The Shower: The Moment of Truth
I have breaking news to report!
Small Town, Wisconsin. After spending approximately one year building a master bathroom and two weeks staring at the completed project, Joe and Liz from “A Constructed Life” finally summoned the courage to stand in their brand new shower and…use it!
“It was a wonderful experience,” said Liz, her voice shaking with excitement. “When I turned the handle, water actually came out of the shower head! And it kept running until I turned it off!”
“This is such an importance day for us,” said Joe. “I’m just thrilled the shower didn’t crash through the floor, leaving me flailing naked on the ground below it.”
The couple, who gutted two bedrooms to create their master suite with master bath, put their shower to the test when they allowed their friends Brad and Chris to try it just moments later.
“We were staying with Liz and Joe for the weekend, helping them destroy the other 30 percent of their home that has to be remodeled,” explained Brad, a long-time friend of The Constructed Lifers. “We were filthy. And they let us clean up in the shower. They are the greatest people I will ever know.”
Chris, who has known Joe since first grade, helped build the master suite. “I put in a lot of hours on that bathroom. I would’ve been upset if it didn’t work. But I also would have laughed and pointed at Joe a lot, too, and that would make me feel better” he said.
When asked where the bravery came from to finally use the shower, Joe and Liz revealed there was none involved.
“We were forced to use it,” Liz said. “We had to demo The Ugly Bathroom we had been using, and without the sketchy tub to bathe in, there was no other option but to use the pristine, spa-like shower we built.”
“What a day,” said Joe, visibly exhausted from the emotional trauma of trying a new shower for the first time. “We were scared. But now, we can’t wait to use it again.”
Liz nodded, whispering, “It’s magnificent,” a single tear rolling down her cheek much like the water drops running down the shower door. “I love showering without water running down to the first floor or having to wonder if I’m standing in the spot where a guy died.”
YAYYYYY!! This is truly exciting news. Congrats! 🙂
w00t! Congrats!
Loved the style of the post, too.
Congratulations! Relax and enjoy! (Okay, so maybe you can’t relax with a whole lotta unfinished projects still to go, but you can get a bit of daily enjoyment out of it.)