Silence Vs. Snoring

As you age, you expect certain things to change. Your enjoyment of certain foods. The type of music you listen too. The amount of effort you put into staying in shape. How much time you are willing to spend on appearances. LOL

One thing I did not expect was that certain sounds and how they affect me.

Prior to Will, I use to enjoy silence. I loved being in my house with no noise; no TV, radio, children, noisy fan, etc. The quieter the better. Now? It hurts my ears. Honestly, hurts my ears. I'm still not a fan of leaving a radio or TV on just to make noise. But when everyone goes to bed at night and the house is quite; I can't stand it. I will turn on a box fan I keep in the hall just to make noise. When I go to bed, I have to turn on a noisy fan we keep in there for background noise.

Also, noises that use to bother me no longer do. The largest difference I've noticed over the years is the sound of Steve snoring. I use to wake him up and tell him he was snoring. I had to, I couldn't sleep otherwise. Now, when I go to bed and hear him snoring . . . I just smile. It's just part of my life, part of Steve. I lay right down and fall to sleep with no problem.

Now that I think about it, I wonder if 13 years of listening to Steve snore while asleep has made it impossible for me to relax and enjoy the quite?

Probably, after all, it's always the spouses fault.