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Sunday, June 19, 2011

Mid-air adventures

During my long walks along the lake, I've often passed an outdoor trapeze school. Each time I passed it, my horror levels dropped a little until I finally started to consider taking a lesson. Then Groupon sealed the deal.

Yesterday was the big day. To slightly misquote Dickens, it was the worst of times:



It was the best of times:



Bruised and tattered but triumphant I am now going to don a sleeveless dress and head to a wedding. When else will I get to tell people I had an incident with the net while trying to perform a catch on trapeze?

Exactly.

2 comments:

  1. I didn't even get to ask you about this!!! amazing. I think my heart rate sped up a little when you flipped upside down and went for the other person's hands. aaaaah! my hands would have been so sweaty, there's just no way... :)

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  2. I'll admit, when he caught me, I experienced something akin to the flying trapeze version of Stockholm Syndrome and nearly professed my love to him while we were swinging together (seriously).

    Miss you.

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