Visions of Loveliness

M and I were getting ready for bed tonight and we went through our usual routines - mine is a bit more complicated than hers...I'm more of a "futzer" and M is more of a "do it...get it done and get it over with" kind of gal.

After all of the usual teeth brushing, face washing, mouth gargling and jammies assembled and put on; we went to settle down for the night.

I gave M a kiss goodnight and just took a quick glance around the bedroom:

"What a pair we are aren't we? Look at us! I have my CPAP machine and ear plugs, you have your night mask and headphones and there are enough prescription bottles around this room to open up our own pharmacy!"

It's a good thing we got each other because I can't imagine dating someone at this stage of my life and trying to explain all of this! "Excuse me...I had a great time...but I need to stick this hose on my head so I don't stop breathing and these plugs in my ears because I'm a light sleeper. Ooops...don't let me forget my meds! Oh...you may not want to cuddle with me since I am prone to hot flashes and night sweats. It gets a bit sticky and I may have to get up in the middle of the night wring out my clothes and put on something dry again. I usually try to coordinate that with the 5 or 6 times I get up to go to the bathroom though, I'll try not to wake you. My legs tend to twitch a bit in the middle of the night and if I kick the heck out of you...I'm really sorry...RLS! Doc told me that this reoccurring yeast infection is nothing to really worry about and I've got a cream to care of it...should be cleared up in a week or two. Really...this was great...can we do this again sometime?"

We had a nice chuckle over that one...told each other "I love you" then drifted off into our restless, hot and sweaty middle aged sleep.