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Ms. Betsy Dwyer started here aviation career in 1983 working with the specialized unit that transports the President and the Vice President of the United States as a flight attendant until her departure in 1990. She was hired by Wayfarer Aviation in White Plains and assigned to the CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank for 6 years. After leaving Wayfarer she became the Catering Director for Christopher Martins in New Haven CT for 2 years, than was hired by Cesar Pelli to do Private Chef Work for their office also in CT. Betsy wanted to return to flying and was hired by Jet Aviation Business Jets as the Director of Cabin Services for the Private Charter operations from 1997 to 2004 when the company decided to downsize their fleet. For the last four years she has been working for the CEO of General Maritime Corporation onboard a Falcon 2000EX plane based in Oxford CT. Betsy’s continued education has given her a BA in Journalism (Southern Connecticut State University) as well a BA in Business (University of New Ha

Mothers Day

Betsy Dwyer - Sunday, May 16, 2010

Mothers Day

I pondered Mothers Day. I found a full geared up pocket book - travel bag filled with all things from my single non-encumbered life prior to marriage and my son. Things change, it was a blast from the past and did put a smile on my face. Here were the contents minus that 50 dollar bill I lost in 1995.

5 types of lip gloss flavors

Tickets stubs to an Aerosmith concert

Blue nail polish

My paper Filofax

Cigarettes in a gold 1950s compact holder

Binaca

Opium perfume (ugh)

Mens phone numbers

Cassette of some awful rock band- unnamed

Clippings from classifieds of bar jobs and vintage jewelry

Photo of me and a friend at toads place- a bar of no return

Vivarin

Vitamin C energy tabs with some weird chinese herbs to keep you awake.

1 wedding invite from 1995

Good and Plenty - 4 loose one all pink

Aerobics class schedule- with head band

Ticket stub to NYC sat 1145 p.m.. late train

"Redheaded Stepchild" antiques store business cards - me being to owner

Old trip sheets

Sea glass

Birth control pills

Tanning spray

Vegetarian times magazine

Casmo

Pager and charger

Pair of size 27 - 32 jeans

Phone numbers of old flight departments.

Now in my bag I have

Food coupons

Bacitracin

Advil

Band-Aids with skate boards on them

Comb for ben hairbrush for me

Concealer,- pinkish lipstick

Library card

GameStop receipts

Tube sock coupon

Walmart receipts

DEET (bug spray - I never went outside prior to ben)

Sunblock 50

2 Books- one spiritual, one funny

Beach pebbles

Poop bag for dog

Cat food coupons

To do list

School calendar

Dental floss, tooth paste and brush

Hair gel for Ben

Yoga schedule

Red bull

Unscented hand cream

Tweezers

Vogue

Magazines

Shape magazine

Touch up hair color

Cell phone

Pair of 30- 34 jeans

Spanx

more Spanx

Book of hormones

When did I get so dependable? Where did the time go? Do I still have an adult fun factor? Will I ever get that the joie de vivre back? Who put all those things in my travel bags?

Motherhood changes a person. It take you out of yourself and puts finally - the spotlight on someone else whom you take a bullet for, without question. I was getting bored with being in my one spotlight. It was time to surrender. If I did not have Ben, there would have been no mothers day. I would not have this beautiful locket and the hand made card with the watercolor flowers and toaster waffles with weak coffee and tang.

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Flying and Mother's Day

Betsy Dwyer - Sunday, May 11, 2008

How many have you missed due to the aviation animal? I have too many to count. But I tried to make up for it by planning another day that I absolutely had off. The 4th of July is a date that I, for some unknown reason would never fly on. So I would plan something especially for my mom and myself. I would show up early and do the breakfast in bed thing, with fresh flowers and do her nails and makeup.

But the mom’s days that I missed, I would send a singing telegram (my mother loves show tunes), one year it was a Scotland terrier puppy, one year it was Crème brûlée, (her favorite – for 1 month). One year, I sent her an Air Force video for the crew of a C-9, all saying Happy Mother’s Day, Mrs. Dwyer. Of all the days not to forget, do not leave this day as a normal day. You may be banished to some remote place, cut out of the will or even worse, never get that homemade apple pie ever again.

So Mom, Happy Mothers' Day to you!

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