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I am sitting here in Anaheim, just two blocks from Disneyland. When I left Idaho, I kept my jacket on just in case. I am glad I did. Anaheim is having a little cold spell.

Kenyon and I arrived here at abut 4:30 PM yesterday. The plane flight was great. I love flying. Someday I believe I will have the ability to fly through the air like the birds do. I love to look at the beautful world God created for me. In an airplane the view goes by pretty fast. If I was flying myself, I could take all the time in the world to go from one place to another.

That was one of the greatest things about skydiving. When I was a little girl, I would watch movies with people jumping out of planes. Most of the time, the paratrooper would open his chute as soon as he cleared the plane and landing gear, etc. While watching the actions of the paratrooper, I would wonder, "Why doesn't he wait until the last minute to open his chute. That way he can enjoy the rush for a longer amount of time."

While Kenyon and I were living in Vancouver, we went skydiving on my birthday. My 50th birthday. We were in tandem with the instructor and he gave a few instructions and then we were out the door. He is the one who pulled the chute and he pulled it as soon as he was clear of the plane. WOW. It was one of the grandest experiences of my life. It felt like floating through the air. I could see for miles around and I can see that miles around for what felt like a very long time. It was awesome. If I ever go skydiving again I know that I will pull the chute as soon as possible.

Kenyon was at the drop zone waiting for us. He told me that he could hear me laughing as soon as the plane was out of hearing range. Apparently, I laughed all the way down, which is quite funny considering that I could hear Kenyon when it was his turn and he was cussing all the way down.

I loved it.

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