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Day one (because the day you first put the blades for the first time since childhood doesn't count). Day one went pretty well.
Why don't I start with a little bit of background. When I want something, I need to have it. I know that sounds a little bratty, but when I say "I need to have it," it means I won't be able to sleep at night without it. This held true about my dog, Izzy. For a year, I dreamt of having a puggle-and now I have one. But before the puggle, I had a much bigger dream. Rollerblades.
Though I was just born in the 80's and have no idea what was popular and what was not, I've been told that rollerblades are a thing of the past. Well, to that I say, no. They are a thing of right now, and if they are a thing of the past, well I'm going to bring them back.
I never actually started pursuing rollerblades until after I got Izzy. I had my puggle, now I needed something else. Recently (and by recently I mean the past two weeks), I've become obsessed with rollerblades. Every store I went into, I would shamelessly ask clerks, "Do you sell rollerblades?" Even...at the grocery store. And each time I was rejected, my heart felt more angst.
Until this past Sunday, when I was breezing through Target on a mission to buy something particular, and the child's sporting goods section caught my eye.
I tried to squeeze my size 10 feet into child's 6 blades, but they just weren't having it. I rummaged the shelves for a better fit, anxiously. Oh no! They don't have them for adults!
But then, in between Barbie blades and Batman blades, was the last pair of size 10 adult rollerblades. And let me tell you, they fit like a glove.
$48 later, plus the elbow/knee pads and helmet my boyfriend forced me to buy and wear, I took a glide on my blades through The Crossings at Colonie last night.
I am happy to report I only fell once in over a mile, and thanks to my boyfriend, who caught me, I was not badly injured. But if you do happen to see me in the future, gliding like a dove on my rollerblades, please don't say 'hi.' You might throw off my balance.
