grapedinox 0 #1 April 3, 2010 Made my first jump (tandem) in Aruba last week. Now I am ready for more! I live in Washington state and am looking at West Plains skydiving for my AFF classes. Awesome website here, has given me lots of great information.Nicole Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grannyinthesky 0 #2 April 3, 2010 Once is definitely not enough!! West Plains is a great place to learn and to skydive after you've got that A. There are lots of people ready and willing to help you progress in the sport. I make it there every now and then myself. Have fun!! "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grapedinox 0 #3 April 3, 2010 I think both me and my boyfriend will be going and getting our training together. My son was quite a thrill seeker and wanted to skydieve someday. Tragically he was killed in a boating accident 20 months ago while wakeboarding. He was only 13.5 years old. I went skydiving the first time for him, and was bitten by the bug. Now I will get my training and will continue to skydive for him and for me. It's the closest I can get to him until I see him again. I have already met some awesome people int he sport, and hope to meet many more. Skydivers are a different kind of people....in a good way of course.Nicole Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andyvaughn 0 #4 April 3, 2010 Hi Nicole, I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your son. I relate to your experience, I lost my husband 13 months ago, and my first jump was in honor of him. I too was bitten by the skydive bug, and am now in the AFP classes. A woman I consider a spiritual mentor said to me, after my first jump, "where you see God, mark that spot and go sit in that window again". Skydiving turned the world back into technicolor for me, and is as much spiritual as it is physical. Life somehow goes on, and has the power to be beautiful again, or rather, I have the power to see the beauty again Wishing you the best of luck, blue skies, low winds, and many happy jumps! Andrea Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grapedinox 0 #5 April 4, 2010 Thanks for the awesome welcome. I deffinitly see how it is more than a physical activity, I too thought of it as spiritual and psychological. I goes to the core of a person and sticks with you as a profound experience thats for sure.Nicole Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #6 April 5, 2010 Welcome to the forums! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grapedinox 0 #7 April 5, 2010 There is no such thing as moving on, as just learning to live with the pain as well as possible. And I have 3 other kids that need their mom. So while I am here I might as well live the way he would have and enjoy each last drop of it!Nicole Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jim_32766 0 #8 April 5, 2010 Grape - I think you have a great attitude and will really have fun in this sport. The community is filled with nice people that are quite willing to share what they've learned. I hope you enjoy every step of the journey just as your son likely would have.The meaning of life . . . is to make life have meaning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grapedinox 0 #9 April 5, 2010 SO so so true Jim He would have Loved the sport! And I have already found that the people involved in this sport are awesome! I can't wait to say I am a part of this group.Nicole Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #10 April 5, 2010 Thank you for correcting the phrasing that I used, I will be more aware of that in the future.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
