We had fun running. Seriously.

You know me…. I am pretty routine when it comes to my runs.

Early in the morning on a empty stomach fueled by caffeine, only. Yah know, before it gets HOT.

It works for me and that’s my story.

However keeping in the spirit of couples who exercise together, stay together, on this particular hot June day, I had a little change of heart.

Plus with longer summer days, I feel like “midnight runs” would allow couple-time to cross over into the “adventure” category as we both dream of becoming a little more fanatical about runs, like our favorite 3 AM guy on Instagram.

Hey, one could dream right? (Crunching on raw, unpeeled ginger, thinking of it now.)

Ok, so it wasn’t quite a midnight run. Maybe dusk at best.

BUT STILL.😜

It was late in the day AND my stomach had a days worth of food in it.

Oh — and it was HOT.

Again, normally those things individually are enough to make me say, nope — I am skipping the run. Combining all three?

Nah… I think I will go back to sleep now.

But you were gung-ho about going, and I didn’t want to let you down. Though I recall whining that I didn’t want to go running anymore as we were getting ready.

And you know what?

That really turned out to be a better run than I expected.

The winding wooded trails of the Greenway.

Catching glimpses of a magical sunset and complimenting twilight rays.

Seeing fireflies follow us, ascend and take flight along the greenery.

I felt love during that run.

I felt like enough.

I didn’t have to perform. I was able to just be.

We were doing exercise together. And it was FUN.

Despite the heat, our pace was comfortable.

I was really excited and happy to do that run with you.

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So many times I walked and exercised along that trail — alone.

Dreaming of my soulmate.

Wondering of the future.

Questioning if I would ever meet him.

And here he was… jogging beside me for 4.5 miles —

and holding my heart the whole time. ❤️

June 30, 2026