but i don't understand the appeal of "getting the worm"

You know, I just might be a morning person after all. As much as I dislike removing myself from my toasty, comfy bed at an hour when the world is still dark, there is something decidedly special about the promise that a new day brings. I rush around the house and scramble out the door, coffee in hand, teetering over the crusted ice and snow, walking into a day in which everything is possible...