Just like in the movies...

It was a short red-eye flight and we had already been waiting at the airport over two hours for the aircraft to arrive for the handover flight. A delay, crew contact didn´t inform us. So we were kinda pissed. And I was deligthed when it finally got time to pick the crewbus and head to the aircraft.

It was a pitch dark night, but the sky was clear and the moon was shining on the tarmac. And it was a quiet night too, there wasn´t much traffic at the airport.

The crewbus was now approaching our aircraft. And then I saw him. We were still far away from the parking position, but his silhouette was just unmistakable. He was checking the engines with his torch and the sexy uniform. My heart just skipped a beat. I immediately refreshed my lip gloss and adjusted my uniform. "Jeez, I hope I look great", I thought. And trying my best pose, I left the bus and headed to the aircraft stairs as charming as possible and, of course, giving him the feeling I hadn´t noticed him. I changed a couple of words with the ramp agent to sort out any special passengers and boarding time and then climbed up the stairs into the aircraft, starting my pre-flight checklists. But my mind was somewhere else. All I wanted was for him not to go away without coming on board and speak to me. We hadn´t seen each other for almost a month. I was getting more and more butterflies in my stomach as time passed by. Standing on top of the aircraft stairs, I looked down to see if his car was still there. Yes, it was! And then it happened. When I was least expecting it, I saw him at the bottom of the stairway. He started climbing the stairs and suddenly our eyes met and a huge smile was impossible to hide from both sides. He and his workmate then exchanged some words with the captain. When they finished they told me the cabin was also cleared and with no technical defaults. I guess the workmate (a new one, never had seen him before) felt something was going on so he left and went waiting outside. Oh jeez, I didn´t even notice time passing by, he was standing near my jumpseat and I was just opposite him and we talked and talked. In between times I gave him the hint to go away (I mean, we were working, after all..) but he just wouldn´t leave, what made me even more happy - I had the feeling he was glad too, to see me and didn´t want the moment to go away. And then damn it - I saw the bus in the distance coming in (It had to be ours, no other aircraft was leaving that night so late..). So we said goodbye, each one waiting for the other to kiss. But none of us did (yep, we´re idiots..!). So then he left.
Usually I´m not like this, but things are just complicated. We had been seeing each other for some months but an inevitable goodbye is getting close and it´s approaching so damn quickly. My body was exploding with oxytocins and the love hormones were finding it hard seeing him go away. So this is what happened next:
A bus full with passengers (mine!!) was slowly approaching the aircraft, the workmate and ramp agent were waiting down the stairway and the moon was bright and shinny. He had just taken two steps going downstairs so, from behind, I grabbed him, pulled his fleece and called his name. He turned towards me. I grabbed him and gently kissed his lips. Standing higher than him, I leant in closer to him and soflty grabbed his cheeks, never letting go of his lips. So many people where around us but still, in our hearts, we were alone - that was our moment, it will always be. Love was definitely in the air. The bus was approaching faster and faster, and we had no time left. I whispered something in his hears, we kissed again and with a huge smile, both went to work. Oh love..

Written in June 2012

An unexpected visit..

Every single passenger was already on board, when the Ramp Agent told me, we would have to wait some more minutes - the captain had found some nasty blood stains on the nose of the aircraft and that was being checked. So I took that time to do some pre-flight work in the galley and also decided to bring the captain his coffee. And then it happened, as soon as I set foot in the cockpit - my heart skipped a beat!!

Standing in the cockpit, I could see my boy outside, hanging on the nose of the airplane. It looked funny and was unexpected. We were just a few feet apart but still, so far away (since we couldn´t touch or talk to each other). I was so flabbergasted that I forgot to serve the coffee. I was just standing there, holding a hot cup in my hand with a huge stupid smile in my face. He also didn´t know I was on board so, when our eyes crossed each other, we looked astonished, smiled, "wink, wink, nudge, nudge" to each other and went back to work with a huge smile on our faces. What a way to begin the day!

And well, he did a good job, because we didn´t crash today!

Written in Spring 2012

Personal post anticipating an even more personal post

I´m on a visit to the dear land I have left for a few months. And I have a confession to make: I was a bitch to all of you. In the past, I have posted a lot of stuff about my adventures at 38´000 feet, but not much touching my private adventures. Stuff about love, you know? I don´t know why, it´s just too personal. But I always knew I am leaving a lot of amazing stuff out, many posts are written but kept private and I think it´s time to let some of them out there...in the jungle. It´s not a promise, just an idea, let´s see how it goes. But today I feel like sharing.

Yesterday was a great night. Although we haven´t seen each other for almost 4 months, we´ve been writing a lot. Let´s face it, as hard as it is - things are over. But there´s something still out there. I just don´t know what.. He came straight from the airport and after taking a quick shower we met in a quiet place in the city. We ate, we drank, we talked, we laughed.  And then we went to his place. What was supposed to take just a few minutes (he just wanted to show me some pictures of his last vacation) ended up being a long night of movies, even more talking and even more laughing. Our hands touched. Our legs felt the warmth from each other. And you know that butterfly feeling you get when you´re with someone that´s not indifferent to you? I felt his edginess, on that quiet night only interrupted by the voices of the movie, I felt his shivering. I felt he was feeling something too. But I decided I wouldn´t kiss him. I could have..but then again, I can´t. Things are complicated right now. He was going to drive me home. We went down the stairs and opened the front door. And then wow!, what a romantic and unforgettable sight - unexpectedly, huge, beautiful white snow flakes were dropping from the sky. It was the first snow of the year. None of us were expecting it. And what a cold, quiet night it was! As my high heels first step the snow I had to look up. I wanted to feel the snow landing slowly on my face. I opened my arms, closed my eyes and enjoyed the moment. His worked-out body was so close, I could have seeked warmth from his strong arms and love from his soft lips. But then again.. I couldn´t. Things are too complicated right now.

This will probably make you understand the next post.

View from my window...

Dear 2A...

... why the heck would you have to slam into my galley and throw me 500,-USD?? A no is a no and no money would make me give you that bottle of wine (although it was hell tempting!) - you´d already had too much and enough is enough. Jeez..worse than a child... Though thank you for the 50,-USD you throw me while leaving the jet (and btw, what´s wrong with you, throwing money all the time????!!) and the smile and "thank you" you gave me - I´m glad you´ve enjoyed the flight after all..

Dear 2C...

... would you please stop looking at my boobs when I´m offering you your breakfast tray..? It was really obvious because when I came a second time with your coffee you did the same. Why do passengers flying business often think they can get the WHOLE service on board???

:)

OMG..it´s been so long I last post something that´s even embarassing writing something in here..

I´m not trying to get any escuses, but believe me, It was not my purpose being away for so long. I eventually wanted to have written something before. But..

I changed country,

I changed airline, 

and I changed my position, going throw a long process of training.

I don´t know If you have already done something like this before - in order to pursuit your dream, leaving the country where you grew up or lived for the past years and leaving family and friends behind. For me, this was the second time changing a flag..

But, the good thing about working for an airline, is that you can travel around the world almost for free and so I get to see my country, family and friends quite often - no complaining in here!

So now I´m working for an even bigger company, with bigger jets and even more exciting destinations around the world.

So come fly again with me baby..!