I love my couch with a passion that seems almost... indecent.

I am loyal to my couch. No other couch loves me or will ever love me like this couch does. It cradles me when I am sick, soothes me when I am tired, and gently holds my hand at 3 in the morning when I am watching a movie all alone in the dark and I am scared s--tless.

Sometimes I feel more married to my couch than to my husband.

It wasn't always like this, I used to have a couch that is reminiscent of the kind of guy that is bad news. We picked it up from the side of the street and DH had to build the inner support structure. It was white-ish and it itched like crazy. Then a friend said she was selling her couches, would I like them? SURE! So, in preparation for getting the new couches (while DH was gone) I removed the old couch and basically tore it to shreds. Ahhh if only bonfires were legal inside the city limits... Well, as you can guess... my friend's husband changed her mind for her at the last minute and there I was sans couch. boo hoo! So it was off to Rent-A-Center with me... soo many couches to choose from. How could I make the decision? I finally opted for the beast that currently resides in my livingroom. A 8 seater sectional by Berkeliner. From their "cinema" series... so it came complete with cupholders and 2 recliners. Lovely. Did you know my uncle Clint (technically my great great uncle Clint) worked @ the Berkeliner factory and was one of the people who worked on the recliner thingamajiggit that makes their seats recline even if they are right up against a wall? (me neither)

Oh couch, how I love you, let me count the ways... It's big enough for both me and DH to sleep on at the same time (not side by side). It's comfy enough, wide enough, and smooth enough not to itch like the dickens. It has cupholders! It has recliners! And it is awesome.

Last September when I was recovering from my gallbladder removal surgery, I lived on my couch. It held me close and supported me when I was in dire pain. It's doing the same thing now... only I think in recent weeks it has become a greedy and jealous creature, always demanding my attention and devotion...