I DID IT!

I did it! I don't know how it happened, but I actually went to my first derby practice, and first skating session in years! And now I have absolutely no idea how come I never went sooner, even though I was aware of the existence of the skating team? What happened in my brain that suddenly, I decided to go?

Anyway, the first moment were very scary, but after a few minutes, I managed to skate a bit... very slowly. I was skating on my own, on the side, while the advanced girls were doing their advanced things. Then I was shown how to do "lemons" - skating by opening and closing your legs - plough stops, and knee falls. I have no idea if I'm using the right vocabulary... After about 10 minutes of skating, my lower back started to hurt, then I had cramps in my feet. That was the hardest part, not the skating, but the muscle pain. Of course I did a few falls, but overall I think I did quite well!

But anyway.... I can't believe I actually I went, after all these years of fantasizing! WOW! I'm so proud of myself!!!!