Our Thirteenth Engagementversary

 

Yesterday I reminisced with you about our engagementversaries through the years, and today I want to tell you about this year’s fun!

                Ryan had choir practice at church on Saturday morning, so he got up and headed to that, and I headed to the couch with jammies and bedhead to enjoy a morning of scrapbooking. I worked on our Mackinac Island album and had the best time reliving those memories.

                When he arrived home, he came bearing gifts! He brought us each an Americano from the Shaka Shack, our favorite coffee shop! It was the sweetest gift!

                Ryan had several things he wanted to accomplish at home, but we did take a break to explore some of our favorite spots with Lexi…including the covered bridge! It was such a beautiful day, and I was glad we had time to enjoy the outdoors. (We know that’s probably coming to a screeching halt.)

                And then it was time for our date!

                I wanted Ryan to experience the restaurant he had to miss on our staff retreat excursion: Do Good!

                Last time I was there, I ordered a turkey wrap, so I wanted to try something else this time.

                Ryan ordered blackened whitefish with mashed potatoes – and he also ordered a cup of their mushroom parmesan soup. I ordered soup and salad with the same soup.

                OH. MY. GOODNESS.

                This soup!

                Let me tell you a little story about the Shaffers and mushroom soup. On Halloween night, 2018 (yes, I remember the exact date), Ryan and I stopped at a McAlister’s near Indianapolis, as we drove home from visiting his mom after her brain surgery. We were exhausted and so hungry. As we tried to choose our meal in a mostly empty restaurant, the manager asked if we’d be willing to try a soup they were testing for their menu. It was a mushroom soup, we said yes, and we loved that soup.

                And they never put it on the permanent menu.

                We talk about that soup all the time. We lament that we have never found anything that compares.

                Until now.

                We savored every single bite.

                We don’t usually order dessert at dinner, but Ryan loves pie, and I knew they had good pie. He ordered one of his favorites: sugar cream, and I ordered blackberry.

                So good.

                After dinner, we walked around a bit and then headed to a thrift store!

                I loved this day so much, from start to finish. Thanks for making me feel loved and special, Ryan!