figuring out how to dress down my BCBG skirt and turn it into an everyday look (my most ridiculous purchase ever and i've only worn it once. i feel guilty)
here are some of the amazing and inspiring mothers in my life. i don't know where i'd be without their wonderful examples and love. i love and appreciate them so much. happy mother's day, i love you!
so i've been talking a lot about changes and just going for things, creating new experiences and saying yes more often. well, i have. for example: i got my eyebrows threaded. i went somewhere i've never been before and just let them do what they wanted with my eyebrows. oh, and i went skydiving. you know, baby steps. haha.
last tuesday was my twenty second birthday and i wanted to do something fun and big. skydiving fit the criteria! to be honest i wasn't nervous, just excited. there was a half a second of 'holy crap, what did i get myself into' when we jumped out of the plane, but then i saw the amazing, breathtaking view and i was fine. i had a HUGE smile on my face the entire way up and down. i had to get the video for my first time, which i will post at the bottom. it's really funny to watch. i will definitely do it again. it was one of the best experiences of my life.
i had to work on my actual birthday, but i had a nice lunch with my mom before i went in and a nice dinner with some coworkers. since my birthday was during the week, i decided to celebrate on the weekend. on friday i went skydiving in camarillo and my family all wanted to come see me break my legs...i mean...jump. haha. after i jumped we went to walk on the beach (i finally got to use my big sunhat i picked up at a craft show a while back!) and had lunch at a beach front restaurant in oxnard then hit up the camarillo outlets! then on saturday night i had my birthday dinner at wokcano. it was a very fun and memorable weekend. i'm very appreciative to all that made it such an amazing birthday this year!
getting strapped into the harness
on the plane ride up with my instructor/tandem partner
a bit of advice: don't wear a v-neck skydiving...
"pardon my reach. i'm going to loosen your chest strap, but the girls will thank me." best quote of the day.
steering the parachute
about to land
no broken legs!
quick stop at the beach
the view at lunch
birthday dinner
my moms artwork on my card. don't pay attention to where the instructors hands are...
