Skating is the Perfect Remedy for Anger

It was a typical day in the classroom today.  The kids were good overall minus their amnesia to our silent sign.  Little things they do drive me nuts.  I'll still take it over fist fights, chocking, and flipped desks (sometimes all in one day!).  I went through quite the range of emotions today.  From tired to teaching mode to annoyed to tired to REALLY ANGRY to excited and pleased. I'm not going to go into full details but there was a lot of yelling that wasn't words and WTF was repeated a lot.  Long story short some men suck even months after first realizing the suck. 

After that incident I was very happy I would be going skating.   I knew that would release some agression.  I got over ot Chealse Piers and signed in for class.  I got on the ice and started warming up.  I love my new skates.  I can feel how much faster they are than rentals.  I skated a few laps around and rather enjoyed doing some.  One f the instructors then stopped me.  She asked me if I was interested in hockey.  I told her I was.  She said she saw that I ha da good amount of speed and inquired if I would like to be in the beginning hockey class.  OF COURSE!  I had to leave the rink and get a rental helmet and then I returned to the ice.  The instructor gave me his gloves to use for the class.  There are 3 men in my group and one instructor.  I was even more pleased when I found that the men were impressed with the fact that I've skated maybe a dozen times in my lifetime.  I learn fast thus far when it comes to skating.  Like I've said before, I'm swedish therefore I was born to skate. 

During me lesson today I finally learned how to stop.  I'm good at using my right foot to stop but I need some more work on my left.  Once I master that I can learn the side stop.  I also started learning some basic skating technique.  I can go fast, but now I need to learn some actually skills.  I thouroughly enjoyed my lesson.  I am very happy when I am on water, generally it does not matter the form- river, ocean, pool, frozen.  Tonight was no exception.

 
After the lesson, I stopped by the pro shop and bought gloves and a helmet.  Those are the gloves.  They were the first ones I saw and they happen to fit.  Not easy with my little hands.  That might be a picture of the helmet.  It's something like that.  Also about the only one they had that fit.  I'm happier with them in my posession.  My bank account not as much.  I can't wait till open skate so I can get in some more practice before my lesson.