As I wait for the Nyquil to set in...

I thought I would fill out a survey.  This is Tennille, by the way.  Yes, it's true. I blog.

Four TV shows that I watch:

Modern Family

Lost

24

Monk

2. Four things that I’m passionate about:

Anything FITNESS

All animals, but mostly dogs

Reading business, fitness, or cookbooks

Anything Social Media

3. Four words/phrases I use a lot:

"Shake it!" -used frequently at Zumba

"Hi-za bubbers!" -Poor dog hears this a lot

"Umm...I don't know." -Used frequently at my real job

"Freak!"- This word can be used in ANY context

4. Four things I’ve learned from the past:

 Never have your future set in stone...things change!

 Be flexible...enjoy the journey

 Don't eat the whole bag of sugar-free candy

Your greatest reward in life should come from helping others

5. Four places I would like to go:

Europe (Southern France, Italy, Greece, etc.)

Back to Kauai

Back to London

Northeastern U.S.

6. Four things I did yesterday:

  Went snowboarding at Solitude and got showed up by children

  Ate fries and Cool Ranch Dorito's at the same time

  Enjoyed some quality time with the hubs and his family

  Took Kusaba and Cosmo for an unexpected late-night sprint

7. Four things I am looking forward to:

  This Nyquil to set in

  For Cody to start dental school

  For my business to grow even more

  Eventually starting a family someday

8. Four things I love about winter:

   Running in the fresh-fallen snow with Kusaba

   Beanies and Boots

   The sparkles that the snow makes when the sun is shining on it

   Holidays 

Creighton... Here I come!!!

CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY

MEDICAL/DENTAL CAMPUS

The Dental school application process is about half over.  I applied to schools back in July, have been interviewing at schools since September, and December 1st is the first day that they can let you know of your fate.  I was lucky enough to hear back from my top 2 choices on December 1st.  Unfortunately my very top choice UCONN in Connecticut, put me on their waitlist, which means I'm an alternate in case someone doesn't accept an offer of admission.  But Luckily Creighton University accepted me through the RDEP program.  The RDEP program is an agreement they have with with the University of Utah.  Roughly 300+ Utah students apply every year, and I was one of the lucky 10 to get accepted. Basically I will spend my 1st year attending the University of Utah Medical School, then we will head out to Omaha Nebraska to finish my last 3 years of school.  Creighton was my 2nd choice out of about 18 schools I applied to, so I'm pretty dang lucky to get it there.  I still have a couple of interviews in the next month or 2 and I haven't heard back from some of the schools I interviewed at, so Creighton is not set in stone yet but I'm leaning pretty heavily in that direction. 


So in the last 3 years I've gone from graduating with a BS in Aviation Management, to being an airline mechanic, to being an airline pilot, to going back to school to become a dentist... Man I'm a horrible husband.  I hope I am worth it Tennille, SORRY!!!

I'm HERE!! Is anyone else??

Hello blogging world...It's Tennille...and yes, I am embarrassed to say that my husband blogs more than I do. I have failed at a very important duty...but I hope some of you are still around to read our posts. I can't really backtrack an entire year, but I'll give you all a synopsis of what is going on in our world currently.

1) HOCKEY-- If you ever come to our house and wonder, "What is that smell?" Your nose will be lead to Cody's hockey pads drying out in the garage. Yes, the smell is horrific in case you are wondering. However, hockey is what is keeping Cody sane right now! He plays about once a week with a few of his friends and he absolutely loves it. I love watching HIM play, but I can't say that I really LOVE to sit in a freezing room for 2 hours watching hockey. I am definitely glad that he is having so much fun, though.



Here is proof that I attend (most) of his games...my dad absolutely loves coming too.


2) My LIFE in a nutshell- Right now I work for Landmark Companies (as an Office Administrator), Dance Illusion (dance teacher), and my business "A Lotta Pilates" is still going strong. Even though some of my days are super crazy, I wouldn't trade a second for the life I have. I have realized that I am truly happy when I am busy. I love teaching dance and I especially love the zumba and pilates classes that I have created over the past year and a half. Owning your own business is hard, but has been the MOST rewarding thing I have ever done. I recently hosted a charity event called "Party In Pink". All of the proceeds went toward the Susan G. Komen foundation. It was a success and so much fun! We raised a good chunk of money. I was pleasantly surprised at how generous people are. Not only did people come and support the cause, but many businesses participated by donating a product or service to be raffled off. Here are some pictures from the event!!

All dressed in our PINK dancing to Thriller....can you tell? Becky Kimball, one of my favorite students taught this number.

Some of my favorite people! Becky, Kim, and my momMy aunt Margene joined in on the fun. She owns a bra business...so what better way to promote breast cancer awareness! You can see some of the prizes that were raffled off right behind her.


3) Dental School- So far Cody has interviewed at a couple schools and has a few more this month and next. Wish him luck!! He is doing great so far. Right now, our favorite is UCONN...let's hope for an invite.

August is Over

... Its over, thats the important thing.

The bulk of August was filled with Tennille trying to redo her Alotta Pilates schedule as well as finish building the back studio. While Cody was mostly occupied with finishing the basement of the house we are in (because renters were moving in). Everything got finished in time, and now we are neck deep in classes (school, and teaching)

We were also able to break away a little bit and enjoy hopefully our last Utah summer for the next 4 years. We went to Bloomington Lake with our friends Nate and Laura and backpacked in for the night. It was awesome. The views were amazing, and there was cliff jumping and rope swinging for the guys. It was Kusaba's first time in the mountains in the last 2 years, so he and his nose loved it too.

Most Importantly, it was Tennille's Birthday on August 12th. Since Cody can't ever plan a good party, she had it at the studio (which was much better anyway) with all her students. Best birthday party ever!!!

For all you haters... I'm actually doing it!!!

For everyone that didn't believe me that I'd go through with this dental school thing (my wife included) here is proof that it WILL happen.

This entire summer has consisted of studying, studying, and more studying. I had a class for the 1st 6 weeks of the summer then the next 5 weeks I was studying for the DAT (Dental Admissions Test, the dental equivalent of the MCAT). My schedule consisted of going to the library at 9 AM and studying until 5 PM Monday thru Friday, Saturday I'd take a practice test, then I'd take Sunday off. Needless to say I didn't have much of a life. I finally took my Test last Monday, so let the summer begin.

Directly after the test Monday, Tennille and I headed down to Las Vegas for the week. It was HOT but thats ok, I didn't have to study. I don't think I've ever seen Tennille so lazy, it was great! Tennille has been working her butt off this summer to support my DAT studying so this was a well deserved break for her.

Anyway, my dental applications are now complete, so everyone keep your fingers crossed that I get a lot of interviews!

Cody's "26th" BIRTHDAY CAKE

So Cody turned "26" yesterday...at least he still thinks he is 26. For his birthday, we went to Salt Lake and had a party with his family. Unfortunately, Cody didn't have any presents to open from me because being the greedy birthday boy that he was, he wanted to open his presents a couple days in advance. Normally, I would have said NO, but I had bought him some NEW hockey gear and was anxious to get rid of the stinky old stuff. He loved his new gear and has already played a game in it...so it's not NEW anymore, just stinky. Cody also got an iPHONE finally. What makes it even better is that I got one too! Yay for birthdays! We love our new phones and spend entirely too much time on them.

Well to go along with tradition, I attempted to make a "grill" cake for Cody this year. My inspiration for the cake was actually Cody's home-built smoker (He likes to call it his BIG "A" Smoker).


































As far as the cake goes, I decided to give fondant a try. I've always been nervous to use it mostly because I didn't know how. Oh well, there is a first time for everything and it actually wasn't that bad...just don't look too close in the pictures. My friend (and cake artist), April, supplied me with some power tools for the job. Who would have thought that I would be using an air compressor in the kitchen? It was, to say the least....AWESOME. I loved using the airbrush to paint the fake hamburgers and hot dogs. In fact I loved using the airbrush and paint so much, I am surprised that Cody's cake didn't turn into a tie-dyed mess.

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.