City Skate

Aside from replacing my normal water intake with hot coco (extra marshmallows please), outdoor ice skating has to be one of my favorite winter activities!Growing up, Polar Ice was the place to be. The year was 2001, a sixth-grade Courtney lived in suburban Arizona so there wasn’t much to do. For entertainment, we spent Friday Nights at the Ice Rink, twirling (and falling) to S Club 7 – ain’t no party like an s-club par-tay. Plus I have a background in competitive dance, so when it comes to skating I’m pretty much a pro (not) and super graceful on the ice (hahah – not), like a really talented penguin or something.Okay, okay so my ice skating skills are not at penguin level, but I still like pretending like I know what I’m doing – Presenting, Color Me Courtney … ON ICE! My favorite spot to skate in NYC is at the Standard at the Highline because it’s not crazy crowded like other rinks and makes for a super cute backdrop. I didn’t mind that my too-cool-to-skate-brother (who took these photos while he was in town) refused to Ice dance with me, I was happy as a penguin to be skating around with the 8-10 year olds on this unexpectedly warm day! Some of them tried to take me down with them, but I stood strong … Sorry little dude every man for himself 😉 #ManDown