Happy Half-Birthday - SKYDIVING!

WE DID IT! WE DID IT! WE DID IT!

Skydiving = check! As we sit here and write this blog post, we can't believe that just this morning we were jumping out of a plane 10,000 feet in the air!!!!!!! What a surreal experience, one we will truly never forget!! It was filled with excitement, thrill and adventure, making for a very momentous day! Here's the scoop on what went down....

Before coming to Vancouver, we had put in writing that we were going to go skydiving. The main reason for this was so that backing out was NOT an option! We couldn't think of a better way to celebrate our 'half-birthday' (a day early because of weather) than by doing something we've always wanted to do, but been to scared to try.

This morning we drove all the way to Abbotsford for our skydiving adventure at Skydive Vancouver. A big shout-out to everyone there for being so friendly, helpful and supportive! You really MADE the experience for us and we are so happy that you were a part of our 'Drive to 25'.

After signing our life away (literally!), we were given very flattering jumpsuits to wear and harnesses which were extremely tight (but better safe than sorry right?!). We had a brief training session and then anxiously waited for our flight. At this point, we had figured that we would be extremely nervous and jittery, but we were suprisingly calm. There was much more excitement than nerves!

Before we knew it, we were boarding the plane each with our own instructors - thanks Fritz and Brian - and our own videographers - thanks Veronica and Mitch. (We decided to buy the video and pictures from our flight - we needed proof of our crazy adventure!) As we flew higher and higher, we knew we were just about ready for the big moment. Strapped in as tight to our instructor as physically possible (so it seemed!), there wasn't any time to think before our little legs were dangling out the door of a tiny plane. Neither of us had any second thoughts - we were all in and ready to go. BRING IT ON! No nerves, nothing - we were shocked!!! First out of the gates was Laura and her team, falling out of the plane doing a back flip (unbeknownst to her until afterwards!). After waiting for another guy from our plane to jump, Melissa and her team jumped face first overboard and the free fall began. The rest of the trip down went by so fast, before we knew it, we were gliding by parachute while taking in some of the most breathtaking views - picturesque snow-topped mountains, waterways and lots of forests. We couldn't have a picked a more gorgeous, sunny day! Before long, we landed smoothly and the after-dive RUSH set in! WE DID IT!

WE DID IT :)



Melissa free-falling




Laura taking in the views!



Overall, we didn't really know what to expect. We thought that we'd be really nervous, but for some odd reason, we were calm, cool and collected! Falling out of a plane thousands of feet in the air is no big deal right??!! There was really no need to be nervous though, we had fun with it and conquered a huge feat! We're proud of ourselves for not only trying something new, but something that is deemed VERY risky. You only live once and the fact that we were more excited than freaked out to skydive really proves to us that 'you can do anything you set your mind to'! Who knows, you might love it and want to go again....??!! We're not ruling it out!

Celebrating with the fancy certificate

So there you have it - maybe this has inspired you to take the plunge? We know this experience has certainly been a dream come true for us. Our Skydiving Saturday = EPIC! A day we will never forget!