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Saturday, November 08, 2008
What's new with Delta's Jewel Van Valin
I met Jewel a few years ago on a long flight to Maui and because of her, it was one of the best flights I've ever had! It's so great to see how things are coming along with her and her Plane Art! I've blogged about her before but Joel Hochberg created a documentary film about Jewel and it's featured on DarynKagan.com.

I even made it to the video, see if you can find me. I wanted to share so here it is.

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Monday, December 24, 2007
My dad is the best!
We had some pretty cool clouds late this afternoon so I ran out the door to get some shots of the sunset and my dad came along. I just can't stand it... my dad is just way too cool! Check him out in his Maui Jim hat, sunglasses and even a Maui Jim neck strap that has "Got Aloha" written on it. I even got a picture of him rockin the iPhone! hahhaha He's just too stinkin cute!

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Thursday, July 12, 2007
Maui No Ka Oi! - Delta flight with Jewel Van Valin!
Well, I'm off on a wedding shoot to Maui, going to visit some dear friends and to see my family. I took off from SB down to LA and then to Maui. My trip to LA was a short puddle jumper, which was a piece of cake. My flight from LA to Maui was another story, a great one! About two hours into the flight I decided to get up and walk around. Anyway, I made friends with two Delta employees and we wound up laughing all the way to Maui!

The flight attendants, Jewel Van Valin and Dave were so awesome! We sat and talked about everything from relationships to travel to their 30 years of marriage! Dave fixed me the most incredible bloody mary that never seemed to drop below half full! He kept that rather large cup full for the last 3 hours of my flight.

Jewel was so amazing. She walked the plane and had all the kids and any adults that wanted to play draw something with crayons that she brings on every flight. Once they were done, she would tape them up on the ceiling and the walls of the plane. Everyone loved them and there were some pretty amazing drawings! We had the plane laughing and playing games and at one point, we had a mother and daughter racing (fast walking) the aisles to see who could complete the most laps in 3 minutes. People were taking pictures of all the artwork that was hanging all over the plane and by the end of the flight I think I took pictures of everyone as if it were a wedding reception.

The flight seemed to last 30 minutes and before you knew it we were on the ground. I've never flown with a flight crew that was so friendly, helpful and fun. That's Jewel, Dave and me in the last picture posing with my work of art!

Here are some favs!

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