Nicole H. Garrett » skating http://www.nicolehgarrett.com The musings of a new archivist Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:31:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Ice Princess http://www.nicolehgarrett.com/ice-princess/ http://www.nicolehgarrett.com/ice-princess/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:27:59 +0000 Nicole http://www.nicolehgarrett.com/?p=18 Last night I stepped on the ice for the first time in about 12 years.  It was a pretty humorous experience.  I never fell, but I did lose my balance a few times.  I only really attempted one jump, which turned out to be when I wasn’t really moving….at all.  I skated about everyday when I was a kid, so the fact that cross overs proved a bit difficult was a bit surprising.  But skating is a bit like riding a bike; it took 20 minutes, but I got to where I could skate around comfortably forwards and fairly decently backwards.

I think it’ll take a few more times to break my skates in.  I got a few blisters on my ankles, but compared to pointe shoes, it’s not that bad.  I definetely want to go back and do it again soon! Maybe next time, I’ll attempt a spin!

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