Yesterday morning at about 9 a.m. I climbed onto an emotional rollercoaster.
During the initial ascent, my phone rang with a 281 area code. Continental is in Houston!! I pretended to have already been awake and answered the phone. "Ma'am, I am pleased to inform you that you have been selected to be a part of the final training class of the summer." I grabbed a pen and hurriedly scribbled down the information until he said, "you'll report June 2." I froze. My heart began beating wildly. I asked ever so politely about our September arrangements due to my being in 2 weddings this summer. He said they were no longer offering me that session and that June 2 was my only option. I explained my situation and asked if I could reapply for September. He said applicants had to wait 12 months to reapply. Yeah, that was the rollercoaster car plummeting into my stomach. I suddenly felt sick. My eyes welled up with tears as I told him there was just no way. He asked me to reconsider and gave me his telephone number. I told him if anything changed I would let him know by Friday.
Rollercoaster metaphor aside, I called my mom completely in pieces. Being the good mother she is, she reassured me that Alesha would understand and that I should just call her. It wasn't that I just felt bad about backing out of her wedding with such short notice, I want more than anything to BE in the wedding. Lesh and Kory have been my two best friends growing up, and I still can't imagine not sharing that day with them. So, I called her mom first. Her mother, too, told me this was a once in a lifetime opportunity and just to call Alesha. So, I made the call, and as I totally expected, she was cool and understanding and completely supportive. She told me I HAD to take the job. Through sobs and tears, I told her, "This is why you're my best friend." I'm such a dork. ;) Lesh, for real, I love you so much.
So, with bittersweet delight, I decided to take the job after all. I'm going to be a flight attendant!! OH MY GOODNESS!! It hasn't really sunk in yet that I'll be working...on a plane...all over the world! I start training June 2 for 4 1/2 weeks (Monday-Saturday, 8 am-5 pm) and then have 4 days to get moved. I'll find out about 2 weeks into training where I'm headed. I will either be based in Houston, Newark, NJ, or Cleveland, OH. Please pray I get Houston so I can be by my family and have a roommate. :)
On top of accepting a life changing job and having to tell my bff that I couldn't be in her wedding, I had to say goodbye to some very dear friends at SAGU. Most I'll see before I leave for training, but some...I honestly don't know when our paths will cross again. Let's just say, I cried a whole, whole lot yesterday.
Thank you for all your love and support and congratulations today. :) I am so lucky to have such wonderful friends in my life. I love each and every one of you! :)
