Just over 11 years ago, this beautiful man came home from football practice and said, “Let’s get married today.” So we did. Our “secret October wedding” before our big February wedding is still one of my best days. It rained on us as we exited the Dallas courthouse that day – a hint at the litter of kids we’d eventually have, I guess. If you asked me 11 years ago if I take this man, and you warned me of the pain and sadness we’d face together, I still would. I still do. You’re stuck with me, honey. So maybe just get used to the empty Amazon boxes perma-piled in the garage and learn to love walking into empty rooms of our house to turn off all my lights. (Hi McCoy ✨)
9 months of Lou Lou Bugs 🐞 Her voice is still SO loud and high pitched, but she loves to give us her “cheese” smile and then we quickly forgive her for bursting our ear drums. She’s crawling and pulling up and making our hearts swell. If she let me sleep through the night, I’d want 1,000 more of her. Kissing her chubby cheeks reminds me so much of our angel McCoy, and it feels like a little slice of heaven. She has 5 teeth and eats more than her 8 year old sister. She’s delicious and can make even the grumpiest person smile (it me, I’m the grumpiest person). We love you, Stetson Lou!
Alex, I don’t know crap about soccer, but watching you play the last 17 years has felt a lot like witnessing a hero’s journey. I’ve cheered along as you’ve taken on the gauntlet that has been your life and earned genuine respect from a wider and wider circle, until the whole world couldn’t help but tip their cap to you. A salute to a trailblazer who does so much for sports, for women, for girls, but also for her friends and family. Being really really really really good at soccer is only the 70th best thing about you, but last night, as you walked off the pitch, I looked around at a stadium full of crying and smiling little girls. I watched moms and dads hugging their daughters, reassuring them – “It’s okay, it’s gonna be okay.” And they’re right. Because of you and all that you’ve done on and off the field, it IS gonna be okay. So while a stadium full of little dreamers saw their hero hang up her boots last night, they’ll soon see that this doesn’t mean you’ve taken off your cape. Can’t wait to see what you do next, Al.
Alex, I don’t know crap about soccer, but watching you play the last 17 years has felt a lot like witnessing a hero’s journey. I’ve cheered along as you’ve taken on the gauntlet that has been your life and earned genuine respect from a wider and wider circle, until the whole world couldn’t help but tip their cap to you. A salute to a trailblazer who does so much for sports, for women, for girls, but also for her friends and family. Being really really really really good at soccer is only the 70th best thing about you, but last night, as you walked off the pitch, I looked around at a stadium full of crying and smiling little girls. I watched moms and dads hugging their daughters, reassuring them – “It’s okay, it’s gonna be okay.” And they’re right. Because of you and all that you’ve done on and off the field, it IS gonna be okay. So while a stadium full of little dreamers saw their hero hang up her boots last night, they’ll soon see that this doesn’t mean you’ve taken off your cape. Can’t wait to see what you do next, Al.
Alex, I don’t know crap about soccer, but watching you play the last 17 years has felt a lot like witnessing a hero’s journey. I’ve cheered along as you’ve taken on the gauntlet that has been your life and earned genuine respect from a wider and wider circle, until the whole world couldn’t help but tip their cap to you. A salute to a trailblazer who does so much for sports, for women, for girls, but also for her friends and family. Being really really really really good at soccer is only the 70th best thing about you, but last night, as you walked off the pitch, I looked around at a stadium full of crying and smiling little girls. I watched moms and dads hugging their daughters, reassuring them – “It’s okay, it’s gonna be okay.” And they’re right. Because of you and all that you’ve done on and off the field, it IS gonna be okay. So while a stadium full of little dreamers saw their hero hang up her boots last night, they’ll soon see that this doesn’t mean you’ve taken off your cape. Can’t wait to see what you do next, Al.
Alex, I don’t know crap about soccer, but watching you play the last 17 years has felt a lot like witnessing a hero’s journey. I’ve cheered along as you’ve taken on the gauntlet that has been your life and earned genuine respect from a wider and wider circle, until the whole world couldn’t help but tip their cap to you. A salute to a trailblazer who does so much for sports, for women, for girls, but also for her friends and family. Being really really really really good at soccer is only the 70th best thing about you, but last night, as you walked off the pitch, I looked around at a stadium full of crying and smiling little girls. I watched moms and dads hugging their daughters, reassuring them – “It’s okay, it’s gonna be okay.” And they’re right. Because of you and all that you’ve done on and off the field, it IS gonna be okay. So while a stadium full of little dreamers saw their hero hang up her boots last night, they’ll soon see that this doesn’t mean you’ve taken off your cape. Can’t wait to see what you do next, Al.
Alex, I don’t know crap about soccer, but watching you play the last 17 years has felt a lot like witnessing a hero’s journey. I’ve cheered along as you’ve taken on the gauntlet that has been your life and earned genuine respect from a wider and wider circle, until the whole world couldn’t help but tip their cap to you. A salute to a trailblazer who does so much for sports, for women, for girls, but also for her friends and family. Being really really really really good at soccer is only the 70th best thing about you, but last night, as you walked off the pitch, I looked around at a stadium full of crying and smiling little girls. I watched moms and dads hugging their daughters, reassuring them – “It’s okay, it’s gonna be okay.” And they’re right. Because of you and all that you’ve done on and off the field, it IS gonna be okay. So while a stadium full of little dreamers saw their hero hang up her boots last night, they’ll soon see that this doesn’t mean you’ve taken off your cape. Can’t wait to see what you do next, Al.
I see a one-year-old looking at me! We love you, Stetson! Happy birthday 🐻🐩🐥👩🏫
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Looks like McCoy wanted to go to the game with Daddy & Decker, too 💙
Sandwiched between my hubby & my wifey, what a dream birthday gift!
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Graduation week for this floating meatball! #ISR #infantswimmingresource
Hang it in the Louvre. – @servacarrasco & me. How this man gets more gorgeous every year is… it’s like a reward. Thanks for making 99.9% of my dreams come true, Kyle baby.
