Look what I got!!

So I finally got my first bouquet from a boy lol. :) Aren't they wonderful?! Two DOZEN roses in the prettiest shades - no boring red here - and shipped directly to me from the fields according to the packaging lol.

I ended up having to go out and buy a vase for them since nothing I had was tall or wide enough to hold such amazing flowers. After a successful shopping run, I dutifully put the flowers in water, mixed in plant food, and set them on the table for all to admire.

I'm not used to flowers being so fresh, so a few days later, at the peak of their blooming, the roses ran out of water! I didn't notice until that evening, and by then, the damage was done. :(

Luckily there is life after death for flowers, so the roses are now back in their vase, this time in all their *dried* glory. I plan to keep the dried bouquet as long as humanly possibly. :D

Roses, and especially these roses, always make a girl feel super special!