So Random

Yesterday. Was. A. Day.

Ryan had to leave early for work, which left me in charge of my own departure for work. That's always an interesting thing. I did manage to make it out of the house with everything I needed. Except for half my lunch. I remembered that when I got to Fort Wayne. And then we started Mid-Morning and our music wouldn't work. And then I had a meeting I forgot about. And then we got unexpected ice. And then I thought I was going to have to cancel my hair dye palooza. I haven't had my hair dyed since August. AUGUST. I had 3 inches of white roots going on under the top layer.  A real hair dye job was the one thing I was aching to have.

So I sent Ryan a MOST unattractive photo of me, mid-meltdown at work, and his response {appropriately} was WHOA!!!!!!

Whoa indeed. So I left work early, took two full hours to drive home, and in there somewhere, had the slide of my life toward a train track bearing an oncoming train. Whew!

In the end, I got home safely AND got my hair dyed...but have no brain power to bring you anything of value today. So I'll do what I always do in these situations: USELESS SHAFFER TRIVIA!!!!

1. What is your least favorite movie?

Ryan: Probably Titanic. It's so overdramatic and annoying...and very impractical. {Side note from Bekah: I've actually never seen this movie. And I'm guessing it won't be what he chooses to watch for date night tonight.}

Bekah: Message in a Bottle. I HATE THAT MOVIE. I watched it one time, when I was in college, and I was dating my very first boyfriend ever at that time. I watched it the day he flew back to college from his home. DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE BEFORE ANYONE YOU CARE ABOUT TRAVELS. Or breathes. It was horrible. {Ryan would now like to take my answer for least favorite movie. I'm guessing for different reasons than I stated above.}

2. Ever gotten a speeding ticket?

Ryan: Perhaps I have received a few. I choose not to talk about it.

Bekah: No. I have been pulled over three times. None of them were for speeding, two of them were not even stinking WARRANTED, and all three made me cry.

3. Ever run out of gas?

Ryan: Apparently this is an area where I really shine. I've run out of gas in every vehicle I own, including others, such as dump trucks and farm equipment. I have yet to run out of gas in my newest car, however. {Bekah, interjecting: Stay tuned. That'll be the next blog post now.} {Ryan's rebuttal: In my defense....oh never mind.} {Do you like it when we banter ON THE BLOG?}

Bekah: Once. My gas gauge was broken and I didn't know it, so after I ran out of gas, it still didn't show that's what was wrong. When I called for help, and the guy asked if I was out of gas, I firmly declared I was NOT. One tow trip to the garage later...I was, in fact, out of gas.


4. Did you ever watch soap operas? 

Ryan: Oh heavens no. Why would I want to do that? I LIVE IT!!!!!! {insert hearty laughter here.}

Bekah: Well I grew up believing I would go straight to you know where if I watched them, so no, I never did. I also thought they were called "soap poppers." When I was in college, my roommate liked to watch the one with Hope. I don't even remember which one she was on. So I did see a few soap poppers in college, but I didn't really get caught up in it.

5. Are you stubborn?

Ryan: {Shaking head no.} There's just a certain way to do things. And it's normally my way. End quote.{Bekah interjection: please read that with the humor he intended.}

Bekah:  Well, let's see. After I argued - and won - with my friend Chris yesterday, he said to me, "You're a real pain sometimes, you know that?" So I'm guessing the answer is YES. It's true. I'm very stubborn. And unfortunately for me, it's usually about things that don't matter to anybody else. {Like the proper distribution of parking spots or how grocery carts should be driven down aisles.}

So there you go!! Do you feel like your life is richer for this time spent with the Shaffers?

I leave you with this: