Day 79: Skating

Hi again,
Today I am thankful for skating and whoever invented skating. I should google that sometime. :) Anyways I love skating and I have many fond memories of skating and many memories of falling while skating (and just as many getting back up again lol). lol Today I went skating for the second time in the last 5 yrs. The other time I went skating in the past 5yrs was last January and it went ok but it was still too soon in my recovery from back surgery to go well. It was fun but it was very painful. The last time I was skating before that was the winter of 2005-06 which was the last winter I was physically able to skate. I used to skate pretty much every day when we had our own rink at home during the winter which has been most winters. Anyways after my first surgery in 2007, I was unable to skate because of my back healing and then complications and waiting for more surgery and so on. I have missed skating terribly. Winter isn't the same without skating. I love the feeling of gliding across the ice and today I got to feel that somewhat again. I only lasted about 15minutes but it was an amazing 15minutes and probably the most fun I have had in a very long time. I am in alot of pain from using muscles that I am not used to using anymore. :) Yet in a way I don't mind because I got to do something that I have missed doing for what seems like an eternity! I can't tell you how many times I visualized myself skating during the winter when I could not get out of bed which has been alot. Skating is also not just fun but a great physical activity! We are in the process of building another rink in our back yard since this year I can skate again and it is coming along nicely but not quite finished which is why I went to Bower Ponds in Red Deer today. I feel like I have reached yet another small milestone in my recovery and I am feeling very proud of myself and I am so happy and thankful for skating!