New Skates :: Positively Falling

I've been skating like a maniac these past couple weeks. So much so that when I don't skate, I don't sleep as well. This part sucks, the part where my body is used to consistent excercise. I will probably have to always excercise.This part rocks, the part where my body is used to consistent excercise. I love skating.

I love the challenge. I love making goals for myself. I love improving. And I especially love the feeling I get after a good workout. This is something I always wanted to do. I'm glad as an adult I am giving myself that chance.

Skating is helping me deal with that fear of falling I've developed in the last few years. It's great. I never thought I'd say that I appreciate falling. Falling is becoming a pretty positive thing for me. It means I'm learning. It also is nice to fall and get up and still have your teeth intact. I like that part. I look forward to falling some more.

Yesterday, I decided that I was pretty dedicated to the skating and falling. In order to keep this significant part of my day going, I needed better skates. The forty dollar JC Penney Skates just were not cutting it anymore. I went down to SkatePro and got the most incredible skates. I've been worshipping them ever since. Although, we'll see how I feel after I finally get to skate in them. I tried on a few pairs. Asked the right questions. Bought Skates! They had to be heat molded to my feet which took almost forty minutes. Twenty minutes in the oven and twenty minutes on my feet while sitting in a bent knee sort of position. Then they had to cure overnight. The boot is much stiffer than the one I was skating in. Apparently, they never really break in all that much... you just get used to the way it feels. Thank God, I'm sort of a sadist with this high tolerance for pain thing.

I hate waiting. I'm so impatient. I am like a kid on Christmas morning with these skates. I cannot wait to skate. Let's hope I love the new skates as much after I hit the ice.