Coolest NSV ever. No, seriously. THE COOLEST.

Today I did the coolest thing I have done in my entire life.
I rappelled down a building in a fundraiser for Special Olympics Texas. Last year when I weighed more than 350 lbs I watched two of my friends go down. I probably looked a bit like this at the time:


I'm not going to lie, that is a good picture. I was heavier than that when I started.

Anyway, last year, 124 lbs ago, my friends rappelled down their office building and I watched and cheered. There's a weight cap of 300 lbs. This year when my friend emailed his pitch for funds I decided to give it a try. I was safely under the weight limit after all.

It was a rough and scary start. I'm the speck on the left.


I eventually got the hang of it (still on the left)


Eventually we made it safely to the ground
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It was an awesome, once-in-a-lifetime experience (unless you're my friend who does it every year and I may give it a shot again next year when I am even stronger & healthier). I think it's the coolest thing I have done in my life and I could not have done it 124 lbs ago. (Or even 40 lbs ago to be honest). I am LOVING living my life to the fullest. I couldn't have gotten there without my awesome MFP friends who helped me to get busy living instead of getting busy dying. My next big event will be the a sprint triathlon in May 2014. What cool experience is waiting for you? YOU CAN DO IT!!!!