Shafferland Shuffle

* Last Sunday we had a wonderful church service...I thoroughly enjoyed learning from the Lord that day! We'd set aside that weekend as a firm "no plans" weekend - our first one in months, and our souls needed it! We rested, we washed the car, we went for a run, we roasted hot dogs in the fire pit, we made s'mores...it was just a lovely day. So thankful for rest. We didn't realize how much we'd missed it.

* Monday I went back to the dentist to have my appointment with the dentist who will actually do my procedure. He was very nice and I got through the session with no issues. {Although they didn't come near me with anything either, so that helped!} That night, Ryan and I had a great workout and enjoyed some homemade tacos and a night of rest at home. Again. Isn't that like 2 in a row? WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE????

* Tuesday morning, I snapped this picture of Braeya while she "helped" me at my desk before work. When I write, she likes to sprawl out and supervise. :) I had lunch with my new friend Elisa - and I would have taken a picture of us, but it was our first time to hang out in real life and I didn't want to look like the weirdo who asked for a photo!! Really enjoyed spending time with her, though! That evening I was busy in the kitchen - making dinner for us and brownies for the nice guys at the car shop...still hadn't properly thanked them for rescuing me from the side of I69 with my flat tire!

* Wednesday we had some CRAZY fog for our morning commute. I so appreciate being on an interstate in fog. No intersections to worry about! That evening, we stayed home and Ryan worked hard on the paperwork end of my upcoming dental palooza. I appreciated all he did to make this go smoothly from a business end! And me? I did laundry. Be jealous. Be soooooo jealous.

* Thursday morning I got up early and put everything in the crock pot for our dinner. I always feel very domesticated when I get up early to cook. After work, we went for a run, and I had my best one in a long while. I was THRILLED! My treat that night was Ryan's peanut butter pie, which he made for me...why does dessert always taste even more delectable when someone ELSE is cooking?

 * We've noticed that fall seems to be starting AWFULLY early around here. We have a tree on our street already dropping leaves, the mums are on sale at the stores, and Ryan is back to wearing Colts shirts to work on Fridays. PLEASE STAY A LITTLE LONGER, SUMMER!!!! In happier news...I got my first free Starbucks drink in the Gold Card program...free tastes GOOD!!! And at the end of date night, we settled in at home to watch TV, and Ryan gave me a foot massage...and someone did not like that. She's so greedy.

* Last night, we were able to have some of our friends over for a cookout - and it was nearly a perfect night for it! We set up a table in the yard, in the shade of the big tree, and enjoyed corn on the cob, hot dogs, grilled chicken, grapes, chips and fresh salsa, and mac & cheese. It was so yummy! Our friends have two kids, so Ryan and I took turns playing soccer and hide & seek with them in the yard. Not gonna lie - it was pretty fun! And I guess they liked it too, since before they left, one of them said they wished we lived next door!