I'm Just Sayin'

I survived my first soccer game last night and I'm not battered, bruised, or sore. Ok, well maybe a little sore. But not near as bad as I had thought I'd be. And I wasn't the oldest girl on the team either. There were two other girls that I went to high school with that were older than me, but of course they were in much better shape than me too. To those of you that doubted me.....HAH! I can do it. I've still got it! Well, kind of. Yes, I'm 36 years old. Yes, I haven't played organized soccer since I was 14. Yes, I'm not used to running for an hour. But you know what??? I had an absolute blast. I played fairly well for someone that was pretty rusty. And.... get this.....I played goalie. WTH, you're saying?? Well, we didn't have many players show up so we had NO SUBS, which means I had to play the whole game. I'm in no shape to run that much so when I was about to pass out, I switched to goalie to catch a breather. Now, I have no experience playing goalie and as aggressive as I am in competitive sports, I always thought I'd be a complete wimp at goalie. I actually kind of liked it!! I took some hard shots to the body, but I kept more balls out of the goal than I let in, so that says something. I have to say I'm pretty proud of myself. I did something out of my comfort zone, went into a situation where I wasn't sure I would know anyone and not sure if I could even still play, and I'm happy I did it. It meant a lot to me that Todd and the boys came to cheer me on. One of the reasons Todd was so anxious to see me play was that he'd never seen me run before. How freakishly funny is that?? We've been together 15 years and he's never seen me run! LOL! I ran! And Todd, watch this, I can skip too, and walk backwards, and hop on one foot. He's a bit more comfortable now that I won't hurt myself and I think he was a little impressed. And how wrong is this......I have no soccer gear so I wore my 9 year old's soccer shorts, socks, and shin guards. I can wear a boys' size 10/12 soccer short, sad huh, yet surprisingly awesome. My next game is Thursday night......and I'm ready!!! Now where's my Ibuprofen.......