a milestone

over thanksgiving, i had the opportunity to do something i now believe everyone should do at some point in their lifetime. i went to a drop zone in florida, signed away my life with a pen, got on a jumpsuit, got on a plane, and when the door opened, we were at 1300 feet. my heart beat faster than ever as i heard the buckles snap behind me and i was strapped to randy. within 10 seconds, we were strapped together, i had my goggles on and my sister rachel had disappeared with the biggest smile on her face i had ever seen. we moved to the edge of the door and i pressed my head back into randys shoulder and he said "here we go are you ready?" it didn't matter if i was ready, there was no turning back at this point. before i knew what had happened, we did a back flip out the door and were falling over one hundred and twenty miles an hour through the sky. it was clear above the patchy clouds and for that minute of freefall, i was invincible. nothing in the world had a hold of me and i was free with the wind blowing through my hair. at about 8000 feet, randy pulled the chute. we were flying- well falling with style;) he gave me the straps that you pull to steer and we twirled and twisted all the way to the ground. it was the most amazing thing i have done in my whole life. i would do it again in a heart beat.