check that off the bucket list

well hello! It's jacquie here, summer is just grand. I just got back from a fabulous week at Newport Beach...heaven. Anyways, about a week ago I WENT SKYDIVING! it. was. awesome. Here's the story:
My mom, little sister Andrea, cousin Paige (who is two months older than me), and myself left Bakersfield at 8am sharp.
Paige made a playlist of songs that would go along well with our adventure for the day:
No Air- Jordan Sparks and Chris Brown
Live Like You're Dying- Tim McGraw
Free Fallin'- John Mayer version
Skydive- Jason Reeves
the list goes on and on....
We made it to Camarillo (Ventura County) around 10:15, and our scheduled appt to jump was 10:30! Paige and I got all geared up, while my mom and sister ditched us to go shopping (lame i know). My instructor was Dan, it was tandem skydiving--so the instructor is hooked onto you...so you don't die. haha. So we got all geared up to go, and we borded our little plane. I was SO stoked! Once we got to 10,000 feet (yeah, you read that right) the door opened. AH! so they have you put your legs over the edge (youre sitting) and you just jump! So Paige jumped first, then it was my turn. We put our legs over the edge and all the skin on your arms and legs like, folds over itself cus its ridiculously windy and then you freeeee fall!!! I can't even describe how free falling feels. Its not like actually falling, its not like a rollercoaster...the only thing i can kind of relate it to is when youre driving down the freeway at like 70mph, and you put your hand out the window, and the center of your hand...thats how your whole body feels. yes, difficult to imagine. Anyways so we jumped at 10,000 feet, going 120mph. WHAT A RUSH. holy, the adrenaline is amazing. Then the parachute goes off, and you fly down the rest of the way. I definitely prefer the free falling to the parachute...but im glad i had a parachute :) Dan let me even fly my own parachute for awhile and it is hard! It's so heavy. Then as you coast down, you get to the little landing area which is just a gravel strip on land. Dan had me lift my legs completely up and he landed then i just put my feet on the ground, piece of cake!
But man, skydiving was crazy. I'm so glad ive finally gone! Thanks for the early birthday present mom and dad! :D
-jwaggy