I think I am in love…with roller derby and the awesomeness that are roller girls!
Photo courtesy of True Grit Roller Derby
http://londontips.ca/true-grit-roller-derby
A little over two years ago I was catching up on my Netflix movie list and I received Whip It in the mail. I’d heard of roller derby before, but this movie put a whole new spin on it. Plus I ❤ me some Ellen Page (of Juno fame.) I was so intrigued!
I spent hours Googling roller derby and checking to see if there were any local teams. There were! I asked The Hubs what he thought of the idea of me as a roller derby girl were. He smiled and kind of laughed, and said, “You’d be good. What about softball?”
Hmmm. Was that a compliment or a diversion?
The idea and fascination remained just a lovely, awesome dream. We were busy living life, getting adjusted to a new place, first ministry appointment, and our rapidly growing 9 month old.
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