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I came across this post searching for a way to lessen the grossness of the pink kitchen in the place I'm thinking of buying until the funds are available to resurface all of it. Do not put a pink kitchen in unless you are planning to live there until you die.. Most people are taking one look at this apartment and leaving because the idea of spending one more second looking at pink melamine cabinets and a maroon/purple mottled faux granite laminate counter is making their eyes bleed. Don't do it.

It's funny, I don't even notice the popcorn. While this house isn't really my personal style, I really do love that its so unpretentious. The colours work perfectly and the whole place just feels relaxed and oddly calming for such a colourful place.
And as a renter (who can't even paint walls) it's very comforting t see a beautiful space where some of those big, messy, expensive fixes haven't been done! How easy we'd all have it if we got total blank canvases to work with every time we move.

I'm not sure if its a different story in the states, but in Australia (where I work for the biggest off big hitter florists in the country) we wouldn't dream or storing roses. We've had fresh shipments scheduled to arrive during the night on the 12th and 13th from Colombia (because South American roses are pretty unique and local grown roses can't really compare in size and wow factor) as well as back up roses arriving from local growers, during that time. We wouldn't risk sending out flowers with a short life, because we have a resend policy on quality complaints, and roses will be difficult to restock a few days after valentines day to do that, since the growers time and empty their crops for this day.
I would actually say that a dozen red roses is a classic, romantic and perfect for the occasion. Good florists will have the option to have them presenting in a long gift box. If you can, choose this. Not only is the presentation a bit more special looking, it will also keep the roses safer in transit on the day, make them easier to carry home if you have hem sent to your loves work address, and will allow the florist to put water vials on each stem, so the roses stay hydrated until they get to a vase.
If your placing an order online with a florist, read their terms and condition before you do it. Lots of florist change them over valentines day, and many will have a no changes or no cancellations policy to cope with the volume. This could get you in trouble if you aren't certain of the address or decide to rethink the card message. When in doubt, call and ask the questions. We're busy, but it's our job and we'll be happy to help

We did this too!
Me, my sister and my little cousin lived together at the time, and none of us were allowed sweet cereal, so we conspired to ask santa for it, and in each of our stockings we got a box of fruit loops or coco pops. It's become a tradition now, all us grown up kids go home for christmas, and one of us will get a box of cereal in our stocking to have on Christmas morning!