Life has been pretty crazy and I haven't had much time to get on here and blog about what's been going on in life but I finally have some time to just sit and pour everything out so here it goes. A couple weeks ago, I had my very last CPGS banquet ever. Crazy right? Time is flying by so dang fast. To start, I specifically want to talk a little about my second family. The girls who I've grown up playing next to, the girls who have been there through it all, and the girls I am going to miss so dearly. Looking back on all my years playing soccer, I couldn't even imagine what it would had been like if I didn't have my CPGS girls by my side, especially my seniors. From playing YMCA soccer in second grade, to being awkward middle schoolers who thought we were way cooler than we actually were, to now being seniors together, I wouldn't trade them for the world. These girls have laughed with me, cried with me, and just about everything in between. These are my 11 best friends who I am gonna miss the heck out of next year. I can honestly say that each one of these seniors has taught me something more than simply what being apart of a team means. Vanessa has taught me how *not* to dance and that you always need your best friend beside you to stretch out your extremely small jersey for you and sing the star spangled banner with terribly (and she happens to be mine for both). Emily has taught me that getting through the awful Lonestar soccer years is possible if you have friends like ours. Bean has taught me what it means to truly be joyful and to make the best of every situation life throws you. Alanis has taught me that you can't take life too seriously and you just gotta be crazy every now and then (or all the time). Bekah has taught me what GOOD pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are and that you can never listen to enough Eminem. Chapa has taught me that being hype is a good thing when used for the right things. Sarah has taught me that people from out of state are cool and that its okay to eat a lot of food sometimes (or all day, every day). Maddi has taught me that sometimes sass is necessary and what it means to fight like hell for what you want. Claire has taught me that being weird is a good thing (most the time) and gets you a lot of friends (maybe not) and that soccer is way more fun when you get to play with your best friend by your side. Neg has taught me how to say a good prayer, that the bench life can be the good life, and that ball is life (sikee). Kimmy has taught me that its okay to be mushy and that when someone scores (especially Kimmy) you CELEBRATE like there is no tomorrow.
Words can seriously not describe the immense love I have for every one of these girls. It breaks my heart to know that I will never get to play another game with these girls or sing metal shop in the back of the bus on the way home, or go to tournaments with anymore. Never again will I get to be apart of a team whole loves me so well, or ride that pony before games, or have crazy team sleepovers. Just like that, in the blink of an eye, its all over. It's crazy to think that three years ago, we were all starting our very first season of high school soccer on JV with the craziest coach ever; Brewer. It honestly feels like just yesterday we were all sitting in the back of the bus singing crazy train with all of our assigned parts and practically dying every Brewer drove and rolling down grass hills and killing dripping springs in seek of great revenge. Looking back at it all now it seems so ridiculously fun and stupid but also such great memories all at the same time. Those really were the days. Its so bittersweet for me to be done with this chapter of my life; done with CPGS. It has been such a good ride with so many amazing memories and so many great friendships that I wouldn't have made anywhere else. But these are my girls and this is my team and always will be. Every year at banquet the seniors will tell you that high school goes by faster than you think and you never get how right they are until you're the senior. Until you are the one who is having to say goodbye to all your best friends and the sport you love, you don't get how much this has all meant to you and how fast it's slipping away. Then you get to the point where I am, and it hits you and you wish you would have cherished every second you had of it better. But this chapter of my life is over and I'm happy with how it ended. I couldn't have asked for a better four years of the sport I love with the people I love even more. For one last time, forever CPGS and Hoorah.
