When I woke up the next morning, I had this feeling (besides a sore throat) of happiness. Every time I thought about jumping, another smile came to my face. I smiled nearly all day. No wonder all the people at Orange look happy! They get to jump out of planes ALL DAY LONG!  My face was starting to hurt from smiling!

That afternoon, we drove about two hours to Frostburg, Maryland. My cousin, Lisa, was having a little party that turned out to be a surprise birthday party - for me! I was completely surprised because my birthday wasn't for another 11 days. Everyone wanted to know about my latest jump. It was heaven! What a perfect birthday present! A group of people that wanted to know all the details of my skydiving adventures and they wanted to watch our videos!!!  BEST GIFT EVER!