I had ~ten minutes to get ready for work this morning. And it was my own damn fault.
My coworkers can tell you… I was considerate enough to burn up most of that time by taking a shower. The lack of people fleeing the building, eyes watering, gasping for air is a testament to my selfless dedication to good hygiene.
So, how did I manage to screw myself out of my morning?
Well… I had planned to go into work early. Kristian was going to give me a ride so that I didn’t have to get to work all soaked and miserable from the nasty weather that we’ve been having. We agreed on this last night. But, you know, who remembers these things at 7am? So, when the alarm went off, I nudged him to say “hey, hit snooze.” But what he got was “hey, turn the alarm off and get the hell out of bed.” Clearly, I need to work on my nudging skills. As anyone will tell you, communication is key in a relationship.
Forty-five minutes later, the alarm went off again.
I am an idiot in the morning, so I hit snooze again. A few minutes later I realized, “wait a minute, if we were just snoozing, then how come I didn’t have to reach over Kristian to hit that snooze button?” That’s when I realized that it wasn’t 7:05, it was 7:50. Kristian had very thoughtfully vacated the bed for me to stretch out across and had reset the alarm to let me sleep in while he got ready.
He was all showered and dressed and ready to leave when I said sleepily, “hey, weren’t you going to give me a ride to work today?” Luckily, Kristian is a total sweetheart and waited for me to get ready and then drove me to work. He even stopped at our favorite breakfast spot (The Broken Yolk, they are the best) and bought me a muffin and tea.
I may be sleepy, but at least I’ve spent the day warm and dry. And the muffin was delicious.
Awww that is sweet – I love you guys. Sometimes being warm and dry with a muffin in your tummy is all you really need. As long as it doesn’t scent your farts of pumpkin.