May 22, 2023

My dearest,

We have been waking earlier than usual, a few minutes or more before our scheduled time. Our alarm clocks lie idle while we contemplate whether to return to bed and try to sneak in more sleep, or to give in and just get up.

It’s a struggle.

This is not to say we don’t wake earlier or wake in the middle of the night when we are in the same bed, in the same city. But waking up together, even if it’s earlier than we like, feels alright when we have each other.

And that makes missing any sleep just that little bit better.

Yours, ever and always.