#033017

I went to a different rink for open ice today because the last one I went to only has open skate Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. I’d come home from my doctor’s appointment and napped because I was discouraged, but I managed to make it to the ice for the last hour of open skate. Luckily for me, the place was completely deserted by the time I got there. The lady behind the desk even held on to my purse for me so it wouldn’t be left unattended. 

It was really awesome to have the whole rink to myself, even if you could tell the earlier crowd had chawed up the ice quite a bit. And this rink had the radio playing over the loud speakers, and when you have the place to yourself, it really gets you going. I had a lot of fun! I went around the ice once practicing my forward glides and dips a bit to warm up.

About 20 minutes in I realized, duh, I have the place to myself, why I don’t I record myself a little bit for documentation’s sake? So I unlaced and went up to the counter to get my phone out of my bag. And of course, as soon as I started lacing back up, three other people showed up. Could have been worse, but I was thinking, “this would be my luck...” 

Mostly I focused on getting the hang of moving backwards. Still not very good with backward gliding or backwards pumps, but I’m getting pretty darn good at backwards slaloms and swizzles. Now if only I could stop digging my toes into the ice when I’m doing so...