I landed my first wakeboarding jump yesterday! And I can't even put it into words how proud I am of myself! It was only a little jump, it is true, but I was still very excited. Sorry that there are no pictures. We had a camera and there were plenty of shots of me falling on my face, but none of me making it! Hopefully, I can get a lot of practice this summer and be doing flips by the end of the season! Hahaha! Yeah right.
But I've been thinking about it this morning and I wonder if I would have enjoyed wakeboarding more and been better at it when I was younger. It is a strange feeling being out on a wakeboard. It is definitely exciting, but it also brings out my wussy side. Each time that I would get ready to cut toward the wake my foremost thought was, "If I fall, this is really going to hurt!" And it does! These falls are not nice, soft side landings. Oh no, they are always face first nose dives that leave you with a crazy headache for days.
Sean told me that when I relax I do better, and if I were more brave that I could probably be doing big jumps soon. But I am such a wuss that I don't know if I can!
Why do we change this way? Ten years ago I loved to try new things and I never let my fears talk me out of it (I don't know about you, but my fears talk :-). Bridge jumping, snowboarding, bungee jumping. I tried them all without a second thought. And now I can't even get enough courage to jump the wake! As we get older do we simply like our 'comforts' more than excitement? I just don't know.
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Honestly for me....I SWEAR I am more fragile. One wrong move and my back is out for a month!!! I know I sound a bit geriatric...but it is the reality of it all! How fun. We havn't been out at all this summer. The way it is shaping up, we may not get much play time!
That sounds like a lot of fun. I am very impressed. I'm with you, I think with a husband and kids you do tend to value life a little bit more. Skydiving and bungee jumping tend to loose some appeal.
I'm finding that you and me are more and more alike. I just have to laugh when I get on here. I went wakeboarding as well yesterday but I only lasted 2 minutes the water here is FREEZING! I tried jumping the wake and totally ate it. Congrats on landing yours. Hopefully I can say the same by the end of the summer. You should come visit me in Bear Lake. Let me know when you land that flip!
Yeah Brooke!!! I am so proud of you. You are only going to get better over the summer. I wish we could go together wakeboarding more. It is nice to have a "cheerleader" on the boat. Plus then we could teach each other tricks. Are you guys coming to McCall this year?
I love the new background!!!
That is crazy to me. You, afraid? You were the one that made me feel like a wuss in high school. :) I must admit though, as much of a wuss as I was then, I am an even bigger one now.
Look at you! You're a wake boarding, death defying, high adventure momma! I know what you mean about gaining some inhibitions as time goes by. My problem is I think too much. When I was younger I just did it, now I weigh the pros and cons and act rational and mature...BLAH!!! HEHE. As a mother of three, rational is probably good, but much less exciting. I guess I just need to jump in and do something crazy and maybe the 'ole drive for adventure will come back. You're my hero Brooke, you'll be a pro by the end of the summer.
You are amazing!!! I think you are braver than you think. I struggle to convince myself to go outside the wake let alone jump it! Crazy girl! But it does feel good to take a risk once in a while. I love the pic of Sean and Taylee. She is such a Daddy's girl. Keep up the good work and you will be doing more tricks than Sean! HAHAHA
You go girl!!
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