July 19, 2017
Thick, heavy comforters. Warm, cozy blankets.
A single sheet and one, thin blanket.
Matt and I were not created to sleep in the same bed. We have found our happy middle by folding the warm, cozy blanket in half and laying it only on my side. Bonus: I now have an extra layer!
But the cover dilemma is a thing of the past….for now.
It all started at about two in the morning sometime in June. I was tossing and turning. My half-asleep brain couldn’t put together what had woken me up. ‘Where’s all my covers?’ I wondered. Gone was my folded up down comforter and quilt. I was only covered by our one sheet. No wonder I was awake. I yanked the covers back up close to my chin, shut my eyes, ready to continue my somewhat-peaceful sleep. But sleep didn’t come and I quickly realized that I was not actually cold. In fact, I was HOT.
Wishing for the fan in our bedroom in North Carolina that had a remote control conveniently giving Matt and I three fan speeds to argue about each night, I threw back the covers and stood up.
In a daze, I got up and shuffled out to the living room and began mashing on the thermostat. I pushed the down button repeatedly and shuffled blindly back to bed (narrowly missing tripping over the dog, I might add).
Again, I closed my eyes and waited for sleep. Nothing. I poked Matt and told him to go and see if he could get the air conditioner working. Without even turning around he mumbled these horrific words: WE DON’T HAVE AIR CONDITIONING.
That’s right. NO AIR CONDITIONING. I didn’t even realize places were built without air conditioning anymore other than third world countries!
It seems that air conditioning here in Bozeman is equivalent to soaking, garden tubs back home. An extra, luxurious option. It is listed special on realty listings right there with basements or master bedroom on main level. Something people want but is not guaranteed in every house.
There were two times in Matt and I’s marriage where we have just absoluetly roasted at night. Where we could not escape into a nice, cool indoor sanctuary. But both of those occasions are mere memories inlight of the extensive heat we’ve lived in the past few weeks.
We’ve been keeping all of our window shades down and standing fans going. That’s right. We don’t even have ceiling fans! I’ve been going to bed with wet hair to keep me cool and Matt has been falling asleep with a wet washcloth on his forehead. There are even nights I have fallen asleep with no covers!
But, while I might sound like I’m complaining….I’m not. For two reasons 1) There is virtually no humidity, which, while it is warm, it is not “North Carolina warm” 2) Winter is coming and I will enjoy every minute of heat I can…even if it is inside my house.
So, here’s to continued warm weather before the winter rolls in and I’m wearing five layers of clothes and never see my skin!
