SKY Diving

I jumped out of an air plane 10,000 feet above the ground!
with Sky Dive Pismo

My home looked like a little ant on a beautiful picnic blanket.

I still can't believe I did it. 
I was SO scared, literally. My fear was all over my face. My facial expressions actually made sky diving look painful. I am sure all the guys back at the sky dive shop are having a good laugh! 

You better believe I will be claiming guts and glory from this stunt for quite a while.

I dont even know how to begin to describe what it feels like... 

but I will try

Sky Diving was not what I was expecting what-so-ever. I was waiting for the most insane  tummy tickles the entire plane ride up, but as soon as my Lucky Jeans left the side door of that plane the only thing I felt was adrenaline. 

The rush of a lifetime. 

And pressure, lots of pressure from the wind. 

It felt like the wind was pushing my entire body up into the clouds but my weight was resisting it, or falling into it. Gravity was pulling me back to earth but the wind was pushing me up. My heart was racing almost as quickly as my thoughts, and if it wasn't the jump that took my breath away the view of the central coast was enough. The Pismo Dunes and the foothills are gorgeous from any angle but I have to admit there is nothing quite like real life arial view! 

A few tips from my first jump

1. If you are reeeeally nervous dont drink too much water the day of.... I think thats what saved me from peeing my pants :)

2. open your eyes THE ENTIRE TIME!

3. Keep your chin up, look out at the horizon. My tandem mate said that multiple times beforehand but my mind was going too quick to remember. Looking back on the pictures I really wish I had...

4. Go with a group, nothing like peer pressure ;)

5. Pretend the plane engine went out and the cock pit is on fire! Everyone is jumping off that ride!!!

6. Just think BANANA 

7. Hakunamatata

Now I can't stop thinking about being a bird and want to go again!

But this time HIGHER!!!

I was shaking with fear, nerves, and excitement. 

 

Half way up!

I can do this I can do this I can do this

Oh dear oh dear oh dear oh dear oh dear oh dear oh dear oh dear oh dear

Eyes finally open 

Here I go taking the reins

    Hmmmm So many turns... what to do, what to do...

 

At the time I didn't know he was also holding the billows just above my hands. Thats how mesmerized I was!  Bahahaha thanks for the allusion of total control during the coast down... probably safer this way!

So thankful for a safe soft landing! Pat ROCKS!!!

Glen Lauterbach is like a second father and one big teddy bear!
He and Leslie went before Bentley and I. I knew that if they went first and didn't back out there was NO WAY I could chicken out.

SLO International Film Fest : Opening Night

I didn't know exactly how big this whole film festival thing was in San Luis Obispo, until opening night. So many people of all ages went and the festival director and president got up and explained what would be going on throughout the rest of the week. 

The first film of the Festival was called Industrial Light and Magic. ILM is a company founded by George Lucas that does special effects and CG for alomst ALL the movies we watch today. It is the leading company in its industry and continues to grow and try new thing. Learning about that process and a little bit of the history of film production was fascinating. We have come SO far from the tornado in the original Wizard of Oz :) 

Robin Williams was in it and was of course hilarious, and Tom Cruise narrated. 

It was amazing!!! 

If you even get the chance to see it I highly recommend it. 

I am not a huge documentary film watcher, but this one I can easily say I loved.

The best thing about Bentleys new job is definitely the free tickets to all the local events. 

I am going to enjoy this SO much.

This year is going to go by faster than usual :)

Stay tuned for more SLO Living....

Ambassador- the first 3 days

Well it literally feels like life for us has changed over night!

In the best kind of way :) 

Bentley has been busier than I have ever seen him before, and it has only been 3 days since announcement of his Ambassadorship. I thought that was impossible for Bentley, he always has projects going on and he works so hard. He has been going 100 miles per hour from celebratory dinners, organizing hundreds of new business cards he has received, local News interviews, radio interviews, telephone calls, Full Sail, running 5k's with me, putting together some of his ideas for the new job and being an excellent husband of course. 

It is sort of funny how hard we have tried to make other things work out in the past and it just didn't come together. "The timing just wasn't right", I would always say. I used to wonder if I actually believed that... or if it was just a comfort thing. 

But now he was asked to open for a local band at Slo Brew and got a call to work with the youth through the School District doing music workshops (or something along those lines) 

We were trying so hard, we got a little discouraged at times. 

And now they are just falling into place. 

(fingers still crossed, prayers still loaded)

All in Gods time. Right?

I only wish I could remember that during my most impatient moments. It's times like these that remind me whose plan really is governing everything and teach me to have a little more faith.

My favorite part about his job is the free tickets to local events!

The first one I am really looking forward to is the Film Festival. It starts this wednesday and goes until Sunday the 10th.

Opening Night Gala, red carpet evenings, movies, and fancy soirées here we come  :)

If you are curious about the SLO Film Festival 2013 click HERE 

Stay tuned for more SLO living :)

That DELICIOUS chocolate cinnamon cake brought to you by The Madonna Inn Bakery