I went to bed early last night, as I was tired from getting up early this week. Tuesday I got go to down to Oklahoma City to do some paperwork and renew my CFI. It is so nice to go to the FSDO and only have to do paperwork and not be SO nervous about flying or teaching! In an effort to get there early, I left my house at 6 am. Since I am unfamiliar with exactly what time rush hour is in OKC, not to mention construction (if they had any), and weather, I decided to sacrifice the sleep and get up early. Well, the sacrifice paid off, as I arrived there (through the thick fog) shortly after 7 am. Nice, right? Well, my appointment was not until 9 am. Hoping my faithful GPS got me to the right location, I drove around the building and counted that it was 6 stories-as the guy on the phone told me the office was on the 6th floor. Well, I thought, I hope I'm at the right spot! So I noticed just a short distance away there was an Ihop. yesss! Breakfast! After a short cat-nap in the car, I ventured there for breakfast. Delicious.
It was approaching 9 am, so I went back down the street to the FSDO to do paperwork. After a short visit and paperwork complete, I was on my way back to Stillwater, OK. What a pleasant morning, despite the early wake-up!
The rest of the day on Tuesday, I could feel the lack of sleep coming on....so I decided that I would have to catch up on the Z's soon. Wednesday and Thursday flew by...literally. I just started another multi-student and am in the process of finishing up 3 other individuals. So it's crunch time for them and they are keeping me super busy with ground school and finishing up flights.
I did receive a phone call from Mom the other day, just to make sure I wasn't too lonely with Chris being gone in training. (Thanks Mom!!) I ensured her that I am keeping plenty busy (as last night was the first night all week I made it home before 6 pm--and actually got to bed early!
This weekend I (conveniently) am headed to Tulsa for a flight team practice for a ground event. The folks from Spartan (another aviation school in Oklahoma) invited us to a practice event for flight team called "Pre-Flight." This is where they "bug" (mess up) an aircraft and the contestants are supposed to go around the entire plane and pick everything out that is wrong. It's a fun event and I am thrilled the Spartan team invites us along.
Conveniently, I will get to see Chris too : ) I'm getting spoiled-but I guess I better take the time to see him while I can, right? (he informed me that he got an update on his schedule and he'll be gone for almost a month straight coming up here--I think he said from the beginning of Feb to March) Well, when he is away, I have projects to keep me busy. I have homework (yeah--I do!! I know it's hard to believe, but that's what happens when you are in school.), a graduation project to finish by April....oh-and of course, Clint's quilt. Ah--the quilt......
So the plan and goal was to finish it by Christmas....well for me it was December 23, 2009 as we were leaving to spend the holiday with the Laws family. Unfortunately, with 90% of it complete, the only thing left to do was put the big blocks together....easy, right? Well, at 9 am on December 22, I receive a call from Chris. He said that there was bad weather coming and lots of snow, so we needed to leave THAT NIGHT if possible. BUT I HAVE A QUILT TO FINISH THIS AFTERNOON!! (somehow, the weather seemed more pressing, sorry Clint!) But, now that a new semester has started, that means a new schedule. Despite my trip to Tulsa this week, I am hoping to get the quilt finished soon....date...? Well....how about we keep that a surprise? heheh : )
Pictures to come...!
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