The giganitc bathtub is gone from our living room!

For over 6 months, we've had Kohler Sok tub sitting in the living room. No, it wasn't there so that we could fill it up with ice and put beer in it (a suggestion more than one person has made). We had originally bought it for our master bath renovations at our apartment. However, the back and forth with our co-op management over the renovation plans dragged on for almost a year, so the tub sat for months in the only room it could fit - the living room.

For the first week it was kind of amusing. David would lay in the bathtub and hide, call the dog's name, and then laugh when she got all confused and started barking. That's was only funny for a few days, though. After a short period of time it's become the constant thorn in my side. Every time I walked into our living room I would wince. And if we wanted to invite people over, I had to make sure I knew them really, really well. So the bathtub has seriously cut into our entertaining and, hence, seriously limited my social life (especially since I'm old and crotchety now and don't want to go out. You have to come to me.)

Since we bought the new house in December, the master bathroom plans at the apartment have been severely revised. Basically the plan now is do what's quickest, simplest, and at a reasonable cost. That doesn't include tearing down walls and expanding the bathroom to fit the gigantic Sok tub. Can I just mention what a cool tub is it? It has an inner layer that overflows into an outer shell, so you can fulfill your childhood fantasy of letting the bath water run over the sides of the tub. (Am I the only one who always wanted to do that?) And it's a spa tub, which means it's like a jacuzzi but with little air bubbles. As the Kohler website says: " Adding a playful element to this placid escape, unique portals release millions of effervescent bubbles. The captivating, champagne-like bubbles cling to the body and caress the skin."

Unfortunately, the tub won't fit in our new house either. So I listed the thing on Craigslist for about 80& of what we paid for it and waited. After a couple weeks I finally got a bite. It took four guys and two dollies to get it out of here, but finally it's gone. It was a bittersweet moment. No playful, effervescent champagne-like bubbles will be caressing my skin anytime soon. But at least I don't have a FREAKING BATHTUB IN MY LIVING ROOM anymore.

Anyone want to come over now?