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May 9th, 2008
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EEEP EEEP EEEP EEEP EEEP
My wife smacks the snooze bar and staggers back to bed, tumbling sleepily into my arms. It's different every time.

She snuggles close. I feel the weight of her arm across my chest here, the feel of her bare thigh upon mine here. She melts into me, seeking me out for enough comfort that she can grab a few extra minutes of sleep before the alarm goes off again. The configurations are a thousand variances of joy; sometimes she attacks me from the side to nestle into the crook of my arm. Sometimes, she lies on her back and wants me to hug her tight.

It's a unique and beautiful moment, and it will only last nine minutes.

Sometimes, I fall asleep, too. But some mornings, I just lie there, listening to the ebb and flow of her breathing, feeling the slow tug of time passing. This moment is ephemeral. This moment is eternal. This love is colossal.

Nine minutes, and everything changes.

(Tell me I'm full of it)

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From:[info]bayarts
Date:May 9th, 2008 01:48 pm (UTC)

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What is it about the number nine and intimacy? Nine minutes. Nine and a half weeks. Nine months pregnant.

Number nine.

Number nine.

Number nine.
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From:[info]zoethe
Date:May 9th, 2008 01:55 pm (UTC)
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And every morning I feel so loved that at least one of those snooze bar smacks is just so I can feel your arms around me.

I love you.

Edited at 2008-05-09 01:56 pm (UTC)
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From:[info]custardfairy
Date:May 9th, 2008 01:56 pm (UTC)
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You guys rock. :) I'm envious.
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From:[info]andrewducker
Date:May 9th, 2008 02:11 pm (UTC)
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I love this - Julie does this every morning. She half wakes up when I turn off my alarm, and then snuggles up to me while I slowly wake up. It's delightful.
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From:[info]tmatson
Date:May 9th, 2008 02:41 pm (UTC)
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OMG...that's an adorably perfect description of morning.

Adorable.

I'm squeeing.
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From:[info]anivair
Date:May 9th, 2008 02:42 pm (UTC)
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I know the feeling. Sounds not unlike my morning.
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From:[info]freak_in_need
Date:May 9th, 2008 03:13 pm (UTC)
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That is, hands down, my favorite part of cohabitation.
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From:[info]sam_lamander
Date:May 9th, 2008 03:26 pm (UTC)
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Were you one of my IRL friends, I'd tell you to think of the singles and to virtually get a room.

Since I don't think I know you enough for this kind of cracks to be appropriate, I'll just have to go with the general squeeing.

I'm really happy for the two of you, but this kind of cuteness, while making me smile, makes me feel a little bad about my almost non-existant love life...
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From:[info]dk_leathers
Date:May 9th, 2008 03:42 pm (UTC)
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~warm and fuzzy smile~
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From:[info]twoofdtm
Date:May 9th, 2008 03:53 pm (UTC)
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*sighs happily*
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From:[info]runeshower
Date:May 9th, 2008 04:20 pm (UTC)
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We have those minutes too, and I love them (I think for us it's 7 minute intervals rather than 9). Not sure whether those minutes, or their nighttime counterparts, are my actual favorite. :-)
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From:[info]ba1126
Date:May 9th, 2008 04:25 pm (UTC)
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Thank you for capturing in words one of my favorite parts of being married. I could live (if I had to) without SEX, but the cuddling is central to my survival.
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From:[info]men_in_full
Date:May 9th, 2008 04:55 pm (UTC)
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Beautiful vignette; thanks!
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From:[info]kittenrae
Date:May 9th, 2008 05:31 pm (UTC)
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That is so well written - a perfect encapsulation of the most beautiful part of the day.

Thank you.
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From:[info]goaskalice71
Date:May 9th, 2008 06:12 pm (UTC)
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So totally what I want in a partner. And so totally what was lacking from my ex-husband.

Thanks. I added you and your lovely. I keep lurking via other peeps and finally just got my poop in a group and added you both.
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From:[info]theferrett
Date:May 10th, 2008 02:54 am (UTC)
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Thanks. And welcome aboard!

The phrase "poop in a group" amuses me to no end.
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From:[info]goaskalice71
Date:May 10th, 2008 03:21 am (UTC)

Thank you, sir!

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Scuba diving term. There's even a fancy hand gesture for it that can be used underwater when you can't *say* 'get your poop in a group'.
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From:[info]lulybunny
Date:May 9th, 2008 06:12 pm (UTC)
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:D I was greedy this morning, over 20 minutes. But then, we don't live together, gotta make up for the other days!
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From:[info]absolute_tash
Date:May 9th, 2008 06:55 pm (UTC)
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Awww. That's very touching.
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From:[info]roaming
Date:May 9th, 2008 08:29 pm (UTC)
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WE do that. Of course we do that. We ALL do that.* It's somehow comforting to me that something so intimately personal is also so universal.

But am I the only one who is plagued in these luxurious 9 minutes by the intrusion of the thoughts that whisper "This isn't forever. Someday, hopefully very far away, but INEVITABLY, one of us will die, and the other will be left behind. Alone. Bereft. No substitutions allowed or available." Which one? Either choice is not to be contemplated.

*(Okay, I admit, I know people who don't have someone to do that with. I spent many years without someone to do that with. Hang in there, people, it can show up when and where you least expect it.)

Edited at 2008-05-09 10:54 pm (UTC)
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From:[info]theferrett
Date:May 10th, 2008 02:55 am (UTC)
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The thing is that no human moment is unique. But they all are, too.

That's the brilliant bit.
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From:[info]adjust_56
Date:May 10th, 2008 02:34 am (UTC)
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Lovely......moments of love
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