NERD ALERT!
For those of you who were not aware until I was about 16 I had an intense passion for roller skating. Yes I was one of those "Rink Rats" that was at the skating rink 3-4 times a week. It started out with birthday parties and maybe going occasionally on Saturday afternoons with my dad, but it turned into a true passion. I started going Friday -Sunday to every session and when I was 11 decided I would try my hand at inline speed skating (the equivalent of speed skating in the olympics, but with inline skates instead of ice). I joined the East Texas Sprinters and for several years practiced 4-5 times a week and competed at meets all around Texas. It made me so happy, unfortunately it did not make my dad (or his wallet) as happy. I ended up getting burnt out and quit skating and took up golf (that's a WHOOOLE other story). Since quitting I have missed it constantly, but it's hard to find people who love skating as much as you and you never want to be the 25 year old creepy woman skating by herself at the skating rink on Saturday.
A month or two ago my mom gave me this pair of roller blades that her friend gave her but were too big for her (they were a 7-8 which is PERFECT for me!) and I decided I would start skating around my neighborhood for exercise. I thought it would take me a while to get back into the swing of things, but it was like I had never taken a pair of skates off my feet. For the past week or so I've been skating a lot and I have even included Riley a few times. He loves it because he gets to full out sprint while I skate behind him (and I can keep up) instead of him walking quickly when we got jogging. We just got done skating a mile and he is WORN OUT. Riley is currently laying on the hard wood floor panting and trying to cool off and I am about to do the same. Just thought I would share a forgotten passion that is being revived. :)
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