I love reminding Ken that he let me wait around all day on Valentine’s Day in 1998 *thinking* I was going to get a ring that day, only to go home empty handed and thoroughly confused. The next day he proposed. Who proposes on the day AFTER? My husband. Good thing he’s cute!

Obviously we aren’t big on frilly fluff for Valentine’s day – or any other holiday, for that matter. But I did happen to have a big chunk of dark chocolate in the cupboard and strawberries in the fridge. Kelsey and I made a bunch of chocolate covered goodness to show our love (maybe just of chocolate). We covered Ken’s with whipped cream (who doesn’t like chocolate? My husband.) and we all had a yummy after church snack. I grabbed my phone and snapped a few bad shots for a layout. Some high contrast adjustments and creative cropping made for a half way decent page!

And…in case you have some sweet shots that need a great digital collection to match, I’m adding my kits back into the shop slowly! The Viva Valentino Collection is up and it’s only $2 for the rest of the month of LOVE!

So, before we moved in here, the master bathroom looked like it quite possibly had never been cleaned. An exaggeration? Maybe, but see photo below as possible proof. Yes, there is a tub in there somewhere and a shower and a sink or two.

I had some awesome cleaning ladies come and get the whole house all sparkly so we could move in. They did a great job on the shower. It sparkled, seriously! And it’s matte tile.

Since that time I’ve cleaned it a bazillion times and when it dries, the hard water stains laugh at me from their original strongholds. Scrubbing Bubbles, Tilex, CLR, The Works, and white vinegar haven’t worked (except on the glass door).

My new plan of attack: Call Lily and Claudia back to come clean it again and ask them to teach me how to clean my dumb shower. How sad is that? At least the rest of the room looks better than it did before we moved in!

Bon Appetit Kit – Celeste Rockwood Jones (pclayers.com)