On our way to a shower

Sunday was a busy, busy day. We got cabinets and countertops (sort of... they'll be here in 7 days). We also picked out the backsplash and tub 'round tile.

I started the install on the tub tile right away. The sooner I don't have to shower in the blue bathroom, the better.
So, I started on the back wall. Maybe I should've started in the middle of the middle wall, but I don't care. I decided I was looking for progress, so I started there.

I finished around the tub and decided to stop. It takes a while, so I was ready to sit down and watch some Design Star.

I have an eensy dilemma between the tub and bottom of the tile on the skinny sides. The tile saw refuses to cut the tile long-ways into half inch slabs. When I try the backer on the tile dissolves and the tiles go off in every direction. I think the space is a little too big to fill with caulk. Right now I'm leaning towards one of those decorative tile strips along the base. Bleh. I wish the problem would go away (preferably without the tile just falling off the wall---that would be ideal.) I mean more in the terms of "magically resolving itself" or "elves come and fix it in the night."

I asked Jeremy to take some pictures of the tile. He usually just takes pictures of me smiling sitting in the midst of my work.