The Shafferland Shuffle

Today marks 55 months of marriage in Shafferland! Yesterday, Ryan loved me very well through the well-timed delivery of a caramel macchiato when I was having a "bit" of a meltdown. I appreciate him, not just because he brings coffee (although there is that) but because he is always gracious even when I'm a mess. Love you, Ryan!!!!

* Last Sunday was our first Sunday "off" in weeks, and we enjoyed it to the hilt. Naps, movies, long walks, scrapbooking, new house numbers (that's Ryan's version of a scrapbooking project), and just all around delight wrapped up in a day.

* Monday, I had the opportunity to spend a little time with our niece, helping her learn a bit about how to run a camera, take better pictures, etc. She's working on a mini 4-H project, and her mom just wanted to know if I could give her some pointers. I was happy to help (and by help, of course, I mean create a personalized booklet and photographer-in-training badge). It was fun! And I have to say, for her age, she's not a bad little photographer. She's got a pretty good eye! That night, we went to a class at church. It was interesting! (Which, I think, means we're old.)

* Tuesday I got caught up in writing for a workshop I've been teaching, and before I knew it, the whole morning was gone and I hadn't even done my hair. WHOOPSIE!!! That night, we had to deliver some appliances we'd sold to friends and family, so we went on a delivery trip. Ryan got to ride a tricycle at one stop, which totally made his day, and then the day quickly took a nosedive when he found out the ice cream store was out of mint chocolate chip.

* So by the time he got home on Wednesday, you can better bet I'd been to the store and had a half gallon of mint chocolate chip ice cream waiting in the freezer! He was excited! We went shopping that night, because we heard Victoria's Secret had sports bras on sale (YAY!) and while we were out, we stopped at Starbucks. I tried the coffee frappuccino and learned I liked it, but apparently you have to ask for the whip. Ruined the whole thing. That's the best part of any frappe!

* Thursday night we stopped to see our Phoebe girl, because her people were gone for a few hours and she needed company. We took her to Lowe's with us, and right after I took this lovely photo of the three of us, she threw up all of her dinner. WHILE SITTING IN MY LAP! Fortunately I had a rare moment of brilliance, figured out what was up, and moved her head out of my lap. Bless her little heart! She seemed fine after that. (And she loved Lowe's.)

* Friday we went to a modified crossfit class, which I'll have to tell you more about next week. (Of course there's a story there!) And then we went on a date! The "L" date! More on this to come, but let's just say it involved lobster and lemonade! :)

* And then there was yesterday. The day neither one of us could move, thanks to the aforementioned class. It took me forever to get out of bed, and then when I finally could get moving, I figured I owed Ryan a batch of chocolate chip cookies. So I could taste them. LOL! And we got a fun new thing yesterday: a screen door for between our garage and house! We figured since it's an extended living space sometimes, we should offer our company something easier to maneuver than a baby gate!