Reaching for a Dream!!!

I have you share with you a dream I've had for a long time. I am very intrigued with rock climbing and it's something I've wanted to do for a long time. Well our little town has a new Recreation Center. It has two swim pools, weights, walking track, treadmills, elipicals, gym and of course "Rock Wall". So the center has been open for about a month and I finally got my courage up enough to give it a try on Monday. Wow! What a rush!!! It was so much fun and I really loved it! The wall kinda has 3 areas... The left is the kiddie area with the dinosaur spine. (about 25 ft tall) The middle is more normal (about 30 feet tall) and the far right is the advanced stuff. (It's about 35 ft tall) Well with the wonderful help of my son-in-law Trevor I decided to give it a try. All the kids they had working the wall could not have weighed more than 160 to 180. So there was no way I was going to trust my bulk to any of them.

My first attemp was up the middle. At the 12 feet line there are red hand and foot holds so that you know where your at. So with my first attempt I found myself standing on the red markers before my hands were trembling and I came down. After a rest and waiting my turn I tried the kiddie side and made it almost all the way. I was only about 3 feet from the top. Then I just couldn't see where to go and my arms were wasted. One more rest, a potty break and a bottle of water and I tried my third attempt. Back up the middle and this time I went about a foot farther up. By no means have I mastered this skill but I had such a blast doing this. I'm so excited with my weightloss because it is giving me the courage to try something new. I'm going back today for another attempt. I know this will take time but it's so AWESOME!!! So my goal is to get to the top before the year is out! I'm am so glad that Sarah and Trevor gave me the courage to give it a try. Now I'm hooked for good! It was hard but it was totally worth it and I was so excited to be on a path to fullfilling one of my life time goals. I'll try to get some pictures of the wall and crazy me climbing it to add to this blog. So going green has definately giving me the energy to give this dream a go!