No AAHH!!! No Splat!

I jumped. I have to say that all the pictures show me smiling, but I think it was just frozen on my face the entire time. And for those of you who told me you don't feel the freefall- yes you do! My stomach would have been in my throat had it not been frozen too.

A buddy of mine came with me, who also jumped tandem. I think he had a good time too, although he must have been nervous because he was giggling like a school girl. Sifu Freitag followed Lyle and I out of the plane, and although you can't see her she was beside us for most of the freefall. I apologize, the minute I stepped up to the opening in the plane I forgot everything and everyone else. It was like T.V static in my brain- just a constant buzz of the wind and not much else. My mom and dad came and watched, and now my mom wants to jump too. So, I think I'll be going a second time.

Now, as for the panic- I didn't so much as panic as go into auto pilot. Yes, I was nervous, and I have never had so much adrenaline in my system. When we landed, I held my hand up for Sifu Frietag- it was shaking like a baby's rattle. But, I didn't feel panicked, just... woah.

On the way up in the plane, I was getting excited. That surprised me. At the door I went blank, and in the air I just did what I was instructed to do. I wasn't thinking AAAHHHHHH!!! like I though I would be. I just thought, "Well, its happening". I don't know if thats good or bad. If I had panicked, well then I'd know. Best case scenario was if I had kept my cool, though about what needed to happen, and then followed through. But, neither happened. It was weird. And awesome. Yes, very awesome. I think I need to apologize to Sifu Freitag for giving her so much grief about jumping out of planes for the last 6 years...