As of February 17, 2009

53. Re-learn ice skating


Andrew and I went skating tonight with some people from our 'small group'. It's been a while since I've been on ice and I was a little worried with how much I would suck. However, I decided that this time, I wasn't going to hold myself back and be all tense with worry and it worked out pretty well. I was actually really surprised when I hopped on the ice because that's just something I don't normally do. And then skating off and not falling? Well that was another surprise for me.

One of my goals was to relearn skating so that when it comes time for Nathan to start skating, I won't be one of those parents who just sit on the sidelines and wave as my child passes. I want to be out there on the ice. But I also want to be on my feet. So I'm glad I got this chance to show myself that I can do it and I'm not a complete failure.

I'm also really happy I don't suck because now that Andrew has skates as well, we can probably go more often. There's something about skating out in the night air (with no boards around the rink) that makes me happy inside.