Compulsoriez - Friday March 8th @1:10pm East Rink Zamboni side. There are four of us in this group and I'll get to skate with Kaoru and Kim again (lovely ladies, those two!)
Free Skatez - Saturday March 9th @ 1:15pm on the East Rink. There are a total of seven skaters in my group! I have skated with two of them before (Kim and Kaoru) but the other four skaters are people I've never met before. I'm excited to meet them and cheer them on :)
So yeah, it's feeling real now! I can start selecting my practice ice and warm-ups tomorrow morning and then from now until March 8th, I'm in super awesome focus mode! This competition is a big moment for me for several reasons but mostly, it's important because on March 6th, I'm turning 40. Yeah, 4-0! This is a tough birthday for a lot of people because I think this is when they start evaluating where they are in life compared to where they thought they would be. This is probably when many people start panicking that they haven't accomplished the things they've always dreamed for themselves. I don't feel that way. I never would have thought I would be capable of doing half of the things I'm able to do now. I feel strong, healthy, and determined to keep working toward my skating goals. I get to do something that most people can't and that's pretty damn snazzy!
So, I'm excited that for my 40th birthday I get to do something really cool and hang out with people who are some of the most encouraging, inspiring, and supportive people I've ever met. I'm going to go out there and skate my best and be proud of the skater I have become!
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