Day 11

Day 11 - A picture of something you hate

I agree with Brittney over at Life in a Holding Pattern that the 30-day Challenge is getting more difficult! Hate IS a strong word. I've already told you that I hate lima beans and I really dislike fish so I've been trying to come up with something other than that to tell you about.

I hate when some other show (usually a sporting event) runs over and the DVR only records half of the Amazing Race.

FAIL!

I'm fairly certain that I hate crew scheduling. Or crew planning. Or whomever thinks it's safe or healthy for pilots to have a 4:00 am report time one day only to be followed by a 4:00 pm report time the next day. The pilots never know what day it is or if they should be awake or asleep. I also think that these scheduling people forget that pilots are humans with families and those family members don't like it when you try to call their pilot in on their day off...they are away from home enough as it is!

The airline industry is NOTHING like the movie, Catch Me if You Can!

I hate when they show disturbing images on news shows or online without any warning. I need the option to opt-out, especially when it comes to animal abuse. And because of that, I'm going to post a picture of my cats instead, who clearly are not subject to abuse, no matter what they try to tell visitors.

DC thinks he's abused because I won't put black-out shades in the office. The bright afternoon sun always disrupts his nap.

And Figment thinks the only place she is allowed to sleep is in the bathroom sink. Because we don't provide ANY soft places to sleep (and by any, I mean the three cat beds and the living room furniture).

Day 10

Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the most ****** up things with

I'm not exactly known for doing ****** up things in general. I got out most of my craziness while in college. College was a blast but I have certainly moved past that. But it sure is fun to reminisce! I'll have to say that my friend Lezlie is probably the one that I did most of my "shady" activities with. We are still friends (she's going to be a bridesmaid and will still be smiling as I make her wear fuchsia!) and have known each other since the 8th grade (or was it the 7th grade...?). I won't go into great detail but we lived together during our senior year of college which lead to lots of random activities like the evening that involved a item stolen from someone's front porch ("Just take it, no one is home." Even though every light in the house was on.). We also spent spring break that year in Vegas which is really all that needs to be said.

Riding a roller coaster in Vegas after having a few adult beverages(bad idea for the record).

We've made it through some bachelorette parties.

We managed to survive the ****** stuff we did and recently celebrated our 30th birthdays together! We are now productive members of society! I love that girl!

Spin Cycle

I made it through 60 minutes of spinning without any knee pain! I was so excited. Of course it was still crazy hard (hello, jumps!) but I kept more resistance on my bike than last week and that seemed to do the trick. I think that was our last indoor session since the weather is getting better. It's time to get outside!

I recently got my bike tuned up and had the front derailleur cables replaced and I bought new pedals on Friday. I haven't put them on yet. I'm a little reluctant since I still seem to be awkward at getting the new shoes into the pedals on the spinning bike. I recently bought new shoes with a different type of cleat so I could use them on the spinning bikes but now I need to put compatible pedals on my road bike. I think I'll just need to go for it, put the pedals on and practice getting clipped in....possibly in a grass field....or at the very least, it a flat, open space so when I can't get clipped in, I can coast along or stopped quickly if I need to.

I'm sure this post will make my mom feel very confident in my cycling abilities. (Insert sarcasm). She seems to be concerned that I'll get some road rash on my face (or upper body in general) since the triathlon is just a couple weeks before the wedding. It will be a great story that's for sure!

Day 9

Day 09 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most

Again, this is tough! Like I mentioned earlier, I have been blessed with so many amazing people in my life that have been there with me through thick and thin but if I go off just the really really hard times, I would say that one of my bestest friends, Julie has always been there. She is amazing! She is a fiercely loyal friend and would drop anything to be there for you. And to gush a little more, she just had a baby who is probably one of the prettiest little creatures I've ever seen!

Julie and I met our freshman year of college. She ended up transferring to another school after that year but for some reason we clicked and have stayed friends ever since. In one of those signs that everything happens for a reason, Julie happened to move to Columbus for a summer. It happened to be the summer that I was going through the darkest period in my life. I know I wasn't a very good friend to her during that time but she stuck by me!

Halloween 2001 (I was a fish tank and she was a vampire...with purple hair)

Halloween 2003 (cowgirls!)

After the 2009 Disney Marathon (which I convinced her that she could do!)


I was a bridesmaid in her wedding (and she will be my Matron of Honor!)

Day 8

Day 08 - A picture that makes you laugh

Thankfully The Pilot has a great sense of humor. He had to work on Christmas Eve, when my family celebrates with gifts and dinner. As a joke, The Pilot and I wrapped my Republican brother's gift in a reusable Obama grocery bag that we bought at the DCA airport. The 2010 feast featured bacon wrapped filet mignon. The Pilot is a vegetarian. The Pilot was not there to celebrate (or defend himself) so Flat Pilot stood in and this is what happened to him.

Day 7

Day 07 - A picture of your most treasured item

MY FAMILY! I love the picture but just wish that my mom (she was taking the picture) and The Pilot (he was working) were in it! This was taken at the 2010 Relay for Life that we all participated in and will be again this year. I'm looking forward to the wedding pictures because EVERYONE will be in the same photo!


L-R: The Dad, my brother, his beautiful wife, my sassy pants niece, me and my nephew who was two at the time and didn't want to listen to my mom trying to get him to look at the camera. :)

Day 6

Day 06 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day

I think I would like to trade places with The Pilot when he is working. Yeah, it would be cool to fly an airplane but I think it would give me more insight into what makes him his wonderful self. He loves to fly. He might not always like the regional airline lifestyle but he loves to fly. I would love to get a glimpse of that. I also think it would give me a chance to put myself in his shoes. I get bummed out when he has to miss out on the fun stuff that I do on my own, or when I'm lonely and I just miss him, but I sometimes forget that he misses me. He doesn't like being away from home, missing out on the fun stuff, and he doesn't like when I'm lonely. But I love him and he loves me...and he loves to fly and I love that he's passionate about it!

This picture is a a couple years old and back when he was at a different airline and flying a different plane. You get the idea though. Us "commoners" don't know the difference between one jet to another. Or at least I don't. I can usually pick out his plane when it flies over my office (right next to the airport) but the cockpits all look the same to me.