Tickled By a Stranger: My Skydiving Experience

I cant WAIT to share my skydiving experience with you guys, but so much else has happened in the last few days, Im going to start with Thursday.

Thursday
Thursday night we had kickball & the team we played WAS undefeated! We won 4-0!!! It was a really exciting game. But I think the highlight of the game was when I did a complete split... I did not even know I was physically capable of doing a split, but it happened. I was running from 2nd to 3rd and the grass was wet... Sean was yelling at me to "slide" but I thought he said "stop". But when I tried to stop, my feet kept going. I tried really hard to keep one leg on the base, but I ended up just doing a split and sliding off the base. I immediately tried to reach back and touch the base, but the ball hit me & I was out. It was still a pretty good play though. Here is my depiction of what happened... Enjoy :)

After Kickball our team went to Los Rancheros to celebrate another win. It was an amazing night out. & As much as I wanted my "own" team of just our friends, I am SO thrilled about the team we have. We all play really well together. But more importantly I have really enjoyed getting to meet some new friends. :)

Friday
....was pretty uneventful. I did get to go eat dinner at Purple while Suzy was working. That was nice. But that was the only thing exciting about Friday.

Saturday AM
Saturday was AMAZING. Chris got off work early and we met at Nana & Pappys house at 7:30 and headed for Lumberton, Mississippi to go SKYDIVING!! My uncle Casey was in town this weekend & has been wanting me to go skydiving with him for quite some time. & I have wanted to go SO bad, but something always came up. This weekend I made sure we could go! Chris went for moral support but refused to jump. (Chicken. ;)- just kidding- Im glad he went)
Once we arrived everything went so quickly and smoothly. I was SO excited to be there... & at that point, I wasnt nervous at all.

After I got all suited up, it was on! I was so ready... Heres me and Casey before.

When we got the call to load the plane, I found my tandem instructor & practically ran to the plane. I was the first one in! Casey got to go on the same flight & jumped right before me.

Okay, now this is when I started to freak out. I knew we were going to jump at 14,000 feet. 65 seconds of free fall at 120 miles/hour. We were going to be in free fall for 2 miles. Awesome. I was good with all of that. But when we reached about 5,000 ft on the way up, I started to PANIC. I realized that in my excitement I didnt tell Chris, or anybody else for that matter, that I loved them. & I hadnt talked to my parents all day. I was almost in tears.

I think my tandem instructor started to sense that I was getting tense. He tried to make me feel better by tickling me.. but I did not like that at all... If you see my video youll see me make the weirdest face. Its a face you make when you are tickled by a stranger. Anyway. Once we got past that, I I started to relax a little more.

When we reached 14,000 feet we got ready to jump. We made our way to the front of the plane and didnt jump, but flipped out. It was incredible! I cant really describe what it was like, except that it was unlike anything Ive ever done. I didnt get that feeling in my stomach like I do when i ride roller coasters. It was just kind of, I dont know, amazing!! Here are some pictures of my skydive...

& Once we landed, I was ALL smiles.

If you have an extra few minutes and want to watch my skydive video, here it is...

Thank you, Casey, for taking me! I had such an amazing time! I cant wait to do it again!!

Saturday PM

After we got back from Lumberton, Chris and I got ready for football! We got dressed & went to Buffalo Wild Wings with Brandi, Leslie, Bogdan, Mike & Nicole to watch the Alabama and Auburn games.

After the Bama game was over, we all headed to Camilla to go bowling. Suzanne, Ethan, Alisa, Justin & Brittany joined us too. But Bogdan, Brittany & Alisa didnt bowl. We had a blasty blast right up until the cops got called... well maybe they werent ever called, but once I threw my shoes it was time to go home.

This has been an incredibly long blog so far, so Ill keep this story short. The bitch that worked at Camillas cut our game short. The game ended when we had only bowled 7 frames. I asked her to cut the game back on and she told me No because we had too many bowlers.... I was pissed because it let us bowl 7 frames.... why was it cut off then? & So I asked for a refund for the portion that we didnt get to complete. She said no. I was super pissed & drunk at this point. So Ethan asked if we could just finish our game. No. She bitched some more. So I took off my shoes and not-so-politely tossed them in her general direction. After that it was time for us to go home.

To those of you who were with me- Im sorry I was such a bitch. But I had a great time up until our game got cut off! We need to do it more often... and Ill be nicer :) To those of you who are randos reading this- I dont usually act like that... To everybody else- It was kind of like how people act at Mardi Gras once they get mad, there is no turning back. (*cough* Chris)

I still think that we got ripped off, but Im glad Chris made me leave. Because Im not going to lie, it crossed my mind to get all of the bowling balls and place them in the gutters. I guess it wasnt worth getting arrested. But that would have been a (bad) story later. "Have you ever been arrested?" "Yes" "For what?" "Throwing my shoes in a bowling alley" Classy.

I cant remember when the last time I've had such an eventful weekend was. But Im glad we got to spend some time with our friends & I got to do something Ive been wanting to do for a very long time! (Skydiving, not get in a fight in the bowling alley...)

Hunting & Gathering

God I love Mardi Gras. Normally, Im over it before it even starts, but this year is different. I dont know why, maybe its just my attitude towards it all.
My Mardi Gras weekend started at 12 on Friday when Lindsay & I met for a pedicure. Between getting my hair done & pregaming at the hotel, my night didnt slow down at all before the parade & ball. Heres a video of Justin parading!

Right after parade, Chris showed up, we got dressed & went to to watch call outs. This is when the real fun began. Here we are before the ball (and before any drinks.)

As soon as we got seated, here comes Justin, drunk as a mother fucker, running up into the stands. He was screaming and carrying on, grabbing boobs & butts wherever he could. To me, it was hilarious, to the people around us, he was crazy.
After call outs, we were ready to get the party started... well, after we hit the bathroom. Lindsay & I gave Chris & Pat specific instructions to STAY PUT while we peed. Of course, this directions were obviously too complex for their simple, alcohol saturated brains. Linds & I came back literally 3 minutes later, and the boys were gone. We spend half an hour wandering up and down the hall, and through the rooms to find them, but they were nowhere to be found. But just when we had almost given up, there they were, back where we had left them.
I freaked out a little. I wanted to know where the hell they had been, even though it was pretty obvious, because at that point, they had plates full of food. Chris said "We were, umm, Hunting some food." Aggravated & tipsy I replied "WHAT the fuck ever, You were GATHERING food." The boys didnt take kindly to being called gatherers... their logic was that you could not gather meat... Well, I beg to differ, but its all good.

After we finally rounded up our men, we spent a few hours just hanging out & daning a little. We got to hang out with some great friends- Eddie, Karleen, Sean, Misty, & we ran into a few other people we knew too.

Me & Misty

The Girls

The Guys

The later it got, the more drinks we had, the more silly our pictures got.

Also, as I drank, my eyes got smaller & mouth got bigger. haha

& As much fun as I had with my friends. & as excited I was that Chris actually danced with me. The highlght of my night was playing with the feather hats & getting to put one on. I was so happy I knew Jeff & Kim Lawson.

When people started heading out, and the numbers started thinning, Lindsay, Pat, Chris & I headed to Boo's after the ball. Chris & I didnt even stay long enough to get a drink beforewe were ready to call it a night.

 

The next morning Chris, Justin, Alisa, Lindsay, Pat & I went to breakfast at Spot of Tea. It was delicious as always.

The rest of the day flew by way too fast. We finally got home, got showers & a nap, and by that time it was already close to 4. We had to return Chris' tux, and do a quick clean sweep & trip to the grocery store.

Around 7 we had Lindsay, Justin, Alisa, Mike & Paulie over to watch the UFC fights. We had a nice time just being able to hang out and unwind from a nice weekend.

Today Im going to write my religion paper from my Marriage & Family class & then Im just going to hang out around the house, got to get ready to do it all again next weekend!

Spray & Wash

Doesnt it always seem like the Friday through Sunday moves at twice the speed as the rest of the week? Ugh. I cant believe its already Monday. But, we had a great weekend, so it's all good. :)

Friday night, after I got off work, I ran home, scooped up Mobs and we went to see Chris at work. We didnt really get to do anything except lay around and watch Netflix, but I was thankful for the little extra time we got to spend together. I love staying up there, but it is awfully crowded with the three of us in a single bed. (Please, try to picture that right now. Chris, me and mobley [with Mobs in the middle] trying to sleep in a single bed, hillarious)

Saturday was super busy, but so much fun. When Chris got off work we took our time getting dressed, eating lunch, and running a few errands. Around 3:30 we headed to Chris & Sarah Shuttlesworth's house to grill out and watch the fights. Let me just say, I love hanging out with these people, I laughed so freakin hard. We played a dance game on x-box, and none of us have any rhythm. Justin would like to argue that he is the best dancer ever, but he should have seen himself. We took a break from dancing for the girls to gossip and the guys to cook some steaks before we watched the fights. I learn so much about my friends every time Im around them, its really incredible. But seriously, we had a great time. Thanks for having us over!! One of these days, Chris is actually going to be off when the fights are on, and we are going to have people over to our house!

Sunday was also a good day, except for the fact that Chris had to go back to work. It's always hard having him leave, especially when me & Mobs are still cuddled up in the bed. But, I am so thankful he works his ass off to provide for our family. Im so lucky <3
Sunday afternoon I drove down to my parents house. And let me just say, I know I have a wonderful family. My dad is so sweet. When I told him I needed to go get gas before the Super Bowl party, he took my car and filled it up for me. & My mother is absolutely histerical. I really should go visit them more often.

We all went to Marsha & Fred Walding's house for a superbowl party. God, there was so much food. I actually had a blast. I had to tell Kim that I washed her check that she gave me for Mardi Gras tickets. Opps... She said "DAMN GIRL! You gotta tell Big John:" Um, FUCK THAT. He is GIANT. If you dont know Big John, I will provide a picture. (His arms are bigger than my legs... I love taking pictures with him, he makes me looks skinny! haha)

But, even though he is a giant, giant man, he is also one of the nicest people I know.  I ended up being his "Bar Maid" the whole night, and I earned the nick name "Spray & Wash" Whatever. It was worth it not to have him mad at me. :)

So the weekend flew by, but it was such a good one. Now its Monday and I am so unmotivated to do anything. Last night I packed up my stuff to go to the gym before work, but I didnt quittte make it. I was doing so good, but I got way off my schedule over the last part of last week and the weekend. But some how I did manage to find 15 minutes to tan before work. Oh priorities.

I guess I should actually do some work. Have a good Monday!