Weekend Skating Report!

Two great days of skating!

Saturday was a really fun day. I felt good on the ice, and I seemed to be able to learn quickly. I was even asked by my teacher Trevor if I wanted to move up from Intermediate to Advanced! I said no, because I'm still not comfortable enough with my skills on the weaker left clockwise side. But perhaps in a couple of weeks I'll move up to do the first half of the lesson in advanced, and then drop back to intermediate for the second half. Clearly I was skating well!

I also met one of my crushes for the first time. I've seen this girl on a number of occassions, but never had a reason or opportunity to chat to her. This time I was skating with Anna and she decided to strike up a conversation with her, which allowed me to very easily join in! So I found out her name (Courtney), and a bit about her and how long she has been skating (since February) and she was just totally sweet. She's a really lovely person, and unbelievably cute, but she has a boyfriend. Still, it was divine to meet her and I'm sure we'll chat again.

On Sunday I made a new friend. Her name is Pam and after almost making her fall over one time when I skated past, I figured the least I could do was chat to her! She's lovely and a pretty smart cookie, too. She does ballroom dancing too, as well as a bit of rollerblading in the summer. She's a massage therapist and is 24. She's a fast learner like me, and rollerskated as a kid (like me!).

My other crush was there today too, but I never got the chance to speak to her because I was either skating with Pam or she was with her skate teacher. Maybe next week. She's really pretty, but I know nothing about her!

It was one of the regular skaters birthday today. Catherine turned 21. I thought she was about 17! As a treat they let her drive the zamboni! No, she wasn't doing the cut - the blades were not touching the ice. I got my camera out a bit late to capture it, but here's a pic anyway. Happy Birthday Catherine!