goldilocks and the three beds....

somewhere.....

we were just somewhere awful... the walls were like dark smooty rough concrete, and the ground was sharp and jagged cobblestone... we were packed into this holding area or cell, 

dirty, 

smelly and starved for sunshine, food, and rest....  my body was racked with pain, I could feel the uneven cutting and bruising of the cold stone underneath every bit of bone and flesh as I tried to sleep....  the pain was real.....   I ached and cried over the memory of my wonderful bed....  I screamed....

and just as I cried aloud...

truly cried out loud.... 

somehow ~ I was transported to my own plush mattress, snuggled warm and cradled in pleasure.... or that was at least where I dreamed myself to be...

that was the dream that woke me this morning on one of the worst mattresses I have ever slept on....    here it is over twelve hours later and my neck and low back and hip feel permanently damaged.... [yes, she does whines....] 

I thought that H***ton Inns & Suites were uniform....  I get points for staying here!  I love the fresh cookies that pop out of their ovens for a few hours every single evening.

 I always come back.....   sigh....   something went wrong for sure....

David had a bad night sleep too, although he seemed less affected ~ it was still noticeable... we are on the Outbanks.  He's got a conference and I get 2.5 days to sit by the sea and drink in the October sky and the gentle waves and go out to eat seafood dinners....  this I don't complain about....

I dropped him off just moments after the sunrise, so by the time I drove to the beach where I could walk and take pictures.... I got the golden glow of morning...

Returning to the hotel to ready for the day, I stopped by the desk to make chit chat about the mattress and they offered to change the room....  but I would have to come back around noon and test the few rooms that would be available.... 

yes, I did.... 

One was only moderately better, 

the other was the same, 

and then they gave me a key to a room that was still occupied....  

oops....

finally a better mattress....  one that [I hope] will be "just right" for tonight's sleep....

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