Believe it or not, there is an outdoor ice rink in downtown Sacramento. It seemed like such a cheery holiday thing to do, so we dug our skates out of the closet last night and headed to the rink. We both enjoy ice skating but Kevin is the only one among us who’s had proper lessons. You’ll have to ask him sometime about his practice of twirling in the hallway and how he wore out the sole of his shoe. But don’t tell him I told you to ask!
During the car ride, Kevin expressed apprehension at going to the K Street mall to skate. Last time we were at this outdoor mall we experienced near-assaults from several homeless crazies. "What do you think they’ll do to you? Mock you and pelt you with rocks while you skate?," I asked. (Sounds like a freakish nightmare - skating on hazy white with homeless people surrounding you, moving in on you with rocks in hand, and taunting you.)
The homeless people, though we saw a few of them, were all very polite and seemed in good spirits. They must be collecting good donations from the streetfolk during this holiday season. (Plus, if you HAD to be homeless, Sacramento is not a bad place to be during the winter!)
We very much enjoyed our evening skate. It was fun to skate to the Christmas music, with the big, starry sky above us. The rink was crowded with lovers and little kids - but it was fun. There was one little boy in particular who was having the time of his life. He was very cute. His body was soaked from falling in the ice and I thought his mouth would fall off from smiling so much. Hanging with kids often makes me feel like one myself.
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