A Day Back in Time

I went back to a different place in time this last Sunday afternoon, as I headed to the Ice Rink with Angela and Abigail. Well we arrived and it was good to have my senses tingle with the smell of ice in the air.

I started to get my skates on and already I was running into problems. As anyone well knows I have had some foot problems of late as I get one foot in OK the other which is still slightly swollen would not budge into my skate. Needless to say I was not happy and was thinking I just wasn't going to make it on the ice. Needless to say I persevered. I crammed, shoved and cussed my foot into that damn boot hoping the leather would stretch since I haven't worn these skates in 9 years and me being just a tad heavier than when I was a swelt 183 and a 1/2. (DAMN I looked good then) I figured my foot would last a lap or 2 and I had made peace with that, but I lasted the whole session one hour on the ice getting my exercise skating forwards and backwards my normal direction and even was able to get one crappy scratch spin off. I felt so good to be out on that ice again. It took me back to happier times.

Afterwards it was dinner at Red Robin and off to home and back to reality. It was nice to go back in time even if it was an hour. About 97% population have no clue how hard it is to skate and be athletic, even if its figure skating, not hockey people figure if there is no violence its a wuss or gay thing to play or do. The amount of energy and effort and physicality that is involved they would be shocked to understand, If anything skating always made me better at all the other sports I played. For that I am grateful.

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