Fly Life + Birthday + Winter Outfits

Hello Everyone! I just flew back to work and was in Houston for job training. 

I had eight days off and was able to celebrate my birthday week with family and friends.  The day of my birthday wasn't great, but I had a great visit with everyone! While I was home, I was able to do an outfit post.  Check it out:

Dress - Abercrombie Fitch Outlet 

Tights and Necklace - J. Crew Factory

 Bag - Kate Spade / Boots - Clarks

While I was at home, I was able to film the "Christmas + Disney + Birthday Holiday Haul" YouTube video. Video is listed below. Let me know what you think of the video, as I plan to film more!

Seattle + Thanksgiving + Holiday Finds

Season Greetings! I've had more time off these past three weeks since starting as a Flight Attendant. Partly because I've been sick, but mainly because I was able to trade my schedule with other flight attendants and get more time off.

I said goodbye to Phoenix last week and flew into Dallas today. I will be working in Dallas for December. Sorry it's been so long since I've posted. Here's what has happened since my last post:

In late November, I took a trip to Seattle for a couple of days and was able to explore the city; including Pike's Market Place, Downtown Seattle and Seattle's Great Wheel. It has been one of my favorite cities to visit so far! It was also the first time I got to use my flight benefits for leisure. I highly recommend going to Seattle and staying in the downtown or Ballard area.

Although it was cold, I was told winters in the pacific northwest are more moderate and less chilly than in the northeast. But it was still pretty chilly! (30-50 F)

When I flew to Phoenix from Seattle, my ears started flaring up and ended up getting an ear infection.  I was told by the doctor to not fly for a few days as it would risk hurting my ear.  I took a sick leave and ended up being stuck in Phoenix (at my November work base) since I couldn't fly.

But everything worked out, as I ended up having Thanksgiving and all the days around it off. I spent Thanksgiving with my friends and their family in Phoenix. We had a great time!

I did not venture out on Black Friday like the rest of America did. However, I did buy a makeup holiday set from Sephora that was a killer deal! It is called Tarte: Light Of The Party Eye Kit.  I also took advantage of Kate Spade's holiday sale and bought this Cedar Street Harmony Crossbody for work. It was on sale.

I have everything I need and am currently shopping for my parents, niece and nephews. I'm not planning to buy for anyone else, because it gets to costly and I like to treat Christmas more like Thanksgiving.

I'm curious to know what is on your holiday wish list and great deals you have found this holiday season. Leave a comment below.  :)

God Bless! Sarah Ashley

Austin + Phoenix

So I'm sitting here at the airport on call for the whole month in Phoenix and it's been boring! But I do have to say that I would rather be on reserve in Phoenix instead of Dallas. I can't wait to actually fly more and have more time off to see family. I have time at the end of the month and get to go to Disney World!

I did fly to Austin again earlier this week for work and had a nice visit with the sister-in-law and baby nephew. It's been too long since I've seen them. We went to very hip Whole Foods that was way more sophisticated than most. I think it even had a bar? 

Back in Phoenix, I've been spending time with friends and have been enjoying my rare days off window shopping and watching Netflix shows. Nothing too exciting!  

I'm getting ready for the Christmas season by observing. It seems that all the stores and shops are more than ready. I'll be happy if I get Christmas and the days around it off, but I'm okay if I don't. Christmas can be celebrated for the whole season. 

Although I'm never home and work a ton, I know that one day everything will work out. For now, I will have to miss holidays and gain life experience before I can gain my that part of my life back. I'm realizing that everything is a privilege, not a right. 

Living in Phoenix This Month + Exploring New Places

Hello Everyone! Since I'm a Flight Attendant,  I was able to swap bases this month and am working out of the Phoenix airport instead of the Dallas airport. Yay! It's what I wanted because the trips are better and the places I fly to are more interesting. Phoenix is pictured below:

I will say that being based in Phoenix is significantly better than being based in Dallas.  It's way more scenic here and I enjoy the view of the rocky mountains. The weather is also more stable in Phoenix and does not change day to day like it does in Dallas.

Since I've last posted, (which was in October) I moved out of my Dallas crashpad temporary and am staying with my friends here in Phoenix. I will be switching back to Dallas in December.

Because I swapped bases, my schedule changed and I wasn't fully able to enjoy Halloween like I wanted.  The day before Halloween, I said my goodbyes to Dallas and flew to Florida for 26 hours and brought 100 pounds of stuff with me to take home. The following day, I flew to Phoenix on Halloween evening.

Flying over Amelia Island on Halloween.

It was really sad that I had to miss Halloween evening. It's my favorite holiday! But missing holidays is what you agree to when you become a flight attendant, right?

I will also miss Thanksgiving and Christmas. But that's ok, because I would rather have the first week off in December for Disney World and have part of the second week off for my birthday. As long as I can get those days off, I will be very happy.

Last week, I flew to Austin and San Antonio. I was able to spend some time with my Brother's sister-in-law in Austin and explored the Riverwalk in San Antonio. (Which was beautiful, btw.) I highly recommend that everyone check out Austin and San Antonio.

My Brother's Sister-In-Law and Myself having fun at Anthropologie in Austin.

The Riverwalk in San Antonio.

The Alamo in San Antonio.

Cinderella must be in San Antonio!

San Antonio getting into the Christmas spirit.

Trips This Fall + Fall Favorites

Greetings! Fall is here and I'm celebrating this fall season and enjoying all things pumpkin scented. 
I finally had some time off to travel home at the beginning of Oct. I spent four days catching up with friends and family, and made some extra money nannying. The weather was beautiful on Amelia Island.

The following week, I flew to Albuquerque, NM for a short 26 hours and spent some time shopping and eating with my best friend Lissa! We had a great time.

Downtown Albuquerque. 

When I was in Fernandina, I had some time to catch up with my lovely friend Shannon. She always dresses cute and sophisticated. Part of her outfit comes from her daughter's closet!

Top - Anthropologie

Jeans - Aeropostale 

Boots - Country Outfitters

Dallas has been warm this fall and shorts have been the solution to keeping cool.

Necklace - Loft
Shirt- H&M
Shorts - Khols

Fall outfits are my favorite! Here are some of my favorite fall picks:

Dark Navy Factory Quilted Puffer Vest 

Black Cedar Street Hayden Bag

 Tory York Buckle Tote

Graduated FA School + Hollywood

I'm sitting here on an early Saturday afternoon as travelers pass me in the DFW Airport. It's my second day as an official FA (Flight Attendant) but I've been traveling as an FA for almost a week now.

This morning called for a 4am wake up call in order to make my 6am flight. I stayed in a hotel in North Carolina and crashed on the bed at 7pm the night before. This job requires odd sleeping hours, as I'm finding out.

 Graduation!

One thing I needed to consider is the amount of money I would need to get started. I started FA ground school in early August and have spent $1500 easy in the past month on FA supplies, uniforms, food and taxi/rental transportation. Not to mention that I still had to pay my bills even though I had no income for the month of August.

I was very hopeful to start making income for September, but as a newbie it's very difficult.  Since I'm the fresh employee who is at the bottom of the totem pole, there is no assigned schedule for me yet. Which means that I have to be near the airport on-call, from 4am to 4pm everyday and wait for the airline to call me with a day-of schedule. Thankfully I was assigned an overnight trip yesterday, which means I'm slowly gaining a schedule.

I spend many evenings at different hotels every week. Time to take advantage of the pool.

The good news is that I will have line (known as a set schedule) in a couple of months, which means I won't have to sit around on reserve (known as being on-call).

Since I'm reserve today, I've decided to stay at the airport to avoid the risk and hassle of having to come back to the airport. I don't get paid while sitting on-call, and it's also required by my job to do so. Bummer! The perks of being on-call, include the chance of picking up a trip and also being able to take advantage of DFW super fast WiFi.  I can enjoy YouTube videos and FaceTime my friends while I'm on-call.

Although being a newbie isn't the best, there are some great perks to the job! I do get to travel where I want on my days off (within reason) at no cost.  When I have the opportunity, I plan to fly home.

Some other perks include layovers in exciting cities. From last Monday to Wednesday, I went to LAX and had the chance to explore Hollywood. I had Tuesday off and was a studio audience member for "The Price is Right." I didn't win anything, but the girl next to me had the opportunity to go on stage and won a new car!!

 A cute family with matching outfits who went on The Price is Right. 

 In front of CBS Studios.

 The Grove in Los Angeles

 Hollywood Drive 

Sunset Blvd. Sunset.