Starbucks and Minivans

I woke up with a massive headache this morning, this has been happening the last few days. My Starbucks addiction was a little out of control so I cut it back to once or twice a week. In the meantime I make my coffee at home. Hopefully my super caffeine "withdrawal" headaches go away soon. I am having to drink almost a pot of coffee to feel normal! Anyways, today is Wednesday which means soccer practice. I love going to practice. In fact, I love everything that has to do with going to soccer. I never really thought I would be that kind of mom, but I have embraced it fully.
Last year in September we move about 35 minutes from the city we were used to. It was an adjustment at first. This town is small and the houses are spaced out and it takes effort to go to the stores and shopping. Two reasons we moved here was the yard, and the schools. The schools here are amazing and I was so happy to be able to give this opportunity to my kids. Desi had been signed up for soccer in our old city so since September I had been driving her the 35 minutes to practice every Monday and Wednesday, then games on Saturday. I was hopeing to be done by Feburary but she was asked to join the Spring Select team which does tournaments all spring and half the summer. It was a big honor for her, of course I had to say yes. Now here I am Mondays and Wednesdays driving, in my minivan taxi, the 35 miles for practice again. On most weekends we do tournaments which are in different cities each time. They are a blast, besides the fact they empty my wallet due to gas. Never the less, I love being a minivan driving, Starbucks sipping, soccer mom.
A year and a half ago we thought this might not be possible for Desi. She used to be a little sickling. She always had stomach issues and headaches and never felt very well. We went through countless tests and doctor visits trying to figure out what was wrong. We even tried doing six months of being gluten free because the doctor thought it may be celiac disease. Finally after what seemed like forever, we saw an allergy specialist to get her tested.

She was allergic to pretty much everything. She started getting shots twice a week for a year. Now, we only do once a week with no end in sight. She is a new kid now, none of the health issues. So while some people think I am crazy for doing all the driving and all the work that comes with being a full fledged soccer mom, I appreciate it. I will continue to sit and watch her, volunteer, drive, do snack duty, or be the treasure for the team. Knowing now that there was a chance she would never be able to do it, I will cherish every moment. So here is to five weekends in a row of tournaments, empty gas tanks, and probably very frequent visits to Starbucks!