I wasn't sure what to expect when my boyfriend told me he was taking me ice skating for the first time on Sunday. I daydreamed about my foot hitting the ice and automatically taking off gliding hand in hand with my sweetheart. Realistically, I envisioned is a lot of falling and a lot of pain. However, surprisingly, the outcome was completely opposite.
Rick and I got to Ice Station around 1pm, just in time for Public Skating. We paid for our admission and rental skates ($12 total) and found a seat to put them on. Being my first time I didn't know exactly how the skates should fit. I settled on a pair of skates that felt comfortable. I remembered how my old Rollerblades used to fit so I figured that the ones given were correct. I stood up expecting to lose my balance and I didn't. That was a good sign right there. We walked over to the ice, I took a deep breath and prepared myself for anything.
When I first stepped on the ice I almost lost my balance. Luckily, my boyfriend was holding my arm. I started off extremely slow. He offered to get me one of the metal walkers to use. I figured why not? That was until I was actually holding on to one. It's the size of a tiny child so my 5'8" frame was hunched over trying to hang on to this thing. I felt like an idiot. I decided that using the metal walker was too degrading and that I would just hold Rick's hand.
It wasn't long before I was getting the hang of it. Rick held my hand for the first few times around the rink. He let go of my hand and soon after that I came to the realization that was skating on my own. I would have to stop and sit every 10 minutes or so because my ankles would start to hurt. I told Rick to go out and impress while I sat out. He ran the rink a few times going both forward and backwards. I had a lot of fun people watching. There were a few couples and a lot of kids.
After a few hours I was skating at a faster speed. I still hadn't fallen. I was feeling really confident but I'd lose that confidence every time I would make a turn. I kept almost falling because when I would turn I'd step one foot in front of the other like I would if I were on Rollerblades. That's probably not the smartest thing to do when it's your first time on the ice. It would crack me up the sheer fear on peoples face when they think they're about to fall. A lot of people who fell just laughed it off, got back up and dusted themselves off. I know falling wouldn't hurt but I still didn't want to do it.
After lunch/dinner we drove back to Rick's place. He had to feed the animals so we had to be there at 6. I got to get up close with Nacho and Sophie. Nacho (center) is the young one. Sophie (left) is the old lady. They were really sweet. I got to feed them carrots. I probably would have enjoyed the experience a lot more if that damn bitch goat would have left me alone. Her name is Sweetie and she is the devil. She spent most of her time with me attempting to buck me. At one point she cornered me and I had to ask Rick to get her away from me. Those horns of her are not exactly soft. I'm thinking maybe she's jealous that Rick is mine and not hers. I can see it. :P
After visiting with the animals Rick and I curled up on the couch and watched Scrubs on DVD. Eventually at 6 he went and fed the animals and we left a short time after. When we got back to my place and we instantly got into bed. We were both totally wiped out. He being the most awesome boyfriend that he is, rubbed my feet because they were hurting. He's the only boyfriend who has ever willingly rubbed my feet. Even my weird ex with a foot fetish didn't like feet to touch him. He just wanted to paint my toe nails crazy colors and wanted me to wear clear stripper heels in bed. He's obviously my ex for a reason.
All in all I had a wonderful day. I found out that ice skating for as long as I did got me 6 WW activity points. I told Coreen about my ice skating experience and she's decided that she wants to go so we're going to go again this weekend. Now I get to look forward to my hair appointment AND ice skating. I can't wait!