From Youth to Thirty


I never thought I would get so nostalgic turning 30 this week…on Friday I’ll be just another 30-something. I feel so young at heart…and have so many great memories of my youth. Recently I’ve been going through boxes of pictures. And when I say BOXES, I mean literally thousands and thousands of pictures from the […]

Tender Tennessee Christmas?


Since Taylor has been with his airline, he’s had relatively good luck with having holidays off. Sometimes he’ll miss an “eve” but make it for the “day,” or part of the accompanying weekend. For Thanksgiving, he had three days off. He flew in to ONT Wednesday morning at 4 am, and flew out of LAX […]

Pilot News


Pilots, planes and aviation have been in the news a lot this year. Let’s go over the highlights: Planes that crash just short of the runway in wintry conditions Distracted pilots who overshoot their destination by 150 miles  A drunk pilot failing a breathalyzer test prior to a trans-oceanic flight from London A flight landing […]

London: Coming Home


We packed up our suitcases and checked out of our hotel around 10 am. We spent a little time in the Business Centre checking flight loads again, and coming up with more contingencies. We got a breakfast croissant at the kiosk in the Tube station, made with delicious ham and emmental cheese. We scrounged together […]

London: The Short Story


Cheers! It’s me blogging from London! Just a quick list of what Taylor and I have done in the London area:Met up with my bloggy friend Emma (twice)Piccadilly CircusHyde Park (including Princess Diana memorial fountain)Harrod’sScience MuseumBuckingham PalaceBig Ben (Houses of Parliament)Westminster AbbeySt. Paul’s Cathedral (all 600 stairs to the top!)Tate ModernThames River CruiseTrafalgar SquareLOTS of […]

Catching Up


Is it September already?!? Thanks to all who wished me well in my recovery of pneumonia. I’m doing much better, and I’m almost back to normal. Just don’t mind me when I break out into spontaneous coughing fits. I took two trips to California in August. I attended my twin nieces’ first birthday party, spent […]