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“Come Fly With Me”

(Opening)

I never imagined I would be standing on top of a mountain in Italy about to

ski down the slopes with legendary Olympic Skier Franz Klammer, but here

I am. I'm so excited, no, who am I kidding, I'm frightened to death. What
was I thinking? If anyone told me ten years ago that I would be doing this,

I would have thought they had lost their mind, but here I am, maybe I have

lost my mind. No, I'm not going to be paralyzed by fear, but I'm going to
embrace the adventure, and I'm going to do this. I inch closer to the

precipice and make the mistake of looking over the edge. I then firmly

plant my gaze on Garry and realize this is totally his fault that I am in this
dangerous place. I am not a champion skier, nor am I anywhere near the

level of those around me. What made him think that I could compete with

his friends who have been going on this skiing trip every year for the past
six years, with Franz Klammer no less. Then I realize, well none of them

have died. They are all here, and he loves me, so would he put me at risk if
he didn’t think I could do this? No, but I need to believe I can do this.

What do I have to lose I ponder, my life for one, but no, I’m not going to be

negative. I have gotten this far, and there were many times in my life, that
I was frozen, unable to move forward until I realized that it just takes one

step at a time, one risk at a time to overcome the fear and pain that life

sometimes deals you. Okay, this is an adventure of a lifetime, an
opportunity of a lifetime, so just pull down the ski mask and go.

As I am flying down the picturesque mountainside, hoping I make it to the

bottom alive, I think back to an earlier time. I realize that throughout most