MY SKATING ACTIVITIES AS A GIRL AND TEEN

WHEN I WAS GROWING UP IN OHIO THE WINTERS WERE COLD AND THERE WERE MANY MONTHS OF COLD AND ICY DAYS. AS A GIRL I LEARNED TO ICE SKATE THROUGH PRACTICING AT A LARGE ICE SKATING RINK INDOORS THAT WAS ALSO AN AUDITORIUM FOR PERFORMANCES. I HAD MANY FALLS AND WE WORE GLOVES SO IT WASN'T SO BAD. I REMEMBER MANY TIMES WATCHING PROFESSIONAL SKATERS AT EVENTS.

THEN LATER I WENT WITH A GIRLFRIEND TO SKATE ON SOMEW SMALL LAKES. AS A TEEN I MET SOME CLASSMATES AT THE SKATING RINK FOR HOURS OF FUN AND PRACTICE.