The Shafferland Shuffle

What a week of change and transition it has been for us! So many stories, so many emotions, and so many really wonderful God-moments! Here's a quick peek into it:

* Last Sunday was our official last day at our church in Kokomo. Our Sunday School class had a going-away party for us, and they gave us a chance to share about the work we'll be doing! It was so sweet of them! That afternoon, we packed up our car so we could head out for our week of classroom training for our new job. That car was packed SOLID. I didn't even really have leg room for the trip! On our way to that, we stopped at our nephew's second birthday party!

* Monday morning, we headed to our first day of classroom training, which lasted all day! When I was growing up, we always celebrated the end of the first day of school by having ice cream on our way home. Ryan was sweet (ha! See what I did there?) and took me for ice cream at one of the little spots in Grabill - called The Dairy Sweet. Monday was a hot day, so ice cream was pretty much the perfect way to wrap it up.

* Tuesday brought more hours of training, and that night we explored Grabill a bit by taking a walk. (All day training is delightful for learning but devastating to meeting step goals!) We were invited to join the tenants of our building at a worship service held beside the water - at sunset. It was beautiful and soul-filling!

* We had another full day of training on Wednesday, and then when the day was over, we met with Rob to learn specific things about our job. (The training we were in all week was a very broad training. We still have may specific things to learn.) We went on another walk that evening - exploring a few different parts of town, and when we came back home, Ryan spent some time on the trampoline. This should surprise no one. :)

* Thursday? More training! (Are you surprised?) We did get an extra-long lunch break, so we took a walk around the Gateway Woods property before the afternoon sessions. We had dinner at our apartment, and I even did some laundry. Real life still happens, even when training!

* Friday was our final day of classroom training, and after we finished that up, we had date night! We went to Chick-fil-A (which we ate in our car) and then Starbucks! We found a new park to explore, and then I did a little jumping on the trampoline!! My first time with that since I was about ten, I think.

* Yesterday morning we helped unload a moving pod for one of our new friends...Ryan was on the heavy lifting crew and I was on the regular lifting crew. :) We did some more hands-on training for our new job, and last night we were invited to dinner with new work friends! I fear we FAR overstayed our welcome, but all the story-swapping was just so much fun! (And the food was DELICIOUS!)