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?

Do I have anything on my teeth??

Just wondering. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! By the way, I am sooooo happy Cody is going to be a dentist....hopefully he can help me out. I need a new grill.

Cody's gonna kill me...

So I better hurry and post this while he is gone! I am so proud of him. He got 96% on his chemistry test this week and 103% on his biology test. Whoop whoop! Good job babe...and please don't erase this post.

Fall and Football...could you ask for anything better??

Some good "combos" in this world that we live in (according to me):

1) Peanut Butter and Jelly

2) Homemade Pizza and Ranch Dressing

3) Peanuts and Chocolate Chips

4) FALL and FOOTBALL!

FALL and FOOTBALL is pretty much the best combo I can think of. It was such a beautiful day at the Aggie game today! I can't think of anything better than relaxing with my hubby and fam, eating some kettle corn, and watching some good football. Unfortunately, the Aggies couldn't bring home a win, but what else is new? We still had an amazing day nonetheless finished off with dinner at Fredrico's....mmm!

My sister Tiffany and her cute kids came up for the weekend. Before the game, we went and picked some yummy apples at my brother's house. I don't know what it is, but I love everything about the fall. The smells of ripe apples and pumpkin spice and of course the beautiful changing colors. Why can't it last just a little bit longer?? Before we know it...our beautiful fall will be covered with a blanket of snow. *sigh*

Oh well, here are some pics from our day today....

The grass is always greener

Has anyone ever realized that the grass is ALWAYS greener on the other side. No matter what you do you always think how great it was (would be) on the other side. Although I'm really excited about my new career path (and Tennilles too) and I'm really happy to be back in Logan, we always seem to miss our time in Portland. The stupid thing is: when we were in Portland I kept saying "I wish there was a reason for us to move back to Logan"

(I don't know why the grass seems greener in Portland)

Today the weather was overcast and gloomy and it made us miss Portland. It especially made me miss climbing up through the clouds and breaking out on top of the weather to an awesome sunny day. We're also mad that we left the Northwest without doing many of the things we had planned on. I guess we weren't planning on moving that quick so we figured we had plenty of time to do the things we wanted.

Anyway, We're happy to be here and psyched to become a Dentist (eventually) and school teacher, but there are 2 things I've learned.

1. The grass is ALWAYS greener on the other side (so don't be too quick to jump ship)

and

2. Don't procrastinate, do things NOW because you never know what can happen.

If you build it, they will come!!!

Due to the fact that apparently I am "over-qualified" for any college student jobs available in Logan, I've decided that I'm finally done riding the un-employment train.

Solution: Start my own business

I have been contemplating this idea for over a year now (actually I bought most of the equipment in 2008) and I am in a perfect situation to finally do it.

Here is my trailer that started out as a pretty ragged, rough looking thing, and I've painted strengthend and redesigned it to look pretty good and feel pretty stable.



I had to put Tennille to work to get the artistic touch on the logo painting





Anyway, the name is pretty self explanatory. I come to you to change your oil. I focus mainly on fleets, and businesses but I do a lot of house calls too. So far it has been surprisingly sucessful. Everyone seems to really like the service. So if ya see this ghetto little trailer on the road, give me a HONK!

Smoke and Gasoline...DUB T!

We participated in some awesome "people watching" last night at the Demolition Derby! What is surprising is that I actually enjoyed myself A LOT more than I thought I would. Watching cars and trucks crash into each other, seeing tires blow and radiator fluid spray everywhere was kinda invigorating! Cody and I joined up with our good pals, Laura and Nate (and their cute kids) and had a blast. We were all smashed into the stands like sardines and ended up all wreaking of gasoline after it was all over. Good times for sure.