We had a skating party with friends tonight, and it was a lot of fun. And no, I did not skate. There's too much damage that could be done to this back, believe me! But I enjoyed watching those who did.
Eler Beth is a very good skater, and she gets it from her daddy. I love watching Thomas skate. He grew up going to skating parties in the 70s. It was funny -- two of the guys there grew up with Thomas, and the three of them were the best skaters out there. They really showed up those kids, with their dancing and speed skating. I must take a video camera with me next time. Two little kids came up to Thomas afterward and told him he was "the best skater EVER!"
Afterward several of us went to CiCi's to eat, and we ended up staying there for about two hours talking. I got to catch up with a friend from my teenage years whom I hadn't seen in a while. She has a daughter just a bit younger than Eler Be
th, and they exchanged phone numbers.It was a really nice evening and a good mix of adults our age and young ones Eler Beth's age, most of whom she was already friends with, but a few that she met for the first time. I think we're going to try to get a big group together and do this again in January. We had a great time, but...
Thomas is REALLY going to be sore in the morning! LOL
7 comments:
I loved to skate in my teen years. I had the metal skates with a key on a string around my neck and we skated on a cement slab.
I added pics for you Paula!
Skating was a hoot, glad you has semi-fun.
I never was any good at skating.
I would love to have been there to see Thomas skate. That is like Ron, my younger kids' dad who grew up skating in Columbus, Ohio, and shocked me with his graceful dancing and spinning on skates. Ronda does the dancing but not the skating, west coast swing. Maybe her dad will inspire Eler Beth to greater heights on skates.
I think I would have appreciated the "wake-up" picture of Thomas.
~Mary
Used to skate to "Sugar, Sugar" by the Archies on an old wooden floored rink under ceiling fans. Pink pom-poms on my white roller skates.
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