The Shafferland Shuffle

* Last Sunday, Ryan and took breakfast to Sunday School for our class...and they loved it so much we hardly had leftovers! {boo!!!} After church, we made our way to Indianapolis to make good on Ryan's Christmas present...tickets to the Pentatonix concert! After standing in the almost zero temperatures for an hour and a half, we got into the standing-room-only concert hall and watched a great show! And on the way home...an IHOP date!

* Monday was...the first official day of our staycation!! That's right, baby! The Shaffers took a staycation this week!! We slept in...and began our day of a Back to the Future movie marathon! If you can believe it...I'd never seen any of the movies and they're among Ryan's favorites, so we watched them all...in one day! We did a little bit of work at home, too, and watched the Olympics while we ate some oatmeal chocolate chip bars! And then Monday night, we had a slumber party in the living room right by the fire!

* Tuesday we picked up where we left off with the movies on Monday - and watched one of my favorites that Ryan had never seen: Flightplan! When we finally got up and moving, we spent a few hours cleaning out the attic...purging, reorganizing, and taking some walks down memory lane. Ryan found some clothes from when he was a baby, and I found all sorts of letters and cards I'd saved from years ago. {AND we found the boxes of sheets, Valentine's Day decor and wreaths we have been missing for MONTHS.} And then a rare treat...Braeya sat on my lap for a while! She DOES still love me!

* Wednesday was cold, but GORGEOUS outside, so we took advantage of the pretty day and headed out for our second county tour. Adams County was our destination...and we saw the sights of a covered bridge, a replica clock tower, and our favorite part of the day: COFFEE SHOP LOVE!!! We tried out the Shaka Shack in Monroe and man was that some good coffee!! A leisurely, successful day to visit the sights of Indiana!

* Thursday was...not as much fun as Wednesday. We had a plumber come to visit that morning to investigate some issues we've had with frozen pipes and leaks this winter. The verdict? Total plumbing replacement. YIPPEEE!!!!!!! We tried to be thankful for the fact that we have plumbing...but you know how easy that can be when problems abound. We took some time that afternoon to go visit Ryan's grandma, who is recovering from surgery...wanted to take her a little gift to brighten her day. LOVED the blue sky sunset, despite the gray day...and that night...we hunkered down to watch Indiana boy Nick Goepper compete in the Olympics!

 * Friday was Valentine's Day, and I can't wait to tell you all about that in more detail. We started out with a homemade breakfast and gift exchange at home...followed by the most YUMMY dessert stop at DeBrand Fine Chocolates in Fort Wayne...and the first day of our marriage retreat weekend! That was fun, because we got to meet up with some of our friends we've not seen in a long while!

* Yesterday we wrapped up our marriage retreat with such a fun day! The speaker this year was John Townsend, and we really enjoyed listening to him! We got to have a late lunch/early dinner with our friends, which was great! We had fun at the evening entertainment...and then a little bit of Wii bowling to top off the night. Great way to end the retreat!