What a Ride! August 16, 2006
I just returned home from dropping my husband off at the airport. He is leaving for his last International trip. We have been waiting for this day for 10+ years.
In that time I have:
- Washed 5 different uniform styles.
- Been stuck in Reno for 3 days without a change of clothes.
- Been willing to walk home from Hood River - about 60 miles (I was so air-sick and hungry that I just wanted OUT!)
- Been eaten alive in Wisconsin while hearing about Floyd’s lack of a bladder and watching the rather large growth on Bernice’s hand pulsate with each breath.
- Seen the Eiffel Tower at night and Big Ben at lunch time. (Thank you airline employee benefits)
- Moved across state lines while hubby flew across the country.
- Had 3 children.
- Gone from full-time employee with financial benefits to full time mom with benefits paid in toothless smiles, slobbery kisses, and hours of Dr. Seuss.
- Accepted modern technology (I have a cell phone but no land line. I am addicted to high speed internet access, and I’ve mastered “self checkout”.)
- Learned to sew (thanks to my mother-in-law).
- Jumped out of a perfectly good airplane…On purpose of course.
- Discovered that I like to play in the dirt; a hobby my daughter calls “yardening” (basic yard work, gardening, and hide & seek).
- Seen Mendenhall Glacier.
- Learned a third language-”pilot speak”.
- Prayed every night for a better schedule.
- Accepted the schedule (I think).
- A true appreciation for quality time together.
- A sense of excitement about the next 10 years as an aviation family.
- To wonder if our children will fly…hmm…What a passion to pass on!
- Had the adventure of a lifetime with the man of my dreams. THANK YOU!
I”m looking forward to what our new life with Southwest Airlines holds.
