Dawn Is Me

I’m celebrating.

I QUIT SMOKING ONE YEAR AGO TODAY!!!

You may not be impressed but I am. Especially in light of the fact that Gino has continued to smoke this entire year — although, in justice to him, not in the house.

(I wish he had told me back when he did quit — for a whole year, too! — that having me in the apartment, still a-puffing away, was making it harder for him. I would have stopped smoking in the apartment and he might have been able to stay on the wagon. Oh well … !)

Meanwhile, Gina is home this week and we did something I’ve been threatening to do for years. We had a Girls’ Night Out and took ourselves off to Interskate 88 for a few hours of roller skating.

Do you think it’s pathetic that I so have no life that I can get excited about going roller skating?

Well, hey … screw you.

I like roller skating. It’s good exercise and it’s a lot of fun. I haven’t done it in years, so I’m not all that good at it. For that matter, I’ve never been especially good at it. I just like to do it.

Besides, it is a form of physical activity that Kimmie appears to enjoy (always excluding sex, of course), which is something of a miracle all by itself.

So, once I got my skates on and got to my feet, I did several laps that fell under the category of, “Oh, god, I don’t remember how to do this, I’m gonna kill myself … !”

But, after that, I started getting the hang of it again. I’m not going to say it’s like riding a bicycle, exactly, but it wasn’t far removed.

The best part is that now, on the day after, my legs are not rubbery or even a little bit sore (many thanks to The FIRM and, specifically, to Emily and Kelsie, who kick my butt on a regular basis).

And, at the prompting of my daughters, I’ve decided that I’m going to do this regularly … maybe weekly. It’s a real cheap form of entertainment and I really don’t get out enough.

Besides, I think I’m going to enjoy spending time with Kimmie (and Gina, when she’s home) outside this house.

That was a good idea of mine. (See? I have them occasionally.)