Testing

I went ice skating today - to test my new skates. They were freshly sharpened and thus incredibly sharp. The minute I stepped on the ice the first time I fell down. On my knees, then on my belly on which I rode about 1 meter. When I got up I was covered in shaved ice. Joy. When I came back home and examined myself I discovered two huge, already purpling bruises on my knees. Luckily they didn't hurt and I had no problems skating after the fall. It was 1,5 hour of pure fun. The skates are great - my feet don't hurt, I have quickly got used to their sharpness and they are warm. I could live without the bruises, but the rest was amazing.

And it almost didn't happen at all! When we first left home for the skating rink the car started making weird noises (it kind of sounded like a plane - definitely weird for a car). It turned out something was wrong with the brakes and we had to take it to a car mechanic. They didn't have the necessary parts so we rode back home. I was crestfallen - I really wanted to try my skates. Luckily mum agreed to take the other car and we went after all. Looks like my good luck still holds :)