The Shafferland Shuffle

* Last Sunday, we overslept...woke up 20 minutes before it was time to leave for church. Have you ever woken up too quickly and been in a foul mood? Yeah...that was me. Ryan and I sat in the lobby at church, drinking coffee before Sunday School and he joked that the rock fountain outside was a tribute to the one Moses struck in the wilderness. He can always make me laugh - even when I'm super grumpy!! We took a much-needed nap that afternoon and then Ryan finished up putting the landscaping bricks back in place before the week of monsoon-rain hit. And we squeezed in a quick walk in the chilly evening!

* Monday was a fun day at work...Lynne and I threw an "open office" to celebrate our new digs! We served food and welcomed our co-workers in to hang out for a bit; it was fun! And then that night, Ryan and I had one of his friends over for dinner, which was a BLAST. I cracked up because he'd never been to our house before, so as a joke, Ryan gave him a wrong address and met him there at a...bit of a rundown house. Ha!

 * Tuesday was a full-weather-spectrum day. Drove to work in thick fog, looked at gorgeous sun all day, and sat through a stormy evening. Ahhhh, Indiana. Work was very busy; month-end is always that way, so I was glad my M and M jar was full! When I got home, I lit a candle and hunkered down to work on some blog stuff - and Ryan painted the trim that was added in the house last month after the plumbing overhaul.

 * Wednesday was a hard day for me; one of those days when I just seemed to get beaten down before I could stand back up - all day long. So I was extra thankful for Ryan's encouraging texts and pictures he sent throughout the day. After work, I went to the gym for a run {raining again} - and it was such a nice, quiet room that day. Helped my focus! I may or may NOT have had a massive meltdown when I got home, so some hugs from Ryan and a couple of chocolate chip cookies...followed by a LONG nap helped make the night better!

* Thursday's BLT show was all about the 50th birthday of the Swiss Cake Roll, so Lynne and I both brought boxes of them to work! {Neither of us knew the other was getting one. Great minds!} When I got home from work, I discovered some sweet soul surprised us with a May Day basket and plant. I have no idea who it was, but I loved it! We spent the rest of Thursday night packing for our quick getaway to Holland, Michigan! Braeya = unamused.

*Friday, Ryan and I took the day off work and headed north. On the way up, we did another one of our county dates - this time to Marshall County in northern Indiana. We stopped in St. Joseph, Michigan, for lunch at a pizza place and while there...checked out some lighthouses on the FREEZING COLD beach. And then we drove on up to Holland, and LET ME JUST TELL YOU. You are not even going to believe our tale of the hotel. You just won't. It was a very eventful day - for our 17 month anniversary!

* Saturday we headed out for the Tulip Time Festival...which was the reason we went to Holland in the first place. It was the first day of the festival, and you know who didn't get the memo about it? THE TULIPS!!! Below you'll notice the field of tulips...lovely, huh? We had fun, though. We got to go up in the huge windmill {do keep in mind my insane fear of heights} and we went to a couple of beaches, where we enjoyed the water...with our hats and gloves.