This blue beauty represents the nicest bed I have slept on in the past two years. It's an Aerobed, the cadillac of inflatable beds. Unfortunamente, when I was moving this bed from my storage/spare room to my bedroom approximately 3 weeks ago, I bumped it into the corner of my kitchen counter which happened to be uncharacteristically sharp! The SHHHHHHHHHHH of air escaping from my once-firm-and-supportive air mattress was echoed by the sound of a good night's sleep escaping from my life. What compounded the problem was that my backup air mattresses, which I had been sleeping on since September 2006, had recently lost their perkiness too, subject to slow leaks. Grrr.Many attempts with rubber cement and duct tape failed to remedy the situation. I would go to sleep on a seemingly well-patched mattress and wake up being the filling inside an air mattress taco. Yum, tacos. Ouch, muscles. Why, you might ask yourself, was Jamie sleeping on air mattresses for two years?? Well, she is a nomad, and thanks to her reluctance to buy large pieces of furniture while living on the east coast, she was able to make the cross-country move back to Utah with all of her earthly belongings fitting inside her meager 2-door Ford Focus! A fact she is quite proud of. So anyway, this story has a happy ending. After hearing of my plight, the future in-laws decided to buy me and Kevin our wedding present early -- a new queen size bed! This is the first bed I have ever owned. 
(I've lived in a lot of furnished apartments during my college years.) My bed shopping experience was pretty fun. I kept calling Kevin to give him the updates, "Well this one is pretty comfy, but I think it's not supportive enough" and then, "Ooh, this one makes me want to take a nap right now. That's a good sign, right?" He was really cute. Too bad he doesn't get to enjoy his half of the present until December!
Thank you, thank you, thank you a million times, Vern and Cheryl!
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Mom, dad, I want to thank you as well. The bed is an AWESOME wedding gift, and I'm glad Jamie can use it right now. Knowing she is sleeping well makes me happy.
3 Docs and A Diva said...
You are both so welcome!
We are glad that Jamie can use it now. We felt bad she was sleeping on a sinking ship every night. Everyone needs to start their marriage out with a good bed and perhaps a special gift of "Love Wipes!"
Those, you do have to wait for until you are married.:)
Love you Both!
Aren't in-laws great. They also bought us our first bed and our sweet Alithea is still sleeping on it after 13 years. I think the time will come to replace hers once we make our journey back West. Hee-hee. Take care. I hope all is well with you. Just think it is almost October. :)
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