The BED!

Derek and I have been talking about a king size bed since we moved in together.  It stems from the fact that I am a horribly light sleeper, and he is a horribly active sleeper, and the two don't mix well.  We had a queen size, but it was tall, and soft, and the entire thing wiggled anytime either of us moved, and it was very difficult to sleep.  An amazing bed for a solo sleeper, though. Like sleeping on a cloud.  Any overnight guests we have now are in luck. 

So the funny story about Derek and myself and the bed situation is this: even though we lived in the same apartment since last June, we had separate bedrooms until the wedding.  We would joke about being "Good Catholics" (he's not even Catholic) but the reason stemmed down to the fact that if we went to bed in the same room, I would end up on the couch or in the other bedroom.  Even before we lived together, most nights I spent in Providence found me on the couch. 

So here we are, married now, and I refused to be that couple.  I know that a lot of married couples make the choice to sleep in separate beds, but as newlyweds?  It wouldn't have been right.  It was tempting, as the sleeping part would have been great,... but no.  It wasn't an option.  Hence the desire to get a king size bed.  One that wouldn't move as much, and would give us both plenty of room. (I tend to sleep on the edge of the mattress, but Derek really likes the middle.) 

So, after two months of marriage and subsequent sleep issues, we finally have our king size bed.  I set it up yesterday.  On a side note, sometimes I irritate myself with my stubbornness.  For some reason that i still don't know, I couldn't wait for Derek and ended up moving our queen to the spare room and setting up the king all by myself, for no good reason at all.  And I'm a bit sore, to be honest. But, it's set up!  And I love it.  If anyone who reads this got us Bed Bath & Beyond gift cards, thanks so much for the new bedding for our new bed, by the way.  So now, I'm going to go to bed.  In the new bed.  Where there's plenty of room for me, Derek, and Mischa (but not Roxie, because Mischa has claimed it and won't let Roxie near it) and I can't feel Derek moving, and the memory foam feels fantastic. 

Good night.  :)