Anyway, since another birthday is quickly approaching, Charles took me roller skating this weekend! I had been telling him for some time that I wanted to go skating. So, he put my white skates with hot pink rollers in the car and off we went to Skate Odyssey!
It took quite a few turns around the rink for me to get back in the hang of staking!! I also kept looking all around me for potential collisions with kids...
But after getting used to the kids flying from all directions, and the lights which used to not bother me at all, I got in the groove!
After a few trips around the rink, Charles sat on one of the benches to take my picture, but the picture kept being taken right as I passed by him. I kept asking what he was doing...
As I logged more and more trips around the rink, I determined that I could slow down around the side that was open - kids were coming on and leaving the rink without even looking out for this old lady coming toward them - and then speed up around the other two-thirds of the rink...
That system seemed to work out for most of the night!
It didn't take Charles too long to get back into the grove of skating either! He picked up the speed earlier than I did...
and even broke out a few old school tricks!
Of course, he also whipped me around the corner and ended up taking the only fall of the evening for it! Thankfully, I avoided being taken down too, but I did manage to get a pretty good scratch on my arm from it!
There weren't too many falls happening around us. However, we successfully avoided joining in the piles of falling skaters that did happen once or twice!
and even broke out a few old school tricks!
Of course, he also whipped me around the corner and ended up taking the only fall of the evening for it! Thankfully, I avoided being taken down too, but I did manage to get a pretty good scratch on my arm from it!There weren't too many falls happening around us. However, we successfully avoided joining in the piles of falling skaters that did happen once or twice!
We were the oldest people - by probably 20 years - on skates there, but we both had such a fun time!!
The DJ never did call for a couples skate or for us to change directions, but there was a spot in the middle of the floor for kids to learn skate dancing.
The DJ never did call for a couples skate or for us to change directions, but there was a spot in the middle of the floor for kids to learn skate dancing.Things had changed a little from the skating days of my childhood, but I had just as much fun Saturday night as I used to have skating!
Skating was quite the work-out though, so Charles and I stopped by Sonic for a slush to cool down afterwards.
We had such a fun evening!!
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