Ahh 31

So... on Oct 11th, I will be 31. I will officially be IN my 30's. Does this make me a grown up? I still miss the kids table. I wanted so badly to be at the big kids table, now I want to be back at the kids table.
A few times a year I try to sit down and reflect on life at the present time, (most of the time, a cocktail helps my thought process).
Life at the Tyler household has been crazy crazy crazy. We are 6 weeks off from having another baby in the house, which honestly, hasn't truly sank in it. For me, I am just trying to get through soccer season. Jackson will be 18 months when JET III is welcomed into this world. And there lies when I start to feel very old. 2 kids. One kid I can still be cool and maybe go out from time to time. BUT, 2 kids...that is a WHOLE different world! When I do sit down and think about it, I am pretty pumped about having two boys. Emily and I have said on numerous occasions it is hard to imagine loving another boy as much as we love Jackson. But, as any parent with 2 kids will say, you love each kid the same and in different ways. I welcome the challenge and a new phase of the Tyler household. We still to cringe when we hear a crying baby on TV and wonder if we are ready for this again, but ready or not, in 6 weeks we have a crying baby.
To all of my friends who I don't see. I miss you guys, and hope to see you soon. Come visit me!

Emily is still rocking out. Running 3-4 days week and is as tiny as ever. She is the rock that holds the Tyler household together!  Soccer season for me, is crazy. 6 days a week of soccer and then recruiting. Tonight I did not get back until 10:00. We will see how the 2013 season pans out, I hope it is all worth it. The great thing, for me, about soccer is the ability to shut off the outside world for 2 hours a night and just coach. No cell phone, no emails, no pissed off customers, just soccer with a group of girls who want to be there and want to get better. Really, it is want keeps me sane, but always drives Emily insane. But I have a passion for the game. Every team I have coached I always ask: "Why did you get into soccer and why do you still play?" And every girl still plays because it's fun. My answer is Dad. Dad got me into soccer, and it was our thing. We reffed together, he coached me. It is just what we did. And I want nothing more than to have that with my sons. It is tough not being home, many days I don't get to see Jackson, I leave for work early and get home late. I cherish my weekend times with Little Man. So, friends who invite me to things and I don't go, you know why.

 As I was writing this blog, my Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Loretta just sent me a e-card and I will leave you with the quote it had:

"That man is a success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much."
I like it.