jump #3734

when i was younger

my best friend and i always 

talked about how we wanted to

go skydiving on our 18th birthday.

it was supposed to be a symbol 

of our freedom,

of our adulthood.

but, like so many things

when we are young,

these conversations were

forgotten as we aged.

my friend moved away

and went to a different high school.

i was a nerdy kid

who spent all her time

running or studying.

so my dream fell by the wayside.

it's not something i ever forgot,

but there was never a good time

or enough money

and so it remained on my to do list.

but a couple of months ago

my brother went skydiving

and this spurred me to tell rcg

of my long time desire.

i told him i wanted to 

go for my 28th birthday.

it was one of those idle things you say:

"let's hang out soon"

"we should do (something awesome) sometime"

"oh man, wouldn't be cool if we did ______?"

but he came through. 

and so we went skydiving.

unfortunately,

we didn't get pictures taken of us

during the actual jump

(for an extra $100 each,

it didn't seem worth it)

but it was an

amazing 

experience.

thanks rcg.

you make my dreams come true.