Creature of Habit?

For the past two nights I have finally slept more than 3 hours. Saturday night I slept 14 hours and woke up more tired than I have felt in months. Every night when I go to bed I've been tolerating Libby jumping in bed with me. When we first got Hoover, Mark was ambivalent about getting a dog and one of "his rules" was that "the dog" wasn't going to be allowed in bed. I had no issue with that. Within one week of getting Hoover Mark was sneaking him into bed. When I would protest and say that we agreed "no dogs in bed", Mark would run into the other bedroom with Hoover, get into the guest bed and state that the rule only applied to OUR bed. He'd get his snuggle time in, and put Hoover back in his housebreaking crate and come back to bed.

Within a month, even by Mark's redefinition, he was breaking the rules. Hoover was allowed in bed. I was the one protesting it - as much as I love dogs, I love my pristine sheets and bed too. Hoover never spent the night in bed, just hung out for about 15 minutes after we stopped paying attention to him then he'd jump and sleep alongside the bed. Then we got Libby, and she bonded with Mark slightly more than me. Libby being "small" at only 50 pounds (compared to Hoover's 90), I found myself protesting less vociferously. Over time, Libby began to literally sleep on top of Mark...all night. I'd protest that with his sleep apnea it wasn't a good idea....but really I was probably just jealous that another "woman" was owning my man. Libby was absolutely devoted to Mark.

When I woke up this morning I realized that Libby has been sleeping in the exact same position as she did when Mark was here, and she did last night also. She was essentially still sleeping on top of him. Maybe she knows something I don't...that maybe the reason I've been able to sleep the last couple nights is because he's here. Or maybe she's just a creature of habit.

We're all creatures of habit, and it's easy to forget how remarkable our loved ones are. Look at them afresh, remember those "golden moments" and bring some of those back into your daily life. Some habits are good, but don't devolve to taking your loved ones for granted.