If you’ve ever been a soccer parent, you know that this is a dirty game.
Atlanta has gotten a lot of rain in recent weeks, and it showed when we took the fields.
Observe…
Chicky’s socks…
Her teammate’s were even worse…
Sorry for the poor quality. I took those with my camera phone.
My shoes took a muddy beating as well, but I managed to keep my socks dirt-free…
The good thing about this weekend is that it was Chicky’s last Premier League weekend.
What does this mean?
Well, the Florida Youth Soccer Association (FYSA) requires teams to participate in league play to qualify for State Cup (state playoffs in the Spring).
For the last five years, Chicky’s teams have participated in Premier League. This league is comprised of teams from the Southeast, so it involves a LOT of travel in the Fall. It’s been even more travel-intensive because the teams Chicky has played on during this time have been between two-and-a-half and four-and-a-half hours away. That means “home base” has been in those cities.
On the way home, I couldn’t help feel a little nostalgic…and a little relieved too.
Fortunately, we had GORGEOUS weather to accompany us. The sky was clear and the brightest blue you can imagine.
We passed many empty fields, but I spied a few filled with cotton…
Seeing the cotton reminded me of the times the kids played in a tournament that was located right beside a cotton field. When you live in the country, that’s what you get. Chicky has even played in revamped horse pastures before (we parked in makeshift, dirt-filled, hay-strewn “parking lots.” You could hear the horses naying in the barns located across from the “parking lots.”
Um, yeah.
I also saw hay…all rolled up and ready for winter…
This is the last major traveling we’ll do for a while. High school season has officially begun. Practices commence this week, and the first game will be played in a couple of weeks.
I’m looking forward to the break in traveling but will miss the scenic views.
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