Conquered Fear

July 5th will always hold a special spot in my heart now. It was the day that I finally barefooted. That day has been in the making since I started to ski five years ago over Memorial Day weekend in 2003. It has been well worth the wait, let me tell you. This Fourth of July, I celebrated it up north with the Stefonik's on the lake. Despite the harsh and choppy conditions on the lake, we gave the water a run for its money and managed to ski a little. Michael and John helped me get ready for barefooting. While I have no bruises to show for the challenge I overcame, I do have a neck brace now. I managed, on the last fall, to tear the muscles in my neck. It is a lovely brace. I can't run for a few weeks and can't ski the rest of the season. So even though I conquered my fear of barefooting, I will have to wait until next summer to try it again. I have no pictures of barefooting but there is video and will be here soon. I will miss water-skiing, that is for sure this school year. I plan to buddy up with some family that has a nice boat and some skis.


This week I was also able to go to Noah's Ark for a day with some friends from Wausau. It was a lot of fun and a fairly nice day. Towards the end of the day, rain and storms arrived that put a little crinkle in our fun. All in all, we got sunburn and a stomach full of water but had an awesome time. I will miss being able to get together with friends from high school immensely as I leave in five weeks!