The Shafferland Shuffle

Happy Sunday, happy game day, and happy EIGHTY-SIX MONTHS to Ryan! It was so nice of a major food event day to fall on this auspicious commemorative occasion of love! :) Meanwhile, wanna see what we've been up to this week?

* Had a great service at church last Sunday, and in our Sunday School class, we had the annual showdown between the men and the women for a Bible trivia contest. The ladies lost, but not by much! Ryan and I enjoyed a day of rest and he even grilled our dinner for us while I proofed the last of the scrapbooks so I could order on the big sale. He's a kind and giving husband, and I appreciate him!

* I took new flowers to my desk at work on Monday; the old ones had seen their best days. We haven't had much sun here as of late, so the flowers really brighten my office! And then I had to show you this picture because it cracked me up. Ryan had stirred our dinner in the slow cooker, and I found the spoon on a napkin...next to the spoon rest we just bought. Neither of us can quite remember yet that we own a real spoon rest! I made a new batch of granola and our house smelled AMAZING!

* Tuesday was the day-o-meetings at work. I think I amuse all my co-workers by how much stuff I bring to meetings. If I'm going to be there for two or more hours, I don't want to risk hunger or dehydration! We had our first official small group STUDY that night, so we were cramming for last minute details before they came. Great night of discussion, though!

* Wednesday morning our pastor's wife brought coffee for all of us. The two pastors whose offices are closest to mine ordered the same thing I did, and then one of them left his coffee on my desk as he passed through the office. I didn't notice it and suddenly realized I was drinking his coffee. I was mortified. That didn't make for an awkward moment at all! :) I also found out the office has a tool box, and I think the student pastor was slightly terrified to see me hauling it toward my desk. "Whatcha doin' there?" he asked. Just fixing my drawer, thank you. :) That night was my final 5K of January. I actually had to finish it on the elliptical. Ryan and I were running side by side and watching TV, and when Ryan kicked up his speed, we blew the breaker. .So I finished it out on the elliptical. Still counted it, though!

* Just as I got ready to warm up my lunch on Thursday, I got a text from Ryan. "Don't warm up your lunch just yet!" WHAT!!?! And then in a little minute he was at the door with a hot lunch for us to share! I love surprise dates! And I had a surprise date for him that night: our third at-home date of the year. I'll tell you more about it next week, but the theme was to make a copycat recipe of a dessert from New York City. It was SO good.

* We went grocery shopping Friday night, and I found Ryan "tearing up" in the card aisle. ;) I had just a few minutes when I got home that I could sit with coffee to rest, and then it was time to do my nails, wash my hair, pack my bags, and get ready for our big day on Saturday! (It was one of those nights where I tried to mostly get ready the night before so I could sleep longer in the morning.)

* And that brings us to yesterday! Ryan's annual ski trip with his friend Shawn. My annual date with youth groups galore in a ski lodge. The day was pretty overcast and relatively warm for this time of year, but they were still able to ski and have a great time. And I knocked out a ton of writing in the lodge! It was a long, long day, but so very good!