It's like sleeping on a cloud. A very firm cloud

For those of you who are friends with me on FB, you know my mattress saga (or at least some of it). And my back problem saga. At least in status update form. Here's a slightly more detailed version.

After weeks of back problems (and multiple suggestions from friends to get a new mattress already), the eventual destruction of my back on February 12 for 24 hours finally pushed me over the edge. So, on February 18, President's Day Weekend, the mattress search was on. Mom and I figured there would be some good sales so what better time to buy. I have a full bed, not a queen like most other grownups, so decided I wasn't willing to spend a lot of money on a mattress that (please, please) will not be on my bed for the next 10 years. Hopefully, it will get relegated to the guest room at some point. And, no offense to my guests, but y'all ain't getting a Tempurpedic!

Mom and I decided to hit Macy's first. Macy's has some very nice mattresses. And they were having an okay sale. Mom and I were lounging around, trying out the different mattresses. And then Deloris, the world's nicest salesperson, stepped in. She let us know, with an apology in her voice, that if only we'd gotten there earlier we could have purchased one of the displays on MAJOR clearance. But unfortunately, there were no queen sized mattresses left, only full. But full is what I need! So Deloris showed us the two fulls that were left. One wasn't very great. But the other? It was heavenly. A Simmons BeautyRest. Ultra firm. As the Shop Tart would say, ding dang y'all! It was a fantastic mattress. And then, I took a gander at the price tag. This was a $2500 mattress, y'all. No wonder it was so divine. But Deloris wasn't lying when she said those displays went on MAJOR clearance. There, on a bright red price tag, was the clearance price. $519. Yep, you read that correctly dear reader. $555 with tax. Shopping done. Did anyone honestly think I could find a better price than that? For that nice of a mattress? I certainly did not. So here is my debit card, Deloris. Ring 'er up! The only downside- no delivery. But really, could I complain about that? And I couldn't pick up my new mattress until March 5. Sad. Because my back could've really used that mattress that day. Oh well. Now that the mattress was purchased, the rest of the day was spent shopping for other fun things!

Fast forward to March 5. I had asked two of the guys I work with to help me. One has a pick-up truck, so really I was using him for that! They readily agreed to help (love those guys). Macy's called to let me know that my mattress would be ready and people there to help me load it between 10 am and 4 pm. That's a problem, Macy's. Some of us have work. Or court. Whichever you prefer. Long story short, I got my new mattress. We loaded up the new one in the truck, got my old one out of the house and over to my parents' to be donated to HomeWorks (I feel bad that somebody's getting an old mattress. But I guess an old mattress is better than no mattress). To thank them for their help, I treated the boys to beer at Morganelli's. Then came home and made up my bed!

In addition to my box springs and super deep new mattress, I also have a fantastic new mattress pad that adds about 2-3 inches of height to my bed. So the whole thing is now about four or five inches above my footboard. No more feet pressed up against the footboard! And my bed now looks so comfy and inviting. I went to bed early last night, just to luxuriate in the amazingness of my new bed. I felt like the Princess and the Pea (minus the pesky pea, of course) climbing onto my high bed last night! And as soon as I actually lay down (after watching a little tv), I was out like a light.

This morning, I woke up feeling great. No back pain, no waking up multiple times throughout the night. Best sleep I've had in months! So in addition to feeling like a princess, I slept like one too. And I've decided that a mattress this good needs a name. To that end, my new mattress has been christened Poppy. Because it is completely sleep inducing!