I've received some special "good luck" trinkets from people for the trip that I wanted to share with everyone.

1.  Necklace:  My sister's family gave me a necklace that says "Blue Skies" in Tibetan.  For those who don't know, Blue Skies is something skydivers say, often as a signature on emails.  The necklace is in roman characters and says "sngon po ginam" - I have no idea how to pronounce that but it's very cool!  The necklace was custom hand-made by Amy Kahn, Anesha Jewlery - Thanks Amy!

2.  World Charm:  Marni gave me a little world charm and said "no matter where we are in the world we're together."  I still need to figure out where to put that amongst my stuff but it will be with me for sure.

3.  Seattle Skydivers Patch:  Seattle Skydivers made a generous donation and gave me a patch to wear on my jumpsuit.  Hopefully that bad boy sticks!

4.  Virgin Mary:  Irma gave me a small picture of the Virgin Mary which her grandmother gave to her some years ago.  It's been in her wallet ever since.  She believes that her grandmother is constantly watching over her and her family.  Taking something so sentimentally valuable is a HUGE responsibilty...I'm a little nervous but will for sure have it on me as I jump. 

5.  Bracelet: Pennie, Marni, Danielle and Carolyn gave me a bracelet made up of closing pins.  Closing pins are a small metal piece that closes your skydiving rig. 

6.  Shirt: my sister had everyone at the BBQ sign a long sleeve t-shirt.  We've added the names of everyone who has generously donated.  I'm planning to wear the shirt as my base layer on my jump so you all will be right there with me!!  

I'm SO excited!!!