Rap Jumping for Aaron's Birthday

Today is Aaron's birthday! Because he doesn't have Facebook, I feel it's my wifely duty to make this known : )

Yesterday, I surprised him by taking him Rap Jumping. We went to an old castle and climbed to a 150 foot tower. Then they strap your harness into a rope and you rappel face forward down the side of the wall (basically like you are walking towards the ground) and when you hit a certain speed, you jump. You are holding onto a rope and use it to brake as gravity takes you to the ground. Sounds fun, right? : ) We did this three times.

The first time, I really almost chickened out. Nothing can prepare you for looking straight at the ground and having someone say, "Okay, now you are just going to slide off the building..." But once we did it the first time, we had much more confidence and it was a lot easier the second.

Here is Aaron's first Rap Jump!

This day is also special to me for another reason. It's hard to believe, but 5 years ago, this guy who I had gone to high school with asked me to grab a drink with him on his birthday. Little did I know, that innocent drink would eventually turn into a marriage and a life together in London! I wouldn't want it any other way.

Here's to many more years of adventure, laughs and love... Happy Birthday Aaron!!