Skydiving was on Pam Boller’s bucket list.

Saturday that dream came true.

Her daughters surprised her with an early birthday gift which included an opportunity to go skydiving at the Abilene Airport. Pam said she had always told her children she would like to experience a hot air balloon or do a tandem skydive.

“They said mom you’re skydiving today. And I said YEAH, that’s exciting.” With children, grandchildren, her husband, mother, nieces and nephews and three sisters watching Pam made the jump from 10,000 feet with an instructor. “It was great.” She liked the view from above. “It’s kind of cool when you get up there. You can see all of Milford Lake from a distance and you can see all the surrounding areas. It was beautiful because everything was green and patchwork. It was just gorgeous.”

Pam said she wasn’t nervous at the time of the jump. Laughing she explained, “No because you’re in such a tight compartment. It’s like, well there’s only one way down and it’s jump out.”

In the tandem skydive Pam was paired with a member of the Skydive Kansas State of Abilene.