this evening i went rollerskating for the first time in at least six months. it was for my friend's husband's 27th birthday. i won limbo & they gave me a ring pop! (do you remember those?!!) tonight it was hard for me to go for some reason, but once i got there i had such a good time. it was just pure, simple fun. it made me think that i can't wait until i teach deaf/hh elementary kids and take them to skating parties like i went to in elementary school. i had fun like i was a little kid. it brought back some old memories--us kids bebopping to Billy Ray Cyrus' "Achy Breaky Heart," playing the Hokey Pokey (which we played tonight, by the way), and that one time I had my birthday at the skating rink and my 2nd grade crush gave me a Jasmine figurine. It wasn't wrapped, it was in a plastic bag. his parents were divorced and he showed up with his dad and he wore those yellow construction worker boots.

anyway, this walk down memory lane has come to an end.


oh the good old days....