The Shafferland Shuffle

* Last Sunday morning, Ryan and I got to church a little early, and settled in to drink our coffee before the service started. I thought our sanctuary looked so beautiful, all set up for Lent, and I needed the sermon Pastor Steve preached that morning! We spent the majority of the afternoon talking and dreaming about our future, and it was such a pretty day that we had to get out for a walk. We made our way to some picnic tables and prayed for a while, and just appreciated the chance to have a great day together!

* Monday, my co-worker Jeri came to work with a picture of a reindeer that her son drew for me. He told her it was for "her friend that had to go to the doctor." Isn't that sweet? I hung it right up on my white board. That afternoon, my stomach felt crazy sick, and I was scared I was getting the unrelenting flu bug floating around right now. Lynne let me come home an hour early and I rested for a while. Eventually felt a little better. So weird! I was excited to find the first little sign of a flower in our yard, and Ryan and I did go for a walk that night in the gorgeous sunset.

* Tuesday was St. Patrick's Day, and while we struggled to truly wake up that morning, we had our brains about us enough to remember to wear green - right down to the matching coffee cup, baby!! And Ryan even got a green donut at work. He said it looked questionable, but tasted great! I had my 6 month checkup at the dentist...the next in the lineup of my 2 year mouth rehab program. It was a LONG visit, but I got a good report, and I was happy for that. And in other good reports, I actually got to RUN at the gym that night. 2.5 miles in 30 minutes. I'm pleased with that for 3 weeks post-surgery!

* Wednesday was a long day that wasn't a lot of fun for either of us. We had such good intentions of going to the gym after work, but we were so exhausted, we collapsed on the couch and elected to go to Culver's instead. I so appreciated our impromptu date and the giggles we got to enjoy over a burger and some ice cream.

* Thursday was a l.o.n.g. but fun day! Ryan and I worked all day like normal - but that night was Winter Jam in Fort Wayne! Ryan caught a ride up to Fort Wayne with our friends Mike and Angie, and we got to enjoy the concert together while I worked. And it was so nice to have him there for my late night drive home. We rolled in around midnight and fell straight into bed! 

* Friday was the first day of spring, and of course, Indiana responded with a snowfall. Ohhhhh goodness. It wasn't much and melted off quickly, but still. SPRING!!!!! Ryan and I were exhausted from the long day/short night, so we were excited for an at home pizza/TV night. I stopped by the gas station to get cokes for us, and I ran into my friend Liza's mom there...and she surprised me by buying our cokes! Sometimes the littlest things are the biggest heart boosts!!!!! So thankful for a night at home with my favorite guy!

* Yesterday we did a county date! So much warmer than a month ago when we did our last one! Yesterday we did Howard County, which is actually the county where we grew up. I can't wait to tell you more about it! We got to revisit some places from our past...have breakfast with one of our friends...do a little shopping...and of course, COFFEE!!!!!!!!!! Such a fun day. And so pretty out!!