The Shafferland Shuffle

HAPPY DECEMBER!!!!!! Hope you all have a fantastic beginning to the Advent season! We've had a good little week...wanna see some of the highlights?

* Last Sunday afternoon, Ryan's sister threw a surprise birthday party for her husband - because he's joining us in the 40 club soon! We went to the party and hung out with the family for a while. We stopped by the funeral home for a viewing after that and then went on to choir practice at church so we could practice some of our narrations with the full choir. The program is this weekend, so we don't have much time left to nail down our timing!

* We worked out together Monday afternoon and felt that goofy duck-face photos post-workout would be a good idea. (??) After dinner, while we ate dessert, Braeya sat between us and just looked back and forth from one of us to the other, waiting to see who might want to share. (No one wanted to share.) I spent the evening working on random projects - with coffee, by the tree. Perfection.

* Ryan's work had their Thanksgiving carry-in on Tuesday, so I went to see him during that! That night we had a fun new adventure: taking pictures at a piano recital! I will tell you more about that in a couple of days, but it involved meeting one of my blogging friends in person for the first time, and that was so much fun!

* I spent Wednesday morning editing said photos (while Braeya "helped") and then I worked on some Christmas card assembly a bit later in the day. I found Braeya under the tree that evening, so I guess she's our gift this year. :)

* Thursday was, of course, Thanksgiving, and we went to FOUR separate gatherings. (More on this a bit later.) Random fun fact though - I don't like traditional Thanksgiving food. So even though we had been around food ALL DAY, I asked Ryan if he could maybe run me through the McDonald's drive thru that night so I could get a little something for me. He is so kind!

* Ryan took the day off Friday so we could spend the day together, and we knocked another county off our tour list! This time we visited Franklin County, which is the home of Metamora, Indiana. We hadn't been there before, and I was half scared we would arrive to find it all closed up for the holiday weekend - but on the contrary!! It was quite fun! We visited tons of little shops, found some quality coffee, and had a great day!

* We had another adventure yesterday - visiting the Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Ever since we went to the air show this fall, we've had a fascination with seeing planes up close. (And let's face it; I like planes oh so much better ON THE GROUND) so we checked it out! Turns out there was a Duck Donuts nearby, so it was a great cap on the week!