Am I too old to make out with my pillows?
Posted by Isabel on November 29th, 2007. Filed under: Me, Vacations.The King and I recently splurged on some things that will hopefully make our lives better. And by splurged I really mean that they were on super clearance and dang it, we wanted them.
We bought four new pillows. Two for each of us. And I’m in love.
(These aren’t just any old pillows. These are Ralph Lauren pillows that we got for $7 each. Dude, that is one sweet deal.)
I’m pretty sure this new found appreciation for awesome pillows came on suddenly during my pregnancy with my Sweet Babboo. My huge belly demanded being surrounded by even huger pillows. Unfortunately we didn’t own any such pillows. Life sucked for me at this time.
Thankfully during our vacation to Europe, smack dab in the middle of my pregnancy, we were fortunate enough to splurge on a decent hotel our last few nights in Berlin. (If you are even in need of a hotel in Berlin, may I please recommend you stay at the Ku’Damm 101. You will thank me.) This particular hotel had the best freakin’ pillows I had ever had the pleasure of using.
That year I asked Santa for pillows just like the ones at Ku’Damm 101.
Santa did not deliver.
I hate to say it, but I don’t usually have such good luck with hotel pillows.
That same trip to Europe we stayed at a crappy (crappy!) hotel in Paris that used a single ply piece of paper and tried to pass it off as a pillow. I wasn’t not amused.
See the purple fleece jacked in my backpack in that picture? Yeah, I rolled it up and used it for a pillow each night. It didn’t help much.
As crappy as that Paris hotel was, it wasn’t nearly as crappy as the Paris hotel we stayed at the year before. We weren’t ever sure what they were. As you can see by the picture I’ve artfully annotated, the pillows were attached to a pole on the wall. They could not be removed. Which I took to mean they weren’t being removed to launder.
Gross.
You can also see that we did not use these pillows. Instead we rolled up a blanket and used that. Needless to say, this sucked.
Of course sometimes there aren’t even pillows to complain about. Like the one time we took an overnight train to Munich. Dude, I would have killed for any type of pillow. Or a place where I could privately change into my pajamas.
And sometimes you’re feet are too sore from all the walking to even worry about the type of pillow you have. In times like these, you are thankful, very thankful, for a place to lay your weary head on.
And sometimes your bed is so full of backpacks and coats and hats and more stuff that you can’t even see if your pillows are sufficient.
While looking through all my vacation pictures to find sufficient proof of crappy hotel pillows, I discovered that hotel pillows only suck in Europe.
Canadian hotel pillows are awesome. (Again, after last year’s trip to Canada I asked Santa to bring a new hotel grade pillow for Christmas. And again, he failed.)
(Also, I got a new laptop yesterday and photoshop has yet to be installed on it. So I’m using ghetto microsoft paint for the time being. And reusing pictures I’ve posted before.)
Hotel Huts on the beach in Mexico also have pillows that are pretty freakin’ cozy. Even if you do have to encase your (newly) pregnant body in netting to avoid being eaten alive by bugs and rats. Cozy pillows and nekked bodies rule.
And unlike Europe, if you don’t have a pillow while you’re at the beach in Mexico, it does not matter. Nobody needs a pillow if you have this view.
What I’m saying is that I love the new $7 pillows on my bed. Every night when I lay my overly tired head down on them I’m reminded of just how much I love them.
And every night The King turns to me and says, “remember those crappy pillows in Paris? They were attached to the wall!”
Yep, I remember. And they sucked.
So tell me, am I the only one that have this much love for an inanimate object?
(Mrs. Squirrel, don’t answer that.)
November 29th, 2007 at 7:05 pm
Oh no, you are not alone…I am a pillow whore. I sleep with four pillows. And I use them all!
Those pillows you had in Paris freak me the heck out. Nasty.
November 29th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
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November 29th, 2007 at 7:41 pm
HAHA!!!
I love inside jokes.
I’d love to be a part of one someday.
November 29th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
my husband loves pillows about as much as you do. i’m just picky about mine – they can’t be too fluffy or firm or soft. that’s awesome that you *finally* got your pillows from santa =)
November 29th, 2007 at 7:57 pm
I was dying when we are at my mom’s house for thanksgiving. we weren’t sure if there were actually pillows inside, or if she had just put pillowcases on the bed!
I am extremely excited about my biznass trip this weekend, only because of the W’s amazing bed and pillows which I will have ALL TO MYSELF.
November 29th, 2007 at 8:01 pm
Yes, all pillows in Europe SUCK. They’re thin, non fluffy, generally horrible evil crappy things.
And yes, I’m a pillow whore, too. We got two king size pillows while I was pg with Luke and I got to use them both every night! After Luke was born, I shared one with Esposo and even when I got pg AGAIN I did not get the pillow back. DAMMIT.
November 29th, 2007 at 9:56 pm
A year ago, I took a nap at my not-in-laws and the pillow was the most amazing pillow EVAH. I asked, and it was a K-Mart version of those space-memory-foam pillows.
KM’s are surprisingly rare here, and it took me a long time to find a good substitute, but I did a couple of months ago and I am SOOOOOO happy I did.
LMAO on the prohibition against Mrs Squirrel answering!
November 29th, 2007 at 10:08 pm
Those paris pillows are gross. My husband is getting 2 new pillows for Christmas. I gave the idea to my MIL to buy for him so I will check them out when he opens them on Christmas.
November 29th, 2007 at 10:21 pm
I’m in love with my new memory foam mattress from Costco. I make excuses just to lay on it. It has been an amazing experience from day one.
I’m salivating over all the travel!
November 30th, 2007 at 12:00 am
My neck and back literally started aching reading this post.
My mattress and pillows currently suck and there is jack I can do about it for awhile.
Sigh…
November 30th, 2007 at 1:14 am
I loved the rogue cheerio. Seriously, classic.
November 30th, 2007 at 2:02 am
Hubby and I just stayed in an Adams Mark hotel last weekend that had the best pillows. I meant to check for tags before we left so I could search for the same ones but forgot. So yeah, I’m slightly jealous of your new pillows.
November 30th, 2007 at 2:40 am
No… I love my pillows too.
November 30th, 2007 at 3:21 am
I am terribly picky about my pillows and LOVE the memory foam ones I have now.
November 30th, 2007 at 3:56 am
The pillows attached to the wall are just crazy! Paris has tons of weird things…Where you’re showers bizarre? Ours was, the shower head was attached to the spicket where the water comes out and the glass to keep the water from spraying all over the bathroom, only went half way across the tub. No wonder the people on the subway smell so bad. I’m convinced that Americans are the only ones that truly no how to shower!.
November 30th, 2007 at 3:58 am
We recently got new pillows for our bed and I love them! Very much.
And pillows attached to the wall? What the….
November 30th, 2007 at 4:59 am
I’m totally with Eve on the Costco Memory Foam mattress pad. Oh so worth the $ & funky smell (when you first open the package). Like heaven to my poor fat prego hips…
November 30th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
I sleep with 4 pillow; just me and the squishy guys. It’s awesome!
xox
November 30th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
Yes, Yes, YES! A good pillow is an awesome, lovely thing.
November 30th, 2007 at 7:25 pm
I LOVE pillows! I use 2 or 3, just for me. I have 4 pillows and one body pillow that I sleep with, and it’s marvelous! I love them.
And no, you’re not the only one… We know I’m in love with Flamin’ Hot Cheetos!
December 1st, 2007 at 4:28 am
I LOVE my pillow and always have since I was little. I am holding it right now as I type, actually. Never had a security blanket, but I guess a security pillow.
By the way, it hasn’t been the SAME pillow all these years, just the same kind. A feather/down mix. NOTHING else will do for me!
December 1st, 2007 at 10:15 am
Oh no you DID=NT.
December 1st, 2007 at 2:45 pm
I hate staying on my parents’ guest bed at their house because they use rocks for pillows. Not cool.
December 4th, 2007 at 6:50 pm
I CANNOT sleep without my body pillow! Seriously, I love that pillow. Love it. My husband? Hates it. Alot.