down for life

11-13-1999 I was turning 11. At my birthday party I received my first skateboard, a cheap, k-mart board with no concave and wheels that barely spun. 10 years later, I'm turning 21 and there hasn't been a day that's gone by I haven't skated, or thought something pertaining to skateboarding. Every time I skated might not have been as much fun as the last, but it was always fun in some way. There has never been a point where I have seriously considered quitting skateboarding, and if I did the thought passed as fast as it came. What can I say? From the moment I stepped on the board and instantly was laying on my back, I knew it was meant to be! So heres to you, skateboarding. I have loved you when you worked in my favor and hated you when you attacked my shins, obsessed over you when i couldn't be with you and dreamed of you more than...well whatever it is boys between the ages of 11 and 21 should be dreaming about? I guess you could say I "fell" in love with you.
Hopefully I can get another 10 years of skateboarding out of my skinny, awkward body. (maybe even ten after that but lets work with what we have)