With Meghan working at the Lego store for the afternoon, Alpha, Beta, and I decided to go roller skating. I haven’t been since before I got married, Beta has only been once, and Alpha has never been.
We went to Roller World in Saugus, since Beta had been there once with friends and liked it. It’s also not too far and had good reviews on Google. They offer a choice of roller skates or -blades (for a few dollars more). We elected to rent roller blades instead of skates, to make backwards tipping a little less likely.
Beta took off after a moment of getting used to the skates again, while Alpha spent a few minutes just trying to stand. I had my own troubles but got going soon enough.
After a little while, the most amazing thing happened: the sisters started helping each other out. Alpha was still a little unsteady on her skates, so Beta stepped up and tried to help her out. They did a few laps around the floor together as Alpha slowly worked away from the wall. I’ve seen the “sisters-against-the-world-thing” in other people, but I’ve had my doubts that these two would ever bond like that. I’m glad to see that I was wrong.
After a couple of big spills (but no injuries) we decided to head out. We were all surprised to find that we had been there for a couple of hours – even I could have sworn it had only been an hour. Time flies when you’re having fun! The girls spent the ride home talking about going back and buying roller blades for themselves.