After two months of sleeping on an air mattress, we officially have a brand new real mattress!
I am so freakin’ excited to go to sleep tonight! (And yes, we still need real bedding and bigger pillows. I’m on it!)
Our mattress was delivered late this afternoon and while I was working in my home office, unbeknownst to me, Sadie decided to break it in.
What a total turd.
Luckily we purchased a mattress protector that I immediately put on top of Sadie’s fluff patches before putting our new sheets on the bed.
Sadie doesn’t normally dig, so I don’t know what her deal was with the mattress. I reminded her that she is not a hamster and does not need to make herself a little nest out of fluff.
Random hamster story: When I was a little girl in high school, I had a pet hamster named Harold. One time my friend Michaela and I went to give him a bath in the sink because we thought he needed a little freshening up.
The craziest squeak/grunt came out of that little guy! Apparently hamsters are not meant to be bathed. To this day, whenever I smell Suave strawberry shampoo, I think of Harold the grunting hamster.
Dinner
Dinner tonight was a team effort.
Ryan made us burgers on the grill while I roasted butternut squash.
We served our burgers on whole wheat English muffins because we didn’t want to buy a whole pack of hamburger buns for only two burgers. Frugality, my friends.
And now for something FUN!
Upcoming Giveaway Details
Earlier this week I was contacted by BRAVO TV about an absolutely amazing giveaway opportunity for you guys… a chance to win a KITCHENAID MIXER!
I’ll be sure to post more details tomorrow, but in order to have a chance at winning the mixer, you might want to tune into the season finale of Top Chef: Just Desserts this evening and jot down the answers to these trivia questions:
- What was a special moment in Johnny’s life that he still treasures till this day?
- Who from Sally’s life inspired her final dessert display?
- “The word of the day is_____,” according to Gail Simmons.
- The winner of the second season of Top Chef Just Desserts is ______?
Keep them a secret until tomorrow and I promise they’ll come in handy! 
Enjoy your night, friends! See ya in the morning after a hopefully great night’s sleep on our new mattress!
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I bet you sleep like a baby tonight!
I never watch Bravo’s top chef, but might just have to to have a chance to win the kitchenaid mixer! I really want to get one for my Mom and she would love this so much!
I hear you on the being frugal and not wanting to buy hamburger buns for two burgers. We totally are the same way and most of the time eat our chicken sausages on hamburger buns instead of hot dog buns!
I can’t wait to see how (even more) gorgeous your new bed looks after you purchase new bedding. My dog sounds kind of like a bird when he cries…what a weirdo.
Omg that is an AWESOME giveaway!! I’m definitely tuning in for that!
Also, oh no! Puppies do the darndest things sometimes! I’m so glad you have a cover so she wont do anymore digging!
I don’t have a TV! Sad day… But congrats on the mattress!
Wow! What an incredible giveaway! 🙂
You are going to love sleeping on a new mattress. It is the best especially once you’ve been sleeping on it for a while and it forms to your body. I love it. I bet you will have such a good night’s sleep! Happy dreaming!
Awesome giveaway! I’ll definitely be staying tuned – my friends and I joke that getting engaged/married is to secret to securing a Kitchen Aid mixer!
My sisters and I had gerbils growing up they were a boy and a girl Natasha and Boris…what a mistake! They lived in the same cage, and lets just say they procreated WAY faster than expected…we ended up having to get rid of them because they were eating their babies!! Sick, I know. Sorry if thats TMI!
Oh man, your poor mattress! That picture of Sadie made me legit laugh out loud.
I used to have a hamster named Pepsi in elementary school, and ohhh the shenanigans I made Pepsi do. One time he was in his little ball that he ran around the house in, and my cat swatted the ball against a wall, somehow broke into it, and instantly had Pepsi out of the ball and into his mouth. Like the entire hamster disappeared into the cat’s mouth. Scary stuff, but I saved him 🙂
Bravo can throw me a KitchenAid whenever they want ; )
Ahhhh Sadie; that little stinker! Dogs must be able to sense when something is new & must be “broken in”!
I love that mixer, I’m so excited to watch TCJD tonight!!! 🙂
~Kari
oh my goodness what an amazing giveaway!!
i can’t believe you’ve been sleeping on an air mattress for 2 months. you must be SO excited to have that mattress 🙂
Oh my goodness, congratulations on the new mattress! Love your headboard! Amazing giveaway! I don’t have cable, so hopefully I can get the answers watching online! 🙂
Oh congrats on a new bed/mattress!! Have a great night’s sleep!!
That sure is an amazing giveaway!!
Your hamburger story reminds me of that scene with Steve Martin in Father of the Bride … haha!
I love my Kitchen Aid mixer! Whoever wins it is going to be pretty happy.
That Harold story is too funny! At least Sadie was just doing a little digging. My dog used to have this need to pee on my down comforter right after I would wash it. ?!?! I have no idea what she was thinking, but it happened several times, and she’s fully potty trained!
AWESOME giveaway!
Oh no!!! Our dogs would totally do that! It’s tough to be mad when Sadie’s so cute.
Oh Sadie…pets always surprise us don’t they? My kitten was like trying to bury this morning or something because she kept pouncing on me and then digging all around my body on the bed….crazy haha. And that is too funny about your hamster!
I love burgers on english muffins better than hamburger buns! That’s how my fam used to do it when I was little. 🙂
Sleeping on an air mattress for two months. Moving is awesome.
I’m so excited for you! You are going to realize how crappy that air matress was after sleeping in a real bed tonight! I want that mixer!!!! I will definitely tune in tonight.
Sadie must have thought the mattress needed to be broken in. Her picture made us laugh, in spite of ourselves. Have a great night’s sleep. Just in time for your anniversary. Woohoo!!!!
lol oh the joy of pets. Good thing they’re cute!
Naughty, Sadie!! My dog has been trying to dig to China through the couch for the last two months. He’s driving me bananas.
I love using English Muffins as buns…. and buns smothered in PB/jelly/etc. Breads are so versatile… whatever is cheapest goes a long way! 🙂
New mattresses are the best! Dogs diging in them are NOT!
I think Sadie thought HER new bed needed some fluffing up so she would be more comfortable 🙂
Your burger and butternut squash look amazing! Butternut squash is in season right now and it’s the perfect time to make. Plus, it offers many health benefits as well. Your dinner looks so healthy and I’m excited to try making it soon.
My parents and family all chipped in to get me a silver kitchenaid mixer and I LOVE it…whoever wins will love theirs too!
LOL you called your dog a turd 😀
Yay for a new bed!! I was lucky enough to take mine from my parents house, those thangs are expensive!! Ugh everything about putting a house together is, ha.
Woohoo for no air mattress!! You’re going to have such a good sleep tonight 🙂
Holy Cannoli! A kitchen aid mixture!?
Popcorn (my new Chihuahua pup) has just learned to dig a few weeks ago. Luckily the only thing he’s dug through so far has been his OWN bed, but now I’ve gotta watch my back!
* gasp * Sadie how dare you little girl?!?! just got a mattress AND BAM!
Those pictures are making me uber hungry now btw.
I remember when I finally got my mattress after sleeping on an air mattress for a couple months – I think I slept like a baby for a few weeks. Have an amazing sleep! 🙂
What a great giveaway!!
I used to have a hamster too, named Stripe. Yeah, she didn’t last very long. Then I got a guinea pig who lived for 4 years and a rabbit that lived for 7. He didn’t even die, he ran away!
And I used to use strawberry Suave too. It’s funny how smells bring you right back to a certain time.
New mattress looks so comfy!! Your hamster story made me laugh. Note to self: never bathe a hamster.
Your rationale totally reminded me of Father of the Bride when George Banks gets arrested for pulling hot dog buns out of the package because he doesn’t want that many! And I love this post for that 🙂
that’s my FAVORITE movie!!
I totally hear ya on the not wanting to buy hamburger buns for two burgers. They really need to start selling them in packs of two because while I like my occasional english muffin, there’s really nothin’ like a fresh, doughy hamburger bun!
P.S. – I totally did not realize you’ve been sleeping on an air mattress this whole time – I just thought you guys needed a newer one. Definitely missed that one! Haha, props to you for doing that for 2 months – air mattresses are not easy!
Sweet giveaway! You know you’re moving on up in the blog world when Bravo comes knocking and asks you to give away such a premium product! Very cool 🙂
That’s too funny about Sadie ‘breaking in’ the new bed. Naughty dog!
WEEEEE a new mixer!
Sadie just wanted to enjoy the newness as well!!!!
best giveaway to date!
congrats on the new mattress! i was sleeping on an old futon until my mattress was delivered but not nearly as long as you were on an air mattress. i give you credit for 2 whole months on that.
I had a hamster in 8th grade. She didn’t live very long :(…I don’t think I was the best pet owner for her..she kind of scared me, haha.
Wow that’s my dream mixer (in pink)! And yay at getting contacted by Bravo!
I think I would have flipped if I had a dog and it chose to dig at my mattress. I do not think I would joke about it, but I guess there is nothing you can do now! But, I guess that is why I choose to not have an animal!
Dang it, I don’t get BRAVO. 🙁
It is so annoying that buns are sold in packs of eight! Maybe in the future you could buy a pack and freeze them in groups of two?
This post made me laugh on so many fronts. Sadie and that caption, the hamster picture and then the Sauve shampoo + hamster memory. too funny! Not having cable and knowing none of those answers doesn’t make me feel too bad since I have that exact same red mixer 😉
WHAT AN AMAZING GIVEAWAY! I would cry if I won, ha.
PS I love that picture of Sadie..she looks so guilty!
Oh yes, Sadie’s little run in with the mattress is totally something our yellow lab would do! Good thing they’re cute, right? 😉
I like your frugality with the english muffins for your hamburger buns! We do the same thing. If I do buy buns, we pretty much have some sort of sandwich or burger every other night of the week until we use them up. 🙂