The lure of roller derby....

During the pre-teen and teen years, I have always went to Roller Dome for skating on the weekends. I fondly remember the inviting shiny rink in the middle of darkened room with a huge mirror ball hanging over it, multi-colored lights shootin' through the dark everywhere and the pulsatating vibrations of the music throughout my feet. Stolen kisses in the dark corners. Skaters kept in pace to the song and I remember every time the song changed, skaters either sped up or slowed down. I then adjusted my speed to match theirs and felt the booms booms of the bass under my wheels. It was awesome, enough said. Come on hokey pokey on skates, anyone? Chicago Bears Super Bowl Shuffle. Thriller by Michael Jackson. Good memories to be had. I was a very good skater in that I could jump, jam skate, lap others twice or thrice as well skate backwards. Again, keep this in mind, I was good......

Let's fast forward to now. Region Rat Rollers came up during the conversation I had with my step-mother over a year ago. Her employee, A, was a skater on the RRR team. Of course, it caught my interest because I have always loved to watch roller derby bouts on tv (I honestly thought they were scripted because the ladies were always beating the shit out of each other but the competitive side of it really fascinated me). I was tempted to go for it but I had to decline due to that promotion I've worked hard for. The timing was just not good, I needed to adjust to my new position while balancing my time as a mother and wife.

 Since that conversation, roller derby was tucked away in my subconsciousness. There, it remained dormant until that day. The day I opened the Sunday paper, right there at the top corner of front paper was a picture of derby lady, Yvonna Rumble, pointing. OMG, roller derby! The article spoke of the RRR skater tryouts coming up in six days! This was it, the opportunity presented itself again. This time, I was not going to let it go! After a family meeting with my hubby and our three daughters, I've decided to go for it! I received nothing but full support and encouragement from my husband. Naturally, I received iffy reactions from my daughters such as "But Mom what if you break your knee again?", "But Mom what if you get into fights?", "But Mom........". After few reassuring words and pinky promises made (don't ask :P), I was given "approval" by my girls. YAY, roller derby, here I come!

 Upcoming.....the day of try-outs.   Stay tuned! .