Friday, August 18, 2006
trying new things
i've always suspected and now it's confirmed - i suck at rockclimbing walls.
i think i got about half a foot higher than i could reach from the ground... well, maybe a BIT higher than that, but not much!
i did, however, successfully do the leap of faith - jump off a platform to hit a target and pray really hard that the guy on the ground doesn't let you fall
AND i did the giant swing, which was totally fun!
other things i did that were dirt scary: rollerblade down the ramp (small ramp admittedly, but i can't skate at all and my legs were shaking); tubing (not actually scary, mostly just fun... but i DID get elbowed in the jaw repeatedly while the boat driver tried to knock us off); the blob (ok, also not scary, but i'd never done it before. hmm. maybe i should've called this section something different...)
i really liked when the teens, whom i'd been pestering constantly to try new things and to face their fears, would turn it back on me... it's only fair: if i expect them to try something that scares them, i'd better be ready to try something that scares me.
darn it!
and when they'd encourage and support me as sincerely and enthusiastically as i'd support them...
i have really great teens!
i think i got about half a foot higher than i could reach from the ground... well, maybe a BIT higher than that, but not much!
i did, however, successfully do the leap of faith - jump off a platform to hit a target and pray really hard that the guy on the ground doesn't let you fall
AND i did the giant swing, which was totally fun!
other things i did that were dirt scary: rollerblade down the ramp (small ramp admittedly, but i can't skate at all and my legs were shaking); tubing (not actually scary, mostly just fun... but i DID get elbowed in the jaw repeatedly while the boat driver tried to knock us off); the blob (ok, also not scary, but i'd never done it before. hmm. maybe i should've called this section something different...)
i really liked when the teens, whom i'd been pestering constantly to try new things and to face their fears, would turn it back on me... it's only fair: if i expect them to try something that scares them, i'd better be ready to try something that scares me.
darn it!
and when they'd encourage and support me as sincerely and enthusiastically as i'd support them...
i have really great teens!
Friday, August 04, 2006
i'm old(er)!
it was my birthday
i'm old!!
BUT it was a really great birthday...
red lobster with my fam - despite heather's seafood allergy!
cake and hotdogs with squads and then we went to a movie - my groups were AMAZINGLY well-behaved for all activities - possibly the BEST birthday present ever!
i got a frappachino from starbucks
it RAINED with lightning and thunder and wind
and the next day my friend cooked me dinner and then another friend had planned a downtown scavenger hunt birthday party that ended up at an amazing dessert place
it was really great!
even though i'm old
er
i'm old!!
BUT it was a really great birthday...
red lobster with my fam - despite heather's seafood allergy!
cake and hotdogs with squads and then we went to a movie - my groups were AMAZINGLY well-behaved for all activities - possibly the BEST birthday present ever!
i got a frappachino from starbucks
it RAINED with lightning and thunder and wind
and the next day my friend cooked me dinner and then another friend had planned a downtown scavenger hunt birthday party that ended up at an amazing dessert place
it was really great!
even though i'm old
er
