Single Living Again

Ross left on Sunday for a business trip in Connecticut so I am living as a single girl again this week.

His company, Traveler's Insurance, is headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, and once a year he makes the trip up there for a week-long training class. This week he is learning about writing estimates on heavy equipment. He left Sunday and will return home this Friday, May 28. He had the choice of going this week or going in the middle of December but we agreed that May would be a much better time to go. December just gets so busy with Christmas parties.

We've been married now for 5 weeks and 2 days and it's amazing how used to each others company we have become in that short of time. We truly enjoy spending our spare time together and I'm happy to honestly make that statement. Before we were married we both worried a little that we'd get tired of each other or need a lot of down/alone time. We would even joke that we should keep my house so we could have a "vacation from each other house" to go to when needed! We have spent the majority of our spare time together since we've been married and look forward to doing so. I'm so glad our worries were just that - worries. We just enjoy being together.

I've only had 1 day alone this week but have found that living alone is kind of boring. Our house seems so big and quiet when I'm there alone. But I have lots of things planned to do around the house this week and might go over to my house to finish packing and cleaning. I don't think I'll be bored, just lonely and feel somewhat like part of me is missing. I'll definitely be looking forward to Friday night around 7:30 when I pick my husband up from the airport!

Garage Sale or Yard Sale?

Today and tomorrow I'm having a garage sale at my house (my house off Linwood street, not my house with Ross in Battlefield :) ). A couple of my girlfriends and I, along with my mom, are hoping to rake in the dough by selling some of our out-dated, unwanted items. I have lots of kitchen gadgets, pots and pans, picture frames, books, sheets, bedding sets, clothes and other miscellaneous items. I think my friends have the same, just add baby/toddler clothes and toys to the mix.

My house is in a prime location for garage sales and this weekend looks to be perfect weather. Hopefully that will bring all the bargain-hunters out, especially since last weekend was a complete washout due to rain. We'll set everything up on my driveway but might need to spill over into my yard a bit.

I've been thinking about the terms "garage sale" and "yard sale" and wondered which term you use when referring to this type of a sale? I've always called it a garage sale but lately this term has been bugging me. I'm not selling my garage and I won't even be using my garage to display any of our items so why call it a garage sale? And on that note, it's funny to me when I'm having a conversation about a garage sale and the person I'm talking to refers to it as a yard sale. We're talking about the same thing but calling it by different names, in the same conversation.

Okay, enough rambling.....I have things to sell!

Housing Update

Ross' house (now our house) has been on the market for almost three months now. We have had several interested buyers look at it but we haven't received any offers yet. Last week we dropped the price by $3,000, taking it down to $166,900, a very fair price for this house. We're hoping the price drop will spark some new interest and bring us an offer very soon.

We have been discussing what to do with my house - rent it or sell it - and have decided to try putting it up for rent. If we don't have any takers then we will probably just list it for sale. My house is in a perfect location as it is about 1 mile from the MSU campus and St. John's hospital and only about 3 miles away from the Battlefield mall. I have enjoyed and loved my house so much and am afraid it will be hard to see it go someday. I just hope the person who lives in it next loves it as much as I do!

T-Ball Anyone?

My five-year-old nephew, Cody, is playing T-ball this summer and Ross and I went to one of his game a few weeks ago. The game is set up for every child to have a chance to hit off of the "t" each inning and run the bases. They do not count outs or keep score - it's more of a learning setting right now.

Watching five-year-olds play is hilarious! I'd say that most of the boys don't quite grasp the concept of the game yet, but they do know that at the end of the game they get a snack! Now there are some players who are serious about the game and are good, too, but they are definitely in the minority.

Cody was fun to watch! He did pretty good at batting and running the bases and even slid into home plate. When it was his turn to play outfield he seemed to more so enjoy making us laugh over paying attention to the game. He is such a ham!




This is while he was playing pitcher!


Cody is so sweet!

Married for One Month!

Monday, May 17, was our one-month wedding anniversary! It's hard to believe one month has already passed and I'm sure we'll be saying the same every month and year hereafter. Time certainly does fly when you're having fun.

Ross and I had a nice dinner together to celebrate our month of matrimony. We put a pork roast with potatoes and carrots in the crock pot that morning and enjoyed coming home to the delicious smell that filled our house. I also came home to find a rose laying on my side of our bed with a card addressed to Mrs. Libby Wiseman. My husband is so good to me! We have discussed that we never want to stop dating each other and I truly believe that we won't.

I set our table using our new china plates and our wedding toasting glasses. I also made sure we used the butter dishes, serving bowl and spoon, placemats and napkins we received as wedding gifts. I probably didn't need to use all that I did, but it was fun anyway!

We had a nice, enjoyable meal together, just the two of us - no television in the background! The skies had cleared from the weekend rain so we took a short walk around our neighborhood after dinner and just enjoyed being together!

Roses From My Groom

I came home from work Tuesday to find three red roses, from my husband, waiting for me on our bed. When we were dating Ross would often leave flowers or a card on my doorstep or surprise me with flowers or Jujyfruits when he came to pick me up for a date. I love that he doesn't want to and won't stop doing little things like that for me. He is the best!

The Best Things In Life Are Shared

When Ross picked me up for our wedding rehearsal he brought me a gift bag that had a card and my wedding present in it. He told me to open it when I woke up Saturday morning. I really didn't know what it was and was very excited to open it.

So after waking up on our wedding day the first thing I did was open the present. I read the card first, and as usual, it was so nice and touching; cue crying! Ross is so good at sharing his heart with me! Then I pulled out my present; cue more crying! It was one bowl with two spoons and says "The Best Things In Life Are Shared."

I first saw this bowl at a Hallmark store back in October and loved it. I told Ross he needed to get it for me because of his love for sharing food with me, NOT!

Ross and I have an ongoing battle over sharing our food and drinks. When he orders a Coke our conversation goes something like this:
Ross: Do you want a Coke?
Libby: No, I'll just have some drinks of yours.
Ross: Why don't you just get your own Coke?
Libby: If I order a Coke for myself I won't finish it and I'll waist it so I'll just have some drinks from yours.

You can replace "Coke" with French fries, candy, dessert, bread, etc., and the outcome is still the same. Ross (like most every other guy I'm finding) doesn't like to share his food - he ordered it so he wants to eat all of it. So the fact that he gave me this sharing bowl is just priceless to me!

The Groom's Cake

We absolutely loved Ross' groom's cake! We originally thought of making the cake in the shape of an umbrella - more so as a joke. (Ross works for Traveler's Insurance and their logo is a red umbrella so we thought it'd be funny to do that). I really don't remember how we came up with the design idea for the cake, but we both loved it! It was quite tasty, too. I wish I had another piece of the cake right now!

Happy Birthday to My Husband!

Today is Ross' 31st birthday. Happy Birthday Ross!! I love you and am so excited to share this birthday with you as husband and wife!