I can do it NOW!!!

I am now officially a II...meaning a Certified Flight Instructor-Instrument. I can now officially provide flight instruction to a student pilot so they can achieve their private or commercial certificates also instrument students who want to obtain their instrument rating. And I also can provide instruction for an Instrument Instructor applicant (as long as they have their initial CFI cert already). This is a huge accomplish in my book! I'm pretty excited about it!!!

Gettin' my BiG GiRL JoB

On June 3rd, US Airways flew me out to Charlotte, NC for an interview on June 4th. It was one of the best and scariest times in my life. I was actually having to spread my own wings (fun little pun there) and try to make arrangements for making a living based on what I have been taught over the last 21 years of my life. It was so intense, I loved the suspense of it all, but when it finally came down to it, I was so happy I got the job. I am going to be a First Officer on a DASH-8 100 series and 300 series. I could not be more excited about a job!!!! Thank you for all the prayers and encouragement! I am looking forward to starting a new chapter in my book called life!

Summer...

I miss all my friends that are not in Grand Forks this summer! Life is changing so fast...I cant even keep up!

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Red Bull Air Races

My stellar group...Out of Control...all went out to Detroit for the amazing Red Bull Air Races. Kevin, Lance, Alyssa and I got to spend one more amazing weekend together. Too many laughs, friends and just the right amount of drinks, all made for a great time!!! Kevin, Alyssa and I hopped a plane out to Detroit, where Lance lives, after graduating, he moved back home. When we arrived, we went out to breakfast then were off to explore downtown Detroit!!! We checked out Belle Isle, 8 Mile, some lovely bridge, and got some directions to Jeff...Jeff...Jefferson Ave from a nice native man givin' us directions! That night, Friday, the four of us went out to peruse the town...Downtown Toledo...so fun! We headed home and got a lil wild...
Saturday morning getting ready for the races, we found out that the races had been canceled due to high winds. So instead of just bummin' around, we decided to head out to Cedar Point. The worlds largest amusement park. It was a blast!!! After a long day of almost getting thrown out of the park due to a few illegal snap shots on my camera....haha whoops! :S Again...another late evening, 4am as I recall, and a wild time in the pool, we finally got to bed!
Sunday morning rolled around; we got up and headed South to the Canadian boarder. Crossing over the river into Windsor, Canada we saw many fly overs, the pylons and one long stop and go line of traffic!!!
The Races were AMAZING!!!! Did you know that helicopters can fly upside down?!?! It was awesome! We all got some great picts!!!
Heading back on Sunday night was so so sad. We had to leave Lance behind in Detroit, so it sucked! But after checking in and going through a huge line at security, our flight was FuLl!!!! So, we had to call Lance and he came back and picked us up! We went back to his place, chilled out and had..again...a good time!
Up early in the morning to catch a flight back here...to the Grandest of the Forks, we headed to the airport and departed back here. And back to the grind stone!
It was by FaR the BeSt weekend I have had in the LoNgEsT time! I love my friends, they are the best 3 other friends I have EVER had...always there for me, ready to have a good time and not stopping at any boundaries!!!!

FiNaLs WeEk...OuCh

Finals week is this coming week...yuck! I don't know a single person who likes this week of their life. I am so busy. I have four finals and I have to move out of my apartment. Wow...so much to do and never enough time. I have been slowly and systematically packing up my existing apartment in hopes of a smooth transition into my new one with my dear friend Alyssa! We are going to have a BLAST this summer...but only if I get through this week first! :/ EeEk.... Please pray for me that my brain can retain all this information that I need to know and that I can find time to study to my brains fullest capacity! I hate this week every semester it comes around...who invented them anyway...retard...what a dumb idea! But I do suppose we have to exhibit our knowledge somehow. Also to pile onto this week...is a stage check that I have to do. But to my dismay...UND is no longer hiring flight instructors because there are not going to be enough students here this summer. I have a ton of friends that do not have any at the moment and they are considered "full time" instructors...NOT GOOD!!!! Oh well...my lesson now..."When it rains, it pours, so have an umbrella!"

So many choices...so little time to decide!

So last week at UND was the SAMA conference. This is when a ton of different companies come in and basically offer all of us jobs in the aviation industry! So I decided it was my time to participate. So I got all dressed up in my business suit (that Mommy had to buy me) and did my "professional hair" and I was off!!! I ended up getting 2 different job offers! One with Great Lake Airlines and one with Naverus....So I now posed with a question! WHICH ONE?!?!?! Ohmigoodness....what am I supposed to be doing? Where will I be living? And then I was thinking...NO SCHOOL IN THE FALL?!?!?! What will I be doing? I have no clue. So my question is....why does life ONLY give you 21 years to make this super hard decision? What the heck?

Stage Check Time~

So I am finally almost done with my CFI (Certified Flight Instructor) course, which only means one thing....Stage Check time! So a stage check is like a final check before the FAA will give you a certificate. So..needless to say they are rather stressful. I have to recall a huge amount of information at any minute. When my examiner asks me a question, I am expected to know the answer and know where to find it and how to teach it to someone who has no freakin clue about what I'm talkin' about! So a bit of pressure. But for me now the time has come where I have two stage checks right in a row.
I the past, I have always freaked out about these things. I never sleep at all the night before a stage check and I turn into a total crazy person. But this time...I had an epiphanie. I decided that who cares! What would be the worst thing that could happen to me? I fail...does anyone die? NO...is anyone in trouble? NO...so why so I freak? I don't know.So I didn't not care about what was going to happen this time. And to my amazement... I passed and I did fine. It was like all the stress was gone. I loved it. It was like the best thing that has every come over me in like my entire life. Just thought you all should know...it was lovely!

I am so darn busy! Jackie (from Spokane) is here in Grand Forks visiting me this week. Its her spring break this week and we are having a great time together! Tonight we are going to the Canad Inns indoor water park with a fun group of people. Out to the airport yesterday and then Cru and TCBY with 13 friends. So fun! I love friends! They are so great. Friends give me the support I need getting through the day! I love them! Thank you Jesus for your blessing of friends!

What a fun tradition!

Last night was a blast....Tons of friends, Fun Fetti cake, chocolate Cadberry eggs, chips and salsa and EASTER EGG DYING!!!! So much fun was had! Ten of us were hanging at my lil' place and dyed 4 dozen eggs. It was so much fun. The 3 girls ( Kristen, Alyssa and myself) were so delicate and perfect with ours and of course the boys were outta control to say the least. Dying then eating the eggs was not in the plan, but that didn't stop 'em. We has a blast. And now, we are all planning on Easter Dinner together and turning those eggs (or a least whats left of them) into yummy egg salad and deviled eggs. Easter is a great time of year. I was so upset when I was unable to go home this year, but these friends have made it definitely ok to spend Easter in Grand Forks! Thanks guys! I love you all! Happy Easter!

Gallevanting around the Counrty today!

SO today I am traveling to San Diego. At the moment I am stranded in PDX....Portland International Airport. So far I've been in Grand Forks...left there at 3am central time, went to Fargo, departed from there, had a stop in the cities, then it was off the the Mountains...>Denver, such a cool airport. After a 2 hour layover there, here I am in PDX for my 4 hour layover....then to San Diego!!! That makes out for an 18 hour travel day...too bad I don't get those in flight hours! ;) Cannot wait to get there. I am doing homework (yeah right!), and I am sleeping! Nothin's better than having an entire row of 3 seats to yourself when flying....YEAH for sleeping all the way!
So keep me in your prayers, that I make it safely and also that my luggage also arrives...after all I am flying on 2 different airlines in 5 different states and 6 different cities! But...YAY for me...WARM WEATHER FINALLY!

Spring Break

Getting a break is always so awesome! I drove home with two great friends and we had a blast. Even though i was driving more on the fast side, it did take forever to get home! It took us around 18.5 hours to get there due to weather early on on our journey and having some other minor delays! But we finally arrived and Mom was happier than ever to see us! We hung out in Spokane a few days, tried to fly, but the weather sucked that day, and then decided to head over and see Seattle. Jared is from Federal Way, so he met up with his family and I picked up Mandy and went to my aunts house for a DELICIOUS supper and stayed the night. Wednesday we went downtown Seattle and met up with another friend from Seattle area who also goes to UND and ate a wonderful lunch on the pier....Ivar's!!!!!!! Can't beat that!!! ;D After a fun day of being in Seattle, which was completely clear and beautiful, the three of us..Jared, Tom and myself, headed back to Spokane for the night and headed back to good ol' Grand Forks early on Thursday morning. We are now back and its so darn cold here. I went from 50 degrees above to 20 below! Not so fun now! But I am back for some R & R before I head off to San Diego on Tuesday night for a conference. Spring Break was a blast. I grew friendships and made new ones, so I couldn't be happier!

Drivin' Home

I am driving home tonight. I leave Grand Forks at 10pm.....please pray for good weather...I have to drive all night!

Question?!?!

Can you like more than one person at the same time?

Please respond....I would love to hear your answers! I apparently need advise!

Inspired!

So, I was folding my laundry the other day and a friend asked me, "Do you ever get to the clothes on the bottom of the drawer?" I didn't think anything of it and just replied..."yeah". Well later that night I was thinking about that conversation, I so don't get to any of those clothes, and thats when I became inspired.
I cleaned out all of my drawers and refolded all of my clothes...which was a bigger job than I had previously anticipated. From this I hope everyone can get as easily inspired as I was yesterday! It was so refreshing and definitely needed after a long winter!