My Monster bump

I was so pumped up for my game last night, even though it was at 11pm! I was ready to go, ready to run and score a goal, but sadly, I just couldn't get that goal. I never thought I'd be the kind of person to go all out in a game, to just run after the ball and not think about what might happen. I'd like to say this wasn't my fault, that I was tripped, but that's just not true.

I was running after the ball, determined to get that goal that I have been so desperately trying to get for the last 3 games, when my foot caught somehow on the turf and I took a header right into the boards. After they knew I was OK, the girls where telling me everything that they saw and they told me what happened. I heard the groan when I hit the wall, so I know I didn't pass out. Apparently I hit the wall so hard and at such a creepy angle, they said it looked like I broke my neck! I hit the wall with my right temple and I think my elbow. Where my other hand was, I have no idea, because it wasn't there helping me.

Luckily, our call up for goalie was a paramedic, and she came over and checked me out. She gave me the all clear as my neck wasn't sore and I hadn't lost feeling or gotten tingly in my arms. The goose egg on my head came out REALLY quickly. I'm pretty sure my first words were "Am I still pretty?" Yes, I am that vain! But I think it helped that I was able to joke so the girls knew I was ok. I was down for quite some time, they didn't think I'd be able to walk away after that.

Some of the girls said my hit was YouTube worthy, some said I looked like a monster and then one girl said I looked better than before. How mean! But it was nice that they felt they could joke with me. I sat on the bench the rest of the game, thankfully it was in the second half so I didn't miss much play time. We were really short on players as it was, so my injury didn't help. We did tie the game - which is always better than a loss.

After the game, when you go and shake hands, most of the girls couldn't stop staring at my monster bump - I even had to tell one girl to stop staring, my boobs were down lower. She laughed, which is always good after a crass remark like that!

I didn't get any sleep last night, I couldn't lay on my right side and I was a bit scared to take anything in case I didn't wake up! My arm is really sore this morning, my bump has gone down quite a bit, but I am taking a day off just in case!

I really, really, didn't think I was that kind of girl. Just goes to show what you learn about yourself when you do things you never thought you'd do. Me, a soccer player, and one that goes hard enough to get bashed around and be cool with it. I play again on Tuesday and I've got to say, I am not going to miss a game if I don't have to!