Happy Birthday ChickOfTheSea!!!

[Glycerin]

Happy Birthday Jen.

Hope its a wet one

 

[headhunter]

Happy Birthday, Jen!!! arty2:

We'll have to have celebrations when any of us sees you! That should keep the party going for months!

Christian

 

[JMdiver]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEN

John

 

[ChazMANia]

Now we know where you became ChickoftheSea!

 

[Divmstr223]

So, there I was.....many firsts on this dive that wasn't. The surf has not diminished from the storm that came thru yesterday. Waves were about 3 feet which is pretty doable, but they were very strong, add to that an incoming high tide with a lot of pull well you end up with a lot of firsts. First my BC inflator hose came undone and had to be reconnected on the beach. Next that first wave hit our legs and I thought, hmmmm, this is not a good idea.

I had almost made it past the surf when I lost sight of Jen, when I didn't see her in the surf I got really worried. I came back in a little to find her and well ended up all the way in thanks to the surf and incoming tide. I still didn't see her, turned on my light and looked in the surf, damn, she shines her light back at me from passed the surf zone. Okay, so lets do this again, of course this time with a little less energy the surf and tide pulled me in and tumbled me a couple times, another first ending up on my knees twice.

So, where's my reg and mask, put them on, plan is to drop below the waves and kick out beneath in the muck. Yeah right, the ocean was not having any part of me this morning. Everytime a wave came it sucked me back to the surface. Okay, three times and no charm, I give. I considered walking down to Vallecitos which looked more doable, but knew I was so tired it would not have been a good decision. I would rather disappoint my girl then one of us get hurt. Went back to shore, found Jen with my light again, swirled it in circles like a turn around signal, she shined back and started in.

Props to Jen for not only making it past that surf but making it back in without getting tumbled. I was truly humbled this morning and disappointed I couldn't deliver on a birthday dive.

Kim

First of all.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY SLACKER!!! Oh, I mean Jen!!! Hope you had an awesome day today....

Birthday and Valentines on the same day? What's up with that? Talk about pressure on your husband to deliver....totally not fair to him...:shakehead

Secondly....Don't feel bad for one second Kim. You are a very skilled diver and you did the right thing by not putting yourself or your buddy at further risk. The ocean is no joke and can be fierce when it wants to be. I would venture to say that the best present you could have given Jen on her Birthday is to know that you were safe, and will be able to dive another day. :14:

Have a great one gals...

 

[Divmstr223]

LMAO Chaz....she's gonna kill you for that one...

 

[drbill]

Well, a Happy Birthday AND Happy Valentine's Day to our latest "cover girl."

 

[Empty V]

Heppy B-Day Jen, hope you have a wonderful day and evening.

Billy

 

[divekim]

Chaz, too funny, my gosh, I'm gonna be laughing so hard the next time we go diving my mask is gonna flood, I won't be able to get this image out of my mind.

 

[Jason Ooi]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!