I Believe I can Fly

Clint Flying high

And low

Me, learning the skydiving skills

And flying solo.

A few months ago I decided that Clint and I needed to try a few adventures that we had never thought of before and in my search for something exciting I came across this IFly Utah indoor skydiving center in Ogden. I was going to do it for an anniversary trip-- then I was going to do it for Mother's Day and Clint thought it was silly for me to buy my own mother's day gift-- so I bought one and gave it to Clint for Father's Day. This past weekend we went and had the time of our lives. Such a fun thing. We did a little training about the correct hand/arm and feet positions and then we suited up in a jump suit, goggles, helmut and ear plugs. Once inside the wind tunnel it was really relaxing and exciting to float/fly the only silly thing was that I started laughing (of course) and since my cheeks were flapping from the wind a little bit of slober/spit came out of my mouth and we were supposed to stay in the correct position so I couldn't move my arms really to wipe it off, I sort of felt like I was a little kid. I was asking Clint if he could tell and he said the same thing happened to him out there so I guess it happens to a lot of people. Still, it was an awesome experience and I want to learn how to do some of the tricks that our instructor demonstrated.

After that we tried this awesome BBQ restaurant called GoodWood Barbeque--- probably the tastiest dinner I've had in years!! Here's to Ogden!

fixing things

I really respect people who know how to fix things. The people I have a problem with are those who think they know how to fix things and really don't. Or those people who think they can build a house and do most of the things themselves instead of hiring a professional. We have had to fix at least 3 major things in our home due to the previous owner and his "know-how" skills. That being said, I'm sure he knows how to do a lot of things and most of them will never have a problem and he may even get praise for, but from me... probably not. I like learning new things and developing new skills, but I prefer to learn them because I choose to, not out of desperation or panic. I was complaining to a neighbor about this and I said, "Don't you just want everything in your home to just work and let you know when it may need a little tune up" and she said, "don't we all just want life to go well with no problems? But the reality is that our problems make us learn things we otherwise wouldn't including things like patience, empathy, humility and all that stuff". Yep, I guess so. I am apparently in need of a lot of those things. I hope I learn those lessons soon.