The beginning!

The idea to start this blog came from three ideas.
1. To show friends, family, and anyone else who wanders upon it what I've been through, and my experiences and life.
2. To put out into the webspace a rare find about pilot school and beyond.
I've been searching to find a blog to show the experiences one goes through as they learn and grow as a pilot in school and as a professional working in the field. I did find one once, and then it disappeared. Disappointing!
3. And lastly, to see my progress as I grow as a person and to inspire myself by seeing what I have accomplished so that I have confidence to progress when things get hard!

Sounds all important, doesn't it? Meh, it should be fun.

To start, I'll begin by telling all zero readers I have right now, about myself. I am a 20 year old typical american girl. By no means am I perfect, OR innocent ;) I aspire to learn, I aspire to grow as a person, and I am very strong-willed. I am divorced, I've been through hard times, and I know what it takes to succeed in every aspect of my life. I love helping people and teaching people and feeling that gratitude with it. I am a genuinely happy person, and I am very honest and sometimes a little too outspoken. Oh, and stubborn. Yes, I am :)

I didn't wake up when I was 5 one day and decide that I was going to be a helicopter pilot. I struggled with finding what I wanted to do with my life since then, though. First it was a veterinarian, then an interior designer, then a web designer and computer programmer. Now, it's an entrepreneur, and also - you guessed it!
I struggled with finding happiness from about 18 to just recently. I couldn't fathom how I was going to get from my current place in reality, to the life that I want, doing the job that I was doing, and with no direction to go. I'd been married for two years and things just weren't what they were supposed to be. By no means does this mean that I gave up on anything easy, but my husband and I decided it would be best for us to get a divorce. This obviously as you can imagine, changed my life drastically. Then, I met this wonderful person who changed my life even more.
He shows me every day the best things about myself, and lets me realize on my own my true potential. He also introduced me to Helicopters as a career.

If I had gone back in time and told myself a year ago, that I was going to pull a massive student loan (two, actually) and go fly helicopters, I'd seriously tell myself to get the heck out! Even not knowing everything that it entails! And yes, I know there's more coming :)
I believe that anyone who wants to pull a student loan this big or even bigger (for the surgeons out there) is NUTS! But that's what I think it takes to make it. It takes considerable risk. But you must put yourself in a position where you MUST follow through, because sometimes that's what it will take to persevere through the massive undertaking.

That kid that I mentioned earlier? Yeah, his name is James. He's becoming a pilot, too, and I've been with him every step of the way (well, except the flight time) and I've learned so much. I definitely have an advantage over every student who is walking into that school for their first day of class. Unless Daddy taught them and they just want the certification. No, i'm doing it the old fashioned way, and I'll be a better pilot because I am going through all the schooling.
I am currently enrolled at Utah Valley University (UVU) and I start classes in a month, June 27th. My major is Aviation Science and I'm going for a Bachelors Degree.
My first classes are Aviation Law, and Air Transport Management.

Well, I'm ready for this ride--Or should I say flight. Are you??