The Shafferland Shuffle

It. Has. Been. Such. A. Blissful. Week. I have told Ryan over and over again how much I've loved it. Our attempts to put a hedge of protection around our schedule actually worked, and we were able to enjoy a whole series of days at home, working on our own projects and (much more importantly) resting. It was so needed and so appreciated.

Without further ado: a week of (mostly) rest in Shafferland.

* Last Sunday was exempt from this aforementioned rest. Ha! We went to our little nephew's first birthday party. He hates cake, but as long as that wasn't in front of him, he was pretty happy. It was a good party and a good way to celebrate this year of his life. As soo as we left that, we went to hear our friend Brent in concert at a little church not far from us. It was great to see him! We hadn't run into each other in about two years!

* Monday started the resting. At least for Ryan. :) He got some tasty treats at work, which he happily sent pictures of...ha! I was doing chores at home and found that Braeya had moved herself into the guest room. Guess she needs her actual own place. That night I had a meeting with the women's ministry team at our church....I don't travel lightly to these! While I was gone, Ryan had the chance to take naps and catch up on things at home.

* Although my mom doesn't drink coffee, she invited me out for coffee on Tuesday, so of course I said yes! (She had Coke...I had coffee.) Ryan worked out in the crazy heat (which was crazy allllll week long) and that night, we cuddled up to watch AGT and drink milkshakes. I can't even remember the last milkshake I had. I love them so. I could seriously drink one every day, but I force myself not to go crazy with them.

* The heat continued on Wednesday; this whole week was like suck-the-breath-out-of-your-lungs hot! We stayed INSIDE as much as possible! I tried not to do anything to add heat to the house, so it was salad-time for dinner! And I worked on planning our next county tour, which was a nice, air-conditioned activity.

* I have the chance to speak this weekend, so I spent part of Thursday working on that talk and unearthing some vintage Bekah-writing. Whew! 90s bangs! It was smack-you-silly hot outside, but my flowers on the inside looked amazing, and I enjoyed them very much from my air-conditioned perch. And Braeya? She was so happy to see Ryan on the couch so much in the evenings this week and stole him every chance she could get. Little thief.

* Friday evening we picked up a few groceries...I double-shouldering the Aldi bags! :) And then we went out for a good, old-fashioned coffee date like the days of yore. We had a gift card and just sat, talking until they were about to close. Loved it so much.

* And then yesterday we did a county tour! (Finally!) We headed up to DeKalb County - and had all kinds of fun. I picked that county rather last minute because I wanted to find a place that had a fair number of INSIDE options, since the heat was still super high. We toured a pickle factory, had coffee, went to a car museum, and even saw a covered bridge. Can't wait to tell you more about it!