Childhood Memories

Today we are going to our niece's seventh birthday party. She is having it at a roller skating rink and it made me think about my childhood. There were a couple things we did growing up that I have fond memories of. One of them was going to Skate City. We always had such a blast! How much more fun can you have puttting on a pair of used, beat-up, raggedy roller skates and go round and round a rink! I loved swaying to the music (that was always my favorite part), moving my feet back and forth while the colored lights danced around me. Although, I never got real good at roller skating, like some people there who could do all sorts of tricks. I don't think I could even skate backwards. I didn't care too much about that. It was fun just being there. We would be at the roller skating rink for hours everytime we went. I'm sure we went at least once a month. It was a great way for my Mom and Dad to get all the children out of the house. It seems like we always went there in the winter. During the summertime, we would roller skate on the back porch. We would play our cassette tapes of Olivia Newton John on the boom box and skate all day long. Aahh, the good 'ole days!

I'm not sure if we having a roller skating rink near where we live. It's funny when you think about things you did growing up, how you think they were so cheesy looking back on them. But today, they are still in style. I was looking online for a roller skating picture and was surprised to see there are roller skating clubs and competitions. Who would have thought it would be such a cool fad? Most of my childhood was spent in the 80's, and I thought it was the worst decade to grow up in. I had always wished I grew up in the 50's. Everything seemed to be so simple back then. But then I realize I'd have to live through the 70's and that changes my thoughts on which decade was the worst. I'm glad I was a baby in the 70's!

I don't think I'll be roller skating today. I don't have the best balance these days! Some days I wonder how I get through the day walking without falling down. I don't think putting wheels on my feet would be the best for me! I will be watching all the kids skate around the rink, dancing to the music, moving with the laser lights, and trying not to fall down. I do enjoy doing something that brings back good memories. Oh how we love to re-live those moments! It will be fun!