planes, trains and cars...oh my

after a nightmare-ish trip back to nashville (first plane being delayed over an hour, second plane being delayed over an hour and full of CMA attendees followed by the second plane sitting on the tarmac for 45 minutes before heading back to the gate because there was a mechanical failure and the plane to replace it was on it's way...in 2.5 hours...) and subsequently getting in after midnight when it was *supposed* to be before 8 pm, i realized something.

i still love to travel.

and i've done quite a bit of it in the last few months.

from the wedding in indiana

(of which i like exactly one professional picture of myself...but it's ok because it wasn't MY wedding, and by the time i'm the bride i'll be down to my goal weight :D)

*but i do like this picture of myself...in a dress that wouldn't zip up when i bought it but i had NO problem zipping at the rehearsal dinner!*

to the trip to cosby, tn (next to gatlinburg)

where we laughed, prayed and generally forgot that it had been nearly 10 years since we'd all been together

where beth announced the arrival of her second child, come january

where i cooked my famous vodka pasta for us all (alchi cooked out for my preggo friend)

and where we got exactly one picture together.

and then to delaware

where i hung out with laura, israel, and israel's daddy ryan

where we cruised the bay in a speedboat

watched izzy get cuter

lay out on the beach

stayed up watching tv at all hours

and shopped til we (at least izzy) dropped

and there are a couple of more summer excursions planned

i'm seriously considering

attempting to get training

to be a flight attendant

i mean, i love to fly

love people

love to see new things

the only thing that's kept me from doing this in the past

(yes, i've wanted to do it for years)

has been that the pay scale was lower than what i was used to

and i was concerned about keeping up with the mortgage and other bills.

well,

in case you haven't heard

i no longer have a mortgage

which right now i'm looking at as a big 'ol blessing

and while it's quite a bit different from anything i've done

wouldn't it be a BLAST?!

and what's stopping me from pursuing something that would just plain be fun?

not a thing, that's what.

so perhaps next summer

i'll start flying the friendly skies

a bit more often

:O)

(anyone have any tips about best ways to get started in this? i'm assuming i'll just go through an airline and go through their training...but insight would be awesome :)