Rolling into Wednesday on my Rollerblades

All day today I kept thinking it was Monday... I even questioned the Tuesday special (pasta instead of the usual Monday special, meatloaf) when I went next door to get my lunch. Although a bit frustrating, it is absolutely glorious to know that tomorrow is already Wednesday, the first of two days during the week Mr. Boyfriend (he's asked me to refer to him as such, hah!) and I get to spend together. Maybe I'll take my rollerblades for another spin... yes, rollerblades! They are the inner-thigh workout you thought you'd never get!

I originally got some green ones for Christmas when I was 8 and promptly broke them in and learned how to skate backwards, thanks to my uncle who was visiting that year. They took me well into middle school where my Friday nights were spent at Playland Skating Rink- holla!! I even took the time to rotate the wheels every once in a while.

After years of sitting in my closet I decided to give them one last run back in 2003. I eventually gave them to Goodwill thinking I wouldn't ever need them again. But who really ever NEEDS rollderblades?? I guess I ignored the possibility that I would want them again.

So here I am, 18 years after my first pair and I bought new ones. Trusty Academy had some cute purple ones for only $35... I thought it was a fair price, right? Other than the fact that I really need an 8 1/2 and had to get a 9, they're great! My hour long trek last Wednesday proved to be a sweaty one, but breezy nonetheless. How did I forget that skating is so much more fun that walking? And how do I still remember how to skate backwards after all these years?

I've decided that they should change the saying "It's like riding a bike" to "It's like rollerblading" since apparently even though I ditched my training wheels when I was 3, I can't handle two wheels at the age of 25. Sorry, Mr. Boyfriend- maybe in our next life. Until then I'll be rolling on four wheels with my own two feet.