Kara’s boyfriend Patrick has been talking about wanting to go skydiving since he heard that Kara first went last year.  Ash has been telling me she wanted to go since she heard that I started last year.  Lester has been saying “FUCK NO.” about going since he first watched my video, saw me covered in bruises and had to pat my head when I broke down in tears after a strenuous day of jumping.

After several months of, “Hey, watch this!” and showing Lester videos of jumping…I think he finally built up at tolerance to be able to watch the videos and seeing that they all managed to land on the ground without so much as a skinned knee.

Ash went out of first, then Patrick, then Kara…and last out the door was Lester.

I watched from the ground as the plane went up, sitting with Ashley’s girlfriend.  “I hope he jumps.”  I waiting for the sound of the plane at 13,000 feet to level off. The sun was too bright to see them in free fall but all the parachutes opened and I watched my loves one come down.  Ashley was the first to come down and the smile on her face was contagious! Patrick was the next and he had that same smile and look of awe.  Kara, this being her third time was looking like she was ready to tell Ed it was time to go solo!   I looked up at the sky for Lester’s parachute and when I saw him I was a bit scared. What if he hated it!?
He came in and spotted me. He pulled me into a big hug and kissed my forehead.  “Well?” I asked.  “It was great!”

The hug he gave his daughter was one I had never seen before. The smile on their faces should have been something I captured, but I was just so caught up in the moment, I didn’t even think to snap that shot.

To see Patrick’s Video: Click Here

:)

Kara’s video is up there too, but I haven’t convinced the other two to put their video up yet!! :)