Bathroom Reno and Miracle March???

So, a couple of weeks ago I was off work for a week (February break - allow me to quickly add how much I LOVE my job) and Mike arranged to have the week off as well!  WHAT?  Awesome, right?

We wanted to go skiing in Utah with some friends but at the last minute we cancelled the trip because, well, there was no snow there either.  And why would we drive all that way to ski groomed runs when we can do that 1/4 mile from our house. Ya know? 

Since we weren't leaving town, and there was no snow here, we decided to tackle a last minute, rather impromptu bathroom renovation.  What could go wrong with that? (Luckily, nothing actually went wrong, so yay!)

So... here is the before... during... and after pics of the project: 

THE TOILET WAS BASICALLY IN THE CENTER OF
THE FLOOR

TILE COUNTERS... UGH! 

THIS PIC IS ACTUALLY FROM THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE DUPLEX BUT WE HAD THE SAME
CABINETS.... LOTS OF STORAGE BUT ACTUALLY
TOO MUCH STORAGE FOR SUCH A SMALL SPACE!

YOU COULDN'T EVEN OPEN THE BOTTOM DRAWERS
ALL THE WAY BECAUSE THEY HIT THE TOILET. 

STEP ONE: REMOVE ALL CABINETS AND TILE

THIS WAS OUR GUEST BEDROOM FOR A FEW DAYS. 

PREVIOUS TOILET LOCATION

IT'S GONE!!!  WOOHOO! 

FINISHED!!!!!  

MUCH BETTER IN MY OPINION! 

YOU USED TO HAVE TO LEAN OVER THE TOILET
TO TURN ON THE SHOWER.

NOT ANYMORE! 

AND MIKE MADE A SUPER COOL TOWEL RACK! 

 I absolutely love the new bathroom layout.  Less storage, yes.  But so much more space for getting in/out of the shower, getting dressed, etc.  And we have plenty of storage in my opinion.  

Although our week of "vacation" turned into a week of work on the house, I'm super glad that we did it and got it done.  And I'm incredibly grateful for a super handy husband with my same OCD-ness for perfection (or close to perfection). 

Ok, so then... winter arrived!  FINALLY!  

We got 4 feet?  

Maybe?  

I think?  

I don't know.  

I stopped counting! 

What I DO know is that school was cancelled!!!!  HALLELUJAH! 

WOKE UP TO THIS. 

TIME TO START SHOVELING A PATH

Parking at the ski hill was a bit of a challenge as EVERYONE was excited to ski the fresh powder.  We ended up having to hitch a ride (with someone we knew... not a stranger... safety first).  

RIDING IN THE "WAY BACK" OF OUR NEIGHBOR'S
PICKUP.  THANKS AGAIN FOR DROPPING US OFF! 

We have had several "bluebird powder days" to enjoy and everyone is happy.  

More pics and videos to come in another blog post.  Gotta keep you all coming back for more!