(I recommend you listen to The Beach Boys with this post. We’re jamming out over here &it’s pretty awesome)
As mentioned, this was a huge birthday celebration weekend. I didn’t stay very long at the party. I arrived early and left early to try to keep Marlowe’s “nap” schedule on time (aka the quiet time mama hopes she will be napping). I didn’t win a t-shirt, or drink beer, or eat pig brains, and I most certainly did not go down the slide.
This slide was huge. It was a big deal— at 65 feet it was much much larger than my house. I stared it down a few times and said “okay, I’m going to be able to do this….” &after a few others had attempted it, I decided I would try too. My first attempt: I stood at the bottom for the very long time… with a sour face screaming “but I’m scared! my heart is pounding! I’m going to have an anxeity attack!” I built up courage and climbed about half way up, &then I climbed back down (almost no one was looking anyway). I stood at the bottom even longer the second time. Ayden, Cassie’s son arrived, he flew up the slide and down the slide. Piece of cake. I decided to try again. I climbed up the slide, heart racing, panic rising. I stood at the top. I couldn’t just relax and dive in. No matter how many people encouraged or pushed me, I couldn’t let go— my heart raced too much and my fear was too high. I felt defeated and wanted to climb back down. At this point, I was realizing how stupid I was for standing at the top and even debating, these options. Instead of doing the sensible thing and diving head first onto the fun and adventurous path, I chose to take the more difficult (just as high), not enjoyable route, and climbing down griping the side for dear life. I failed. I am normally all for diving in and taking chances, I think you need to be, but with this I couldn’t, my fear had defeated me and I couldn’t just let go like I needed to.
For a size reference… Kristine in front of the slide.
(yes, this was in their yard)
(yes, this was in their yard)
attempt one.
and two.
standing at the top.
pre pig.
Welp, I hope everyone had an amazing weekend!
&hopefully you were all a bit more adventurous than myself!
&hopefully you were all a bit more adventurous than myself!
ps. would you rather eat brain or eyeball? At the party, Eric ate both (from the pig). I could never ever ever ever eat an eyeball, brain maybe, but eyeball? GROSS.
7 Comments
Brain yes, eyeball NOOOOOOOO.
Can you please tell us where this slide is from?!
eric!!! (miss him)
wow that slide looks like so much fun. i would like to think i would have been able to go down it but i probably would have chickened out too.
Oh my goooooooodness! I am so jealous. That slide looks like super duper fun!
that looks awesome!!!
oh my gooooosssssshhhh that slide is INSANE and i WANT IT.