they say we’re supposed to find joy in the little things, and so i did. i found joy in the orange slices at halftime in getting to call my dad coach in post-game meals at caffery’s in the hours of driving to jeff cup and beyond in 5000 touches a day in the pda surf groupme in getting to lift a state sectional trophy with my sister and forever favorite teammate in the countless sunrises and sunsets admired from the field in coin tosses in post-game debriefs with dad and “that’s my baby girl” from mom in post-game tailgates in deep breaths in “right foot in” in the number 8 in kicking a ball around a big rectangle for 90 minutes with my forever best friends i may not be a soccer player anymore, but i will always be the girl who found joy in the little things that soccer taught her to appreciate.