Montreal eh?!

.....that's where I'm at tonight.

It's been an interesting first day back. I wasn't as on top of my game as I would have liked but I did pretty well. I got up at 5:40 AM (pretty sure Josh didn't like that) and left the house extremely early just to make sure I was early and nowhere near late (I've been having nightmares that keep me awake about being late and getting in trouble on my first day back). Well I was good and early...and ENTIRE hour! But it ended up being a good thing. The other flight attendant that I was going to be working with for the first round trip was late...seriously late, so I ended up doing all of the preflighting (checking emergency equipment for proper use) and getting the entire aircraft ready for flight. It was a pretty decent first flight. I did have to read my announcements because after not saying them for 3 months...well they're in my head but that doesn't correspond well with my mouth right now. I'm sure it will all come back by the end of this 5 day trip. I'll have plenty of flights to practice them on!

I was even in a really really good mood and got along with everyone...and everyone felt like they were being spoiled with me. I overheard a lot of comments about how positive and nice I was...HA, TAKE THAT!!!

The second flight....they must be out to get me! The FAA ended up being on board! Are you kidding me?!?!?!?!? It's my first day and here I am getting checked out by them? Well, I didn't. He sat in the flight deck with the pilots. Check! Off the hook!!!! Funny thing is- last night I felt like I was forgetting something important. Then I remembered that I had my flight attendant certificate in the glove box of my car and not with my other badges. This is a BIG requirement now. So in order to remember this morning when I was sure that I was going to be scattered brains, wrote a note on my hand. So good things I remembered last night! I would have been in BIG trouble had he sat in the back and I didn't have my required items!!! Whew!!!

We then deadheaded ( postive space seat on a flight in uniform as a passenger rather than working) to Minneapolis, MN. Awful Awful Awful flight. I cannot sit for that long. It hurt my back and hip sooo bad. I was using my TENS unit until the battery ran out. It was just soo uncomfortable. To add to it, one passenger next to me did nothing but huff and puff and complain the entire time!

I then met up with the crew again ( a new f/a and new captain, they had used user time to have the first round trip off ) and we headed off to Montreal. Boy am I exhausted and sore! I'm finding new muscles! Luckily tomorrow is just one short (2 hour flight) back to Minneapolis and I'm done for the day. I may have to rest a bit before heading out to explore. I had plans of working out but I don't know that that is going to happen on this trip. My body is sore from all the take offs and landings and the exertion and toll it takes on your body. I forgot about all of that. No wonder passengers get so dang crabby. 

The hotel here in Montreal is pretty posh as well. Very different but comfortable. It's cold here and you feel like you're in Europe. Everyone is smoking and speaking in French. We seem out of place. I took some pics of the hotel room so I'll post those tomorrow on here and revise the blog. Hopefully I can find a postcard for Hannah. I did have them stamp my passport since I hadn't been here before. Bad news: short overnight and my salmon leaked in my food bag....STINKY!!!!

Well this girl is off to dream land. Sweet dreams!!! XOXOXO