pixiecrinkle | I'm in love!

For a girl who has always hated team sports, I seem to have found my life's passion in roller derby.

I was concerned about skating tonight because I haven't been on quads in about 5 years. I've rollerbladed off and on since high school, and I got my first pair of quads when I was about 5 (the adjustable kind that snapped on your shoes). One of my favorite childhood memories was my dad coming home from a garage sale with two pairs of quad figure skates for my sister and I. They had metal wheels, which we wore out on our concrete porch.

I was happy to be starting tonight though, because there were only about 20 women at practice, so I felt like there were fewer people to keep track of.

It so rocked. I can skate still--yay!! The hardest part was getting my crossover turns back, but I'm better off than I would have been had I never done them. And I'm ok at falling, and will get more practice at that. Squatting will be my hardest thing. I've never been good at that. Gotta stop with the high heel wearing I think.

I ordered my real skates tonight and paid the $20 for 3 day shipping. So I may get to skate in them by Thursday's practice. That would rock. Cause the rental skates...not so great for derby.

I'm so wired now. And so smelly and sweaty. I'm going to be in rockin' shape doing this three times a week, because tonight's practice was apparently easier than normal. I need to get my flexibility back in my lower back or else I'm going to be hurting, but getting back into yoga should help with that.

I can't believe I'm going to use yoga to support my career in roller derby.

Is it wrong that I can't wait to send in a class note to my college alumni magazine about this???