It was a Christmas Miracle

Dear Santa,

Thank you for giving me the 23rd off. We had a joyous celebration and I've enjoyed Christmas Eve off too.

It's been a Christmas Miracle. 

I'm not ungrateful, just greedy.........may I have Christmas Day off too?

With Love,

Pam

 

Merry Christmas

Everyone!

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A Christmas Wish

I am being ask three important questions this year; 

1. Am I cooking Christmas dinner?
2. What is for dinner?
3. What time is dinner?  

I'm endlessly replying that I don't know. I live by the whims of scheduling. But this year I am planning for an Old Fashion Christmas. Just like in the days when I held a line my lovely assistants and I have placed the holly is on the mantle, decorated the tree and laid the fire. We are expecting 20 family members and I am hoping against hope the phone doesn't ring. So please scheduling, take me off your list and forget about me. 

In an effort to thwart fate, we've planned Christmas dinner for December 23rd. (In true airline employee style.) We are laying the table, building a home made dessert buffet and putting the roast beef in the oven. I've hung the stockings on the chimney with care in hopes that I'll still be here.

But just in case you decide to give me a ring my able assistants are trained to carry on in my absence.

The weather is forecast to be sunny and cold. There is no need to call me dear scheduling.

 I promise if my Christmas dream comes true I'll take back all the rotten things I said about you in the past year. I'll even remove that picture of Freddy that appears when you call and I'll fly anywhere with nary a complaint. I'm counting on you, please don't let me down.

Happy Christmas to all Flight Attendants everywhere and may all your Christmas dreams come true.


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Vacation

 It's a tough choice. Whether to work through your vacation and earn gobs of money or travel abroad and spend gobs of money. What's a crossover to do? Well this crossover traveled because for me vacation is a therapeutic experience. Just when I think I'm  going to pull my hair out and run for the closest exit vacation comes along and I have time to re-energize.

That's the beauty of vacation, it exists to excite your imagination and change the venue of your life.  My most recent vacation I spent in Vichy, France with friends. 

We cooked and ate the most marvelous things. I practiced my french, had lunch with a couple who live in an 11th century tower (How cool is that?) 

 and helped cater a brunch for 20 people. I tried the most amazing walnut oil made by Brigitte(the woman from the tower), picked blackberries along the road, slept in a dove cote, and renewed a friendship with a 75 year old woman that only speaks french and cooks like Paul Bocuse. 

Did I mention that every meal is at least 3 courses in France? An entree begins the meal, the  plat is then served, followed by cheese and a sweet. No wonder I put on a few pounds. But worthy pounds. Pounds that have pleasure in every dimple of cellulite. 

It was difficult but I left the  well manicured ancient buildings of France for the softly crumbling monuments of Rome. Delicious, luscious and raucous Rome. I found myself lusting for gelato, sfogliatelle and goblets of red wine alongside mounds of creamy pasta. Could life be any better? I don't think so, I have the best of all worlds. Next time I may or may not work through my vacation, who knows. But I'm grateful to have the ability to choose. 

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