It's a Wonderful World

Well, he did it. Scottie found a job! Mr. Scott Matthew Peterson is the newest Personal Banker at M & I Bank in Paddock Lake. His first day is August 24 and we could not be happier. It has been a long 2 months living apart and in two different states.

The fantastic back yard.

The shed would be great extra storage for lawn mowers, etc.

The kitchen looking out to the back yard.

One of the three bedrooms. We would make this one into an office.

Hard wood floors in all three bedrooms! The living room and dining room are carpeted, the sellers are almost 100% sure there is hard wood underneath so we would definately pull up the carpet!

This is the other half of the basement. There is a washer/dryer towards the back. Great area for storage.

The master bedroom.

The full bath right by the three bedrooms.

Pros with this house:

It is brick so easy to maintain. All of the main living areas are on the main level. It is smaller, not too big for just the two of us (for now) and Baxter. It is on a great street. The back yard is great. The patio is wonderful for entertaining. The floorplan is very open. The basement is huge, we would add a lot of livable square footage if we renovated the one side.

Cons with this house:

The house is a bit more than we want to spend. We've been approved for more than the asking price, but on a comfort/budget level we do not want to spend that much. Luckily the house has been on the market for awhile so they may be willing to negotiate. Speaking of it being on the market for awhile, I'm afraid they will get an offer before the time we would be ready to put in an offer. The back yard is not fenced in which would be important for Baxter. The living room is a little snug. Appliances in the house would also need to be replaced sooner rather than later.

I have about seven more showings this week so I'm sure I'll come back with some more of our options.

The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can have in this selfish world,
the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous,
is his dog.

A man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty,in health and in sickness.
He will sleep on the cold ground where the wintery winds blow, and the snow drives fiercely,
if only he may be near his master's side.

He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer, he will lick the sores and wounds that come in encounter with the roughness of the world.

He guards sleep of his Pauper master as if he were a prince.

When all other friends desert, he remains.

When riches take wings and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens.

If misfortune drives the master for than outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him to guard against danger, to fight against his enemies.

And when the last scene of all comes, and death takes the master in it's embrace, and his body is laid away in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by the graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad, but open in alert watchfulness, faithful and true.

In memory of Leon.
Brought to me by Santa in 1997.
Went to Heaven on July 8, 2009.

It's been a busy two months for the Petersons. It's hard to believe the wedding was only two months ago - it feels like two years ago! We have some big news to share but we have to wait a little while longer till we make the official announcement. Although lots of people already know. And no, there is no "little Peterson" on the way yet. Below are some pics of what we have been up to lately. Enjoy!

1. Who is your man? Scott Matthew Peterson
2. How long have you been together? 1 whole month of marriage. 5 wonderful years of dating.
3. How long dated? 5
How old is your man? 25
5. Who eats more? It depends what it is!
6. Who said “I love you” first? He did when we were in Door County.
7. Who is taller? Scottie.
8. Who sings better? Definitely me. :)
9. Who is smarter? It depends on the subject. He is really smart with math. I'm smarter with current affairs / history.
10. Whose temper is worse? We both can have bad tempers and we work on it every day :)
11. Who does the laundry? Scottie!
12. Who takes out the garbage? Scottie!
13. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Scottie
14. Who pays the bills? Scottie!
Who is better with the computer? Scottie. (this quiz is making me sad!)
Who mows the lawn? We don't have one....yet!
17. Who cooks dinner? Me!
18. Who drives when you are together? Since we're normally in my car, I drive.
19. Who pays when you go out? I'd say that is 50/50
20. Who is most stubborn? We both are in different ways
21. Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? Me!
23. Who kissed who first? I don't remember!
24. Who asked who out? I was the one who pursued him, but he's the one who made it official and asked me to be his girlfriend.
25. Who proposed? Scottie!
26. Who is more sensitive? Definately Scottie.
27. Who has more friends? Scottie has more friends, I have a few very close friends.
28. Who has more siblings? Scottie, he has four of them!
29. Who wears the pants in the family? Me, totally.

Check out our beautiful wedding video, created by Ideal Impressions Photography. It is a mixture of wedding photos and wedding video. Click Here.

We had such an amazing time. The honeymoon was perfect, just like the wedding. We've started our marriage on a perfect note, and we hope that it is a preview of our life together :)

Our other adventure that we went on was a one day trip around Ocho Rios. The trip was full of fun little activities. The first one was to stop at the little flea market that is pictured below. This was one of the most stressful things I've ever done in my life. As soon as you excited your bus, you were assigned a "tour escort". They really weren't escorts, they were actually one of the vendors trying to get you to go into their little hut. When they brought you into their huts (about the size of a small closet) they would stand in the middle of the door way, practically not letting you out! Everywhere you walked there were people approaching you and trying to ask you questions. We went into one little hut, and Scottie and I were trying to have a conversation about where we should buy things, if we should buy them there, etc. This woman was literearly standing right next to me and repeating everything that was coming out of my mouth. I got so stressed out that I stormed into the bus and wouldn't go back out!!! Not my cup of tea --


The next stop was a lot less stressful. We went to Coyaba Gardens, which is a small little area with the prettiest and very lush gardens with a river going through them. The last part of the trip was to Dunn's River Falls. If you ever get to Jamaica, I would highly recommend going there! You start at the beach, and walk all the way up these gorgeous falls. You'd think you would need to be really physically fit to do something like that, but it was surprisingly very easy. There were parts where you could slide down rocks into a big pool of water. Other times you would stand up on a rock and fall back into the water. It was so cool and invigorating!
Our tour guide was insane! He'd jump from rock to rock like it was nothing. He barely go wet! He was also holding like 7 cameras and taking our pictures. We were happy he was doing it -- we got some great pics!