Although I only knew Karley for a short period of time, I
have so many fond memories and funny stories of the time we spent
together. This here is my favorite . . .
The Trapeze
In July 2015, Karley came to visit Mike and I in Virginia
Beach for a few weeks. One weekend the three of us went down to the
Virginia Beach Oceanfront to walk around, do some shopping and of course, get
some ice cream. While we were out and about we noticed a giant trapeze
set up right on the beach. We checked it out and moved on but in the back
of my mind I was thinking that I really wanted to give this a try. As we
were grabbing a bite to eat, Karley mentioned that she wanted to go back and
maybe give it a try so of course, I was pumped! After eating we went back
to the trapeze to get in line but a storm was rolling in so they shut it
down. We were both disappointed and talked about how fun it would have
been to try the rest of the day.
The next day was beautiful so we decided we'd go back.
The line was pretty long so we had a while to be nervous, talk and watch
everyone take their turn before us. Some people did amazing tricks and
some people climbed back down in fear but we were determined to stick it out. It
was finally our turn and we were both freaking out. Karley decided to go
first so up the ladder she went. At this point I'm about to wet my pants
in fear but she was at the top so it was too late and I needed to start
climbing. Once I made it to the top, Karley, bless her heart, just
couldn't get herself out far enough to grab the handle so we hugged and with
tears in our eyes, she climbed back down. I wanted to follow her down so
bad but after all the hype I couldn't let us both down. One of us needed
to do this! So here I am, a hundred feet off the beach, in a harness,
trying not to pass out. I grab hold of the handle, they push me off the
ledge and . . . I am completely frozen dangling in the air! I can't
move. Everyone is yelling at me to do something cool. I
can't. I can't even swing my legs and just fly. Nope. Not
happening. Anyway, after a minute or two the workers finally talked me
into letting go and, I kid you not, I fell like a feather to the netting (I
even landed on my feet). The trapeze worker was annoyed and I was
completely embarrassed as I climbed down. I met Mike and Karley at the
photo booth, we took one look at the photo of me frozen in the air and laughed
hysterically (I looked absolutely ridiculous - of course, they already
knew that)! Unfortunately the system went down and I was unable to get a
copy of that photo but the day will forever be ingrained in my memory.
That was my first and ONLY experience on a trapeze and I couldn’t have asked
for a better partner in crime.
Karley, its your time - try the trapeze!! You can teach me
your tricks when we meet again.
Krista
