Precious Childhood

Have you ever had a moment where something completely inane made you nostalgic, I mean to the point where you could remember exactly how you felt at a certain moment years ago?
Today Ryan and I were playing at a playground; at one point he got tired of playing and ran to the deserted soccer field next to the park. I chased him as he ran around the field for a good 30 minutes. I haven’t played soccer since middle school but when I got out to the field chasing after Ryan I remembered exactly what it was like when I played.

I could remember the team work, the strategy, the anxiety to win and how much physically it took to run up and down the field a gazillion times. I could feel how much the game had been everything to me while I was playing. I had no mortgage, no career (or lack there of as it seems at the moment), no responsibility, completely carefree except for that next point. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my life and I am thankful everyday but I'm glad I had a long comfortable childhood. I hope that I can give Ryan the same carefree childhood, and that he keeps that innocence as long as possible.

It’s funny I hadn’t thought about soccer or that time in my life for a long time. Apparently all it takes is a walk in the park to realize how precious childhood is!