The Shafferland Shuffle

* Last Sunday after church, Ryan donated blood at the blood-mobile that rolled through town. He loves doing that. We napped all afternoon and then headed to Allen and Nita's house to celebrate Allen's 60th birthday. It was a great night with Ryan's siblings and their families, and a special shout out to the mosquitoes who made a delicious buffet out of my feet!

* Monday was a weather MESS here in Indiana. Shortly after Ryan got to work, he sent me this picture of a storm rolling in, and in no time, we were under warnings of all kinds, and the sky got so dark that street lights came on. I scurried around to prepare my storm shelter nest, and freaked out about actually needing to USE it. It didn't help that Braeya was a mess, which told me the weather was probably worse than I knew. Eventually it passed, and by afternoon it was sunny...and by nightfall, we were back under warnings. I was exhausted just from the worry of it all.

* Tuesday was a MUCH happier day on the weather front, which also made it a much happier day for this girl. I got tons of things done, including filling up my darling new cupcake holder that I received as a going away present when I left WBCL. I made cupcakes just to fill it up! I also had a smidgen of free time in the afternoon to read part of my novel, and after Ryan and I were finished with our workouts and dinner, we got to hang out in the office together. A charmed little evening - and better than dodging storms!

* Wednesday, my friend Olivia and her little girl Ruthie came to visit. That's always a treat, since they live out of state. We had lunch together at my house and caught up on life a little bit. When Ryan came home from work, we went to the fair...and it was just about a perfect weather night for that. We walked around, talking to old friends, eating the {ahem} highly healthy fair food, and Ryan even squeezed in a super-spinny ride with some friends. {This girl doesn't do rides.}

* Thursday afternoon, I had the opportunity to meet up with one of my friends for coffee {me} and coke {her} in the park...just for catch-up-and-talk time. It was much needed and so lovely. The park was stunning...kudos to the crew that keeps the flowers so beautiful! When I came home, Braeya was all cuddled up in her favorite blanket. It's a rough life for that one. Ryan worked hard to mow the yard {and a few of the neighbors' yards} after work, and then we settled in to work in the office. Coffeecake crumbs on plates mixed in with my decorating: it's a good life.

 * Friday I launched into trying the whole capsule wardrobe thing. I have no idea how it will go in real life, but the purging process was extremely liberating. I had a great time! {And more on this to come.} That evening, we took dinner to a couple of Ryan's co-workers, who just had a darling baby boy. We hung out with them for a while, playing with the baby and his adorable big sister - and then it was Applebee's date night for us!!

* Yesterday, Ryan worked, so I worked on more cleaning and purging at home again - I'm getting pretty excited about all this cleaning! When he got home, we headed out for one more round at the fair. We split a tenderloin and an elephant ear, and walked around chatting with friends and checking out the sights. They'd already started to tear stuff down, but we still had fun! Goodbye, sweet fair! We'll see you next year!

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