Life Advice...by Kusaba (our dog)

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 Get to know your neighbors

 Play more

 Get good rest

 Savor your food slowly

 Be willing to get your paws dirty...all in a hard day's work

 Look up to and respect those who take care of you

Know your surroundings

Exercise everyday

 Know your boundaries....

but let others win sometimes  (this pic is not what you might think it is!)

Take time to enjoy nature

 Don't be afraid to look silly

Stretch regularly...from your head to your toes

Keep your eye on the prize

Take care of your belongings

Travel the world

 Face your fears

 Trust those closest to you

Dare to achieve the impossible

 Never turn down the opportunity to go for a ride

 Always be prepared

Give kisses and love always

Persistence, persistence, persistence...never settle for less.

 Make the best of every situation

 

Smile like you mean it

The last few months!!!

When you don't live in a big city, don't travel, don't have kids, are not pregnant, or don't have any exciting news it is hard to keep a current blog.  Its a good way to keep track of you own life though (read online journal) since we don't keep real jounals, so I guess here is the boring life of Tennille and Cody for the last couple months.

First off, we bought a new car.  Our Contour was on its last leg so we figured we needed to get a new car and sell the Contour before it died all together.  Well we bought the new car, then no one wanted to buy the contour so... Now we are stuck with 3 cars.  That's probably a good thing though, because once summer comes and gas prices are around $4.00/ gallon, the natural gas Contour will sell for a lot more.  Anyway our new car is  2006 Scion XB.

Tennille's business Alotta Pilates is doing great.  Her schedule has gotten so busy that she now has hired 2 other instructors to help keep up with the classes.  She personally teaches more than 40 classes a month, on top of her other part time job working for a contractor.  She has had the opportunity to plan, coordinate, and execute 2 very successful charity events, where she has raised almost $1000 dollars.  Most recently she did a charity event for The American Heart Association. She had 6 instructors and over 85 students participate in the event.  It was a big "Party Hearty"

Cody has successfully recruited almost all of his friends to learn to play hockey, so he spends a good amount of his time at the ice rink.  It's definitely good for him though to have an outlet from so much studying and school.  Its always fun to watch "c league" games because most people barley know how to skate.  In this league there is everyone from 30 year olds that have never skated before to 60 year old husband/wife couples that are really good.

Cody also got a new job.  He works for a company called Jacques and Associates.  Basically they are a PR firm that work with UDOT on construction projects.  Cody's job is the Public Information Lead, which basically means he is the messenger for all bad news.  When someone has a complaint they call Cody, and he'll find the solution.  When they have to close a road or business access, they call Cody and he delivers the bad news.  Currently they are doing major construction on 1000 West in Logan, and that is the project he is working on right now.  Anyway, the company he works for is amazing!  For their Christmas party, they flew everyone out to Disneyland for a day.  Cody isn't much of a Disneyland fan, but he was excited for the break from Cache Valley.  Surprisingly, he came home with a new outlook on DL.  He really enjoyed it, and had a lot of fun.  I guess this goes down as the coolest Christmas party ever!!!

We aren't big fans of the snow and winter (why do we live  in Logan you ask... good question) so finally after 5 years of not going, we gave in and went snowboarding.  It was only Tennille's 2nd time ever going and it had been 5 years since the last time.  Peter, Jerald, Jon, Molly, Afton, and Olivia all came along.  It ended up being a really fun day.  By the end of the day Tennille looked like a pro.  I wish we could afford to hit the mountain more than once every 5 years, but owell.

We had our 5 year anniversary on February 17th.  Who would've ever thought that WE could last 5 years???  Not only that, but living in our modest Logan rental, and STILL going to school; we are happier together than we have ever been.  At a time that we have seen more divorce and failing marriages than ever, we have to count our blessings that we can stay happy as long as we have.

Lastly, we just booked our last vacation for the next couple of years.  We figured with dental school starting in August, we won't have a chance to sneak away until it is over in 4 years.  We are spending 7 days touring through Spain (does anyone have suggestions of what to see there?) then we are doing a 7 day Mediterranean cruise that will start in Barcelona with stops in Florence Italy, Rome, Naples, and Palma de Mallorca Spain.  We are super excited.  If anyone has been to any of these places and has suggestions of what we need to see (or shouldn't see for that matter) please let us know 

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!!!