Waiting on the World to Change...or an E-mail.

Today is Saturday, December 22nd.

 And I am waiting on an email. 

This email gives me the information on training, my flight information, and what I'll need to bring for a month of hotel living. It's a big one. My training class begins on January 2nd, and we're supposed to fly out anytime between the 29th-31st. But it's Saturday, and Monday is Christmas Eve, so I am guessing I wont get the email until possibly the 26th... Oh my word. 

The interview process went so quickly, & now it's stopped. It's enough to make a girl pretty nervous! But I know that this will be in God's timing. I just have to be patient. Prayers please! 

In the meantime.. does anyone have any tips on how to pack beauty products for a month in a carry-on? Tips for extended hotel room stays? How to eat semi-healthy with no kitchen, & {possibly}no refrigerator? I'd like to not eat out too often if possible, I'm just not sure how to go about this. There is a pretty big lack of information on flight attendant training out there. I'm excited to be able to bring this blog with me and shed a little light on the subject. 

Alright y'all, help a sister out, get to commenting. I need you. Please. :)

How I became a trainee, the good, the bad, & the awkward.

It all has happened so fast! On December 9th, I went to an open house where we had to speak about ourselves in front of a room of nervous applicants, luckily I was a little prepared, because I had read online that they require you to speak in front of the room. When it came time for "interview callbacks" my number & two of the friends I made were called!
Highlights:
-We bought a Zoo quote giving me the courage to walk in & try.
-Making friends, a girl named Ryan {bonded forever through having boy names!} and JP.
-Making an entire room laugh with barista humor... for those who know me... this is a first.
-Feeling like we were on American Idol when our numbers were called. Wondering if you're in the good room or the bad room, assessing the people they called with you...IT WAS THE GOOD ROOM!

My interview was set for Tuesday the 11th, after a quick chat with two flight attendants they called me back into the interview room where they explained I was invited to training! I could not believe how quickly they made each decision, it made me realize that they are truly watching each applicant from the moment we walk in. Thursday the 13th, I filled out all the paperwork for my background check, got fingerprinted, and had my drugtest. WHAT A WHIRLWIND.
Highlights:
-Finding out that JP had made it through as well!
-Meeting a group of other trainees who flagged me down through a window & introduced themselves.
-Having a very friendly tech guide me through my first drugtest. Joking about relaxing and just "letting it flow!"
-Driving JP & Carol to the drugtest facility, then bonding over dinner at Freebirds. I felt like I was getting a taste of my new life. So very happy.
**NOT HIGHLIGHTS**
-Seeing my first drama queen throw a fit, in front of our superiors.
-Walking out with an uncapped cup of your own pee, almost tripping on a rug and spilling it all over the nice tech's workstation. And he saw the whole thing... Awkward. "I would have had to fight you..I don't know you, but I'd fight you.."

 Friday, I slept.

Now that's a condensed version of how I was invited to training. I met so many incredible people throughout this process. I felt God's presence guiding me through every challenge, & He is so good. He gave me His peace during the whole process. Thinking of the interviews as learning experiences & not expecting anything to come of them really helped me to relax and be myself. I am such a blessed blessed lady.