Sunday, November 9, 2008

My YONF moment

As many of you know I am participating in the YEAR OF NO FEAR challege. (Don't know what it is? Check out the blog links to the left.) Anyhoo... in my rash decision to accept this challenge I didn't think of the fears I would be facing over the next year. I'm an outgoing person who isn't afraid of much socially. But today I faced one of my biggest fears... Heights!

Neil wanted to take the kids and hike Table Rock... umm ok?! So I decided that I would get off my butt and join my lovely family on a trek to an eventual panic attack with the hopes that neither myself or any member of my family would be dialing 911 because someone fell off the path or mommy totally flipped out.

Well with little more than the grace of God we made it to the top... Neil didn't even have to drag me!! I did it all on my own accord. We get to the top and Neil is like "let's go look over the edge!" ummm..... HE-L-L NO!!! But he proceeds with the kids while I'm pleading with him to help me keep my hair and my sanity and not go any further.

"But Jenn it's so beautiful! Let me take your picture on that rock"... yes the rock on the EDGE of the table rock! He had to hold my hand while I'm white knuckling it to said rock. I sat down and holding my tears back smiled for the camera.

So thanks to YONF and Mrs. B's little voices in my head repeating: NO FEAR NO FEAR! I DID IT!!!

Here's the picture to prove it! YAY ME!! :)

The edge that my sweet husband so nicely perched me on.


Can you see the panic in my eyes... YIKES!!

4 comments:

families are forever said...

You must do table rock in the spring it is like a field of flowers in the sky. (I don't go near the edge.)I am glad you can face your fears.

We drove and hiked part of glaicer national park this summer, I had such a fear attack that I could not enjoy the views. I hate heights!!!! Smiles Danette

Shauna said...

Hope you are having a beautiful Sunday! ♥ Hugs!

Anonymous said...

Hey, you beat me! I've lived here for 12 years and I've never managed to make it to the top of Table Rock. I did try...once....on a class field trip, but I ended up escorting a student back down the hill before we went twenty feet. He was throwing up all over the place at the thought of meeting a snake.

But I'm going up McLoughlin next spring -- care to join us??

Tana said...

YOu are awesome. We climb up on the 4th of July to watch fireworks. At least we used to until some drunks took over.