Ice
The skating rink at Millennium Park opens in just two days.
I'm excited.
The ice rink is just across the street from my workplace so I keep a pair of hockey skates in my office. (I'm a disaster on figure skates but for some strange reason, I can be a little ice-bat on hockey skates. It's not very pretty or graceful, but I enjoy it.) With skates in my office, I can buzz out there right after work or also during my lunch break when I feel the need.
Each year, I keep a special "skate" playlist of music on my iPod. Usually, it's a combination of slow, languid music alternating with hard, fast rock; An oboe adagio followed by Heart's Barracuda.
This year, it's simply Handel's Messiah and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
What more would anyone need?
I love Winter . . .
Boo hoo! I don't love winter, as you know. But I'm excited for you that the ice rink is coming back! *smiles*
ReplyDeleteI envy people who can skate. It looks so fun. Given that I just badly strained a muscle playing chase, I don't think I'll be up for learning any time soon.
ReplyDeleteI love winter. One of my favorite New York memories is walking past the sidewalk Christmas tree vendors, Mmmmmm, followed by the carts of sugared almonds.