Our Lopez Family

Check out this link: http://www.2thedeuce.com/videobeta/watch/?watch=6c237984-d44c-41ed-84eb-ca96311de587

My excitement for roller derby has been dwindling as the months have grown colder. Right now its time for snowboarding and I haven't had much time to make it to practice in the past month. I have fully made up my mind about continuing to play yet, but seeing things like the video above of my league definitely gets me pumped up. Last month they made it to National's and took 4th place in the nation which is very exciting, but has made practices pretty tough because it seems like all the girls are ready to tear one another to pieces. I even caught myself joining in on some very unsportswomanlike like behavior by preying on some of the weaker players and knocking them down. The game is all about agility and strategy, but I couldn't help myself and felt pretty guilty for some of my take downs. When I apologized to one girl I took out, she looked at me and said "There's no apologizing in derby!!!" I laughed but still felt like I had been a jerk. I'll keep you posted on any new developments and whether or not I decided to keep playing, I did have a really good derby named picked out; Cheerleader Beater! For now, I am focusing on the Colfax marathon in May!