The Ice Cream and Espresso Monthiversary

You know how you can find those handy dandy lists that tell you the traditional gift for each anniversary? Gold, silver, paper, cotton, leather, etc?

Can't find a list for the monthiversaries, so I made my own. 33 months? Ice cream and espresso. :)

Since I wrote the nice blog post for Ryan yesterday, he surprised me with a note on our message board. It's his blog. {hee hee!}

After work, we went for a run, because nothing says I love you like a 3 mile run in 90 degree heat. So before we smelled vile and dripped with sweat, we did our official monthiversary photo:

We ended up having the worst run of our entire 6 week training. The heat got us, and then part of our running route was closed for a race, and we ended up walking the last mile. BOO. But at least we got to be together in our failure.

What cheers up a bad run? ICE CREAM!!!

We had a gift card {from my fabulous WBCL co-workers} to Payne's Frozen Custard, so we hopped in the car and headed that way.

If you're not from around here {or haven't been there}, Payne's is a little custard shop/cafe sort of hidden away, but it's a treasure. It's quirky and organic, but also delicious. We got a table outside and ordered from the menus housed in books:

 {My face is not a reflection of my thoughts on the cute menu. It's just a weird face.}

We each got a James Dean...which was vanilla custard floating in espresso and topped with raspberries. {SERVING OF FRUIT!!!}

Despite a few pesky mosquitoes, we enjoyed our evening on the patio, hidden away in a little garden area, talking about our favorite moments of the past 33 months. We scraped up every last drop of our dessert {which doubled as coffee} and declared the night a winner.

Well. Almost a winner.  Take 2.

And then we came home and dropped the potato scrubber in the garbage disposal, because it's not a Shaffer holiday {or really just DAY} without some sort of ridiculousness.

Never fear. Ryan fished it out. Hero!!!!! {Knight with shining potato-scrubber-rescuer.}