My Famous Weekend!

Something most of you don't know about me is that I am really famous in another country for having the hottest most amazing husband! Surprise you didn't know! Well I wish I could say that was true but it is not.
What this post is really about is My "Famous" weekend I had with my friend from school, Shara. First I need to explain something, that you all probably don't know about me, I love Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo. Ya I know I am crazy but I love her music and he is just cute!
So Shara from school, who also loves Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo, and I were so lucky that Jessica was playing at the fair this year. So of course we had to go, it was free. Being a Shaffer I never pass anything up that is FREE! So we went and watched her perform. We were really close to the stage, so we were able to get some good pics. Her concert was awesome and she sang really good. About half way through the concert some people all of a sudden turned around and started taking pictures of someone in the back. Of course we were really curious so Shara and I started jumping like crazy to see who it was and sure enough, it was TONY ROMO! And Jason Whitten. We were so excited. It was really cute he came out to support her. Once the concert was about over Shara and I bulted to the back to get our photos of Tony, we didn't want to miss our chance. He posed for us so we got lots of awesome photos. One really cool thing about it was Tony went back stage for a little while and as he walked out he walked right past us, of course he was surrounded by security, but I could of reached out and touched him if I wanted to, but I decided I really did not want to get arrested so I didn't.
The next day, Saturday, Jessica was promoting her new fragrance at the North Park Mall so Shara and I went there and got to acually meet her. She signed a picture of her for us. She is really nice and soo cute. She is so short, I would guess 5'2. She had like 6in heels on and she was still so tiny.
Needless to say we were on cloud nine the whole weekend! Here are some photos;

San Antonio Pics

Where did the Shaffer's go?

I am sure you are all wondering where the heck we have been, and why we have we not updated our blog. Well, I wish I had some great answer like we took an amazing trip to Bora Bora, or we spent a month traveling the world, (Of course none of you would believe that anyway) but unfortunetly it all comes down to me being extremely lazy!

Well Peeps, this is what we have been doing:

We went down to San Antonio on Oct 19th with the Patricks for a last little vacation to say good bye to Ryan. We had a blast! We got to walk down the Riverwalk a couple nights and ate at some amazing resturants, Mexican of course. We discovered this store called Five and Dime, they had the most random things, needless to say we had way too much fun playing and goofing off in that store (see pictures below). People probably thought we were crazy. We went to Sea World, it was my first time ever being at a sea world. We also went to the Alamo, which was really cool. I love history and to see that, was amazing. It was smaller than I imagined it but the grounds were beautiful, so it was worth it! The weekend went by way to fast and none of us wanted to come back to reality.

What else you say?

Well Toby and I started a new and exciting cleanse. It is called the SP Cleanse. For those of you that don't know what a cleanse is, well it it the best thing. Basically it is a way of getting rid of all the toxins that are stored in your body out of your body. The cleanse lasts 21 days, the first 10 days you eat veggies and fruits, with lots of supplements (vitmains), as well as a couple shakes a day. Then on day 11 you can incorporate fish and chicken. Well we are now on day 16, and holding strong. The first couple days were rough! (That is an understatement!) I craved everything, mostly Mcdonalds hamburgers. Why, who knows, I don't even eat those, ever. Toby craved anything that was not fruits and veggies!
So far Toby has lost about 11 lbs and I have lost 9. I have lost about 10 inches and Toby about 9 inches. We feel so healthy! I love that we have done this, it has helped us develop healthier habits and help our bodies to function like they are meant to function. I recommend this to everyone! Sunday is our last day, I can't believe we are almost done! I thought I would never make it past the first 3 days.
Well friends and family that is the update! Here are some photos; (Sorry photos are at the top, I had troubles loading them) :)

Our Vacation Home!

Toby and I had the chance to fly home for a week to see our family. Home for us is Boise, Idaho, the best... place on earth! We had so much fun! We got to have a campout in my parents backyard, we called it our "Olympic Staycation." We did it just like the olympics, we had an opening ceramony and than we lit the torch, aka campfire. The opening ceramony consisted of us eating an awesome dinner, which I cooked! :), skits performed by each family, my nephew Kyle playing some sweet tunes with his band, us doing some crazy fun cheers that my mom came up with, as well as us singing some campfire songs and of course the lighting of the torch, aka campfire. The next morning we had delicious homemade cinnamon rolls, which I made as well. I was very proud of these cinnamon rolls because the last time I made them they were awful! We also competed in some events, first was "who could take down their tent first." My sister Suzanne won, Toby and I came in dead last. When you see our tent you'll know why, it's huge! After that the kids played in the sand box, looking for candy. Then we made fun crafts. The kids decorated letters of their first name, and the adults made a magnet picture board. We all had so much fun! I love how creative my Mom is, she put all of this together for us. I love you Mom your the best! Here are some pictures;

Toby and his Mom

My nephew Jayden and my Mom doing a skit.

The whole family watching the band and playing during intermission.

These were the posters for the crazy, fun cheers my mom made up.

Kyle, Jayden, Carissa, Alex and Cody digging in the sand for candy.

Kyle and his band (Kyle is in the red shirt). Notice the banner hanging on the house. Go USA!

Tina, Kyle and Alex's skit

Us singing the fun campfire songs

The Family and Toby and I in front of our tents

Other things we did while we went home; Toby and I were able to go to the Twin Falls Temple dedication. Which was so much fun! It was our first temple dedication we had been to. We wish we would of got more sleep the night before so we could of enjoyed it a little more because we had a HARD time staying awake. It was amazing enough to be there though! We also got to spend lots of time with Toby's sisters and their families and Toby's Mom. We had a chance to go wakeboarding and surfing with a friend of ours, Troy, on his awesome, decked out boat. I was so mad because the camera died right before we got up to surf, so we have no pictures of that. It is to bad because it was the coolest thing! We also got to spend time with some of our best friends, Stacey and Josh. We took them for scooter rides on our scooter. Yes, Toby and I have a scooter. I highly suggest getting one if you have ever thought about it. They are the funnest things to drive and they are so cheap! We also spent time with some other good friends, Rachel, Riley and his wife. When Toby left I got to have a girls night with two of my best friends, Stacey and Tracie. We missed you Ashlie! I did get to see Ashlie in Denver on our layover, that was fun! I finally got to meet her husband Chris. I also got to spend lots of time with my family when Toby left. We got to have a pedicure night, my sisters and I, and we were able to go up to the mountains and have a picnic and a nice soak in the natural hot springs along the Payette River in Garden Valley, Idaho.

Our vacation was much needed. We had a hard time leaving family and friends but we are excited to be on the downslope of Toby's school. We are half way through! Thanks everyone for making our vacation one of the best! We love you Family! We miss you!

We also got to visit Toby's Dad's grave

Tracie, Me and Stacey

All my neices and nephews; Alex, Carissa, Hailey, Kyle, Cody and Jayden.

Me and my little bald neice, Hailey. My sister had to shave her head because she kept pulling her hair out.

My nephew Cody playing in the water fountain, he couldn't seem to get enough of it.

That is right, I am painting my nephews toes, a hot pink I might add. He wanted me to, there was no forcing him into this. He likes his pedicures, but he also likes mud!

Here is the finished product from our pedicure night. Tina, Angie, me, Suzanne, Carissa, and Cody

This was on our way up to the hot springs. I had to try to entertain the kids.

Here we are roasting our lunch, Hot dogs! They were yummy!

This is all of us soaking in the hot springs

We are all loading up in the burben for a nice drive home.

I just had to add this photo because I thought it was so darn cute! This is my neice and nephew, they like to give kisses.

What I have been up to:

I finally read my first book!! I know I am 25 years old and have never read a novel! You might say that I am pretty pathetic, well I would have to agree with you! (This is not counting books I have read for school or scriptures from church).
It all started when I went over to Jen's house and saw her huge supply of various books. We got talking about all her books, and I happen to mention how I hate to read. I never find books I can become interested in. Jen then tells me, "if you don't like a book then put it down, you just move on to the next until you find something you like". Jen then suggested reading Can You Keep a Secret


She said this was a great book to start out on. So I decided to take her suggestion, I figured I had nothing to loose. I began reading the book and was instantly hooked! I loved it and couldn't put it down. Toby could not believe that I was so into the book, he often wondered what had happened to his wife. This was the turning point in my life! I am now a READER! Who knew? My next adventure is the Twighlight series. I heard they are the best books! I guess we will see.

R-U-D-E

Can't cook!  I can cook, I just choose not too.  Why would I cook when I have a wonderful, talented, and beautiful maid, err wife.  Thanks for all you do sweetheart.

The 2 of Us

The Two of Us

1. What is your/his name?Toby & Sandra Shaffer
2. Who eats more? Definitley Toby by far!
3. Who said I love you first? I don't remember, I think it was mutual.
4. Who is taller? Toby (only by two inchs, rounding up)
5. Who is smarter? Depends on the subject, overall I would say Toby. He is becoming a doctor, I would hope he would be smarter than me!
6. Who is more sensitive? Me, before we were married it was Toby.
7. Who does the laundry? Me, Toby doesn't have time to do much besides study, study, study!
8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do!
9. Who pays the bills? We both do, Toby keeps up on our finances though, I am working on getting better at that. I hate it!!
10. Who cooks more? Toby cooking are you joking, I think he would burn down the house! The little that he does involves the microwave, or just a bowl and some cereal.
11. What meals do you cook together? I would have to say desert, I mix and bake and Toby licks the bowl!
12. Who is more stubborn? Depends on what it is, but the majority of the time it is Toby! I usually give in, to avoid an ongoing argument!
13. Who is first to admit when they are wrong? I am, Toby never admits when he is wrong, hence the stuborn attitude. I still love him dearly though!
14. Who has more siblings? Depends, I have 9 but 6 are step, 3 step sisters, 3 step brothers and 3 biological sisters, Toby has 5, 4 sisters and 1 brother.
15. Who wears the pants in the relationship? He does, but I try to inch my way in a leg every once in awhile.
16. What do you like to do together? Anything that is FREE! Movies, card games, picnics, camping, cuddling (most favorite), and smooching (another most favorite)!
17. Who eats more sweets? Hands down Toby! I am surprised this man has not contracted Diabetes from how much he eats!
18. Guilty pleasures? Toby-brownies, chocolate chip cookies, and peanut butter M&M's, Sandra-Bahama Bucks! and anything chocolate.
19. How did you meet? We met at St. Lukes Meridian, where we were both working.
20. Who asked who out first? He did!!
21. Who kissed who first? Toby did, I wanted to kiss him but he wouldn't let me. We told each other we wouldn't kiss for the first week we were dating. It was so romantical, it was at the Boise Temple in front of the waterfountain.
22. Who proposed? Toby
23. What is your/his best feature? Toby has lots of great features, I mean just look at him! That bald head is irresistable! Besides his sexy bald head I would say his eyes and his cute little but. His eyes made me melt the first time we meet, and his but is just so nice and firm! That made me melt as well!
24. What is your/his best quality? Toby's best quality is that he can change any bad situation into an uplifting and fun experience. He also is so motivated and so strong! That boy has strength I never knew existed! Not many people can loose their father and go back to school, not just any school, Parker. Parker is hard enough without drama! He is such an example to me! I love you babe, I am so proud of you!

Shaffer Fun!

Toby and I and a friend of ours from Boise, Melanie, who is here on an RN travel assignment, all went to the Hurricane Harbor on saturday. We had such an awesome time! I highly recommend going if you have ever considered it, but not on a saturday. It was so packed, I think we went on a total of 4 or 5 rides and we were there from 10:30am to 6pm. We spent more time outside the water than in the water. But the rides we went on were awesome. The Tornando was the coolest ride! We waited like an hour for a tube, which was the coolest looking tube. The tube was square with 4 holes on the outside for your but to sit and one small hole in the middle (I don't know what that hole was for). But it was worth every second we spent on that ride. Which was only like 30 seconds. Your shot out of this tube and it flys you way high up the sides of this trumpet looking thing and get nailed with water, then you fall into this pool of water. I think I lost my stomach on that ride! Also one of my other favorites was the Black hole, I don't know if that is the name but that is what I named it. You and one other person on a tube, going down this pitch black hole getting thrown around, further down the hole there comes some lights. Which was fun! Then your shot out of the hole into water. FUN!! Our favorite was the Lazy River and the Wave pool. Who knew you could have so much fun in a foot of water. This is all thanks to my creative husband, who is an 8 year old trapped in a 27 year old body! I would have pictures of all the glorious fun but someone made us late picking up Melanie, and no Ryan it was not me this time, Toby would not get out of bed! The pictures I do have are from the website. So you can get a visual picture of our mad fun we had! Although these do not do them justice!

This is a picture of the blake hole, I am sorry it is very blurry.

Here is the lazy river, where most of the excitement went on,
(another blurry picture from the website).

Congratulations Thatchers!

Congratulations to the Thatcher's! Some friends of ours just had their first new little baby girl, Mckenna Whitney. She is just a precious and adorable little bundle of joy! We couldn't be any happier for them. We are so excited to finally get to hold her and play with her!

4th of July Celebration!

Toby and I had one of the best 4th of July's. We did absolutely nothing (relating to school) and enjoyed every minute of it. We started out our morning at 8am (way to early, but worth it) with a wake up pancake breakfast at the church. Which was fabulous! Then we were off to the Famous, City of Coppell parade with some friends, The Patrick's (only Jen, Ryan was working making the big bucks!) and The Thatcher's. It was exciting but soo HOT!!

Here we are all waiting in excitement for the parade to start.

Getting Candy at parades is the best part, and those of you

that know Toby, know he can never get enough of it!

Chris likes to steel candy from kids! (not really)

After battling the awful Texas heat, we all took a nice long dip in the cool refreshing pool.

Jen had the greatest idea of purchasing a Spring Float.

These have to be the best invention ever!

"Mine is broken" (name that movie). Toby decided to steel my float and break it.

After the pool, We all met up with Ryan at the Patrick's place for a nice BBQ. Lots of good food! Thanks Ryan and Jen for cooking an awesome 4th of July dinner!

We ended our night with the Fireworks and a good 'ole game of cards.

Toby and his candy!

Check out that HOT tan I have! Ok really it's a sunburn.

The perfect way to end the perfect day, cuddling