Another thing checked off on my bucket list

Every year on the Thursday night in November prior to the Ohio State-Michigan football game is an event known as the Mirror Lake jump. Basically it is people jumping into a "lake" (pond) on campus in the middle of November. Last year when we went to watch it was about 20 degrees out and even though I told myself that one day I would jump in, I figured I probably never would if it was this cold outside. Well, this year it was 45 degrees out (practically tropical). There was a ward activity that night and plans were made for a few to jump in. I had just come from work and did not have extra clothes but was able to borrow some. A group of 15 walked over to Mirror Lake. I made the first jump-it was cold, but not as bad as I thought. More of our friends showed up. I jumped in a second time. Then a friend said she would take pictures of the actual jump and another said he would record it. So I jumped a third time. Then about 5 of the guys in our group, who had previously said they wouldn't jump in, took the plunge. By this time I was smart enough not to jump in.

Taking the plunge for the 3rd time
(I'm second from the left)

Some of the jumpers

Jumpers and spectators

2008

2009