Just Me...

Today I thought I would post without any pictures, just the events in our lives and thoughts in my mind.

Today was a wonderful day.  Cooper had his first soccer practice for the season and it was refreshing.  Watching him work so hard and do his best makes me a very proud mom.  Willie and I enjoyed sitting in the fresh air watching our boy have so much fun.  These times come few and far between with Willie's college schedule.  Coach came up with some new games for the boys.  Our favorite game was when the boys were told to dribble their ball and try to kick the other teammates with their ball.  As our children got kicked in the back, side, and stomach the parents smiled and laughed.  No tears believe it or not!  The boys were having too much fun to realize coach was trying to get them to be less afraid of the ball:)

For those of you who don't know...Willie and I are officially growing old together.  Last week we went to have eye exams.  Neither of us hace had an eye exam since we were children and figured it was about time.  Willie has been struggling with consistent headaches and I have had trouble reading from a distance.  We had our eye exams and went ahead and did the eye dilation as well.  The dilation didn't bother me much but Willie was nearly blind.  Fortunately, we both have great eyes but need a small prescription to help our vision.  I am nearsighted and Willie is farsighted.  I guess we balance each other out.  (Story of our lives.)  Willie picked out some very handsome Ray Ban's and I opted for some fun Oakley's.  This was a very different experience for the both of us.  I wouldn't want to do it with anyone else:)

We officially planned Cooper's 7th birthday party today.  Last year we had so much fun at Fastlanes that Coop wanted to do the same.  We went in and he picked out his colors, pizza, and drinks.  Our boy is growing up so fast and I don't want to miss any of it.  I was offered a position on a district committee at work this week.  As it stands, I serve on several committees already, in addition to tutoring three days a week.  Needless to say, I barely have time to breath.  Since Cooper has decided to play soccer and baseball this spring, I had to turn the position down.  It was so hard.  One of the things I've struggled with is finding that balance between being a wife, a mom, and a teacher.  I love my family so much and I put my all into my career because of my passion for children.  I was flattered by the offer and it was difficult to turn down.  I know I made a good decision and I hope this is a step in the right direction for me to find that balance I need in my life.

Running- Oh, how I miss you.  Last year I began running.  I enjoyed it so much.  It was my thirty minutes where I didn't have to be a wife, mom, or teacher.  I could just be me, but it became difficult in the heat so I had to stop.  I'm ready to start again...yet another obstacle stands in my way...tutoring.  Staying at school later than usual has really taken its tole on me.  Tutoring stops in two weeks so I'm planning on replacing that time with running.  I'm so excited.