Then I was told that I missed the deadline to be included in the July bid, and all my classmates ACTUALLY GOT LINES! Woo hoo! I asked the head of Crew Planning what my situation is, and he said that I could choose to be on reserve, or I could BUILD MY OWN SCHEDULE with at least 60 hours from open time. OMG. I'm officially a lineholder! It only took 3 years and 10 months. I am in shock.
So I picked up 60 hours of trips off of open time, then I picked up a trip or two off the trade board. Then I swapped a trip or two for other trips in open time, and right now I'm waiting for someone to give me a 48 hour layover in Fairbanks, Alaska for a 3-day. But she hasn't approved the trade yet...I'm not sure what she's waiting for. A friend wants to go with me, but I will need an answer soon in order to for my friend to get time off from work.
After I did my 4-day, I focused full-time on Jen's wedding. All the events - bachelorette party, bridal shower, rehearsal, rehearsal dinner, wedding and reception, and brunch went off without a hitch! My little girl was absolutely beautiful!
Jen modeling her gown for the photographer in the bridal suite before the ceremony.
Casey (the best man) escorting me to my seat before the ceremony.
Brittany (the bridesmaid and cousin of the bride) coming down the aisle.
Valerie, the maid of honor (and bride's best friend).
Greg escorting his daughter down the aisle.
The outdoor ceremony with Pike's Peak in the background.
After the guests left and Jen and James left on their honeymoon, it was time to go back to "normal life." I had a three-day trip scheduled starting on 7/1 and had an absolute blast on the trip! Why? I had a great crew. The A flight attendant (Nichole) was one of our new hires that helped push me up the seniority ladder, the B (Bridgette) was a wonderful lady I last flew with back when I started and the CPT and FO were very nice - Chris and Jason. We all just hit it off and had lots of laughs!
As usual, the passengers picked up on the fact that we were enjoying our jobs! We got lots of compliments...but wouldn't it be nice if just one of those people put it in writing?!?!? We also had our share of screaming babies/toddlers. I managed to quiet a couple by telling the kids, "Shhhhhh! You are waking up the babies!" One mom, however, told me that her kid was ONLY 1 and doesn't know any better. She said that she just lets him scream! Are you kidding me? I told her that none of the passengers sitting around her want to hear her child screaming for all or even a part of the trip! I was shocked. Fortunately, the kid was awesome and did not make another peep!
Our first night was spent in Nashville, TN - we got there really late in the evening and got to sleep in the next morning. I knew that there was an Irish Dancing competition at the Gaylord Hotel downtown, but I chose to stay in my nice COLD hotel room, looking out the window at the crowded swimming pool. I really don't remember how I passed the time...but it flew fairly quickly.
Our next night was in Seattle, WA. Again, we arrived late, but this time we had a morning show time. Not my favorite! I used to be a real morning person, but after having been on this job for 46 months, I really prefer going to bed and waking up without an alarm clock. BUT, that was not to be. We flew back to Denver, and then had over a two-hour sit until we did our "victory lap" to Indianapolis. Let's just say that NONE of us wanted to do that trip, but we had no choice. So the CPT and FO asked us to rate their landings to break up the monotony of the victory lap. I gave the landing in IND a 9.8 - it was pretty awesome! Then I gave a 9.8 for the landing back in DEN, too. We actually arrived 30 minutes early, and while we were waiting for a gate, the CPT called us and asked us to give him the scores. So I wrote a note saying, "It was a tie! You both were awarded 9.8". But then I had a change of heart...I sent another note deducting .5 points from the second landing due to the fact that we were still sitting on the taxiway waiting for a gate! You could hear the CPT and FO laughing at the first note, and then REALLY laughing at the second note! It turns out that they had a wager going...they're flying together all this month, and the loser had to bring the beef jerky and sunflower seeds for their next trip! I think the FO won.
I don't fly again until Saturday, and then I'll do two layovers in Portland, OR. It is SO NICE knowing when I'm flying and where I'm going! I've even gotten in touch with a former employee from my Yellowstone National Park days - we're going to have an early dinner on Saturday night!
Soon, we'll get to bid for our August line. I have been playing around with bidding for individual trips that I'd like as well as days off that I'd like. It will be interesting to see what I end up with since I'll be at the bottom of the lineholder list! Stay tuned!
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