in with the new.

most of our weekend went towards building this bedframe and the nightstands. before we decided to get this, we were sleeping on a mattress atop of box springs. that mattress had been in z's life well before i came along and even though it had some obvious lumps and bruises from years of tossing and turning, i liked it because it reminded me of our early days together. before z and i officially became a couple, we were good friends. i'd often spend the night at his place because i didn't like where i was living at the time and because the nights usually ended only a few hours short of the sunrise and i was too exhausted to drive home. i remember laying on his bed for the first time and it was the first mattress that hugged me in its arms. it was the most comfortable bed i had ever laid on! and because z was always the gentleman, he would let me sleep on his queen bed while he settled on the air mattress. i had never known sleep the way i had on that bed in those days, it almost became an addiction because outside of that bed and away from z, i was an insomniac sleeping on a thin twin size mattress on the floor.

i guess the time had come for a new mattress, although i'll admit that if it were up to me, we'd probably have the same mattress for years to come. i was raised to buy something new only when what i had was worn and torn, and i mean really worn and torn, to the point of being practically ruined. if i were living at home and told my mom that it was time for a new mattress, she'd want to know what was wrong with the one i already had. i'd have to build a case for it and plant evidence like ripping holes in the fabric. z, on the other hand, will get something new simply because he can. it doesn't have to shrink, have holes, or be in ruins - if there's something better, he'll get it.

this probably explains why he came walking into our apartment last week carrying a brand new tempurpedic mattress from costco. and of course we couldn't just settle for the box springs we had, we had to get a new frame, new slats, new nightstands, and new bedside lamps. it's actually kind of nice and i can definitely tell the difference in my lower back. z has made it a point to come home and go straight to the room to lie on the bed for a few minutes. as for me, it's nice to wake up and see that i'm surrounded by something new. the bedroom is the best room in the apartment - it's set in the back, isolated from the noise of our neighbors, it gets the best light when the sun rises and sets, and the big tree by the window keeps it cool enough to be happily tucked away in blankets. the new look surely has me wanting to stay in bed longer than i should....

this is just another small change that i'm enjoying.

xxx.