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moteter
Author Since 2012

Mallory O'Teter

Culture Ambassador
Deep in the Heart of Texas  | 

i ♥ the little things in life. i ♥ adventure. i ♥ to dress up. i ♥ to dress down. i ♥ great parking spaces. i ♥ good grammar. i ♥ my sisters. i ♥ disney princesses...especially the strong, smart ones. i ♥ the Lord. i ♥ the sun. i ♥ going to bed early. i ♥ peter pan and pixie dust. i ♥ extra polar ice gum. i ♥ to play pretend. i ♥ driving with the windows down. i ♥ getting mail. i ♥ youth. i ♥ cinderella's castle. i ♥ i love to abrev. i ♥ variety. i ♥ tie dye. i ♥ braids. i ♥ spain. i ♥ sleeping in hotels. i ♥ to bake. i ♥ being a girl. i ♥ my job. i ♥ southwest.

Fun Facts

Languages

English, Spanish-ish, abbreviations

Hobbies

baking, arts and crafts, pandora, coffee, pinterest

Family

My dad works for Big Brothers Big Sisters, my mom AND my younger sister work in the ER as nurses, and my older sister, Chelsea, works for SWA as an Executive Assistant to Jeff Lamb and Dave Ridley.

Pets

Sadly, none. My sister/roommate has a heart of stone and won't let me have a dog :(

High School

Waxahachie High School

College

Dallas Baptist University

Favorite Sports Teams

Let's Go Rangers! *clap*clap*clapclapclap*

Favorite Travel Destinations

The Happiest Place on Earth...Disney World. I also have fallen in LUV with Spain in its totality, Venice, and Chefchaouen, Morocco.

Your Favorite Southwest Story

Winning the Row Decorating/Costume AND Baking Contest for Halloween 2010, when my sister and I both worked together in Customer Relations

Recent Activity:

Recent Activity Posts

The Flower That Never Wilts

By: Mallory O'Teter moteter

Feb 20 2013
Meet Greg.   I did while sitting in the coveted middle seat on a flight to TUL, and he showed me many things—pictures of his grandchildren, his passion for giving back, and his LUV for Southwest Airlines. He even had his favorite Southwest Customer Relations Representative’s extension memorized and was working with her (shout out to the dear Julie Meador!) and the Department to help them... read more

The Feast: Where Hat-Makers Unite

By: Mallory O'Teter moteter

Nov 21 2012
Tevye sang about it best. Tradition, tradition. Tradition! It’s what makes the holidays special and helps you look back at past memories with nostalgia. Like many Departments within Southwest Airlines, Culture and Communication has an annual Thanksgiving Feast filled with delicious potluck dishes and something that we believe adds a FUN touch—a Thanksgiving hat decorating contest. It’s an... read more

Austin Gets Older, Ages Beautifully

By: Mallory O'Teter moteter

Sep 19 2012
A lot has changed in the last 35 years, but there’s one thing that obviously hasn’t: Southwest knows how to have a celebration. September 15, 1977 marked an exciting addition to the Southwest city map, and we began service to Austin. With six nonstop daily departures—all to Dallas Love Field—Austin was 9th city in Southwest’s system. Fast forward to today, where we have over 52 daily nonstop... read more

How We Beat the Heat!

By: Mallory O'Teter moteter

Aug 20 2012
How hot is it?  It’s so hot… Guy Fieri's shirt is actually on fire. The Statue of Liberty has pit stains Siri asked to be dipped in a glass of ice water You've learned that a seat belt makes a pretty good branding iron The birds have to use potholders to pull worms out of the ground. New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg was seen drinking a Big Gulp The heat... read more

Don't You Want to Dance? Say You Wanna Dance!

By: Mallory O'Teter moteter

Jul 28 2012
It seems as though the jitterbug has bitten our People here at Southwest Airlines. You can’t attend a Southwest event without doing the Wobble or Cupid Shuffle, and many of our folks have had some star moments in videos that have gone viral. Always jumping at the chance to shake our groove thang, National Dance Day was something we could not let slip by us. Created by Nigel Lythgoe,... read more

LUV On Air with Southwest Flair

By: Mallory O'Teter moteter

May 31 2012
On The Fly was cleared for takeoff last week, and we were overwhelmed by the positive response to last week's episodes.  We're at it again tonight on TLC at 9/8 CT (so tune in, would ya?).When my fellow SWAmates and I read the blog post about throwing a watch party for the premiere of TLC’s “On the Fly”, we were truly inspired (shout out to our own Ashley Pettit!), and as usual, we jumped at... read more

Peep Peep, Who's Got the Keys to the Jeep? Vrooooom!

By: Mallory O'Teter moteter

Apr 12 2012
What comes in six different colors, has two eyes, and outsells any other non-chocolate candy during Easter? Why PEEPS, of course! While most people eat them, we in Culture Services like to think outside the basket…er…box.The assignment: Honor the classic candy by making a display using a box of PEEPS.The competition:  Culture Activities, Culture Ambassadors, The Village, Culture Outreach,... read more

A Pair of SWA-Themed Chuck T's as Charleston Turns One!

By: Mallory O'Teter moteter

Mar 15 2012
What a FUN, eventful week it has been for Southwest Airlines!  Monday was our first Deck Party of 2012 (and the first ever Monday night Deck Party, might I add); we celebrated the birthdays of our beloved Herb Kelleher and Gary Kelly that same day; and on Tuesday, March 13, we marked SWA's One-Year Anniversary of serving our great friends in South Carolina at Greenville-Spartanburg and... read more

Culture Ambassadors Sharing the Warmth!

By: Mallory O'Teter moteter

Feb 15 2012
Yesterday was my favorite day of the year: Valentine's Day.  LUV was in the air...literally!  This Valentine's week (and yes, as a girl, I like to give it a whole week) has been full of LUV as we kicked off service in Atlanta and had the opportunity to get to know and LUV our AirTran family.  I'm not sure the weekend could have gone any better. There was one event after another,... read more

Recent Activity Luvs

The Flower That Never Wilts

By: Mallory O'Teter moteter

Feb 20 2013
Meet Greg.   I did while sitting in the coveted middle seat on a flight to TUL, and he showed me many things—pictures of his grandchildren, his passion for giving back, and his LUV for Southwest Airlines. He even had his favorite Southwest Customer Relations Representative’s extension memorized and was working with her (shout out to the dear Julie Meador!) and the Department to help them... read more

The Feast: Where Hat-Makers Unite

By: Mallory O'Teter moteter

Nov 21 2012
Tevye sang about it best. Tradition, tradition. Tradition! It’s what makes the holidays special and helps you look back at past memories with nostalgia. Like many Departments within Southwest Airlines, Culture and Communication has an annual Thanksgiving Feast filled with delicious potluck dishes and something that we believe adds a FUN touch—a Thanksgiving hat decorating contest. It’s an... read more

Building a Playhouse for Good

By: Dale Dixon ddixon

Aug 06 2012
As a Southwest Airlines Mechanic, I spend my days working on Southwest’s all-Boeing 737 fleet.  Three years ago, I was given the opportunity to roll up my sleeves to work on a completely different kind of project—a project that would require many hours off the clock, creativity, and most of all, a passion for making a difference in a child’s life. I first heard of the project from... read more

Peep Peep, Who's Got the Keys to the Jeep? Vrooooom!

By: Mallory O'Teter moteter

Apr 12 2012
What comes in six different colors, has two eyes, and outsells any other non-chocolate candy during Easter? Why PEEPS, of course! While most people eat them, we in Culture Services like to think outside the basket…er…box.The assignment: Honor the classic candy by making a display using a box of PEEPS.The competition:  Culture Activities, Culture Ambassadors, The Village, Culture Outreach,... read more