Fun Family Time – Rollerskating

In the 1980’s I used to hang out at a local rollerskating rink. Matter of fact, that’s where I met my husband Sam. We used to spend a lot of time rollerskating as it was the “in thing” to do in the 80’s. You know…the era of disco dancing and skating! I got pregnant with our daughter in 1985 and we haven’t been rollerskating since!

Last month our granddaughter turned 9 years old and we hosted her birthday party at a local skating rink. She had about 30 guests at her party (adults and children) and everyone had a great time.

The adults who attended the party really enjoyed reliving some moments from their childhood and many of them told us that they haven’t skated in over 25+ years. In case you didn’t know, it’s a great form of cardio exercise and your body can get a really good workout.

Since I’m recovering from knee replacement surgery, I didn’t lace-up…but my husband did! He slapped those skates on and got out onto the floor with everyone else. For the first 10-15 minutes he went around pretty slow, but then he found his old groove! LOL

How many of you used to participate in rollerskating when you were a child? How many of you go out and skate today? Back in the 80’s it was a very popular activity but now a days, it seems to have fallen by the wayside. At least around here.