Let's review 2009: Call it my year in review of Derby Luv.

This year, I've been injured. Twice.

I did go back to roller derby. I played (albeit as an extra in very few jams) in my first winning game, got a happy rollergirl picture of myself all smiley and skating and some good shots of me taking down three opposing blockers at a time.  That was an Awesome Night!

I've wrote up some games, talked about team reputations, and seen Whip It!. I saw my co-blogger Raven, get hurt, and then start a worthwhile and charitable yahoo group, Derby Hurts. Awesome way to make lemonade, Raven. I hope you heal quickly and get back out there!

I met Smarty Pants of TXRD  *squeal* and trained with her. made new friends here in London. Both rollergirls and non-rollergirl types.

I missed another RollerCon, Blood and Thunder, and regionals and nationals tournaments, but have been sentimentally missing MTLRD days as a rollergirl with MTLRD and my teammates there.

I celebrated a year of not smoking, thanks to my friends at Rollergirl.ca, and I actually thought all the training would help me. I lost 10% body fat, but didn't get more than 2-3 inches smaller since Hamilton, and didn't see any massive roller derby improvements. (note: injuries)

I am in a retrospective mood, when it comes to roller derby. I miss Montreal, but I love the FCDG Thames Fatales here in London too.  As the Christmas holidays arrive, I am excited for them, and for the first time I am not hoping for any derby stuff, other than the derby workout video from the Heart Attacks, or a tattoo gift certificate to fix my tattoo. (it's tiny and my husband said it's starting to sorta fade out/run together - $85 I paid for a two inch tattoo, can I get an amen it should be lovely after only 9 years? LOL

Anyway, I'll let you know once the Christmas Holidays are over, the excitement is died down, and I start looking optimistically towards the future, what I think I will be doing in 2010. I am not 100% sure right now. Right now, all I am sure about is that I still LOVE ROLLER DERBY and that will never change. I want to try some more boxing classes, and do some Hot Yoga, and I want to learn to ice skate. I want to try snowboarding or skiing, or even go sledding (I never do anything wintery). I want to make a quilt, learn to make clothes, and knit a new scarf. I want to do good at my job, and I want to work on my family in 2010.

Merry Christmas, Happy Christmas, and Happy Holidays, to all, and a Happy Winter Solstice to my pagan and otherwise non-religious and non-Santa-fied, commercialized friends. Either way, crack open some Bailey's and light a fire, and break out the cherry cake. Peace out.