Greetings to land-lovers and Sky Gods alike. In 2008 I began a journey that would forever change my life (and admittedly the lives of my family). In late August I received a text message from a dear friend inviting me to share in the upcoming celebration of her birth. The destination, Skydive Utah in Erda, Utah. I figured why not? Ya only live once. Little did I know that the day of my tandem 1 would mark the beginning of the most incredible (and expensive) journey of my life. I don't remember much about that first jump other than the absolute thrill of freefall and the sense of amazement I felt at the combination of peace and excitement of the overwhelming power of the relative wind in my face as the ground rushed up at me at 120mph. As the main canopy deployed and I was quickly flipped upright in the harness, the flood of dopamine in my brain left me flying high long after my feet had once again been planted on terra firma. I was hooked. From the minute I was able to think clearly again, I knew that I would be a skydiver! The road through AFF training took what seemed like forever and certainly wasn't cheap but was a fantastic adventure. Unfortunately, due to the fact that I wasn't able to do my second tandem until halfway through October, I couldn't begin AFF until 2009. Shortly after I graduated from AFF I began dealing with some health issues that presented some difficulty in finding a diagnosis. At my doctor's request, I didn't jump again until I had a diagnosis (Fibromyalgia) which unfortunately wasn't until the 09 season had ended. 2010 has been great so far and despite the fact that I started down this road almost two years ago, I am only up to 25 jumps and and climbing weekly. And that leads us to where we are now. Now that you're up to speed, I look forward to sharing my next adventure with you. Welcome to my world!
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