One Year Ago.....

.....I started this blog as I waltzed into a new chapter of my life. I had no idea what I was doing, but I had the prominent notion that my life needed some change. Since I had never traveled out of my (25 years) familiar hometown, I wanted to see the world. On a whim, I applied to the airline industry and voila! I got a call back, an interview, another interview and then got sent off to {training for 4.5 weeks in Phoenix}. It feels like a crazy whirlwind of a year, but the anniversary finally has come. Sometimes I feel like it was just yesterday, and other reminiscences make me feel sure it must have been at least a decade ago. One year ago, Darcy dropped me off at the airport and after a tearful goodbye I put on my big girl pants and started a new, fabulous career with travel, friendships and adventure galore. I have grown so much, learned so much, done so many things I never dreamed I'd be brave enough to do and to top it all off, our class got awarded lines for March!

What this means for you non-airline folks is instead of being on-call, not knowing if we're going to fly or just wait around on base certain days and off certain days, we now get to pick our schedule every month including which trips we work, where we go and which days we are off. This much more freedom usually happens to flight attendants after working many years, but because of how fast our company is growing, we have high enough seniority to "hold" a line after only a year! What a great present!

Below are some photo compilations I borrowed from my roommate Belle (you should definitely check out her {blog} too!) to commemorate this special occasion.

Also, here are some of my favorite posts over the last year. Here's to many more years of adventure, change and discovery!

Back In Blue

Stay Calm and Eat Clam

Biking The Golden Gate Bridge (in ballet flats)

Birthdays At The Beach

It's Not The Years, It's The Mileage

An Unexpected Roadtrip

The Winged Wayfarer Flies Across the Pond (Dublin, Ireland)

Lastly, if any of you out there (and I know you're there because I get messages and comments from you all the time!) want to start your own adventure as a flight attendant, check out my post on applying and {interviewing} and then click {this link} and apply. We're still hiring like crazy. It's totally worth it! Take the leap! You won't regret it!

photo borrowed from {thelayoverlife.wordpress.com}

photo borrowed from {thelayoverlife.wordpress.com}

photo borrowed from {thelayoverlife.wordpress.com}