The Shafferland Shuffle

* Last Sunday was GORGEOUS. It was one of those freezing days with perfect snow falling: not enough to accumulate but enough to be pretty as it fell. After church, we hunkered down for the afternoon, watching football, finishing up our Christmas cards, working on Pinterest projects and doing the ONE thing we forgot to do on our anniversary: reading the letters we wrote to each other on the beach last December 2 - and writing new letters for NEXT December 2 {or 8}.

* Monday morning, I woke up to freezing rain, which made for a tear-filled hour and forty minute commute. So that evening, we hunkered down to watch the Sing Off, which is one of Ryan's favorite shows. We like the country sounding group of guys. :) It was a cold night and just nice to be able to snuggle up at home after a stressful commute and watch a fun TV show. Sometimes it's the little things.

* Tuesday at work was INsane. I mean INSANE!!!! Perhaps I'll give you a fuller version later, but let's just say we had to scrap our entire show twenty minutes into it because of phone problems, and I spent the rest of the day helping produce a video for the station. Yeah. Me. The girl with NO video experience. But I'm not gonna lie...it was much fun to help with it!! {This was the prop table.}

* Wednesday evening I went to a party to meet my friend Olivia's new baby girl. She is the cutest thing IN THE WORLD, and Olivia is a spectacular mom - just as I knew she would be. I was so grateful to be included in the party - which was made up of all her high school friends. They've invited me in and made me feel welcome, and I appreciate it.

* Thursday I actually got caught up on some things at work and found out...I HAVE A DESK!! I don't remember the last time I got this behind, and I have hated the stacks I've been staring at forever. It was so nice to get some things accomplished. That night, Ryan and I just enjoyed a night at home - and he volunteered to watch a Hallmark Christmas movie with me. I am not sure I was ever more in love.

 * Friday night, Ryan and I went to Starbucks for coffee and talking time {sometimes we like to just go hang out there for a while} and while we were gone, good old Winter Storm Electra began. The snow was pretty, so we went on an impromptu drive in the snow through the Walkway of Lights in the park! It was GORGEOUS.

* Then yesterday we braved the slick and snowy roads to do alllllllllll our Christmas shopping. It was the only day we had to go and shop!! It was a long, exhausting day, but we did manage to squeeze in a lot of fun, including this photo shoot we took in the snow before we began: