We did our engagement photos today and I think they turned out really nice. I love love LOVE our photographer and the wedding is going to look amazing on film. We ended up having to change our location from the country club to my parents’ backyard. Our photographer called the event coordinator yesterday and she informed him we couldn’t use the course until 4pm, even though we told her our appointment was at 10am. Nice. So thank God for my parents again because their yard looks wonderful and they let us do the shoot back there. Rob wore khakis, a belt and proper shoes. I have never seen him look so handsome. I found a nice khaki dress with embroidered hem. The proofs should be ready on Tuesday. Stay tuned for evidence that Rob can wear more than jeans!
Speaking of photography, I decided to do Project 365 because several friends of mine are doing it and they are doing some amazing work. The idea is to take a photo every day, something to signify the day or just something that catches my eye. So far, I’ve taken a photo every day for the last week and I’m liking what I’m doing. I hope I can keep it up for an entire year, especially since this year will have some exciting changes. Even just the last 6 months has brought a lot of change. The link to my Project 365 site is on the sidebar or you can find it at p365.robandkristi.com.  Go have a look and tell me what you think.
The revamping of the house continues. We moved from the backyard into the bathroom because it was really the only room in the house that didn’t get a major overhaul when I moved in. We started with the shower and bath. It was a nasty fought battle because there was no way the bathtub was giving up without a fight. We bought a new showerhead, handles for the tub and a curved shower curtain. But then the fun began.
The showerhead required a new stem which is an easy fix. It’s easy if you have the proper pipe wrech. Which we don’t have. Ok, set that aside and we’ll borrow the wrench from my dad. Right. Onto the knobs on the tub. 3 knobs, 2 of which refused to budge. Fine. Do the one that will cooperate. Reading the instructions on the package didn’t help all the much and 2 hours later and lots of taking things off and putting them back on, we had one new knob. The knob for the hot would come off after some WD-40 and gentle persuasion. But the cold was stuck in. We attempted the hot but after all the work we’d done in the yard the day before and our growing fatigue at 9pm, we gave up.   I was afraid the bathroom would win the battle. Bernard and Eugene must’ve left special instructions to be impossble.
We put in an emergency help call to my dad and waited. He came round and got the hot working but the cold? Yeah, not so easy. We got the showerhead installed with no problems and hoped my dad could get the screw out of the cold knob. He couldn’t. He and Rob tried for ages. Two evenings after work, input from a plumber and one trip to the hardware store, they fixed it. The turning point of the Battle of the Bathroom was ours.
The curved shower rod is amazing and has added a foot of width to the shower. We had to buy 2 though because the first one was too big and a bit flimsy. Another trip to Bed Bath and Beyond and we had success. Finally. The bathroom fought valiantly but we won.
Next steps? Painting. Improved storage. New sink tap. Possibly new lighting.