I believe...

"I have just been elected Captain of the Nap Squad. It's a very exhausting position."
-Jarod Kintz

In naps. Wondrous, marvelous, magnificent naps.  Ten minutes, fifteen minutes, twenty minutes (dude, I don't discriminate).  The Barbosas, we are nappers.  The husband is a Santos.  The Santos' are not nappers (crazy, I know).  A couple of weeks ago the husband and I were preparing to have one of those incredibly long days.  You know, the one where your day starts at five in the morning and ends at around three, in the morning?  Like I said, one of those days.  So, being the awesome wife that I am, I said, "Why don't you finish your errands take a nice shower and nap before dinner".  And, his response, and I quote, was, "Babe, I do not nap.  I just can't, it doesn't happen."  Clearly, I thought he was insane.  I said to him, "Dude, what do you mean you don't nap?".  Yes, he calls me Babe, yes, I call him Dude.  No, we aren't from California.  I on the other hand full heartedly believe that naps should be included in our daily routine (why can't I work for google?).  If you ever encounter me on a sleepless day, trust me, you will understand.  No, it isn't an "older" person thing.  For as long as I can remember I have always been madly in love with naps.  In elementary school I'd come home from school skip afternoon cartoons to take a nap.  In middle school I'd forego the neighborhood kickball game to take a nap.  In high school I'd take a nap in the car on my way to school and then on my way home from school (don't worry, I was not the one driving, duh).  In college I'd use the study cubby at the library to, what would you know, nap?  You see, this girl right here, she's a napper.  There are days where I just want to come home take a hot shower and lay on my couch.  Our couch, well, it was made for napping.  When a movie is just a tad bit boring I'll nap right through it (those naps last a good two hours, delicious).  I'm still putting lots of consideration into making "nap time" a suggestion at work.  It's worth a try, right?  And, in keeping my word with being more "open", above are two photos taken by the sweet husband during one of my naps.  Such good form, don't you think?  Pillow held close, one leg in, one leg out (I was originally completely covered with the sheet, the husband decided to take a before and after, I didn't wake up through that either).  Did I mention I can nap under any circumstance?  Well, I can.  Lights on, lights off, television on, television off, thundering, lightening, world collapsing, it just does not matter.  You can't get between a girl and her nap time.  No, no, no.  That individual who coined the phrase, "You only sleep when you're dead", obviously doesn't have the napping skills I possess.  Napping is like milk, it does the body good.  And, like hot showers it is a cure all in my book.  Try it sometime.  See how it feels.  Ease into it.  Allow yourself to fully be consumed by the power of nap.  You will not regret it.

xoxo