Life is Beautiful
I'm having just too much fun at the moment.
First off last night it was squash with the boys. I played really well, much better than last week, and I won most of my games -- some of them easily. My serve was kicking some serious butt!
Then I went skating to break in my new boots. Had a wicked fun time! Everyone at the rink (especially the adults) is just super nice and very encouraging, and it's almost like a little community of people who are trying to be the best skaters they can be. I saw some girls doing jumps in the middle of the rink and I just had to stand and watch for a while as it was just so cool. I can't wait to start jumping! But for now, I have to keep working on my standard skating skills, like gliding, spirals, t-stops, backwards skating and crossovers. They are all coming along slowly. My new skates are TOTALLY different from the rental skates I was using... they are so sharp that it really changes how you skate. And I hit that toepick at least a million times -- on the rental skates the toepick is basically non-existent. (The toepick is like a very fast-acting brake, and if you hit that thing it makes your foot stop dead on the ice which can cause you to fall on your face!) So I was a bit shaky for the first hour! I also had my first fall last night, and that ice is not exactly soft. Ouch. If only I could wrap myself in a hundred thousand rubber bands... then it wouldn't hurt, right? Er.
Ahhh, life is good! :)
First off last night it was squash with the boys. I played really well, much better than last week, and I won most of my games -- some of them easily. My serve was kicking some serious butt!
Then I went skating to break in my new boots. Had a wicked fun time! Everyone at the rink (especially the adults) is just super nice and very encouraging, and it's almost like a little community of people who are trying to be the best skaters they can be. I saw some girls doing jumps in the middle of the rink and I just had to stand and watch for a while as it was just so cool. I can't wait to start jumping! But for now, I have to keep working on my standard skating skills, like gliding, spirals, t-stops, backwards skating and crossovers. They are all coming along slowly. My new skates are TOTALLY different from the rental skates I was using... they are so sharp that it really changes how you skate. And I hit that toepick at least a million times -- on the rental skates the toepick is basically non-existent. (The toepick is like a very fast-acting brake, and if you hit that thing it makes your foot stop dead on the ice which can cause you to fall on your face!) So I was a bit shaky for the first hour! I also had my first fall last night, and that ice is not exactly soft. Ouch. If only I could wrap myself in a hundred thousand rubber bands... then it wouldn't hurt, right? Er.
Ahhh, life is good! :)
posted by Scott at 11:15 am
3 Comments:
Great to hear things are going so well for you!
How about we get together on Thursday? I'll have my mobile, and will try to remember to bring the charger this week! Hopefully work won't be too busy to catch up. Will sms you during the week. I may not have access to the internet or work mail before then ...
... which is funny considering i work for an internet-enabling company :-)
Okay buddy - will chat to you via sms or call on your mobile! See ya soon!
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