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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Then we jumped out of an airplane.

This one time, Matt and I woke up on a beautiful winter Friday, took the day off of work, and drove to Lake Elsinore. And then we jumped out of an airplane. This airplane, to be exact:
It was every bit as amazing and exhilarating as I'd always dreamed. We actually made the jump in December as an early Christmas present to each other (I mentioned it in my 2010 By the Numbers post), but I'm blogging about it now because my talented-yet-busy little brother Christian just barely finished editing our two generic videos into one awesome movie. It was definitely worth the wait. Thanks, Kiken!
So cool, right? I'd love to go again and again and again . . . but for now, I'll just have to relive it through the movie and these pictures. Someday when you go skydiving, you must pay extra for the video+picture package. Whether it's a once-in-a-lifetime experience or the first of many jumps, you'll want the memories! We each had a separate media guy jump with us (with the nifty helmets that had cameras mounted on top and remote clickers in their mouths) and got more than 100 great pictures each along with HD videos. Also, in case you were wondering, Skydive Elsinore was so impressive. The staff was knowledgeable and oh-so-entertaining and we never felt anything but safe--even when standing on the edge of an open airplane door! Also? It's so gorgeous there and since it was a clear day, we could see the Pacific Ocean and even Catalina Island. It rocked. K, enough with the talking. Here's the day in pictures:

Gearing up.
That'd be a "Danger" sign on our backs.
Ready to go!
With all the flying we've done, it was crazy taking off in that plane and knowing that we wouldn't be landing in it!
Leading up to our skydiving adventure, I said multiple times that I wasn't nervous but I was sure it'd hit me while standing on the edge of the plane door--but I was wrong! At that point, you're so committed to stepping out of that airplane that there's really no room for nervousness, just excitement. Such a crazy feeling!
Ready, and . . . jump!
There's no better end to a minute-long 120-mph free fall than the feeling of a parachute opening safely.
The free fall was incredible beyond words, but it wasn't over there! The parachute ride down was really fun, too, because our instructors let us take the controls (until landing, naturally).
We loved it!

22 comments:

  1. I was just talking with a friend about this yesterday. He was saying that we had to do this and I was saying "Naw uh."

    Goosebumps! I especially liked the part where your chutes opened. ;)

    You two are so much fun!

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  2. Omg that's crazy!!!! I am sure that was an amazing feeling, such a rush. Wish I had guts to do that :)
    And how awesome for that video.

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  3. You look so happy and excited in the pre-jump pictures, it's so cute! And it looks amazing! When we go back to Hawaii for our anniversary next year, I want to skydive! I couldn't quite convince Matt to skydive while we were there :)

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  4. Kiken did a great job on the video and also, I love how excited you were the whole time. And another also, I'm super jealous.

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  5. Leah- You should see the AFTER pictures! I look like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the perfect present from Santa Claus. It's pretty funny.

    K, and you should totally skydive in Hawaii! I can only imagine how awesome it would be to land on a beach. My Matt took some convincing, too (to let me do it, not to go himself), so I bet you can get yours to crack. It's statistically WAY safer than driving in a car, you know. :-)

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  6. Oh my gosh! You and your husband are so inspiring! The video is great and the pictures are amazing!

    Now I am going to bug the hubby to go sky diving!

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  7. you guys are SO brace!! what an awesome experience! i am way too chicken to ever do something like this. glad i could do it vicariously through you :)

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  8. Great song choice, LOVE Death Cab For Cutie..... can't wait until I get my chance to fly ;)

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  9. See I was scared until I jumped out of the plane. Then I was fine.

    In Australia you can do a sunset jump. Which I think would be sssssuper COOL! Skydiving in Australia is totally on my bucket list. =)

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  10. By the way I let Cora watch your video and she said, "I think Ashley threw up all the way down." I told her, "No look she's fine." Cora wants to go skydiving with you on her next birthday. I explained that she can't go until she's 18. =)

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  11. these photos are *out* of this world! i love it!! good on you guys...i so want to do this, and my pilot husband always shuts me down by asking why we'd jump out of a perfectly good airplane. ummm...for the adrenaline rush, hon?

    maybe i'll show him your pictures and he'll realize how much fun it would be. :)

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  12. Oh my goodness. Of COURSE you did this! You guys are so fabulous! Add this to the list of amazing things you've done together! One thing is for sure. You will look back on your life with no regrets! I love it. Keep being awesome. :)

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  13. Hi, there! Coming to you from MilSpouse Round Up. What a fun and exciting thing to do as a couple! Maybe someday I'd be brave enough to do that with my hubby. ;)

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  14. Visiting from Milspouse Weekly Roundup and now following. :) I loved reading this post- you are so brave! My hubby and I have talked about going a few times but I've always been too scared. :)

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  15. That looks so awesome!! That is something I've always wanted to do. The pictures are great!!

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  16. wow. that is amazing! those pictures are so cool to look at. take me next time sis

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  17. How fun! Kenneth and I went skydiving in Hawaii a few years back, and it was such an awesome experience! I'm glad you guys got to do it!

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  18. looks awesome!! this makes me want to do it some day!

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  19. WOW! Very cool. You two need a television reality show. I'm going to keep saying that until it happens.

    Awesome video! Christian is quite the editor.

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  20. ahhh! how fun!! i was getting excited in anticipation as i went thru the pics, haha! thanks goodness for tech savvy lil' brothers, i have one too!! hahahaha! cool video!

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  21. 1st off...R U CRAZEE!!!!!! Looks like lots of fun - always a good thing to do when you are young. when you get older you realize that you actually CAN break a hip :) HA! If you are still FREE on Tuesday that would be AWESOME! Hope to see you! Here is my cell---801-557-8912 or work 801-325-2559

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  22. i'm trying to talk andy into doing this. my heart starts racing and my palms get sweaty just WATCHING the video. i've got to go skydiving!

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