wouldn’t want to leave you in the dark after all!

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all about new.

Wow. Working a regular schedule does take a toll on you a little. I don’t see the days go by. I feel like all I do lately is work, eat and sleep. Although, I wish I was sleeping more…and eating less. Oh well. Nothing’s perfect. 

I could whine all day but surprisingly,  I am actually enjoying this job. It is pretty straightforward and I get to kind of be my own boss. Nobody bothers me and I get to read books and just chill most of the time. The staff has been really nice to me, despite the fact that there are over 100 of them and I will probably not learn the names or properly meet all of them in the short period of this contract. Nonetheless, it is refreshing to “change careers” for a bit. I love my airplanes even when they are filled with irate passengers. I love the benefits of my job (who wouldn’t?!). But a change of pace and environment is always good for the soul. And honestly, while my airline is having issues of its own trying to figure out a budget and how to treat their employees right, I’d rather not be there. I’ll go back in May when things will have settled a little. 

On a happier note, the husband and I have signed the lease for our new place today! A beautiful 2 bedroom apartment that also has an extra den at the back that could eventually serve as a baby room…just sayin’!  This new abode is a few streets away from where we live now, so we get to stay in the neighborhood that we love and, bonus, it brings us closer to amenities like groceries, movie rentals, doctor, dentist, Shoppers Drug Mart (!!), etc. It also has laundry in the basement and a cute little backyard. Lots of natural light and a fake fireplace!  I can’t wait to move in, perhaps paint a few rooms and decorate it like an adult living space. It’ll be fabulous!  Get ready to be invited to dinner parties. 

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