Well Hello Gang!
Today is Monday, June 30, 2008. The Annual Women's Air Race Classic is now complete. The past 2 years, I had competed in the race-but was unable to this year. : ( It was a race that is always approx. 2200 miles long and is a tradition carried on from the women of Amelia Earhart's time.
A student of mine forwarded me an article, which brought a smile to my face, yet made me go numb with excitement:
http://www.herald-review.com/articles/2008/06/26/news/local/1033628.txt
Also, the race website is:
http://www.airraceclassic.org/.
That site shows the whole route for this year. Wish I had been there, but I was there in heart, thinking about the ladies as they went. Also, I had my own XC's to complete...in the last 2 weeks, I have been to Ohio and back, Texas and back...and not to mention Chris' travels: I think he's going to at least 3-4 different states today! Sheesh! (show off : )
WEll, the journey is fun, the scenery is great, and we have both been having a good time traveling. Although-I have to admit...if I'm going to fly...I'd rather be up front! God bless those airline pilots who jump seat across the US.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
We are OK
Hello Again!
Today marks yet another day in aviation history. I have gotten a few phone calls inquiring about both Chris and my safety today. Thank you to all who are thinking of us today.
For those of you who don't read aviation news regularly, below are 2 websites that briefly highlight the unfortunate events:
http://www.nbcactionnews.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=B8D69F0C-6C5F-4F8B-BF5E-84A8D901C5B0&gsa=true
**Basic sum up: multi engine aircraft crashed on way to lawrence from the KC downtown airport. 2 aboard, no survivors
http://www.nbcactionnews.com/mostpopular/story.aspx?content_id=923afa2e-dcc8-4ffb-90ae-d9443615256c
**Basic sum up: single engine aircraft crashed just after take off from the OJC airport, where I work. 1 aboard, survived
The eerie thing about the 2nd incident is that I was at the airport about the time this was happening. I was on the ground, getting ready to leave when I heard sirons-around 3:15-3:30pm. My though was "hmm...that's awefully early for an evening traffic jam/accident" and I promptly dismissed the thought, as everything looked normal at the airport. When I got home, I heard otherwise.
I guess these just make me realize just how precious time is. I can't count the amount of times that I have told my students to be safe, keep a safe airspeed(aka flight speed for you non pilots!), watch the angle of bank...or even my most famous question/game: What are you going to do WHEN your engine fails? aka-the "pick a field game."
I am thankful for the training and good advice I have received over the years from friends and experienced pilots. Experience is just something that you can't buy-but have to learn. Sometimes my students joke with me when we get back and say, "well, we escaped the grips of death yet again...we made it safely home." I chuckle, thinking-yeah-what else did you expect?! I love living and can't imagine not making it home.
I guarantee you, the next time I give my students a practice engine failure, I will be saying a prayer for all pilots out there, hoping that when it happens, they will be prepared and use the safety skills they have gained through their training.
God Speed, and safe flying to all.
Today marks yet another day in aviation history. I have gotten a few phone calls inquiring about both Chris and my safety today. Thank you to all who are thinking of us today.
For those of you who don't read aviation news regularly, below are 2 websites that briefly highlight the unfortunate events:
http://www.nbcactionnews.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=B8D69F0C-6C5F-4F8B-BF5E-84A8D901C5B0&gsa=true
**Basic sum up: multi engine aircraft crashed on way to lawrence from the KC downtown airport. 2 aboard, no survivors
http://www.nbcactionnews.com/mostpopular/story.aspx?content_id=923afa2e-dcc8-4ffb-90ae-d9443615256c
**Basic sum up: single engine aircraft crashed just after take off from the OJC airport, where I work. 1 aboard, survived
The eerie thing about the 2nd incident is that I was at the airport about the time this was happening. I was on the ground, getting ready to leave when I heard sirons-around 3:15-3:30pm. My though was "hmm...that's awefully early for an evening traffic jam/accident" and I promptly dismissed the thought, as everything looked normal at the airport. When I got home, I heard otherwise.
I guess these just make me realize just how precious time is. I can't count the amount of times that I have told my students to be safe, keep a safe airspeed(aka flight speed for you non pilots!), watch the angle of bank...or even my most famous question/game: What are you going to do WHEN your engine fails? aka-the "pick a field game."
I am thankful for the training and good advice I have received over the years from friends and experienced pilots. Experience is just something that you can't buy-but have to learn. Sometimes my students joke with me when we get back and say, "well, we escaped the grips of death yet again...we made it safely home." I chuckle, thinking-yeah-what else did you expect?! I love living and can't imagine not making it home.
I guarantee you, the next time I give my students a practice engine failure, I will be saying a prayer for all pilots out there, hoping that when it happens, they will be prepared and use the safety skills they have gained through their training.
God Speed, and safe flying to all.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Fireworks in June
Today was a gorgeous day. Not only were there clear blue skies-but it was nice and cool, compared to the muggy weather and storms that have been rolling through lately.
I got off work early and made it home early enough to take a short run and have a nice dinner with Chris and our friend. Chris grilled hamburgers : ) YUM! I got to chill and do some catching up today, so that was nice too.
This evening, Chris and the company were just winding down from a day at Worlds of Fun, and I decided to lay on our hammock and enjoy the cool evening. I read for awhile, but then something caught my eye. I gazed across the lawn and saw a neon flicker. Fireflies. I closed my book and looked at the scene. Fresh cut lawn and crisp, green grass, and the sweet smell of the honeysuckle refreshed the air. Fireflies lit off like fireworks and the bugs seemed to play an evening chorus. It was just beautiful. It is nice to take in those little things sometimes. Just to sit back and have a moment where you are thankful for what you have and also what is around you. I miss being outdoors and listening to the evening birds coo and beetles play their funny tune to the sound of the cricket's violin chorus.
Thank God for a beautiful day and great friends to enjoy it with.
I got off work early and made it home early enough to take a short run and have a nice dinner with Chris and our friend. Chris grilled hamburgers : ) YUM! I got to chill and do some catching up today, so that was nice too.
This evening, Chris and the company were just winding down from a day at Worlds of Fun, and I decided to lay on our hammock and enjoy the cool evening. I read for awhile, but then something caught my eye. I gazed across the lawn and saw a neon flicker. Fireflies. I closed my book and looked at the scene. Fresh cut lawn and crisp, green grass, and the sweet smell of the honeysuckle refreshed the air. Fireflies lit off like fireworks and the bugs seemed to play an evening chorus. It was just beautiful. It is nice to take in those little things sometimes. Just to sit back and have a moment where you are thankful for what you have and also what is around you. I miss being outdoors and listening to the evening birds coo and beetles play their funny tune to the sound of the cricket's violin chorus.
Thank God for a beautiful day and great friends to enjoy it with.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Serene Sunday
Hello all!
Today is a day of rest. And what a beautiful day it is! Yesterday I went to Salina for a friend's wedding. It was lovely-and I have pictures to post-so stand by until I can upload them!
Our friend is in town, and it is nice to hang out with them as well. We went to the KC art museum on Friday and hung out. IT's SO great to catch up and take a couple of days off!
I checked our fantastic garden. WOW! they sure are growing! the cucumber plants are getting some flower-type things on them--so I think we're getting closer to yummy cucumbers! (Warning-i'm by no means a plant person-so i really dont' know what i'm talking about half the time. I figure if they grow-it's a good thing right?!) We are getting some corn stalks too (is that the right word?) I'm so excited!
OH-and we went over to my sister's fiance's parents house-which to me is a lot of words-but basically they are her-almost inlaws if that makes sense. Anywho-we went there for dinner thursday evening. It was wonderful to have a home cooked meal we didn't have to make and also hang out with good company. We all had a wonderful time. THANKS!!!!!!!!
Hope you have a wonderful day!!
Today is a day of rest. And what a beautiful day it is! Yesterday I went to Salina for a friend's wedding. It was lovely-and I have pictures to post-so stand by until I can upload them!
Our friend is in town, and it is nice to hang out with them as well. We went to the KC art museum on Friday and hung out. IT's SO great to catch up and take a couple of days off!
I checked our fantastic garden. WOW! they sure are growing! the cucumber plants are getting some flower-type things on them--so I think we're getting closer to yummy cucumbers! (Warning-i'm by no means a plant person-so i really dont' know what i'm talking about half the time. I figure if they grow-it's a good thing right?!) We are getting some corn stalks too (is that the right word?) I'm so excited!
OH-and we went over to my sister's fiance's parents house-which to me is a lot of words-but basically they are her-almost inlaws if that makes sense. Anywho-we went there for dinner thursday evening. It was wonderful to have a home cooked meal we didn't have to make and also hang out with good company. We all had a wonderful time. THANKS!!!!!!!!
Hope you have a wonderful day!!
Friday, June 13, 2008
Friday the 13th!
Wow! Just had to post this! How many times do you really get a Friday the 13th a year?
Chris and I have both been busy over the last week or so. I have gotten the opportunity to fly with some old AF veterans, who I'm sure could teach me a thing or two about flying, but never the less we had a good time *(not to mention he was polish!!! yay! even from the Chicago area-we had a good conversation: )
Chris texted me a picture of the Mall of America. How is it that he gets to go to the shopping metropolis?! I'm thinking that this is a little backwards right!? Well, he had s fun trip and only has 1.4 hours left on his SOE (Supervised Operating Experience). AKA like training wheels to your driver's license-so once he has his SOE off, he won't have another one!!! So hopefully he'll get that off by the end of the weekend, as he has a trip coming up : ) yay! He'll be a big kid w/o training wheels!
Chris and I have both been busy over the last week or so. I have gotten the opportunity to fly with some old AF veterans, who I'm sure could teach me a thing or two about flying, but never the less we had a good time *(not to mention he was polish!!! yay! even from the Chicago area-we had a good conversation: )
Chris texted me a picture of the Mall of America. How is it that he gets to go to the shopping metropolis?! I'm thinking that this is a little backwards right!? Well, he had s fun trip and only has 1.4 hours left on his SOE (Supervised Operating Experience). AKA like training wheels to your driver's license-so once he has his SOE off, he won't have another one!!! So hopefully he'll get that off by the end of the weekend, as he has a trip coming up : ) yay! He'll be a big kid w/o training wheels!
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Happy Bday Karen!
It has been a quick week-again!
Today is my sister's Bday...but not much of a relaxing day for her-she has a wedding she's shooting today-so make sure you check out her blog/heartland photo's for some sneak peaks!!!
Today was fun. I had a photo flight this morning with an aerial photographer. Unfortunately, it was ridiculously windy...but lucky me-he was a pilot too...so he didn't mind the bumps.
This afternoon, we went to visit my friends, Kim and Satish. Kim is an old friend of mine from Wichita-who is kinda like a big sis to me. I haven't seen her for probably 3 years, and she and Satish hadn't met Chris yet, and we hadn't met their 2 daughters. We dropped in this afternoon for a belated birthday celebration for Satish, and also to see the family and friends. We had a really nice time. They are at a point in their lives where they and most of their friends have a kiddo or two, so we watched the kids play in the yard on a slipper-slide and the adults (yes, we are included too!) chatted until dinner time. They had catered food in, which was absolutely delicious and we enjoyed the time we got to spend in good company with intelligent people.
Intelligent people...hmm-you might ask...odd comment?! No. Last night we went down to the downtown area-the crossroads district (I think) for the 1st Friday arts festival. Every 1st Friday of the month, lots of art galleries in that area open up and have free admittance and snacks/etc. to go look at and walk through between 7-9pm. We met up with our friends Kirk and Nichole for dinner and to walk around. Well...let's just say we saw some INTERESTING people...and to put it lightly, we got "cultured". There was quite a variety of individuals there, and we didn't have to go far to see both ends of the spectrum. Regardless of the interesting people, we had a good time.
Over the past week, Chris has been in Wichita for some training. Most people dread the 3-day intense training...but not Chris. When a co-worker asked him how his training was Chris said, "It was like coming home." His co-worker said-"you're sick."!!!!!!
But, in retrospect, Chris did that training for a year and a half, and knew a good majority of the staff, so one can understand how going back to an old job to see your friends is kinda like coming home. On another note, his sister's car broke down the last night that he was in town, so it's good he was there to help her with that and get it into the shop to get fixed (because he didn't have the tools to do it himself-he was disappointed)
Me-over the last week, I have had the opportunity to fly on a couple of what I like to call "pick up trips". These I define as I happened to be in the right place at the right time...and so I get to tag along and do a bit of corporate flying. I have had a good time, and learned a LOT-both the good, and the bad-and trying to avoid the ugly! Hopefully one of these days, being in the right place might provide a job opportunity!
Oh, lastly-our little garden is growing!!! It took only a couple of weeks to see little green sprouts...and now we are seeing more leaves, etc on the vegetables...so keep your fingers crossed! The Missouri rain has definitely been helping.
Cheerio!
Today is my sister's Bday...but not much of a relaxing day for her-she has a wedding she's shooting today-so make sure you check out her blog/heartland photo's for some sneak peaks!!!
Today was fun. I had a photo flight this morning with an aerial photographer. Unfortunately, it was ridiculously windy...but lucky me-he was a pilot too...so he didn't mind the bumps.
This afternoon, we went to visit my friends, Kim and Satish. Kim is an old friend of mine from Wichita-who is kinda like a big sis to me. I haven't seen her for probably 3 years, and she and Satish hadn't met Chris yet, and we hadn't met their 2 daughters. We dropped in this afternoon for a belated birthday celebration for Satish, and also to see the family and friends. We had a really nice time. They are at a point in their lives where they and most of their friends have a kiddo or two, so we watched the kids play in the yard on a slipper-slide and the adults (yes, we are included too!) chatted until dinner time. They had catered food in, which was absolutely delicious and we enjoyed the time we got to spend in good company with intelligent people.
Intelligent people...hmm-you might ask...odd comment?! No. Last night we went down to the downtown area-the crossroads district (I think) for the 1st Friday arts festival. Every 1st Friday of the month, lots of art galleries in that area open up and have free admittance and snacks/etc. to go look at and walk through between 7-9pm. We met up with our friends Kirk and Nichole for dinner and to walk around. Well...let's just say we saw some INTERESTING people...and to put it lightly, we got "cultured". There was quite a variety of individuals there, and we didn't have to go far to see both ends of the spectrum. Regardless of the interesting people, we had a good time.
Over the past week, Chris has been in Wichita for some training. Most people dread the 3-day intense training...but not Chris. When a co-worker asked him how his training was Chris said, "It was like coming home." His co-worker said-"you're sick."!!!!!!
But, in retrospect, Chris did that training for a year and a half, and knew a good majority of the staff, so one can understand how going back to an old job to see your friends is kinda like coming home. On another note, his sister's car broke down the last night that he was in town, so it's good he was there to help her with that and get it into the shop to get fixed (because he didn't have the tools to do it himself-he was disappointed)
Me-over the last week, I have had the opportunity to fly on a couple of what I like to call "pick up trips". These I define as I happened to be in the right place at the right time...and so I get to tag along and do a bit of corporate flying. I have had a good time, and learned a LOT-both the good, and the bad-and trying to avoid the ugly! Hopefully one of these days, being in the right place might provide a job opportunity!
Oh, lastly-our little garden is growing!!! It took only a couple of weeks to see little green sprouts...and now we are seeing more leaves, etc on the vegetables...so keep your fingers crossed! The Missouri rain has definitely been helping.
Cheerio!
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Birthday
So today is my birthday. Thank you to the many birthday wishes I received from my family and friends!!!!
Chris, my mom, a friend Shirley, and I all went out to dinner this evening. It was nice to catch up and celebrate.
Shirley and mom have a big test coming up in the next couple of weeks, so they are up here for some training for the big test day. Good Luck!!! Study hard! (although...this pic looks like they are having fun : )
Yesterday a friend and Phi Delt brother of Chris' got married. We were excited to take the day off to celebrate with them. We saw some friends we hadn't seen in awhile, so it was nice to see friendly faces and hear what everyone has been up to.
Here is the beautiful bride, Kirsten, now a Honeyman!!! She is getting ready to toss the flowers!
Here's a pic of Nick. He and Chris have worked together and been friends for several years. Nick wasn't able to make it to our wedding, so it was great for the two of them to catch up yesterday. It's amazing how quickly time flies! It has probably been a year since we've seen Nick!
Here are Darrin and Abby. Both are friends of ours and Darrin, also a Phi Delt.
Oh, look...do you know us?! Chris wore his new suit....it ACTUALLY fits him! And, he did look quite hansdsome...(and if I don't offend anyone, even the gay guys said he looked good....so you KNOW he looked good. lol. love ya'll!!!)
It's been a good week. Both Chris and I have been traveling and getting more experience...not all good, but it's experience to say the least. Chris is getting some re-current training over the next couple of days...so he'll be studying hard and seeing the old gang at Flight Safety. As for me, I'm hoping that the weather is good and I can get some quality flying time in while he's away...if not, I guess that means I can catch up on our messy house...but who wants to do that!?
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