Love Is In the Air

Not MY air, unfortunately! But, wow, is this the time of year for engagements and weddings or what?! No, I am not complaining about not having a guy. That's not what this is about. It just seems like every time I turn around, someone else is engaged! Or someone is getting married so soon and I didn't even realize it. It's just a crazy time. Like the other night I sat 2 seats down from a girl who got engaged over Spring Break. She had this psycho-ly big wedding planner book and she was showing it to some other girls. It was at that point that I was thankful for my singleness. Planning a wedding seems like more trouble than it's worth. Don't get me wrong, I would love to get married some day. But, I am NOT looking forward to all the stress. Maybe it's just my personality type that I don't really need things to be huge and amazingly perfect that I would go as far as to get all stressed out. But, phew...crazy! Well, I figure I may be going to 1 or 2 weddings over the next couple summers, but thankfully I don't think I will be in any. Any close friends that I have don't even have boyfriends, so we're safe there! So I guess my main point is that people are getting engaged by the thousands here! Haha!

This weekend we had our athletic recruitment days here at college. It was really neat because like 6 or 7 high school seniors came and visited and practiced with us Friday and Saturday. It was really fun to get to know them and to see the potential talent that the team could have next year. I did get really sad on Saturday when we scrimmaged almost full field 9v9. It has really set in that I am not playing soccer next year. I know I will be around and I will be helping out. I will get to spend every day out at practice with the girls and hopefully make a good contribution to the improvement of the team, which don't get me wrong...I am SO excited about. But, coaching and playing are so different. When you're coaching, you can't do a thing about it once it's game time. You have to rely on your players to perform while you want so desperately to be out there and be doing it yourself. Well, I have to be content where I am. God gave me 4 amazing years of relatively healthy college soccer. I have to be thankful to Him for that and now step back and try my best to help those that are coming after me. I know it will be fun. I know it. I am truly excited to get a new perspective on the game and team setting. It's just going to be an adjustment. It's that change thing...the thing none of us really like, but it happens anyways.

Well, I'm about to head to church. YAY! :) I am looking forward to it. I am not looking forward to cleaning and homework after church, but oh well! Here's a reminiscent soccer pic...ahhh the good old days :)