Tales from the Fresh Meat Locker: Crystal G.
When I was younger you could find me almost every Friday or Saturday night at the skating rink. I would skate for hours and loved every minute. As I got older I stopped going to the rink as often, then it came to a point when I stopped going at all. I grew up, got married and became a mommy, and skating became just a distant memory.
When I found out about roller derby by word of mouth, I got really excited. From that moment I knew I had to find out more so I went online and researched roller derby and got even more excited. I found out that there was actually a local derby team here in Hampton Roads and that they were recruiting. From that moment on it just seemed like everything fell into place. The league was having a “meet and greet” in a few days and a “boot camp” a couple weeks later. I had pretty much made up my mind that I was going to do this.
After my boot camp I realized that the combination of not skating in ten years and becoming a mommy was going to make this much harder than I had originally anticipated. At that point I made a promise to myself that no matter how tough it was or how bad it hurt, I was going to do this. It might take me awhile, but I am not giving up. Over the time I could feel myself getting better and better. Some of the things I couldn’t even begin to do at boot camp now seem so easy.
Joining this league has really given me a chance to challenge myself. It is hard work and I am still learning, but I am truly having a blast!
Tales from the Fresh Meat Locker | admin | 
November 24, 2009 10:21 am
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