Jelly Fish, Sea Otter & Seals....OH MY!

Yes, I am still alive.  Though no thanks to my endodontist!  Had a root canal this week & let's just say I am still too sore to send him a Christmas card this year.  Or ever.

Anyways, back to chatting about flying.  Guess who FINALLY made it to Seattle!?

Ok, if you didn't guess it was me, then I feel you should probably just stop reading because you're brain could start bleeding from all of the stimulation.  Seriously.

The trip started off as a 3 day that I was looking forward to until I walked into the briefing room and noticed the flight leader was this guy I had flown with before and he was a *tad* bit of a moody person.  Sigh.  Then I looked over at this super pretty red head and I was like "I have to stand by HER for 3 days!?"  It was pretty intimidating.  Finally, our 4th member of the crew busted in with just his tshirt on with coffee sloshing around and started rambling.  Okkkkaaayyy......

You know how they say to not judge a book by it's cover?  Perfect example!  Lucy, the gorgeous red head, wound up being one of my FAVORITE FA's to work with to date - she is so sweet she could give you a cavity & completely and totally unassuming.  Kirk, the little spazz, is just that (he said his partner compares him to one of the minions in "Despicable Me" lol)...but so beyond lovable and hilarious and best of all...a total prankster.  We all know I love a good prank.  Even if he did pull a few on me.  it took working 1 leg for the 3 of us to realize this was going to be an awesome trip & immediately we were thick as thieves.  Day #1 was our long day & by the time we got to Seattle that night, we were zombies.  Which is always fun when you have to wait to check in at the hotel with the super models from Icelandic Air...seriously, I think that they hire robots or something!  NO ONE looks that put together after a 16 hour day!  Ok, I am getting off track...so anyways, off to bed we went with the plans to get up and explore the next day.

Morning rolled around & I pulled myself from bed to find a note under my door from Kirk telling me he had been up since 4AM (your body never adjusting to a certain time zone is an occupational hazard) & was ready to do "brekkie".  Lucy, Kirk & I fueled up on coffee and pineapple juice (and one of us might have overdone it on the all you can eat bacon) & off we went!

First stop on the agenda was Pike's...it's iconic & I had to say I visited it!  Yes, I am that much of a nerd that I still enjoy acting like a total tourist on layovers.  It's fine & I don't care if my "I don't belong here" banner is flying high here & there.

After watching people throw & catch fish and Kirk attempt to eat an entire bottle of oysters (yes, I gagged just watching), we decided to take the adventure to the streets.  Then we saw it...THE FERRY.  Kirk threw the idea out there that we were all thinking - let's take the ferry!  Somewhere!  Wherever it goes!  We hightailed it over to where we needed to catch it, just in time to get tickets and jump on board.  Honestly, I can say it was the best $7.70 I have spent in a hot second.  We spent the next 2 hours laughing, hanging out & just looking at the beauty around us.  The air was crisp & slightly cool with a strong wind while we stood out on the deck of the ferry and watched the sights and took a million pictures.

We even spotted a sea otter in the water & some jelly fish.  Just when we didn't think it could get any better, we noticed that there were a bunch of seals playing in the water & jumping on and off the buoy.  How cool is that!?!?!  We don't have that kind of stuff here in Michigan!  All in all, it was such a fun day...I didn't want it to end, but we had to slap our uniforms back on because someone needs to schlep snacks & drinks to passengers.  It's a day I probably won't forget not only because it was my first time ever to Seattle, or that I saw some seal playing, but because I spent it with 2 very fun people. In fact, I was actually sad (mostly) when the 3 day trip came to an end because I enjoyed both of their company so much.  Who is sad when work is done!?  Days & trips like this are the reason that this job & the sacrifices made to do it are totally worth it.  Until next time!

When it's time to leave your home and your loved ones

It's the hardest thing a boy can ever do

An' you pray that you will find

someone warm an' sweet an' kind

But you're not sure what's waiting there for you! - "Seattle" by Perry Como