Tonight I'm super exhausted and regretting that I didn't sit down to write this post before going to work. Now the task of writing for fifteen minutes seems daunting especially when there's a load of laundry waiting to be folded and blocking my refuge in bed. I'm super tempted to throw the clothes back in the basket, go to bed, and fold them tomorrow morning. Maybe I Dave will let me. Last night, I made an agreement with him that if he washed and dried the laundry I would fold it but I was fast asleep before it finished. Like writing, I should have done it today before work. Luckily for me now, Dave can see how sleepy I am and decided to be awesome and fold them while I write this. He's such a great guy.
Speaking of great guys to be in a relationship with, Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I hope it was as lovely for all of you as it was for me. Honestly, today turned out to be surprisingly far more pleasant than I expected. I didn't actually anticipate celebrating Valentine's Day this year as Dave works during the day and I am at work by the time he comes home in the evening. Normally the only time we get a chance to see each other on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays is after 11:30 at night when I finally get home.
However, my sleepless Saturday turned out to be quite convenient. Because of my lack of sleep by the time I finished my eight hour shift at work, walked for a mile, wrote my post, and have dinner yesterday I had depleted all my sources of energy. As a result, I found myself crawling into bed around 6:30 or 7:00 pm and promptly fell asleep. It was only supposed to be a nap but each time Dave attempted to wake me, I just wouldn't budge. By nine, I had even managed to convince him to lay next to me and cuddle at which point, he too fell asleep.
At eleven I woke up feeling pretty well rested and I probably could have enjoyed a couple of hours before going back to bed but I decided against it. Dave was already asleep and I wasn't going to actually do much anyway. Plus, I wanted to wake up at a reasonable hour this morning. So despite periodically waking up during the night and having some very strange dreams I slept really well. When I felt Dave get out of bed at five this morning, I also decided that it was time reenter the conscious world.
I must admit, I thoroughly enjoyed my early morning. Dave and I got to hang out for quite a bit before he had to leave for work and it actually felt just as nice as as the hour or so we normally spend together after I get home for work. It might have been better because I didn't feel bad for keeping him awake or concerned that I was going to be up so late that I would allow myself to sleep until some afternoon hour. By six am both he and I were starving and will decided to out to breakfast which was absolutely delicious. So in the end, we did get a chance to celebrate Valentine's Day; maybe not with a nice dinner but a very lovely early morning breakfast. Also, I was greet this morning by the fully bloomed tulips he got me this Valentine's Day. Like I said, isn't he just great? I'm so lucky to be marrying him in October.
Sadly, he did eventually have to leave to go to work. However, even this didn't stop me for having a decent day. I had another enlightening therapy session and I walked another mile. Today's mile even felt good rather than tiring and I was almost tempted to walk more than one but decided against pushing it. It's really important for me to ease by into an exercise routine so I can hopefully prevent the inevitable burnout that normally happens. I was also able to have a thoughtful conversation with my mother just before leaving for work which went by at a smooth and reasonable pace (though I did have to drink two diet cokes to help keep me awake). Overall, it turned into a splendid day and will hopefully be a jumping off point into another positive week.
Finally, we're officially halfway though February and to me that is terrific news. Only fourteen more days left!
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