Adrenaline’s pumping!!

Dear God what have I gotten myself into!?!   This is crazy, I'm about to meet two multi-billionares who basically "own" me and I have no idea what I'm doing!  Let's be honest, I've "faked it till I made it" for the majority of my jobs thus far...but one wrong move here, one thing they notice and don't like about me (my hair color, my voice, my tattoos, etc and I'm gone!)  And to make this even more nerve-racking, turns out the owner wants a Jr. Stewardess/Masseuse so three days ago I had to bust my ass looking all over hell for a table/bedding/massage oils/lotions/music, etc (and there was no time for ordering/shipping so I craigslisted the whole deal...drove all the way to Miami with my Swedish roommate (who had to drive because I'm not on the rental car insurance yet) to pick it up from some random in the ghetto who buys and resells massage tables for his "uncle".  So now we're underway (meaning we're en route for the Bahamas) and I am so freakin' excited (trying not to pee my pants and crap myself)! my nerves are evening things out a bit)!  I had my first bout of sea-sickness but it only lasted an hour or so and now I'm up in the bridge (helping keep watch) and just saw my 1st sunset of this incredible journey.

Going....

Going....

Gone!
- Sunday November 21st

Um, wow, I'm speechless!  I never knew places like this existed in the world...everything is more beautiful here, the water, the sun, the people & there way of life - it's too amazing for words!  We got into Atlantis late last night but hadn't cleared customs so we couldn't leave the boat.  Today, however, was amazing!   On our way into the Marina I saw Cakewalk (the boat I dayworked on) and then right after that I literally ran into my old roommate from my crew house...the yachting world is definitely smaller than I realized!  Just wanted to throw in a quick update, now it's off to work - Mr. and Mrs will be here in less than 48 hours!! 

- Monday November 22nd

Oh, My, GOD!!!!!   Webster's dictionary does not have enough descriptive words for my owner, his wife, and two kids but lemmie give it a whirl.  Eccentric, delightful, odd, quiet, rich, particular, kind and modest.  I can't lie though, this is more work than I ever thought possible!  Sun up to sun down - zero down time, cracked & dry hands (chemicals), sore feet & calves, iron/steam burns, but with all that said this shit is AWESOME!!!!   One thing I find rather odd is how extremely private this industry is.  We're not allowed to call our owner or his Misses by their names (we call and refer to them by "the Mr." and "the Mrs", we whisper and tip-toe whenever they're onboard (literally not figuratively), and we're not supposed to share any details about who they are, what they do, where they're from, etc with anyone sOoooo...for blogging sake this should be interesting (but as you all know I'm a rule-breaker by trade so I may slip up with a few pics/details ;-).  

So back to it - my first day onboard with Mr., and it was crazy (by crazy I mean the service we provide is beyond anything a normal person could comprehend.)  We hand wash & iron underwear, we iron sheets before and AFTER we put them on the bed, we clean bathrooms everytime a person so much as touches the doorknob, we wait on them hand and foot from the moment they wake up until the minute they go to sleep, and we eat/sleep/pee & shower in between.  But even with all of that, this is paradise!  The places we're going and the people I've met...it's priceless.

Speaking of priceless, you should've seen my face today as I got called up by the Mr. for a massage!!!!!! I about passed out I was so nervous - partly because the only people I've massaged are my close friends and fam, and partly because he's the owner of this $40 million dollar vessel that's become my home and work, and if he doesn't like me or my techniques he could tell me to pack my shit and be gone.  Anyway, I pulled myself together and went up to the "massage parlor" (aka my office) to do my thang...turns out I'm a pretty good masseuse :)!!  As we wrapped up he told me it was amazing and asked where I did my training... I told him the truth (that I'm self taught and just do it for fun) and he seemed OK with that so I told him I'd let him get dressed and left the room (adrenaline pumping from every orifice of my body).

The new Massage room...aka my office ;-)
- Wednesday November 24

Happy Thanksgiving ladies & gents!!!!!!!!!!!  I went to bed last night pretty bumed - missing the hell outa my mom & dad, friends, and man-friend, but I woke up today with a totally different attitude.  Waking up in the exumas and rolling over to this view makes it next to impossible to be sad.

So we're working all day (limited football which really chaps my ass) when my chef Alan calls me up to the kitchen.  He'd asked me before we left what my favorite dish was and as it turned out he'd provisioned for it and surprised me with green-bean casserole :)  It may hurt my parents feelings to hear this but I swear to God his food's gotta be laced with something because he prepares the most amazingly delicious meals I have ever tasted - this Thanksgiving became a day thankful for Alan!!!  Two tables of pure bliss...notice the score on the NE/Detroit game ;-)

Shit, my roommates just came in and it's lights out for this cabin...so much more to write but it'll have to wait until next time.  Happy Thanksgiving everyone, miss you & love you lots!!!!


xoxo,
mE