Learn to rollerblade

I will count this goal finished as soon as I can stop in a way other than grabbing someone and begging them to slow me down, falling, or just waiting for inertia to do its job.

Aaron and I went rollerblading again last Saturday. It went pretty well, even though I got scared. My problem is that now I can get going fairly well, but I still don’t know how to stop. I can slow down, but not very quickly and it takes a lot of effort. I guess I should start learning how to stop.

I’ve been wanting to go again, but it just won’t stop raining. Damn stupid rain.

I’m taking my rollerblades when I go to Kansas for a couple of weeks, though. Hopefully, I can practice while I’m there.

I went rollerblading with Aaron yesterday for the first time. It was scary. I didn’t fall, but I had a moment where I was sure I was about to a) die because I couldn’t stop or slow down and the path was taking a sharp turn, leaving me to skate into the road, or b) throw myself off the sidewalk into the grass, which I figured would be safer than trying to skate over the terrain and into the road. Fortunately, Aaron actually knows how to rollerblade and he saved me from my fate by helping me slow down.

We didn’t skate for long. I was kind of shaken up by that experience (not to mention hungry for lunch). But we’ll go again soon and I’ll make more progress. :-)

My rollerblades are here! This weekend, Aaron and I will go out rollerblading (his new rollerblades should arrive later this week, he says) and he’ll teach me some things.

I’m so excited!

Now I just have to wait for them to arrive so I can start learning. Yay!

We will shop for rollerblades this weekend.