Weekly Pedlow Practice.

Hello fellow people! This weeks blog is going to be about my Saturday experience at my local skatepark. You see, almost every Friday or Saturday, I try to go to my local park to practice and learn new tricks. 

It all started when my mom dropped me off in the front of the park. I kissed her bye and began to skate towards the heart of the park. I instantly recognized then greeted many of my friends. I warmed up skating the "nugget," a three foot ledge. I hopped up the obstacle and did my normal routine. After about ten minutes, I skate towards the middle or the park to try out the new obstacles. The was a small ledge, a rail and manual pad (used for doing tricks on two wheels). Skated toward the rail and landed a 50-50 (a grind that involves both of your trucks to slide on the obstacle) first try. Then, right after landing the grind, I sped toward the wooden pad and tried to manual it. A manual is a maneuver when you ollie up the object and land on two wheels and balance. After almost an hour of skating all the obstacles in the center of the park, I decided to try something new, and relatively scary. Once again, I hopped up the nugget. I rolled up with speed, setting up my feet and readying myself to commit to the trick, but last minute, I hopped off my board and down nugget. I went up again for a second attempt. I rolled with speed, then committed to my trick. I watched the obstacle then popped the nose of my board. My timing was perfect, however I wasn't ready to take the impact, so I slipped out. For a third time, I rolled toward the edge of the obstacle feeling confident. I committed and popped the nose. My timing was off causing the board to rocket forward, and straighten mid air, right under me, between both of my legs, almost hitting my... you know what let's not talk about that... Anyway, finally, for the fourth and final  attempt, I sped toward the end with confidence and caution. I popped the nose upward, with precision and timing, gaining lots of height. After successfully timing the trick, is landed off nugget, clean, with no worry. 

On that day, I felt accomplished that I learned something new, a trick that I never thought that I would be able to pull off.

Grandma's Birthday.

Hello everyone, I'm back with another blog post! So this week's blog is going to be about my Grandma's 68th birthday. Now you might be wondering, why the heck would he do this? Well it's because of where we celebrated, a fancy restaurant called Ruth's Chris. You might be aware that this restaurant is famous for serving steak, well, as a matter of fact our family decided to eat there. 

As soon as I walked in the door, the vibe the place gave off was very different than what I was normally used to. It's was quiet, and dim, while the beautiful aroma of steak filled the building. After sitting about ten minutes, the waiter then walked us to our table. Waiting for us, was a hand written card from the general manager greeting my Grandma happy birthday. Almost as soon as we sat down, a group of waiters quietly set bread and butter on our tables, then filled our glasses with water. They left then gave us a few minutes to order. While waiting, I decided to try a piece of bread. I tore off a piece, and smeared it with butter, and slowly started to eat it. The butter was so rich, and slightly salty, while the texture of the bread, complemented the overall taste. Once we decided on what to eat, we called the waiter to list our orders. 

After almost thirty minutes of waiting the food finally arrived. A group of waiters simultaneously placed our orders in front of us. And warned us that the plate was very, VERY, hot. Me, being an ignorant idiot decided to dab the plate with my finger..... They weren't joking. It was the hottest thing I've ever touched. I felt a very painful, stinging sensation on the tip of my finger, which wouldn't allow me to touch anything for the rest of the night.... Anyway, the main dish, a 12 ounce rib eye, was waiting for me to eat it. The aroma of the steak was so strong I could almost taste it. The outside of the steak was a dark toasty brown, while the inside was raw pink. I quickly sliced a piece, and put it into my mouth. It was awesome... The warmth of the meat filled my mouth, and the taste was something I've never tasted in my whole life. The outside was crispy, while the inside was tender and chewy. I enjoyed then finished my meal after about thirty minutes, then sang happy birthday. The waiters presented us with a small chocolate cake with strawberries all over the side of the plate. The cake was soft, sweet and melted in my mouth. We chatted and quickly devoured the cake. Finally, after three hours of eating and sharing stories, we all left and parted ways.t

Halloween!

What's up guys, and welcome to another blog! I am sure that many of you are very well aware that this recent Saturday was Halloween. So I'm just going to swim with the tide, and blog about my awesome Halloween experience. 

It all started at five o'clock, when I had just pulled up at my friend, David's house. I got out of my car and kissed my mom goodbye, then hurriedly went inside the house to greet David, and his mother. I started to set my stuff aside side and and settle down. After about twenty minutes, David and I decided to go skate outside on his front yard. We were messing around, while trying new and wacky things on our boards. Eventually, my close friend Max, pulled up the side of the house, right in front of me and David. He got out of the car, hopping on one leg, due to his fractured ankle. His mom handed him his crutches, while I brought his sleeping bag and clothes inside the house. We all decided to just hang out inside the house and play video games, because Max couldn't skate. After about thirty minutes of hardcore gaming, my best friend, Russell, followed by my other good friend Dax, entered the house. They set his stuff down then joined us in gaming. We gamed and watch Netflix until it was time to trick or treat. We got into our costumes, then hopped in the van. After about a five minute drive, we pulled up on a neighborhood. We started to walk around and gather candy, little by little. We kept on wandering around the dark neighborhood, going through haunted houses, for almost two hours. Along the way, house to house, we noticed the road was getting really, really crowded, then eventually left.

We got back home, tired, with sore feet. Eventually, we settled down and freshened up. Everybody got into comfortable position around the living area, and began to watch scary movies, in the spirit of Halloween.