The Shafferland Shuffle

 

Well, my friends, the time has come when I must tell you that we have one week left until the time change. At least this is the "good one" coming up, right? The extra sleep kind? But still...it's coming. Until then, though, here is your peek at our adventures from the past week!

* Last Sunday we went to hear the last sermon in a really great series at the church we've gone to quite a bit since we moved. (We had to miss a few Sundays for work things, but we heard most of the sermons!) It was another excellent message! We had a low-key day at WillowBridge and an amped up salad for dinner that night! And how much did I love walking through the apartment that night to find Ryan using the laminator? Laminated anything and everything makes me SO HAPPY!

* Monday was one of those bone-chilling cold fall days, but we left the house to go to trauma training for the afternoon. It really was a great training session; we learned so much! That night we both got in some baby snuggles here in the building! It really is one of the best side-perks of the job! 

* Tuesday morning we both had dentist appointments. And so began a very rough day for me. My visit did not go well (it was a new dentist from the one I've gone to for the last six years) and it made me realize how much I miss my beloved dental assistant! Though the day wasn't really great from there on, we did get our new parking lot signs for the building, AND I won a game of SkipBo that night. I played one of our tenants, and I never win against her. (Maybe she felt sorry for me and let me win?)

* Wednesday morning we had a bunch of meetings here at WillowBridge - which actually lasted through my lunch hour and left me a bit hangry, but amazingly enough, I survived! (ha!) In order to clear our minds and to soak up a mostly WARM fall day, Ryan and I took an afternoon walk. We got the mail and then just walked around town for a while. And when we got back, Ryan resumed his staple-pulling party in Abby the RV. 

* I heard on the radio Thursday morning that the entire STATE of Indiana was under a fog advisory. That is a lot of fog! This is not a small state. We were doing our part with the fog...that's for sure. Ryan took some time that day to winterize Miss Abby before the weather turned truly, truly cold. The day was filled with more meetings, walks, and chores, and that night, Ryan launched into "other duties as assigned" by fixing our tenant's overloaded washer that leaked onto the floor.

* Friday was a weekend day for us, and though we did get a pretty hefty storm that afternoon, the morning was beautiful, so Ryan finished his staple pulling project in Abby! I managed to land a hair appointment (on a cancellation) and FINALLY got a long overdue hair fix. No more white! We went grocery shopping that night, and I tried a new clean eating dessert recipe that was pretty delicious! 

* We rounded out the week yesterday with a rare experience for this year! I spoke at a women's night out at a church! I haven't spoken to an in-person group since Valentine's Day, and it was so nice to see a group gathered (with precautions) together! The church is where my friend Olivia and her family attend, so they invited us to have dinner with them before the event. I haven't seen her in about three years, and it was so good to catch up - even though it was quick - and share a meal with them! (Oh - Ryan was eating a snack when I asked for a parking lot car selfie, so there's that.)