The Shafferland Shuffle

Happy Sunday - and happy last day of May, my friends! While I look forward to what June brings, let's take a look at the last few days of May around here! :)

* Our church opened for corporate worship last Sunday, but Ryan and I couldn't go because of his work exposure. (That was a request of the church that we were respecting.) So we watched online again - but this time we could see people in the seats! They didn't have a very big crowd, but a few did venture forth! We enjoyed our day in the way we have come to enjoy our restful Sundays - including a neighborhood walk in the afternoon.

* Monday was Memorial Day! I made a Dashing Dish trifle and that evening we had deconstructed kabobs (aka a sheet pan dinner). Both were so good! Monday's sad news? Our air conditioner stopped working. We had to go for a walk just to cool down, because it was about 80 degrees in our house! That's about 15 degrees warmer than I prefer! :)

* I went back to work on Tuesday - and my face here reflects the return of the suuuuuuuuper early morning alarm. When I worked from home, I worked in a much more casual fashion. :) Hair, makeup, and real clothes required extra time! But it was worth it because we got a new printer/copier at work, and the company delivered cupcakes to us! Not too shabby!! Ryan called the air conditioning guy but he couldn't come on Tuesday, so we sat on the porch to keep cool. (It was quite pleasant out there.)

* OH my word. The story I have for you about our Wednesday is TOO GOOD TO SPOIL, so come back tomorrow to read it. Here I am with my tank top and pony tail at my desk at work - it was all I could muster in the heat. And here's Ryan in his new prescription sunglasses! He's so excited! AND!!! Our roses got their first blooms. They're so pretty!

* Thursday brought us some adventure! We headed out on our annual birthday trip, which we have had planned since January. I cannot wait to tell you all about it! Pretty much nothing about this trip went according to schedule, but we had the best time on the road and LOOK AT OUR CUTE AS A LITTLE BUTTON GENUINE TINY CABIN!!!! It was so absolutely perfect in every corner of its 224 square feet. And no, it did not have bunk beds. And yes, it did have indoor plumbing.

* We had hoped to hike all day on Friday, but the forecast showed rain throughout the afternoon - and we saw red on the radar, so we didn't want to risk being deep in a park when a bad storm hit. So instead, we decided to look around and find the fun we could find. As would be the case, the rain held off until almost dinner time, so we probably could have made a day of it, but we still had fun doing what we did. And what we did also included our first coffee shop (we think) since February. (At least as far as going in and sitting down is concerned.)

* Though none of the plans we had for this trip have worked out the way we intended, aside from lodging, we ended up having a great day hiking yesterday. We spent two hours in a nature preserve and then several more hours in a state park. We hiked a total of 11.5 miles, and after 27,000 steps, my FitBit had the audacity to suggest I get moving. WHAT?!?!? When we didn't have any more steps left in us, we came back to our cabin, took a nap, and then enjoyed a fire, hot dogs, and s'mores!

It's been a wonderful weekend! Can't wait to tell you about it!