"Sweet Dreams!"

Most nights before Todd and I go to sleep, I tell him , "Sweet dreams!" He rarely, if ever, remembers his dreams so I'm not sure why I even say it. I, on the other hand, have very strange and vividly detailed dreams that I typically remember. Two nights in the past week I have dreamt of Todd breaking up with me. Of course, I have alerted my husband that, even though I've had these dreams, my warranty has expired and I cannot be returned!

In the first dream, we appeared to be dating. He told me in so many words that we weren't together anymore and drove away. I woke up a little upset that he tried to do that in my dream. Surprisingly, that's all I remember from that dream.

Two nights ago, I dreamt that Todd told me if I didn't answer his questions we would be over by Christmas. I remember having a list of answers and began by saying to him, "Number one . . ." However, every single time I tried to answer his questions, he interrupted me! I was so upset that I called my mom to see if she still owned my old house for when I had to move. The next thing I knew I was with my sisters in a amazingly fancy and large hotel. I found a bag that belonged to me and one of my sisters was outside on the patio watching television. The dream spun into many other things after that as my dreams usually do.

Last night as we turned out the lights to go to sleep, I kissed Todd, told him I loved him, and said, "Sweet dreams!" He then responded to me, "No dreams!"

More Weird Dreams

Since we don't have children, I often dream about our animals. Many times, I dream that Steve is gone. In last night's dream, we were at a party looking for Todd's friend (whose name is Jack but in the dream people were referring to him as "Colonel"). We couldn't find Jack/Colonel anywhere, but I did see a woman who had close to a dozen puppies running around in the grass. They all looked like little, miniature Golden Retrievers & Rottweilers. They weren't "puppies" but mini-dogs. After seeing the mini-dogs, we were looking for Steve and couldn't find him. In the dream, I remember looking at the tons of dogs at the party & looking for my babydog's neon orange collar. I was beside myself in the dream and woke up worried.

Steve was fast asleep across my legs, snoring like a madman. He's just fine, but I still looked forward to getting home tonight to hug him. :)

Oh, and I also dreamed something about Todd and I eating dinner at a restaurant that seated us in the corner (not a corner table - a corner) near the restrooms. Plus, we were seated with strangers. We left the restaurant and drove a convertible down a highway surrounded by tall buildings. I don't remember if that was before or after the party with mini-dogs and my missing pup.

Must be Back to School Time

School dreams are starting! Wouldn't you think one would need to sleep in order to have dreams?!

3 dreams I remember:
1. The Pope coming to visit some teachers, and we had to be naked. I'm the one who figured out he wasn't really the Pope. (duh!)
2. Slamming a misbehaving boy to the floor and holding him down by the neck.
3. Todd & I going to college together and looking for an apartment.
4. Teaching a class of about 80 with my friend Monica & we weren't doing a very good job of it (see #2!).

I hope none of those come true!!! We'll find out soon . . .

Crazy Dreams

This morning at 7:30, I was awoken by my husband telling me to go back to sleep. Doesn't make sense to you? It does to me! I was having one of my many crazy dreams & was trying to scream. It woke him up, so he was trying to wake me up (only to tell me to go to sleep!). If you know me somewhat well IRL, you probably know that I have very vivid and STRANGE dreams. Even though I've been up a while (which makes me forget lots of details), let me see if I can recap this morning's:

I was at school. There were more kids than usual in the halls, and I was trying to shuffle them to different place. I do remember there was a semi-shallow swimming pool area in the middle of the main hall, where my hall connects across to another and to the kids' restrooms. It was a beautiful, sparkly blue and clear. There were invisible retaining walls to keep the water in, so it looked as if the water was just standing freely. A few kids were playing in the pool and having a great time.

Flash forward to a party setting. It was like an awards banquet type thing and there were stairs involved. I was sitting on the stairs, directing traffic and getting on to wayward children. Actually, I think it was a wedding. I do remember the mother of a bride asking me wedding-planning question. Then I saw people sitting outside on a patio/deck with their chairs in a circle. I remember feeling unsafe, and people began to leave. I came inside to the looks of a cabin because the walls and doors were wood. I tried to lock one door and eventually did. I didn't feel like it locked well, though. I went to lock the second door and was getting increasingly frightened. When I tried to lock this 2nd door, the lock just spun on a screw and I got scared. That's when the assitant to "The Greek" from "The Wire" stumbled through the door. He was shirtless and had been shot, but there was no blood. I tried to scream . . .

. . . and that's when Todd woke me up. I think my words have just confirmed to you that I'm nuts. :)