15000ft got nothing on me!

Hey everyone!

Today is the kind of day that will go down in history! I went Skydiving in Taupo and it was Supercalifragalistiexpialidocious or however the hell you spell it!

I had a bit of a crummy birthday in the sense that I was disappointed I didn't get to bungy as I had planned--but as a friend told me, i'm on vacay there's no such thing as planning! So I took the bull by the horns and decided to go skydiving today. And it was not scary at all--totally weird, cuz i was terrified during the skyjump but this was easy peasy. ...well for the most part.

The dude I was paired up with was an old guy inbetween the ages of 35-45 and he helped me put on my suit and whatnot which was kind of awkward but that's not the most awkward part. when we got attached to each other we were pretty damn close--it was freaky and reassuring at the same time! ha ha but he was very friendly and kept asking how i was and made me feel very comfortable and even did little spin things when we were floating with the parachute. IT WAS AMAZING! The view was amazing, the adrenaline rush was amazing, the experience was--wait for it--amazing! lol

I'm really proud of myself for doing it; never in a million years did i think i'd do it! It was great! ...uber expensive but well worth it!

when you first jump/dive (really you roll) out of the plane you can't comprehend what's happening and the body and mind kind of separate--then adrenaline kicks and and its flight or fight time! it was so cool and i smiled the entire time...except for one part where we went from 10000ft to 5000ft, that's when it got really hard to breathe :S then after the freefall camera dude left my dude pulled the parachute and we floated up a few 1000ft feet it seemed and i enjoyed the lovely view down :) the weather was perfect for skydiving, nothing but clear skies, sunshine and gorgeous views. i had a stupid cap on and goggles and the dude took the goggles off so i could see and man oh man it was breathtaking. and i had the entire sky to myself! ha ha just like a princess :)

landing was fun too, you have to do a weird sitting pose (like ur sitting on the floor with your legs outstretched) and ur hands are pulling up your legs and then you land and slide on the ground on ur butt! smooth landing lol. and then the parachute falls on ur head, that was fun, thought i went blind lol.

oh ya, ears still kind of hurt but it should be better by tomorrow i hope. AND i got a hot pink t-shirt for free :) and free "exit" photo where i'm not even looking at the camera in true suzanne fashion lol joking, i'm very photogenic, just not when i'm 15000 ft in the air!

afterwards the group had to wait for all the dvds and pic cds to be made and we all got certificates--i'm now part of the skyhigh club lol and then i got taken back into town and decided to stop by at this lakeside cafe and boy was it worth it! they made me pancakes (even tho it was 1 lol) yummiest pancakes ever with a flambe banana, whip cream and eggs. yummers! that is exactly how i pictured celebrating my bday :) and then i walked around the lake with my gigantic backpack, got tired then headed to the travel center to catch my bus.

all in all it was a great day, and now i feel like i'm actually 23 :) i know it sounds crazy but it's true

*muah* will post pictures soon!