left out in the cold

AJ and I went over to the outdoor ice rink up the street for the first time, but were regrettably denied entry.

I called the park district's ice rink hotline this afternoon and started dancing in my seat to the sounds of, "Monday, December 4, and the rink at Johns Park is OPEN." Yes, I wondered why it was Monday's message, but that didn't matter -- the rink was finally open for business!

Much to our chagrin, when we went over to the rink at 9pm this evening, the lights were out and the gate to the rink was locked. AJ called the hotline and got a Tuesday "we're closed" message. Freakin' ice tease, that Glenview park district.

Sigh. I guess we'll just have to try again tomorrow or Thursday...