VanillaSkyGirl

What's the something?

These Frenchy threads are too much!

God Lord, how many of these Frenchy threads are there?

You are weird.

I like this thread better, but I have to go now. Good-night, Nicky.

Lol...don't tempt me girl! Wow, we should all plan a real girl's weekend.

Wish I could go with you.

I LOVE YOUR DOG!!!

I completely agree with you, Dom. Also, it's wonderful how you, your friends and your teammates coach and encourage less experienced and up and coming new jumpers. Don't ever change, and don't take what was said about you personally. You have always been encouraging, and I and others always have enjoyed flying with you because we enjoy pushing ourselves. It would be horrible to fly with someone who expected anything less than the best from us. Know that most of us newer jumpers do look up to and appreciate you guys. The same goes for my Elsinore coaches/mentors/friends, like Mel, Erin, Lou, Hammo, etc. (Great role models, all of you from both DZs!)

Thank you, everyone, but this is a very old post. I have no idea why, but someone chose to bump it up now almost 2 years later. Although I have never had issues with my flying skills, getting in the right place mentally to skydive has always been a very big challenge for me, especially when I first began to fly. In the beginning, there were some times when I had no fear (like on a couple of AFFs and my first few solos), but then my DZ closed down, when I had only about 14 jumps. That was what this thread was about...how I was nervous again about being at a new DZ. Since I have chronic illnesses and take medications, the school at the new DZ was nervous about letting my jump. The fact that my original DZ was non-USPA made them even more worried (some people openly scoffed my old DZ, which is what led me to the whole "skygod" labels for them), and that was before I ever jumped at this DZ at all. Honestly, it's something that I have never again felt at that DZ. Since then, I have had an absolutely wonderful time jumping at Perris, which I consider my second home DZ. I have no issues with "skygods", not at Perris, nor at Elsinore, which I consider my first home DZ. Not even at Skydive Arizona...heck the Airspeed guys, John Hamilton (Elsinore) and Dan B.C. (Perris) are some of the most supportive and down-to-earth people that I have ever met. I love them all and feel very comfortable around all of them. I have traveled to new DZs (driven, flown, etc.) as a very new jumper, completely by myself. It was because I am shy, that I forced myself to do things like that and to meet new skydivers at boogies, as well as experience different surroundings to jump in. Now, I am not shy around people, when I go to new DZs. At this point, I usually run into other jumpers, whom I already know from prior boogies, skill-building camps, etc. I am certainly not shy to fly with anyone, either. It's always a blast to fly with new people and to challenge oneself. ***The timing was right for me when I first began to skydive. I made some big changes in my life and MADE it be the right time and situation for me, even when and if it was not. In May of 2004, I had 183 jumps in a year, and right after the Memorial Day weekend, I broke an ankle. I was depressed, but then I began to realize all that was and could be in my life when not jumping. Due to various other reasons in my life, I have not been flying again regularly. I have decided due to these many, many reasons (including my own health and the health of some people whom I love dearly and want to spend more time with, as well as finances, etc.) to stop skydiving for a while, perhaps for good. It pains me to be unable to fly as much as I'd like to fly, so I'd rather not fly at all. Besides, I'm all about safety, and I would feel unsafe flying every so often and being less current than I feel comfortable being when jumping. Skydiving is something that I will terribly miss, but I have many (good) things going on in my life right now. Besides, even though it's no way as beautiful and fulfilling as skydiving, I may still fly in the tunnel, every now and then. Bumping this thread makes me sad...melancholy over the fact that I will not be skydiving anymore. I've only decided to stop about a week ago. Yet, it's the right thing for me to do right now. My friends and mentors in this sport support me fully, so I hope to not get flooded with PMs from strangers. If I really need to, I can always return to it. Thanks everyone.

Dude, did you think I was a Nun or something? You can look at almost any girl like that, tho, cuz most do that for their men. (I love me some Rory!) Oh Angela...I'm just dying from laughter! I thought the same thing. Let's face it, we all perform similar sex acts in bed with the people whom we love. I must say, however, that the "Dude, did you think I was a Nun or something?" and the "I love me some Rory" comments are making me giggle...

Jam out with your clam out!

I don't understand his emoticon, do you? Nicky's silly. (Pssst...I'm hijacking my own thread.)

(We need looooong, flowing waves of hair, white dresses and bare feet!)

GIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

WTH?

Are you stalking me, Nicky?

LMAO...so, do you have a Jesus fish sticker on your car?

That was one of the most pathetic things that I have EVER seen in my life!!! How ridiculous, yet freakishly brilliant was that show?

Yeah, LOL! I had the Soup Natzi on the list and took him out of the poll. I figure that there aren't too many of those!

"I don't know how you guys walk around with those things." One of my FAVORITE lines of all time!

I would ALWAYS spare MORE than a square when someone is in need, and I often do!