Days of Hands

Verdict on the new skates:  perfect!  I really promise that I’ll get photos soon to share.  And new skate goodness is best when shared…  Mo got her new skates two days ago and Mary is shopping right now.  I think I’m going to order a huge bunch of skate laces for all my friends for the holidays.

I took my cousin Sarah to the open skate last Wednesday and I think I hooked her on skating, if not derby.  I wasn’t trying to recruit a future roller girl, but I’m enthusiastic about it.  She’s wanting to go skating with me as often as possible, and I’m trying to figure out a regular schedule for skate dates.  It’s awesome having her along, and I love her excitement.  And she’s pretty good too! *wink*

Practice last Sunday was the same stuff again for the most part.  The same falls and stops with a different roller girl leading us.  Lucy Deuce had said she would test me on my stuff while the other girls practiced, but she either decided I wasn’t ready or she forgot.  Mo is of the opinion that she just forgot, and in order boost my confidence I’m going to go with that.  Maybe next week I’ll get to learn something new, or test on something old.

Monday night was tons of fun!  I met Mo before practice for some pizza and chit chat.  We got set up and watched the girls warm up and drill, then did our best to take stats during the scrimmage.  Mary joined us and we all sat together helping each other fill out the score sheets.  We also discussed everything from new skates to new names, and there was much hilarity.

I was on the phone with Mo through my whole lunch break today and we’re planning to meet up for open skate on Thursday since she’s busy on my usual Wednesday skate night.  It’s going to be rough waiting an additional day until I can skate again, but I’ll have a derby friend with me and we’re already planning what we’re going to work on.  I’m pretty sure we’re going to be partners in crime from here on out…  we just seem to complement each other so well.

I can’t wait to get home tonight.  I’m going to put my skates on and just roll around the house to get my fix.