well hello! i have been m.i.a. for the past few days because i was on a jolly holiday with ryan! we went on a little vacay with some friends, and now we’re back. we stayed at an “adventure resort” and did activities such as paintball, an extreme ropes course, bowling, etc. we also traveled around to three different wineries and did some sight-seeing at a national park. it was a really great weekend.
let’s talk about paintball: i had never been paintballing but i was determined i’d be good at it. i’m quick, i’ve got cat-like reflexes, and i’m fierce. we played “capture the flag” style, and i only had one goal… don’t get hit. firstly, i would like to say that i achieved said goal. we played two games, and the first game my team didn’t do so well, and i ended up just hiding the whole time. round two, i thought i needed to be a bit more aggressive. as it turns out, i was too aggressive because i was fouled out and disqualified (i shot a guy in waaaay too close proximity). so, in good dramatic fashion, when the ref. disqualified me, i stood up and with great pomp and circumstance, fell to the ground in agony. there was a crowd watching our game and they all laughed; which made me feel good since i just died.
extreme ropes course: this thing was crazy! and once you were on it, there was no way off. i have a pretty big fear of heights (or rather, falling), but i was so pumped to do this because i like a good challenge. and i knew the only difficulty i’d face was conquering my fear, not maintaining my balance (thanks to all those years of gymnastics and dance). there were two obstacles that i felt like chickening out on – one was because my gloves were starting to slip off my hands, and the other was because i had to walk across the thin planks (like four stories high), and i couldn’t hold onto anything… because there was nothing to hold onto. i am happy to report, i did not chicken out and was quite successful.
as to not fill this blog with lots and lots of photos, here are the links to the photos i uploaded onto facebook:
you are able to view these even if you do not have facebook, so, worry not. and also, enjoy!
though i had to labor today, that shan’t stop me from wishing you a happy one = )
