Pain, Star Wars, and Strawberry Jam
Posted by Rebecca Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:28:00 GMT
Last night, after cooking one of his gourmet dinners, Dominic took me roller skating. I was excited. He messaged me yesterday at about 3 PM asking if I knew where my roller blades were. I knew exactly where they were, so when I got home I pulled them out and realized that I had yet to wear them.
They were a gift from Dominic two years ago for my 24th birthday and around that time he started having really bad problems in his hands and arms, and stopped roller blading because if he fell and jarred his wrists or hands, it would just make things worse for him. He stopped, so I stopped.
Anyway, the skates still had the tag on them. So last night was their inaugural run. We had a great time, and by the end of the night, Dominic had some of his balance issues sorted out and my heart rate was up and I even broke a sweat. It was excellent exercise. We are planning to go again next week, and I bet he’ll leave me behind in the dust.
Today, I’m sore. I’d forgotten what it is like to roller skate when you haven’t done it in awhile. In junior high, I skated every weekend, was in great shape, and could skate for hours without feeling anything.
This is not the case now, because I’m out of shape, and I’m not used to skating anymore. So when I move, I hurt. Actually, I’m really only stiff in my legs. I guess I kinda feel like C3PO must’ve felt after wandering around in the Dune Sea on Tatooine. My joints need oiling or something.
My legs felt like strawberry jam last night. Dominic helped me remedy this by suggesting that we walk to Jamba Juice. We did so, except Jamba Juice was closed due to a staff meeting so we had to go to HEB and get fruit juice, which ended up being a good idea. Then we walked back, and by the time we got back to his place, I was totally spent so he took me home. I slept better last night than I have in awhile. Of course, I’m still tired.
Anyway, I’m looking forward to skating again. And I’m looking forward to making real strawberry jam this weekend. Dom took me to get jars last night, so now I have everything I need, well, except for the strawberries.
