Emily’s Very Early Morning

So I can’t fall asleep.

(Does going on your phone count as not being able to fall asleep?)

But still, I couldn’t fall asleep for a long while before that. Now I’m just waiting for the sun to rise so I can go and run a bit. Maybe take a break and then exercise a bit after. If I feel up to it.

A Gift For My Neighbor

Recently, I’ve been getting back into running. I did Cross Country at my school in the fall, but since then I had only run a handful of times. Now, however, because I will not be participating in Cross Country over the school year, I have started to run again because besides gym and riding my bike, it is the only source of exercise I get. Running in the early morning is my favorite, although I try to run at any time of day I can.

This is a story that leads up to this gift, and the story begins with me running. It’s late July, at around 9:30 a.m., but it was at least 80°F. It was one of the first days for me back at running, so obviously I was dying. My face was most likely red as a tomato, and I was probably running at a turtle’s pace.