Workin girl..

I am finally working again and this time it is on land. I am quite jealous of all my ship friends going to awesome places, but I have to realize that what I am doing right now is really for the best. I am trying to think of the big picture and realize that in 5 years I will be in a really good situation.

Here I am at our launch party, you can tell I am super excited. (I am the one in the white and black)

The picture above was in the Seattle P.I. newspaper.

It was also Nicole's 25th birthday this past weekend. We had a really good time we ate at the Rock Pizza and then went to the Swiss. The Swiss was pretty damn cool there was a rock cover band and hot guys what more could I ask for?

From left to right: Diana, me, Nicole, Robby, Karen, Candice and Dan.

Look ma I can fly!

Okay so I wanted to post this a week ago, but I needed pictures. So yes it is true I flew in a plane all by myself it was so amazing and so scary at the same time.

So here is how it went down. It happened March 2ND 2008. I had a little feeling that I might be able to go up by myself, but I didn't want to ask because I was scared and I was thinking it will happen when it happens. Helen (my flight instructor) and I go up oh and I had a high school boy job shadow in the back. I ask Helen where are we flying today and she is like oh lets practice some landings and takeoffs, so I am like okay you are the boss sure. So we do this a couple of times and then she tells me to go park the plane and I am thinking what we just started flying why does she want me to park it? She starts to give me a safety briefing and her and the high school student get out of the plane. At this point I am like Oh My God it is happening this is some scary stuff. I did it though my first landing was really bad I came in taxing like a mad woman and I was like "oh damn maybe I can't do this." The second landing was really good Helen even said it was awesome she was like "whatever you did for the second one just keep doing it." I had to do a total of three takeoffs and landings to make it official and I did and it was awesome. I am so happy I love flying.

For all you non-pilots out there including me, my flight instructor keeps saying "well make a pilot out of you." I don't have my license yet, so please don't ask me to fly you anywhere because I can't and that would be scary. I am however able to fly by myself within 25 nautical miles of the airport. A little scary that I could possibly die ahhh, you don't realize that until you look over and there is no one there.

Here I am after my solo flight, yep still alive.On other news I started a new job, so I have missed a week of flying, but that is okay because hey I need money to fly. 2008 is my year and I ain't going to let anyone stop me for once I feel like I have some sort of direction in my life.