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Back to Portland! Woot woot!

SkyGirl
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Ok. So I sit around from Dec 2-17, waiting for an assignment from the Crew Desk.  I never get one. 

Then I'm off duty from Dec 18-22, so I fly out to Portland and spend some time on the Coast with my Beloved at our home in Cape Meares, OR.  We had a wonderful early Christmas.  I flew back to DC where I'm based.

I FINALLY got a flight assignment just now .  Guess where?  DC to San Fran to...PORTLAND! 

Yes, I'm arriving midnight on Dec 23 with an unheard of 30-hour layover in Portland OR, and flying out at 6am on Christmas morning (Portland to Denver to Orlando to Wash DC...long day on Christmas!  Yay for holiday pay!!!)

So, I kissed my Beloved goodbye at the PDX curb this morning, and he's driving back in from the coast tonight and we'll be spending all of Christmas Eve Day and night together in Portland.  I didn't think I'd see him again until February!

I love my job.  I love that I don't smoke anymore.  Day 88.

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I'm a 64 year-old flight attendant for a major US airline. Prior to that, I owned an ice cream store and six hot dog carts and put my five kids thru college on hot dog earnings! Prior to THAT, I was Director of International Administration for Domino's Pizza, Inc. I was married to my H.S. sweetheart (dad of my 5 kids) for 17 years. I've been with Jeff for 23 years, but we just finally got married in 2016! Jeff & I live in Cape Meares, OR right on the beach. I'm from Ann Arbor, MI, where many of my kids/relatives still live. My flying base is Washington, DC, where I have a condo that I stay in when I'm between flying trips. My dream is to retire and stay home with Jeff and my two cats, Kenneth & Barbara...not happening soon, though. So I go home whenever I can get a week or more off. I LOVE to meet up with other EXers in the cities where I lay over. I usually blog about what cities I'm laying over in, so let me know if I'm staying near you! I'll buy dinner!! Xxxooo, Sky