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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Memories of 2014......with Aviation.....Family and Friends........♥















Bas Man's EPIC ......"HAPPY NEW YEAR'...........PIC'IE....♥




Aviation Geek 'Masterpiece'...........♥


It's New Years eve right now......the afternoon and I just got home from work.......I want to wish everyone of our Aviation family here.....and those who just pass through.....a Very Happy New Year.......and lets hope there are no more horrible and tragic stories.....like this year....with all the plane crashes and such.......it's been far too deadly a year.......!!.....I am going to post...some New Years Slides.....I hope you all enjoy.......and everyone Please stay safe this New Years weekend....!!!!!!!!!!

 
Beautiful Christmas card from GG and her beautiful family......taken downtown Ottawa near the Parliament building.........your message was so lovely you wrote........♥






 What an EPIC weekend this was.......Happy New year...Bas, Mike and GG........♥



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and so was.....the 2 weeks Dave, Lu Lu Bell and Dave were here.....with the icing on the cake....GG coming for a long weekend...........Love you all .....♥

Look, I baked plenty of Midnight kisses for everyone...........Give him a Damn "COOKIE'....


Happy New Year to my Beautiful Granddaughters.......Kaitlin and Jasmine.......♥


Well, don't have to ask me Twice..........;)



I went a little heavy on the Tanning lotion.......What a day in New Orleans this was.........!!!






me, Bas Man, and GG.....at the Aviation Museum in Ottawa.......Magical day......this day.!!!




Dave and Lu Lu Bell........they're first weekend in New Orleans............God what Awesome memories.......we have.............!!!!!!!

To all our troops who sacrifice..so that we can feel safe....no matter what day of the year it is......we 'SALUTE' you and Thank you .....from bottom of our Hearts.......♥
 
Happy New Year...........Love ya'll........♥



Sunday, December 28, 2014

AirAsia flight 8501 has gone missing..............

OMG........HERE WE GO AGAIN...........BUT THIS IS DIFFERENT..........IN MANY WAYS........I THINK....First the area is much smaller that they will have to search...............There are reports this morning that an Indonesia Air Asia A320 has lost contact enroute from Surabaya to Singapore QZ 8501. Let's hope for the best for crew and passengers......The pilot asked for another route.....due to weather......then contact was lost.......
http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/553569-air-asia-indonesia-lost-contact-surabaya-singapore-4.html




Saturday, December 27, 2014

An unexpected gift......♥ YOW 'Slides'......♠SURPRISE AVIATION FAMILY MEMBER POPS IN......♥

HOPE EVERYONE HAD A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS...........!!!!

A bit of the after Christmas 'blues'..........and what brings a HUGE smile to my face...........today......??!!
Look what the mailman brought me.......besides my Awesome card fron Dave and Lu Lu Bell.........was the card from Bas Man.........I was Sure lost forever............I stopped looking.......and it found me..............I"m still smiling.........what Bas wrote...was so lovely..........he quoted Dave...when Dave said 'Aviation' was invented for people to come together....and it sure is TRUE...!!! Our Aviation family.....is tight......and when I look back at my weekend in Ottawa.......it was nothing....but full of 'Love'.......for Aviation and for each other.....again I want to Thank GG..and her Awesome family......for taking such good care of us......I hope everyone had a great Christmas.......with a hope and promise for a good year...........hopefully........we will all catch up one way or the other...in 2015...we already are ...in 'Spirit'..........♥

HQ4EVER................♥
Bas's lovely card........it must be an Aviation geek too, because it sure took the 'Scenic Route'.....thank you again Bas..........your words are so lovely...!!!!

Check out this frigginn Awesome.........Christmas card from Dave and Lu Lu Bell..........and as Dave says.....Have a Wonderful Christmas and New Year......!!.........Hopefully one way or the other....we meet up in 15.....we are in 'Spirit'.........!!! ......good god.......where there is a beg enough window.......for all of us...ha ha...Thank you Dave and LuLu..for this lovely card.....as as I've said many times........and to everyone here..........your Louisiana family eagerly awaits all of your returns....gotta get Bas here...........eventually....too....

YOW..............'FENCE'........♥

CHRISTMAS 'BEACONS'.........♥

HQ4EVER..............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Guess who popped in for a visit........Tonite Cappy is OAK....meeting up with Ryan O'Harren....Remember his 'blog'...............guys.........he flies for Jet Blue......and also Cap't Tim.....What a motley 'Crew'.........Thanks Cappy for sharing your evening...........with us....!!

Thursday, December 25, 2014

Merry Christmas.....♥

Went to friends(Karen and Curt's) house at 10 pm......and stayed till after 2 am..so I'm running late.....here, but better late than never........I want to wish our Aviation family a very Merry Christmas.........and hoping each of your Christmas days, are Wonderful..........♥








As Christmas day is here, lets once again, become brave like children and dream the impossible.....because at one time wasn't everything 'Impossible'....♥


Monday, December 22, 2014

YOW....."Airport Watch".....Comrades......♠KICKING UP SOME CHRISTMAS DUST.........♥



Here Ya go................GG's YOW "Airport Watch" Group.......Fine bunch of folks here.....So PROUD OF YOU GG............!!!!!!♥

Check these 2 pics out........taken by GG at YOW...earlier today(12/22/14).......you all know she's YOW "Airport Security".........she has the badge......past the background check.....she has magical powers now..........;)....ok.....she was listening to Live ATC at YOW..........she's at the famous fence we all hang out ........there you can see my hotel......and behind....you can see that BEAUTIFUL A-330......which is also famous......for being the 'Fed ex' plane we lust after from my hotel room.........lol.....


so to continue.........she was listening to Live ATC..........and she heard the 'Fed-ex' pilot ask if he could 'Gun' his engines........the plane has been parked there the last 2 days.......and as you can see.......he did indeed ........That A-330 was 'Kicking it up'........God, I wish I could have been there.........along with Bas Man.......♥


Saturday, November 29, 2014

Schiphol, Christmas 2014..♠Break'ie pics from Anne...♣Missing me some.........HQ4EVER.....♥ Singing the oldies......hour...♠



 A couple of Christmas,  2014........pic'ies from Anne at Schiphol today......♠ Thanks Anne for sharing..........♠

Beautiful Christmas tree at Schiphol.......♠


Long way to 'Time Out'..........for thos bad boys and girls...........Remember Santa is watching you.....??!!

Refueling.....station......♠




2 Preez'ies from my Aviation pal, Anne.......he took a couple of 'goodie's from his 'perch' in the  Netherlands....Bas's backyard....Thank you Anne, even though I didn't ask if I could 'post'......too bad....I'm posting....SMILE..........THANKS ANNE........!!!!.



Good Morning 'Honey bunches of oats'.......♠




Nice .............♠

BEAUTIFUL.............♥
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 This is Bas's comment he left after my 'Thanksgiving' post,......and I just have to put it here.......besides tending to the care and feeding of all those planes landing and taking off......at the YOW, ....those nights at HQ4.....me and GG found out that Bas........has quite the  'Repertoir'..when it comes to sings......the oldies.......!!!!....So when he started sing Johnny Cash songs, or 3 Dog Knight, songs........me and GG head spun around like in the 'Exorsist'......YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING......BAS.......?????!!!!......NOPE----NOT KIDDING...!!!!..our singing was HYSTERICAL..........!!! Bas knew the songs better than us, unfortunately, GG made the mistake of recording us....half light up....NOT PRETTY ....but it did solve the...'Mystery' of all the "GO AROUNDS.................LOL....This is his comment he left....Bas says:

 Happy Thanksgiving! Wishing you, Duck and your family all the best Julie!

Don't forget to smile, it heals ;)

I miss HQ folks...really. I had such a blast! When people ask me, 'how was Canada?' I just don't know where to start!

LOL @ Dave... Now I know... Went there once in Toronto! :D Spicy Turkey Bucket...because it's gotta be spicy!

Almost weekend folks!

Bas

P.S.

''Alligator bait in the Lousisana Bayou. About forty-five minutes southeast of Thibodeaux, Louisiana'' -Jerry Reed.

Had to think of you Julie! Love that song :)

Giulia is rolling her eyes right now, me listening to old people's music again hahaha.

 OMG......Bas Man...I love that song too.......Here ya go.........the video..........."ABOUT 45 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THIBODAUX  LOUISIANA............its a bit long....but so damn Hilarious....!!

Here's another one......Bas Man..........."She got the gold mine, I got the shaft"......LOL




 lets all sing.........and a one and a two............LOL 
 ok,
As usual.........I'm behind....and it has come back to haunt me.........My phone.....crashed and burned........as of now, I have no idea if my pictures or anything for that matter will be saved............trust me...there were several thousand of them...and the ones I'm  most fearful of losing...are of my Ottawa trip....Heavy Sigh.....Thank GG, and Bas......for sending yours to me...so I can.......'post'...!!!.....replacement phone this week, Tuesday....and the closest 'Apple' store is an hour away..course I get to pass by MSY......so not all bad.....
Granny always said....make the best of it, and if not.....a well placed slap....will send your pouting ass straight........ha ha.....

It was so Magical the whole weekend..........GG couldn't be there to pick me up at the airport....it was Halloween......so trick or treat....was game on for those sweet 'Badeggs'...and when I went through 'Customs'.....and this time.......I didn't forget my name or my address....The 'customs' lady did ask me...If I was born in Canada.....I said..yes..........then she says 'Are you a Canadian citizen??"...I said no....as I didn't think I was....she said your ARE a Canadian.....citizen........right at that moment....we smiled at each other......was a split second.....of connection....as she was on to the next person.

so I go collect my suitcase......all the time I can't see Bas or.....GG's Hubby.....I was dying.....its one of those moments....when I was in between worlds.....I'm officially there, but technically was in between worlds so to speak,  but the few minutes for me to get my suitcase, I stopped and Thank God....because I'm the luckiest person in the world right now..........and I'm just a corner or two.....from my Aviation family....

I walked out, and the first thing I saw was  BASMAN...........he's Tall...!!!!.....I got the best hugs, right then and there...from both...it was, like I say several times here........MAGIC......!!!!.
The very same 'MAGIC.......from my first flight 2 yrs earlier to meet GG...there in Ottawa, and when GG flew here....that same year in June...........then when Dave and Lucy flew here...last year and again GG flew here while they were here ...!!!!!
MAGIC..................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
there were NO Awkward moments....it was as if we had been together in the physical realm.....forever!!!


these first slides are of us...in my hotel room.... the "HEADQUARTERS FOUR EVER" affectionately referred to as 'HQ4EVER'.......I say 3 of us.....but GG's husband.........gave us some of the best laughs ......recording...a message for "HQ4....so when someone would call .......his message.....is priceless....Got to find a way to get that recording,  here on the blog...........It's Hysterical........!!!...
 Ha Ha........Well here's the background music to Mike's 'message'.....I actually love this song........♥






Went to dinner that first night.............then after..in hotel room......
we, me Bas and GG.....opened up the curtains......cranked up the Live ATC at the YOW......and we would listen and watch the planes coming and going...took the couch and moved it in front of the huge window............I have to say...I knew me and GG.....were nuts about watching and matching ATC with the planes coming in........but Bas ...was every bit as CRAZED as we are about.....not missing one plane......even if all we saw the lights of one....far off......we were glued to the window......while listening......and getting so damn EXCITED.........when every thing Jived.......!!!!!!!!!!!!...
God those nights were the best....HQ4EVER........BABY..!!!.....then Bas and GG got a little "TESTY" with me...when for just a few damn minutes..I put my live ATC on JFK Tower........Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...needless to say, I didn't do it...........again.......lol....and I'm still having to hear grief over it.....;)...

Damn we didn't take many pics of us in the room...I guess no one wanted to miss out on a plane.....taking off or landing.........the last night there was the best....there was a distinct buzz in the Aviation realm that night at YOW from, HQ4.....we watched a 'First Air'.....737(i think) do 11 touch and go's......OMG....every time it took off..we would yell and scream.....laughing ....out loud....wondering if it was going to again touch or land..........

Only true Aviation Geeks....get this ....it was 'MAGIC' and I shared with 2 wonderful people......!!!..There was also an MD-80 that landed.......which was out of the ordinary.....well it was a Team 'Charter' flight.....another.....jump and down.....laughing......!!!

 and pardon, if my memory does not serve me right...but we also watched the president of France land......We all got picks of his plane when we parked at the airport....the next  the day I flew back........:(
we saw it parked where gov't dignitaries land....That jet..is a Beauty......!!!WOW...what an Absolutely wonderful weekend....from HQ4EVER....!!!......here are some of the slides from HQ4......I want to say his plane is a 777......??!!....♥


Screen shot of 'First Air' Cargo...and the 11 touch-n-goes......I don't know about you.but....that pilot.....has troublo staying in the lines.............
WAY TO GOOOOOOOOOOO..COMRADE.....;)

View from HQ4.....you can see our Beloved FED-EX..757
 sitting
pretty as she does every week.....








Here you can see the MD-80..parked ....it was the night before we saw it land.........
 that it was a team 'charter'..look at that Beauty......
sorry about the quality...
I must have been shakiing from the DT's......o_O.....;)
what a beautiful day .....it was.......♥

The 'Fuel' of choice for Bas Man...........ours was of course, White wine..........yum.....!!!

'View' from HQ4..........♥

Even the weather was 'Magic'.......look at that Sky.........!!!!


I absolutely HATE this pic.......but I've put my pride aside..because this is HQ4.....as seen with the couch, we pulled up to the window Bas on the computer....my dumbass.....pointing......(rolling eyes)....


OMG...."GANGSTA AVIATION".....Would you get a load of this Motley Crew........thats us on the couch facing the Window.......We were so full of ourselves.............I LOVE THIS PIC...........♥



Our 'MAINFRAME''......where anything Aviation related is there.......you just need 10-20 yrs to find...it.......oooopsie.......♣

there's so much more to post.....but I'll stop here for now........the rest I'll post in small....bunches......I'm afraid I've already....gone on too long and the 'Scroll' Police will be on my ass like 'white on rice'............;)

LOL......GIVE IT A REST ...........'SCROLL' POLICE..........;/
 
Discaimer:....if I got anything wrong........please correct me.........you two.......:)

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

sight seeing........♥Giving back my 'THANKS'.......♥



Giving Thanks...............♥




Me, Bas Man and GG.......not breaking the law, by sitting our phatt ass on the 'cowling'.......that Bas Man......surely is one tall fella...........what an Awesome day this was..........sight seeing.....it was the best.......all around Ottawa............♥


At the 'Eternal flame'......at the station where Newfoundland.........became part of Canada.....(correct me if I'm wrong gg).......♥








Tomorrow is Thanksgiving.....and I want to take a few minutes.....to Thank everyone here, who come to visit.....We've had so much fun all these years.....I never want to stop blogging.....and I won't.....I haven't posted in couple weeks....since getting back from Canada......I have fallen into a bit of a depression....that I'm having a hard time.....getting out of......!!! I can't really put to words.....because, give me a break....
I have a wonderful life......wonderful Aviation friends.....friendships that will last a life time, I have a wonderful family......have roof over my head, food on the table...I want for nothing.....but still, I can't shake this.......Anyway.......I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving.....and here is my Thanks to all of you.......I have about 2000 pics from....my trip to meet Bas Man....and visit with GG.....I'll be posting of that Wonderful weekend.....It was such an Amazing weekend......full of Love for each other and Love for Aviation.......♥