The Shafferland Shuffle

* Last Sunday I snapped this picture of Ryan holding my hand during Sunday School. No particular reason. Just love it that he does that. :) We spent the afternoon learning to use our new tripod and having a fun photo shoot, part B in the backyard! It was a lovely day of rest, all the way around.

* Monday evening, we had our friends over to take their family pictures, and then we had hot dogs and s'mores. I was excited that the photos turned out well, and I just so enjoyed getting to know our new friends and their kids! {We are still working on getting Braeya to put on her hostessing hat. It's not going well.}

* Tuesday morning, my hair dryer died smack in the middle of drying my hair. I was 3/4 dry and 1/4 wet. No good. I had to finish by air drying and then messing with the flat iron. There really is never a good time for a hair dryer to bite the dust, is there? I tore down our photo booth and used all the props to decorate the porch! And that night, Ryan made me his guinea pig for learning to use the stuff in his new home health care bag. {He's taking on a side job doing home health care some evenings, and he's in training right now.}

* Wednesday night we went to my parents' house so Ryan could install their birthday present! My sisters and I pitched in to get them a new fancy pants faucet system for their kitchen, and Ryan was on installation duty. I made breakfast for dinner and took that over - and we really had a fun night! And for once, no major mishaps!!

* Thursday I spent the day at the Salvation Army, helping as a volunteer for their Christmas assistance application program. I'd never done that kind of volunteer work before, and I really enjoyed it. It was like playing secretary for a day and I always enjoy that. :) I did some work at home later that day and went to move this stack of bags that I was relocating from one room to another. Someone beat me to it. And I made my own face moisturizer. I feel so domesticated.

* Friday I got a rare treat - a long enough moment of attention from Braeya that I got a picture! She is such a daddy's girl that she really has no use for me anymore, but this was fun! My favorite part of the day? Getting to enjoy a Starbucks date with my love, AND we stopped by to see some friends and I got some love from THEIR pet{since mine has become a traitor}.

* Yesterday, you guys, was lovely. We both had the whole day off work and actually slept in until we woke up...rather than to the alarm. I do not even remember the last time we did that. We lounged around, drank coffee all morning, and rested. Later, we went out for BBQ, and then we snuggled up and watched HGTV. Heaven in a day, I tell you.