I do not like roller coasters, thrill rides or anything that goes fast. That is just not me and something I do not find to be fun.

Everyone told me I needed to skydive at least once in my life. I knew the only way this was ever going to happen would be if I needed to jump from a plane which was on fire.

My friend Nick asked me about Sky Venture in Orlando. He had seen it on TV and was interested in doing it. It is a indoor skydiving adventure. They warn you all over the site it is a extreme sport and professional sky divers train there all the time. Nick wanted to do it! I was willing to go along…

We arrived early to check in and found out we were the only 2 in the time slot. It would be a VIP experience for just us. This was exciting. I love VIP!

We headed up to the building and I was nervous walking up the stairs to get in. This was not a good sign.

We were able to sit and watch a group doing it before us and then Peter, our trainer, greeted us and had us suit up and practice. Nick and I mastered the moves quickly. In the class I said right away that my goal was to stay low to the ground and be boring while Nick wanted to fly all over the place like Peter Pan.

Our trainer was very calming and said not to worry. What was funny was I wasn’t worried. I was OK. Yes I was scared and nervous but I was worried. I knew Nick was there and I would be fine. Plus Peter was very professional and I knew I would be in safe hands.

We headed down for our turn… You can watch the whole experience here:

One of the most important parts of Sky Venture is to relax. You can see Nick was able to relax a lot more than I was. I was a mess all over the place but I DID IT!! That was my GOAL! Just do it no matter what!!

I faced the fear and did it. I had so much fun and I am so glad I enjoyed it. Sometimes you have to face your fear to push yourself out of your comfort zone. This was my opportunity and I jumped, LITERALLY

If you also noticed I smiled the whole time no matter how scared I was. (Thank you Tyra and America’s Next Top Model!)

Well I might not have skydived but this is as close as you can get. It counts for me and now it is crossed off my Life List.

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