tales of a 36-year old nut
30 Jun
got myself a pair of rollerblades for my birthday.
the ups guy barely made it down the street before i was donning more battle gear than a soldier heading into war. took me 5 minutes to figure out how to get my foot in the blasted things. i thought i’d test out the gear, stretch myself out a little and show my husband just how athletically versatile his wife really is.
on my first try i found myself speeding downhill…
okay, techincally it was a slope in the street and ‘speeding’ might be stretch, but on blades it felt every bit of downhill and i’m confident my pace would scare any senior citizen on a walker.
aiming for the curb, i was happy i used my butt as the break rather than my face.
no doubt my neighbors took note of the grace and agility of this 36 year old woman careening down the street screaming to her husband to serve as her break. why use the break on the skate when you can fall into the laughing loving arms of your man?!?
did i hear him say something about supplemental insurance?
something tells me i’ll be dreaming of the aflac duck tonight.
That so happened to me! My initial “skate” included me almost running over my children who were slightly ahead of me and doing a backwards reverse hard landing on a nearby park bench. Emily asked if I meant to do that and I said Yes! We laughed and still laugh about the spectacle.
Remember, there’s no toe stop!
Happy blading and thanks for making me smile.
bb
no pictures?
I want video
I am only laughing hysterically because I’ve been there myself!! I could stand and even skate–just couldn’t stop!
My youngest son now enjoys “my” rollerblades