But, it had been awhile since I'd last been rollerskating. Correction: It had been quite awhile since Daniel, Sean, or I had been rollerskating (independently or together). Rollerskating, in my mind, had been associated primarily with childhood and not something you do after the age of...well, whatever the age is when you stop having birthday parties where your friends leave with party favors.
Only a week or so ago, we were up in the mountains at the YMCA camp with the Kienles, and the weather ensured that it was too wet to go hiking and too dry to go snowshoeing or skiing. So, needing to do something active, Sean, Daniel, and I ended up at the roller rink--one of the only activities open in the winter at YMCA camp. When we walked in, the roller rink was completely deserted, affording us the unique opportunity to use all of the available space and play around as we liked. This, as you know, is usually impossible when you are surrounded by crowds of people, falling children, and -limbo participate-ers, and hokey-pokey-ers (which has characterized all of my previous roller skating experiences). After ascertaining that they had Sean's shoe size (size 14) in roller skates, we began roller skating for the first time in years!
We started out slowly...
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| The Not Sure What My Feet Are Doing: Tentatively skating |
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| The Gripper: Holding hands for balance |
But quickly began experimenting...
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The Not Quite a Toe Touch: Daniel balancing precariously on one foot
(what looks like a strange growth on his head is me) |
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| The Glide: Awesome one footed gliding |
And then became great...
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| The Roller-Ballet: This involves balancing on the tip of one skate |
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| The Man Triangle: This involves a certain lack of embarrassment |
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| The Leg London Bridges: This involves both leg and arm strength |
Roller skating is awesome....except for falling, which hurts and leaves bruises, especially when your husband falls on top of you.
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