Throw-Back Thursday: Cool Kids Rollerblade... Even Inside the House (and how I got my black eye)

Sooo... this picture is extremely embarrassing.

But way too awesome to not share.

I believe it was my 6th birthday, and all I wanted was rollerblades. Imagine my excitement when that's exactly what I received!! And of course, complete with the knee pads, wrist guards, helmet, water bottle, backpack... yeah, I'd say that I was pretty well protected.

I might have been a bit too excited, though. I hardly ever took those things off. And when my parents finally told me that I couldn't rollerblade indoors, I still wore some of the pads around the house. I was a dork.

Interestingly enough, I remember that the pads I most often wore were the wrist guards - I remember liking the secure feeling they gave me.

Throw-Back Thursday: Sorry, Emma

Well, sorry Emma.

This picture always makes me laugh. I actually remember it being taken, even though I was probably only about 3 or 4. I was trying to help her stand up properly... by apparently strangling her. Toddler logic.

My favourite part is that my mum took the picture rather than prying me off of her. But I'm sure she did after... right?

Maybe this is why I have neck problems now... what goes around comes around?

I think I'm going to make Throw-Back Thursday a regular blog post category now. I don't really have that much of a background story for this picture other than what I just typed above, but I've got some good stories for other pictures so be prepared!

-Sarah