Posts Tagged ‘adventure’

Idaho Falls at Dusk

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It’s good to be back!! It’s been a while since I’ve had full-blown internet access; so I have a few unanswered emails, over 900 unread items in google reader and this blog has been neglected. I’ve got a lot of catching up to do!

Last week we decided to take a last-minute trip to see Chris’s grandparents. We had been trying to decide when to visit and then it looked like they might have a buyer for their home so we rushed up in hopes to catch them before moving chaos. The timing couldn’t have been better for all of us! On the way to Bigfork, we made a detour to Idaho Falls for a helicoptor ride and Island Park for a relaxing Saturday and Sunday with friends and their family.

Chris & Chad in the Victory Cheer

River from the Helicopter

Doyle [my friend’s dad]  just got a helicopter and license so he was anxious to take it for a spin. He did a great job of making it a smooth ride!

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I can’t tell you how incredibly excited I was to ride in a helicopter. It was really cool, as evidenced by the 150 photos that I took.

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Seriously huge thanks to Alexis and Chad for inviting us, and to Doyle and Elizabeth for the hospitality. We had so much fun!!

Conquering a Fear of Heights

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For some reason, I didn’t really feel that scared about jumping out of a plane. Okay, I was a little scared, scared of freezing my buns off because the temperature was probably 30 degrees at 10,000 feet. Thankfully, my Mother-in-law shared her gloves and wind-resistant jacket with me. And her shoes. I wasn’t about to jump out of the plane in slip-ons [the only shoes I brought to AZ].



This video is a little hard for me to watch. It’s somehow incredibly embarassing to hear myself saying “OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH!” a million times. My favorite part is when my tandem diver says “oh GROSS” in reaction of Chris and I swapping spit, then immediately follows it by a hang-loose sign and “SWEET!!”. What a weirdo. Also, for your listening pleasure we cropped and re-edited the video to new music. Ratatat seems more fitting for skydiving than raver music.

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