Thursday, May 27, 2010
Up Before the Larks
My husband got up at 4 am today to catch a flight—half an hour earlier than my usual "get-up-to-write time." Since I'm inbetween books and have been languishing in bed until 6 am for the past three weeks, this early wake-up call was—to say the least—annoying. I always tiptoe around in socks, talk to Mr. Tig our cat in a whisper and wrap the coffee grinder in a towel, even standing in a cupboard to grind the beans for that first cup. Nope. My husband crashed about like an elephant, rustling a plastic grocery bag (I still don't know why) and having a LOUD conversation with Mr. Tig. The coffee grinder sounded like a pneumatic drill. But how can I possibly complain? For the past four years my husband has been the one who gets me out of bed when that alarm goes off even if he doesn't get up himself. I guess that's what marriage is about - give and take - and that's why I waved him off at the door with a sleepy smile and a big hug. I know when I'm lucky.
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LOL on the coffee grinder!
ReplyDeleteYou really get up at 4:30am??!! What time do you go to bed? I think technically that is still considered 'night time' :)
Yes - it certainly feels like the middle of the night! Even the cat refuses to get up at that ungodly hour. I try to be in bed by 10.15 pm but that's hard too sometimes!
ReplyDeleteI used to have to open the gym one week of every month at 5:15am--now it's only once in awhile...with the alarm going off at 3:45am. Absolutely awful!!
ReplyDeleteDefinite points for you for 4:30am of your own accord!
I know what you mean about trying to be quiet when you're the one up early, but having a spouse that doesn't do the same. I go to bed and get up not long after your typical times, and my husband stays up late doing freelance work ... and he's often kissing me good night and then triple-microwaving something with about a dozen beeps each round! It's not a large house. You'd think ... well, but I am luck for other reasons, as you are.
ReplyDelete*lucky! Time for a long weekend....
ReplyDeleteOMIGOD - 3.45 am! That's just wrong! Ha! But I admit that I love the early morning when it's quiet and peaceful. I've never been a night time writer.
ReplyDeleteTammy - very funny about the microwave! Why is it that everything seems so much louder? I can sometimes hear our neighbor snore and he lives in the next building! I wouldn't want to be married to him :)
ReplyDeleteOh, I SO know what you mean. My hubby makes an inordinate amount of noise when he gets up early to leave (before I arise). When asked why, he looks confused and says, "What noise?" Oh, and he didn't hear the back door slam...three times?? Or the chair scrape on the tile floor? Or his loud conversation with the cat? Sheesh!
ReplyDeleteMorning Jackie -- Your comment made me laugh - it is SO true. I don't think I mentioned the switching on the bedroom light with a "sorry! have you seen my glasses? No! Don't get up. Go back to sleep now." Yep. Sure.
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