Blades of Glory

I looooooooooove ice skating!

I don't know what my deal is...

I have been going to every outdoor rink available and near me. They were all over during the Holidays. It reminds me of when I was younger and watched Figure Skating on tv. I would not want to become such a pro athlete anytime soon, but an open rink, all to myself, with no one watching... thrills me. I adore the outerwear and winter accessories in a less competive state. I like getting friends together and daring each other not to fall. I like the speed at which you go and trying out graceful dance moves in flight. It's such a great workout too! Who knew I'd have a knack for it?

Labor of Love

I cannot exist without you. I am forgetful of everything but seeing you again. My life seems to stop there. I see no further. You have absorb'd me. I have a sensation at the present moment as though I were dissolving. I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for religion... I have shudder'd at it... I shudder no more. I could be martyr'd for my religion: Love is my religion. I could die for that. I could die for you. My creed is love, and you are its only tenet. You have ravish'd me away by a power I cannot resist. - Emily Dickinson