The Shafferland Shuffle

* Last Sunday was Father's Day, and we enjoyed spending the day at Ryan's mom and step-dad's house with his family AND mine! So much great food - REALLY great food - and a perfect weather day. We sat around enjoying food and fellowship - and we even got to watch Ryan's uncle in action as a beekeeper for a while! So thankful to have married into a family that loves to be together. :)

* Monday was a relatively uneventful day in Shafferland. We don't get many of those. We went to work, of course, and just had a pretty relaxing evening at home. It was our first REALLY hot day of the year - like hovering around 90, so we went for an attempted run, late in the evening, armed with water bottles and my pretend ponytail. I had a miserable run...my knee started acting up again as soon as I ran. It's fine when I walk but it is rebelling against running, it seems. So we didn't excel in time, but we did get a 5K down pat.

* Tuesday evening, Ryan and I went to the viewing for one of my Dad's very best friends, who passed away last week after a brief battle with cancer. We hurried home from that so Ryan could do yard work and so I could lead the second meeting of our Beth Moore study. SOMEONE...ahem...Braeya Jo...felt that Bible study was the place to be, since there were snacks. She made her rounds cleaning up our plates. Shaking head. It was a crazy busy night...we were TIRED when it was over!

 

* Wednesday was my last day at work for the week, so it was b.u.s.y. Right when it was time to leave, this MASSIVE storm blew up and made for a white-knuckle drive home. Not a fan.  It was kind of a rough night - I won't lie. It was one of those worst-self-esteem-ever nights, and I was kind of a mess. I hate days like that. Ryan was kind and understanding, and I consoled myself with a night of folding laundry and packing for our first ever Freelan family vacation!

* Thursday, Ryan and I took the day off work so we could make the trek to Shipshewana {in northern Indiana for those of you who don't live around here} for the first ever family vacation with the Freelan clan! My parents are celebrating their 60th anniversary this summer and wanted to have a family get together to commemorate the occasion! We spent the afternoon shopping, went to dinner together, and then had some fun in the hotel pool! Great day!

* Friday was family fun day in Shipshewana! Everyone was able to wander of and do whatever....but Ryan and I ended up spending most of our time with Lori, Jeff and Cassie...shopping around town and going on a 14 mile bike ride. WHICH ended...well...I'm telling you about that later. In the evening, we all went out for dinner together and took new family photos. I was EXHAUSTED by the end of the day, but it really was wonderful.

* Yesterday we came home from our family vacation. Always sad to see those times come to an end, but also great to be back home in our own space!! We came home by way of the Rise n Roll bakery in Middlebury - which is a whole building full of pastry heaven!! Loved that treat!!! Braeya was happy to see us {in a furious-with-us-for-being-gone sort of way}!