This One Goes Out to Carly

I don't get why my friends disappear when it I ask them to spend time with me.

It makes me love Carly-Ann even more for calling me up and telling me she booked a ticket to come see me. From Vancouver. When we'd never even met face to face.

Where to begin?

Ok kiddos. Well, it's been a while eh? A lot has happened since the last post back in August. Let's ease in with the toes...

• I got my Instrument, Commercial, and Instructor helicopter ratings a week later.
• Carly came to see me!
  
• I went to New York with Molly.
• I turned 23.
• I started a business, and, subsequently, it got its own blog. See rachaelcookphotography.wordpress.com.
• I graduated, finally.
• I flew our helicopter up to Oklahoma. I stopped at my parents' house on the way, and was able to finally give my mom the flight she'd been wanting.
• I missed out on a lot of work and a lot of flight hours due to some very unfortunate timing of the the helicopter being sold.
• I downsized my bike collection. Now it includes only the one I rode to Alaska. If you know me, you know this is tough to swallow.
• I planted a garden and some flowers and some grass. And built a dog house that the cat likes.
• I traveled to Europe with Molly.
• For about two weeks, I seriously thought I was going to become a State Trooper. Then my quite convincing inner "you know you're not going to be happy with this decision" spoke up.
• My photography was accepted for exhibit in downtown McKinney. See Orisonsart.com.
• I met some nice new people and reconnected with some nice "old" people.

As daunting as it seems to resume this blog, I might have found some inspiration. More to possibly follow soon.