“WHO GON RIDE OR DIE???? WHO GON RIDE OR DIE??????

WELL LET’S RIDE!!!!”

~B2K’s Girlfriend Remix and SoJo’s all-time favorite hype song~

OK, so today I was supposed to go zip lining with my line sister, Iron Girl . What is that, you ask? Pretty much flying thru trees on a big ass clothesline. I was SUPER excited. Remember, one of my goals for 2009-2010 was to be more adventurous/spontaneous (yes, you can MAKE spontaneity a goal….I know it’s not actually spontaneous to PLAN to….ahhhhh shut up). ANYWAY, when my LS suggested the activity – I was immediately down. 4 girls, 4 guys. Perfect….

Well, yesterday I looked at the forecast for Georgia and South Carolina (where we were headed). It said severe thunderstorms in GA and showers/possible T-storms in SC. So, I ask my LS if we were still on and she said yes. The facility still allows you to zip line in the rain – as long as there isn’t any lightening. Of course, I thought “in the RAIN????” but she didn’t seem fazed so I brushed it off.

This morning around 5AM, I heard thunder and torrential rains outside my window and I thought hmmm…we ain’t going in this. So I send my LS a text around 7AM, is everyone still on? She responds yep, you still on?

Now…here’s what played out in my head. “ARE THESE WHITE PEOPLE??? DA HELL!?!?!??!! It’s RAINING? What am I gonna do with my HAIR?!??!” Yes, my first thought was of my hair! LOL!

See, my LS is an official Iron Girl. Not only is she brilliant, witty and absolutely gorgeous. She does triathalons, travels the world, experiences life in 1st person. Shooot!! This heffa runs with the wind. Her water bottle is a combination of raindrops and sweat. She is a BEAST…my HERO….yep, Imma be like her…when I grow up!

Me? My shirt matches my shoes. My hair’s flipped like Gidget going on a picnic and my mascara’s not even waterproof. I live life in 2nd and 3rd person – which is something that I’ve been trying to rectify. So I gulped and texted back, “Cool.”

On the inside, I was a tad apprehensive, but also still hyped. Hype because I can feel the evolution inside of my spirit every day. Just the choice of still going on the trip in spite of the thunder and rain is sooooo SoJo (and much different from Beloved). The thought of flying thru the air, feeling nature’s wet kisses was exhilarating!!

Turns out, we did reschedule for June (cuz yeah…my LS is go-hard, but those tiny lightening icons on weather.com are there for a reason lol). As I responded to the reschedule text, I chuckled to myself by how freaked out (and happy) I was on the inside. But for now? Eh…back to bed. *yawn*