On Wednesday night I took Wayne to the Ice Arena for a large ice session. Jess and Craig joined us there. It was pretty good to be doing something I enjoy with people to whom I am close to, to share the time with them in a shared activity. And of course, I enjoy my Wednesday sessions for their own sake.
Last night the feeling on the ice was a bit more 'experimental' than it had been the previous week. Perhaps that's due a few more hockey players doing circuits. In any event, it was still pretty light hearted amongst the skaters. I know I skated a bit more playfully than usual. Starting to make progress on the backwards outside edge, under cut 'c's (with already noticeable effect on my cross unders). Also, in my 'corner time' I am finally starting to do three turns off either foot in either direction off something more than a standing start by the boards. Which is progress.
But the highlight to me of the evening was the people I had brought with me. Wayne, analysing and experimenting with moves far beyond him, Jess with her natural grace, Craig enquiring how much it would cost to get a pair of skates.
I stayed on the ice about two hours, the others maybe one. I wonder how their cores were today?
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As to the younger clan members, had a phone call from B today as he is somewhere on the inland track from the east mid-coast, wondering if we might perhaps go skating on Saturday night (he's back tomorrow). Too which I said 'maybe', having not been to a Saturday night session for ages. I'll confirm with him on Saturday morning (maybe we could attend for the first couple hours of what is basically a mass teen event).
When I asked B, "why Saturday Night, much more crowded than Sunday?" his response was most excellent, "because I haven't been skating for TWO WEEKS! Like, that's TWO WEEKS I haven't been skating!"
What can you say to that?
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