Doggie Play Date

Yes, here at the Boseman blog...we have A LOT of catching up to do. Unfortunately that will have to wait for another day. It all involves boring stuff anyway like school, work, and more school. So until that blog update, I wanted to post some cute pictures of our doggie play date from last week.

We met up with Jonas and Devin up at Old Main with all of our dogs. Besides Jib, Jonas and Devin, pretty much own Samson (the cute golden retriever), which is one of their friends dogs. As for us...yes, we still have Kusaba...and are considering dognapping the other cute beagle that we have been babysitting this week. His name is Cosmo and we love him! My dad also brought his dog, Buddy, along for the fun. It was hilarious to see the dogs play together. Here are the pics...just don't tell Animal Control that we have converted Old Main into our own little dog park.

Cosmo
Jib
Samson

Kusaba
Buddy

SPRING IS HERE!!

I absolutely love when it warms up outsides. The flowers bloom and everything has a sense of freshness to it. I love going outside and feeling the cool breeze against the warm sun on my face. I love starting new projects and the whole idea of "spring cleaning". It's hard to be in a bad mood we have beauty like this all around!!

So its a Friday night and I'm blogging...yes you read that right...and I'm perfectly content just sitting here! I worked well over 40 hours this week at my four jobs so right now I could just use a break. It's sad that I work so hard all week looking forward to the weekend and then once its here, I don't have enough motivation to do anything! Oh well...life goes on. So really none of you have to read this whole post...I am using this questionnaire as an excuse to sit here longer!


1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Yes, I was named after the Captain and Tennille...a 70's band.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? 2 days ago...our hot water was turned off...and I couldn't wait any longer to take a shower. Well I should have waited...we'll just leave it at that.

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HAND WRITING? Yes...people tell me it's very neat.

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Does Tuna count?

5. DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN? Yes I have 2 children...my husband Cody and my dog Kusaba.

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Heck yes I would. What kind of question is that?

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Me???? Never!! Ha.

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Nope.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Yes and I have...loved it.

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Oatmeal with cinnamon and honey..and milk of course.

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? No.

12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Cookies and Cream

13. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? I usually don't notice anything unless its something obvious....like a mullet or something.

14. RED OR PINK? red

15. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? I always feel like I need to be accomplishing something...it takes A LOT for me to actually sit down and relax.

16. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My roomies from my college days down at the U. We are all spread over the country now.

17. WHAT COLOR SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? White furry slippers

18. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Tortilla chips

19. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? My dog farting (no joke!) He just let one slip.

20.. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Mediterranean Blue

21. FAVORITE SMELLS? The smell of BREAD right out of the oven.

22. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Cody

23.. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? So You Think You Can Dance (It's a sport, right?)

24. Hair Color? Red

25. EYE COLOR? Blue

26. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No

27. FAVORITE FOOD? Peanut Butter

28. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? I don't even watch scary movies.

29. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Season 3 of Lost...it took us only ten days to get through 24 episodes...Lol.

30. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? White fluffy robe

31. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer!

32. Hugs or kisses? definitely both

33. FAVORITE DESSERT? Chocolate covered peanuts

34. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? No book right now...just magazines

35. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? don't have one.

36. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? Cody and I started Season 4 of Lost

37. FAVORITE SOUND? Rain

38. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles I guess.

39. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? France

40. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Multi-tasking! Ha!

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.