Skydiving!

So one of the best things that I did this summer was going skydiving. Mom has always wanted to go, so for their birthdays, she and Judson decided to go! When I heard, I begged them to let me go as well!

After the “family reunion” we drove to a hotel and spent the night. After waking up at an unseemly early hour, we drove an hour or so to Cedarville, GA to Skydive Georgia! We got all checked in, signed our lives away and settled in to wait… and wait… and wait… We waited for a very long time…

Finally they called our names. We are paired with our tandem instructor and strapped into our harnesses. We were given our instructions on how to jump and then we were left alone. All I have to say for the harness is that it was TIGHT and uncomfortable… especially for large busted women….

We finally get on the airplane… packed in like sardines. My instructor was nice, but not chatty… so I was really quiet. We get to the jumping height and we all have to sit on our instructor’s laps so we can be strapped together. Then we inch towards the door and….

We jump!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I barely remember falling… except that it was really hard to breathe. It was that feeling you get when you’re underwater and really need to breathe, but can’t get to the surface. It was very cold and exhilarating. It was also very very loud with the airplane and the wind rushing by.

When the chute opened, that was my favorite part. It was so quiet and beautiful. We floated down through the clouds. Mom and Judson got nauseous from the spinning, but I loved it. My tandem instructor pointed out our shadow on the clouds below along with a rainbow on a cloud!

We landed and my legs were like jelly!