Travel
Busy Weekend, Impromptu Road Trip
It’s been a busy few days – but good busy. Thursday night we headed into the city to Kokkari for Sean’s birthday dinner. Neither of us had been there, but I’d read up and the reviews were generally very strong, so I made reservations. I didn’t tell him where we were going, but I spent … Continue reading
Since Last I Wrote…
… we spent Monday over in Charlottesville. It was a cold, but clear day, so the drive over Afton Mountain was beautiful and non-treacherous (that is, as long as you kept both hands firmly on the wheel, as the crosswinds were blowing something fierce). We’d planned to meet my brother for lunch at Big Jim’s, … Continue reading
Brr…
… I think i forgot how cold real cold weather is. Not that it’s as cold here in the mid-Atlantic as it is in other parts of the country, but it’s getting down into the teens and twenties, and tomorrow’s forecast adds high winds on top of that. I was going to bring what I … Continue reading
Why I’m Not Bringing My Gear This Week
I went back and forth and back and forth about whether to bring my skydiving gear with me on the Christmas/New Year’s trip (to Virginia to see my parents, then on to ZHills for a few days). I tried really hard to convince myself that I was being overly conservative. I talked to my physical … Continue reading
Vegas, Baby!
Last weekend we went to Vegas to celebrate my 40th birthday. Turned out to be the perfect quick getaway, and it was nice to be back there after quite a long break (I believe my last visit was in January 2005 and Sean hadn’t been since 2004).
Life, the Universe, and Everything
Things have been trucking along since I got back from Nationals. It took me through last weekend to feel anything close to 100% health-wise. Headed to Pasadena last Monday and Tuesday – good to catch up with everyone there. Tuesday morning I finally said “screw being sick” and got back on the exercise wagon with … Continue reading
Nationals… wow
It’s been several days since I’ve been back from Nationals, but I’m just now getting around to taking the time to write about it, partly because I’ve been nursing one heck of a cold that seems to be finally exiting my system and leaving me feeling (mostly) normal.
A Hair Short
At the end of our August camp, I’d hoped to finish out my goal of 20 lbs off by Nationals, started on July 12th. Here I sit on September 9th, leaving tonight for Chicago, at 16 lbs down. And I’m actually really happy with that. I’ve done it by remaining sane about food. I’ve done … Continue reading
On to Nationals!
The video above is the 32nd jump of our final camp … we were getting a little punchy by then, but it was a fun, great way to end the season of training and get fired up for Nationals in a few weeks. In case you can’t figure out which one is me – I’m … Continue reading
Camp 3 1/2
The original plan for my 8-way team was to do one three-day tunnel camp and three four-day skydiving camps. We decided in May to add a fourth skydiving camp, but only a two-day camp.