Did I mention that for my birthday I bought a Longboard (Check out this video of people longboarding - and the song is by Interpol - an amazing band. enjoy!) off of Craig's List? I bought it from this british guy in north Asheville. When I got to his house, he had this other, old skateboard just sitting there. I asked him if he wanted to throw it in for an extra ten dollars. He had to think about it. It was cool. We actually bargained a bit. I am not the best, or most experienced wheeler & dealer around; but my dad is. My dad can make an eskimo ( or, Inuit) pay $1000 for an ice cube. It is impressive, and said skill provided my needs for the first 20 years of my life. Possibly because of his almost diety-like ability to bargain, I never took the time to perfect the skill. But now that I have lived on my own for a decade, I am getting better at it. And it reaped benefits at this exchange, as I walked away with a longboard, a skateboard, and an extra set of wheels for a good price.
Anyways, I have been longboarding lately. I skateboarded a lot as a young kid. I had a quarter pipe in my driveway and shattered my wrist on it. Once I got into girls, and could drive a car - I forgot about skating. But I have continued to follow the sport, and I still love it. I also love to snowboard, so longboarding seemed like a perfect fit. I am loving it so far, and Asheville has great hills for it. Not that I am going to ignore my other skateboard, which is calling me to try an ollie. But I do not need a broken bone right now, so I will be on the longboard. And Noah and Jessica are having a good time with it as well. They are both giving the boards a shot, and enjoying it. It is funny how two year olds have no fear. Perfect for skateboarding, huh?
We are off to Lake Wylie, and then to Charlotte, in a few hours. So I will hollaback when we get home. Oh yeah, they finished reflooring our bathrooms and man they look great. We are excited.
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