Work of Art

WARNING: If queasy at the sight of blood, do not look below!
Friday afternoon I decided to go for a little run around the neighborhood. As I mentioned before I have had shin splints for the past couple of months. It has been super frustrating because I have to run slower and shorter than I know I can. I love running, so this is very depressing. Anyways, I was about nine minutes into my run and I came to a four-way stop. I must have been excited that it was my turn to cross because all of a sudden my life was going in slow motion. No way, I can't be falling. Falling, falling, still falling! It looked like I was sliding into home plate, right in the middle of the street. I was pretty embarrassed! I got up and quickly ran away. My body is pretty amazing because it had all of this adrenaline running (no pun intended) through it. My knee didn't hurt at all. I decided to just run home, blood dripping down my leg and then jumped in the shower. Ouch!!! Another painful shower! All of a sudden the adrenaline had worn off and I was hurting! I had forgotten how painful skinned knees can be. When I was a kid, I always had a skinned knee or elbow. Now I will wear it as a badge of toughness!