Fun Experiences!

I have mentioned it in the last couple weeks that I am wriiting a book about my life. I thought it be neat to share something I've gotten to experience within my life time.

Skydiving is something I think that deep down in there soul, people would like to do or try sometime throughout their lifetime. I’m not any different. I think I started wanting to go in my late teens, because I saw someone else do it and thought “ohh, I want to do that”. My friend Janell Walker and I had gone over to her mother and father n law’s house one day. I got to talking with Gary’s dad, Bruce about the subject and he was all hyped up about it and said “you wanna go”, well, of course, I said hell yeah!. I remember it being a cool, crisp feel good kind of day in November of 2001 or 2002. Myself, Janell, Gary, Bruce and Amy went out to Taft Skydiving, because Bruce and I went skydiving that day. When we got there, it around nine in the and there were several people waiting to go up before up, but ok with me, because I was starting to butterflies and very nervous, but also excited. As we were waiting, we watched people come down and go up, then after awhile, it was time for us get prepped. We had to watch this 20-30 minute video about the safety of skydiving and the we got into our cool looking gear, lol. Both Bruce and I went tandum, which means I was hooked on to another guy, I was in the front and he was in the back, the same with Bruce. I’m glad that we went tandum, because if I had done it solo, I probably wouldn’t have been here today. We waited a few more minutes the Cesna to land and come back around the landing strip to pick up. The four of us went out to plane and loaded up. Bruce and his guy got in first and sat toward the rear and myself and my guy sat up front right by the door. Well, hearing that, you can guess who had to jump out first. As the plane got ready to take off, my heart was just pounding up a storm. It was so freaking cool that we were doing this and Bruce was just as excited as I was. We took off toward the sky, meanwhile, we were getting hooked and adjusted to our instructors. Mine hooked about four to six different clips to where I wasn’t going anywhere. I remember having to wear goggles too so to cover the eyes from dirt and wind. It was so pretty as I was looking out the window at the valley below us and as we went higher and higher, things got smaller.  Believe we ended up at 10,000 ft, which scared the crap out me. As we got to that elevation, we were ready to jump. My guy opened the door and the moment he did, the wind just roared loudly, I was so scared by that time, but after going all that way and sharing that special time with Bruce, I wasn’t going to turn back now. We were there, my guy asked me “you ready”, I said ok” we well sideways and we were gone in a split second. I can’t even explain all the emotions that I feeling, but I know I was scared at that moment. The amount of speed that we were going as we fell was tremendous. We had to have been going at least 150 miles an hour through the air. I didn’t really care for the first few minutes of it, because we were going so fast and the was slammin my face, it was to breath as we freefell for what it felt like a long time, but it only about 2 or so minute until he pulled the parachute. Once he pulled the parachute, that thing shot us up a long way until we started to glide the rest of the way down. Once we were gliding down, it was so much better. I was looking all around, it was so pretty up there, I could see for miles. Toward the end, we were coming down for our landing. My guy did a pretty good job, with our feet out, we came to a smooth landing. Bruce was behind me, his landing was smooth also. As we got unhooked from everything, everyone else came to join us, because we landed out in the field. The way we got back to the hanger, was they have a hearst that came to take us back, what a way to end our skydiving adventures, come back again! Believe it or not, Bruce and I went again the next year.    

I would like to hear an experience that you have tried and had fun doing so...

Relationships

When it comes to relationships, I deal with the same obstacles and issues as any other woman out there. A couple years ago, I dated a guy named Ramon. He and I really liked one another and things were really good. We did a lot together, such as go on out of town trips with People First and go to dances together. After eight or so months I broke it off with him, because at the time, I had alot going on and I felt overwelmed. He didn't do anything wrong, but I guess I wasn't ready for anything serious with a good guy. A few months later, I started dating someone else. We were together for about a year and a half.  Throughout that time, I was NOT very impressed. Have you ever been with or been around someone who has so many excuses for so many things? I've never met anyone with so many excuses. It was so diffacult to be with someone with such a negative energy that it reflected on me. Because of that, I knew we wern't going to have a future together as anything more than just friends. Throughout my time with this person, I kept thinking about Ramon, where he was and what he was doing. A year or so later, Ramon and I started talking again. I have realized that I let a good thing go. We started talking recently and those butterfly feelings came rushing back. I have learned that in relationships, when you develop those strong feelings, don't run away from them. Those types of feelings are hard to come by with the right person. 

Share your relationship advice or stories in the comments below.

First Post

Today is the first day of  starting my blog. I hope to have people read my blog as I update some of my challenges I face on a weekly basis. I hope to encourage people to face their fears and to reach their goals.