The Shafferland Shuffle

I figured the weekly recap needed a new name since I have a new name! (Or at least I'm trying to have a new name...would go a lot better if I could actually make headway with SSA!)

* Last Sunday I had the most putrid attitude on the planet. I could not shake it to save my LIFE! I cried at church...I took a LONG nap in the afternoon and was STILL grumpy. I felt so bad for Ryan. I wanted to get away from me, but I was sort of stuck with me. He chose to sit there and be nice to me, and for that, he deserves a medal. The one good moment of the day was a new keeper slow cooker recipe!! Salsa chicken...and it was YUMMY.

* Monday I had to work a half-day, and they allowed me to work from home to save gas, so I really appreciated that! And of course, that evening was the New Year's Eve party at my friends' house! Much laughter, many hugs from the kiddos, way too much really yummy food, and some fun games! Great way to end the best year of my life.

* Tuesday was New Year's Day, and I so appreciated the chance to have an all-day date with Ryan. From breakfast in bed...to organizing things at home...to cooking together...to watching a movie...to reflecting on the past year and looking ahead to the new one...it was pretty much the perfect way to start a new year!

* Wednesday I went back to work, and we had our first live show of 2013...which introduced our theme for the year. We are going to focus on how God writes our stories and how each of us has a valuable story to share, regardless of how "big" it is in the eyes of the world. The show was so powerful to my heart...one of the most meaningful interviews I've ever done. God is up to something big!

 * Thursday evening I stopped by Meijer to pick up some things for the last minute menu-switch dinner for Ryan and while there...happened through the granola bar aisle just to see....if by chance...they had my favorite Kind bars. {Been looking for about a year. They never have them.} BUT. Never say never:

 THEY HAD THEM!!!! I'm ashamed to admit that this little box of goodness made my whole day.

* Friday night, Ryan and I went on a date! I still get really excited about those. We had a gift card to Red Robin, so we drove to the same one we ate dinner at on our first date. {Sigh of giddy love.} I ate about 4 bites of my burger and focused on downing the bottomless fries. Burgers reheat. :) But my favorite moment of the date was when we were driving down and Ryan said to me, "You have something on your face." I grabbed the visor to look in the mirror and found this clipped to it:

* And then there was yesterday. The day of the mad cleaning adventure. We tore our house APART. We put away all the Christmas decorations, swept up the remnants of Chuck, Ryan cleaned the carpets in the dining room, kitchen, and hall...we cleaned out the storage closets under the stairs and relocated some of the kitchen cabinet stuff in there...and we started tackling the crazy messy office. We worked HARD! And apparently...it seems...we actually have one of these. Haven't seen it since we've been married:

{I mean the tabletop...not the candle.}

A great week...I loved the way we were able to combine MUCH productivity with great times together...some dates, some rest, and even some {gasp} exercise. My thighs hate me. {No matter. The feeling is mutual.}