ah, pond hockey

yesterday morning was the first day this year that i could get out on my ice skates on the local pond and hit a puck around with a stick (or, more accurately in my case, flail wildly at a puck and be thrilled if i made contact at all–regardless of whether the puck went where i wanted it to). it felt great to glide around on the the ice again! i still can’t skate backwards very well and stopping suddenly doesn’t happen unless a wall or a fall is involved, but i had a great time! i did fall on my elbow once, so that hurts a little, but my volleyball kneepads served me well on my knees. this morning…. i am a bit stiff and my throat a bit sore. but i am still happy. there was this one moment especially when it began snowing and it was just so beautiful that i grinned from ear to ear.