Smokes on!

All I ever do these days is study, go to school, and watch Lost. So finally I have something exciting to blog about. For any food lovers you'll enjoy this.

After a recent trip to Seattle, where I had the most delicious smoked salmon ever, I have been determined to create my own smoked salmon that can rival pikes place best. Well I had to start with something to smoke my salmon in. After researching a little bit, I learned that all smokers that worked well cost in the $250 and up range... Well being the kind of person I am, I decided to build one. So here we go!





They call this a UDS (ugly drum smoker) I think mines pretty sexy though


Heres the finished product... sooo delicious

Sadly, my new smoker now belongs to my brother. I gave it to him for a bday present. they just bought a new house, and I figured he needed a rock solid way to make friends with the neighbors, so I parted ways. Don't worry though, version number 2 is already under construction for myself.

HOT STUFF!

I wish I could make star and heart sunglasses look this cute!
What cute nieces we have...even if they do have chocolate-filled smiles!

Sophisticated Conversation with a 4-Year-Old

My little niece Maddie cracks me up! Right now her and my sis are up visiting for the weekend. Here are a couple conversations I had with her just today.

Conversation #1

Maddie: "Tennille, why are you wearing a belt with that dress?"

Tennille: "The belt holds up my boobs" (yeah right!)

**Four hours go by and I see Maddie again...this time with the whole family around**

Maddie: "Is that belt really holding up your boobs Tennille?"

Conversation #2

**Maddie is in the bath rubbing soap all over her face**

Tennille: "Whatcha doin Maddie?"

Maddie: "Oh just shaving my whiskers"

Beautiful day for a PICNIC

Cody and I decided to take advantage of the unusually warm and beautiful weather we had last Sunday. Of course, that weather didn't stay, but I couldn't complain on this day. It was one of those days where its hard to be in a bad mood because its so gorgeous outside. I gathered my two favorite boys, some homemade goodies, and we headed up for a picnic at Old Main.


When Cody and I got married over four years ago, one of our friends gave us a "picnic" backpack. Its full of everything you need to go on a picnic....silverware, glasses, and a blanket. This is the first time we have ever used it! But its never too late, right?

We had a great time enjoying the sunshine and each other's company. Hopefully there are more SUNNY days to come! Keyword: HOPEFULLY

Top Ramen on crack

Now that I'm a student again, I'm naturally in student (poor) mode. After 5 years of student status before, I'm rightfully pretty sick of Top Ramen. Well these noodles are top ramen's older more sophisticated (delicious) brother. I just wanted to give everyone a heads up, that when you run into them for under $1 buy them, lots of 'em. They are delicious, take 4 minutes to cook, and you can't even compare them to ramen noodles. Nissin makes the "chow mein" and Maruchan makes the "yakisoba" Both are equally awesome. So next time you see them in the store, buy them... You can thank me later!!!

Yep, its that time again

Its that time again. The time of the year when the icy tundra of Logan starts to de-thaw.
When girls run and hide in fear of their well being.
When women make promises to their husbands that will assuredly be broken.
When men try to stockpile anything they can get, because they know the pickings will be slim.
When "handlebars" outnumber steering wheels.
When Charlie Chaplain, Ron Jeremy, Ron Burgendy, and Tom Selleck are hoisted to the level of "role model".
When regularly good looking men, look twice as sexy.
When all registered sex offenders feel kinda normal.

yep you guessed it,

It must be









MOUSTACHE MARCH!!!

Here is my inspiriation (by the way, this isn't me)

Where oh where...

has my little dog gone??
If you guys can help me find Kusaba that would be great....and no...we don't need to look on
the bed because he knows that he gets in big trouble if he is on there.

That stinker! Note for Cody: after I took this picture I promptly yelled at him I promise!

What I LOVE....

about this guy!

1) His LOVE for LIFE and LEARNING

2) His passion for all of his 100 projects (even though I am a little upset I don't get to park my car in my own garage)

3) How he believes in me and continues to encourage me in everything that I do

4) The way his nostrils flare when he's telling a lie (oh yeah, I noticed)

5) How he is GOOD at EVERYTHING he does (actually its a little frustrating)

6) The way he cooks with a towel over his shoulder and makes sure that the food is nothing short of PERFECT

7) The fact that he can FIX anything and EVERYTHING...and if he doesn't know how something works, he researches it until he knows.

8) How sincere he is with everyone that he knows

9) The way he treats his mom

10) The way he treats ME!

Happy VALENTINE'S Cody and Happy 4th Anniversary! LOVE YOU!

What PRE-SCHOOLERS are learning these days...

This show is on Nickelodeon and apparently "Kai Lan" is the Chinese version of Dora the Explorer. On this episode, she was teaching all her friends how to say "SNOW" in Chinese. Ha ha!

I'M A NEW WOMAN!!

For the longest time I have hated how short my eyelashes are...superficial I know. But I decided the other day to try out eye lash extensions and I LOVE my new eyelashes! It took about an hour and a half for the procedure because they attach each fake eyelash to every one of your real eyelashes. Once you have them, no MASCARA REQUIRED...that is the greatest part. Too bad they don't last forever...if I want to keep up on them I have to get them filled every three weeks for $25. So in three weeks you will probably see me back to my regular lashes...so sad.

JANU-HAIRY

Seeing as I haven't cut my hair for about 5 months, and I don't plan to until I get a dental school interview (hopefully around October) Tennille and I figured we need to rename each month to follow in line with mustache march/may. So here is to Janu-hairy, the first month of the new year. Lets hope I get some early interviews or I'm going to have a very unhappy wife come next christmas.

THE ONE GOOD THING...

about living in Logan during the frigid winters??

ICE SKATING AT MERLIN OLSEN PARK

Cody will probably make me erase this picture because it doesn't show his true skating ability. :) It is rather embarrassing when your husband can literally skate circles around you. Dang HOCKEY!

Well this picture definitely shows my real skating ability. My form is perfect!! I don't understand why I keep falling. :)

Aren't we so lucky to live so close to this beautiful place? I would have tried to get a better picture, but the frostbite started to set in.

P.S. Mega post below this one

MEGA POST!! Are you ready?? Am I ready...

Well the last time we posted, Kusaba got some new booties. They lasted all of ten minutes and the laughter was well worth it. Since then, he has not worn them once and we have returned them back to Petsmart.

Let's see, where to begin. CHRISTMAS!! Does anyone really care to read about our Christmas? It was good, it was cold, and Cody got mad at me with how much I spent on him. Oops.

Here are a couple highlights from the holidays:

So as most of you know, Cody has a rather ridiculous obsession with sauces. He cannot sit down for a meal without getting up 20 times to gather all of his hot sauces, ranch, etc. Well I am pretty sure he developed this trait from Jerald, his dad, who does the same thing. For Christmas, I got rather creative and made them both their own sauce "tool belt". As you can see, Jerald's is actually an apron (that conveniently matches his pajama pants) and Cody's is an actual belt. Thanks to my Aunt Margene for turning my idea into an awesome (and functional) gift!!

We hosted a "REVENGE OF THE UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER" party at our new place. Lindsey and Ryan (below) clearly had the best outfits! You can't get better than a sweater with horses on it. On a sidenote, we unfortunately don't have pictures of our Christmas sweaters...YET! But they were good, and they were oh so festive.

So this party turned into a demolition party...yes if you come to our house feel free to kick the wall or even attempt to bash your head through it like our good friend, Kendall. We are renovating the basement currently and so some walls have to come down. Who knew that this was going to be the highlight of the night?? Even Eliza (Nate and Laura's little girl) got in on the action.

The next highlight of our Christmas was getting OUT of Logan!! Our cousin, Erin, got married in Los Angeles on January 2nd and so the Boseman crew headed down for some extra R & R and of course...Disneyland. Here is what we will remember (both good and bad) from this awesome trip.

* Driving is horrible--I really miss working for the airlines.

* Driving was an adventure with Chad, Rori and our cute niece and nephew, Marley and Carson. We have nicknamed Carson, "TWEETER" because of the unreal decibel level that his screams can reach. Marley was an angel. We had fun putting Cody's insanely long hair into ponytails while he was sleeping.

* The weather was AMAZING! I wish we could have bottled up the 75 degree temperatures and brought it back to Logan.

* Las Vegas, was well...Las Vegas. Cody lost $50 within five minutes at the blackjack tables. So to teach him a lesson, I quickly went and spent $50 on a new dress and jewelry. :)

* The wedding was absolutely breathtaking. Our cousin, Erin, had the most beautiful dress. One of my favorite parts of the wedding was watching her wedding party dance to a choreographed routine as they took their seats for the wedding dinner. Another favorite part...Cody and I cutting a rug on the dance floor...oh yeah we still have it! Ha ha

* That same night, Cody drove into a parking garage and forgot that he still had the car topper ON TOP of the car. Everyone escaped unharmed except for the topper and Cody's pride of course.

* Watching and become obsessed with the "Ghost Whisperer"...Thanks Chad and Rori

* Relaxing with my hubby and his cute sister, Amy, as we drove along the Pacific Highway. We hit up all the beaches, shopped in Huntington, and went to the bathroom in some gross port-a-potties.

* My absolute favorite memory from the trip...attending a John Garey Pilates class!! I know most of you don't know who he is, but I have always dreamed of visiting his amazing studio in Long Beach. I took a reformer/jumpboard class and couldn't feel my legs after. It was great!

* DISNEYLAND--Cody and I lasted all of two hours at the park. Apparently I'm not cut out for Space Mountain anymore! I felt like hurling after getting off that ride.

* One of the funniest moments (okay not so funny): Jerald offered to pay for dinner and so everyone chose the Cheesecake Factory. He probably wasn't so excited to pay the bill when it ended up being over 200 bucks. Wowsa...Cody and I had even shared an entree.

* In Vegas, on the way back, I remember experiencing the worst case of food poisoning EVER! I am never eating at the Mad Greek Cafe...ever.

* The worst memory? Coming back. We had so much fun with the family!

Castle Green...where the wedding was held

Chad and Rori (they never blog so

I'll blog for them :)

Erin and her Dad...isn't her dress amazing??

Cody and I doing what we do best...

Marley and the birthday boy, Carson

The view from our condo and me trying to do a serious smile...what's up with that?

Me in front of the John Garey Pilates studio...It's embarrassing how nervous I was to go to his class. He is a huge celebrity in the Pilates industry...and yes I'm a dork

Dinner at Newport Beach...not sure what Amy and I are doing. However, Cody is definitely rocking out his bandana. All in favor of a haircut??? Say I.

Oh how I miss those blue skies!!

THOUGHTS

While I was reading a yoga blog (yes I'm a dork) I came across these thoughts and want to incorporate them more into my life...here's to 2010!!

1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is
manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy.
5. Make time to meditate.
6. (Breathe)

7. Read more books than you did in 2009.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minute walk daily. And while you walk, smile.

11. Comparing our lives to others is fruitless. We have no idea what their journey is about.

12. Replace negative thoughts with positive ones especially about things out of our control. Invest energy in the positive present moment.
13. Try not to over do. Understand limits.
14. Why take ourselves so seriously. No one else does.
15. Gossip drains precious energy.
16. Dream more while we are awake.
17. Envy is a waste of time. We already have all we need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Let go of our partners mistakes of the past. Focus on our present/future happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

20. Make peace with our past so it won’t spoil the present.

Cruel and fairly usual punishment

Considering we don't own a child yet, from time to time Tennille (and sometimes me) like to embarrass Kusaba. This stunt had all of his friend in the corner laughing at him.

The fact that the thermometer currently reads -7 should mean that dogs wouldn't want to go outside and run, unfortunately it doesn't mean that... AT ALL. So when we take Kusaba out for a run in these conditions he usually ends up stopping mid run and yelping while licking his paws. Tennille actually ended up carrying him home today (Ten, he is going to get beat up by the bully dogs, if ya don't let him start dealing with his own problems). Anyway here are the solutions we've tried.



First Tennille tried to improvise with some old mittens. When those flew off mid run she knew we would have to make a stop at Petsmart.




$15 dollars and one embarrassed dog later this is what we came up with

SUCCESS!

If any of you have been in suspense about how our chili booth did at the Novemberfest....we were pleasantly surprised! All the hard work is so worth it when someone says, "That is the BEST chili I have ever tasted!" Not to toot our own horn or anything, but it WAS the best chili we've ever made...haha.

Thanks for those of you who came and bought some chili....we definitely made enough to buy NEW couches for our house which was the goal we were shooting for. Also, thanks to my Aunt Margene for making our "chili" aprons. And just a sidenote: We are so glad THANKSGIVING week is over. Unlike everyone else in the world who gets to relax on Thanksgiving Day, we were working our little tails off. Next year, I've convinced my mom that we are eating Thanksgiving dinner at Golden Corral...

SWEET OR SPICY...YOU CHOOSE!

Cody and I have feverishly been making enough chili to feed the masses! Yes, folks, chili....and it is delicious. If you would like to sample what we've made, come visit us at Novemberfest this weekend down at the Logan Recreation Center. Our secret chili recipe is so tasty any way you have it....sweet OR spicy! Have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING everyone!

Wakeboarding in November

I wish we were still wakeboarding this year, but due to the snow storm, we were doing the next best thing.


For you non-wakeboarders, that is Parks and Shane Bonifay. Scott Byerly was also there, but we couldn't round him up for a pic. This was at the Premier of Parks' new documentary video. Before the premier we went to dinner with friends Brandon/Courtney, and Jason/Becky, then we finished with a good shopping trip at Winco. It was an awesome night with friends. And since we can't be wakeboarding, watching wakeboarding almost made me forget about the snow.

One Nation under god

So I'm not an "Art" person, in fact the last thing I would ever want to do is sit and discuss art and what the artist was thinking. But I saw this painting and started wondering why the artist put people where he did. The title of the painting is "one nation under god" and obviously if you watched the clip it is about the separation between church and state. Whether your Mormon, Catholic, Jehovahs Witness, or anything else, if you believe in God you would probably agree that this is getting out of control.

To be politically correct we have to say happy holidays, instead of merry christmas, just so we don't offend those that don't celebrate christmas. WHAT?

They want to take "in god we trust" out of the pledge of allegiance and off our coins. Just so we don't offend anyone. Was this country not founded on "in god we trust"

We can't sing christmas songs that mention christ in public, because of the many atheists that may hear them. Ridiculous!!!

Anyway, I thought painting was pretty cool and it may be the only piece of art (other than Airplane pictures) that I spend money on. If you want a description of each person in the picture here is a link to the artists website.

http://www.mcnaughtonart.com/artwork/view_zoom/?artpiece_id=353

IF DOGS COULD TALK....

WHAT WOULD THEY TELL US.....Or rather, what would they be yelling at us?