tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37762484651451405582024-03-13T11:59:16.346-07:00The BorovatzTheBorovatzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601200094650403283noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776248465145140558.post-8862929950540935252014-10-28T15:38:00.000-07:002014-10-28T15:40:00.406-07:00Birthdays, Weddings, and VisitorsHola Amigos y Familia!<br />
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Man! What a busy last couple of weeks! Can you believe October is almost over!? We have had so much going on, that I got whip lash looking at my calendar.... WHAT!? Halloween is in 4 days!?<br />
Good thing we planned ahead this year and got our costumes just in time.... What are we going to be, you ask? Mums the word... you'll have to wait til my next blog post to know. Besides, you wont get the full affect til we are all decked out in our costume glory. Believe me, it'll be worth the wait.<br />
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Luckily I had enough time to put in a couple chalkboards for the kitchen.<br />
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One for Fall...</div>
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And one for Halloween....</div>
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We were even able to get some Halloween decorations up just in time....</div>
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They were re-roofing our townhome complex, so one day our decorations were out, and the next, we had to drag them back in so they could play "Inn Keeper" by letting us know when we were allowed to go in and out. That doesn't work too well when you have 2 rambunctious dogs who need out to potty every once in a while... </div>
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Hami has done SO much better with potty training, so we decided it was time for some carpet cleaning.....</div>
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Oh, and I had a birthday! I was definitely spoiled, like always, from the hubby. He had to work the night of my birthday so he took me out to sushi for lunch and got me a day at the spa. Could a girl get any luckier?!</div>
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We didn't have time this year to go to the Idaho State Fair, but luckily we happened upon a grassroots festival one Sunday evening while going for a walk. They were just cleaning up when we got there, but it was people watching at it's best. They should have called it "Hippies/Free Thinkers Festival." I may have been tempted to buy some crystals, or let the nice lady with dreads braid my hair, but then again, maybe I didn't. We'll have to remember it next year and hit it up when it is in full swing. </div>
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But our walk turned out great. We tried Camel Back Park for the first time. It was more like a hike-walk, but made for a good end to our Sunday.</div>
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You can see all the tents from the festival at the bottom of the hill.</div>
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My parents also got to visit us! It was so fun having them up! My mom brought her homemade crockpot chili recipe and we put it to good use.</div>
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Why yes, my mom IS wearing a Volcom shirt... she knows what's up!</div>
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Ian had a few mornings off, so we took my parents to the Boise Farmers Market where they bought some organic Jalapeño peach jam. (Which is amazing with cream cheese and crackers.)</div>
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We also bought some spinach which we made into a salad for lunch.</div>
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Since Ian had to work at night, I decided to take my parents to a restaurant called Bier 30. My dad is a huge German food junkie, and what do you know? They are a German restaurant. It was amazing! Brauts and Sauerkraut... mmmm.</div>
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And of course we had to get Beer at Bier.</div>
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My mom was also able to get in some puppy cuddles before they had to leave.</div>
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We also made a trip down to Utah for Ian's cousin's wedding. Man, was that trip crazy! We first had dinner with my bestie and old roomie Marte and I had to love up on my old fur roomie Brover.</div>
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We took my mom bowling...</div>
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Cheered for Ian's OTHER cousin's volleyball game... You know I cheered the loudest.</div>
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Attended the wedding. (Which was beautiful)</div>
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(Ian and I were a bridesmaid and groomsman.)</div>
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And finished off the trip by cleaning out my parents yard as part of their Christmas gift... Oh and FYI, for those of you who didn't know.... The dump's speed limit is 23 and a half miles per hour.</div>
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Once we got back, we had my sister and her family come for a visit... didn't I tell you it was a busy last couple weeks?!</div>
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We took them all to the Farmstead where they had a ton of kids activities, pumpkin patch, food, and a cornmaze. We didn't make it to the cornmaze because we had so much fun doing everything else, we didn't have time.</div>
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While my sister and her hubby took the boys out to run some errands, I got to have some girl time with the ladies. What did we do? Braided hair and watched Tinkerbell movies. What else?</div>
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Ah man! I missed a whole month of blogging! I was in Utah for half the month of August, so I think I can use that as a legit excuse.<br />
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I came down for a bachelorette trip as well as a family reunion. I had a blast, but it would have been better if Ian had been with me. He had to work, so I was running solo (besides Frank and Hami of course, they tagged along).<br />
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The bachelorette trip was down at Lake Powell for a week. Holy Amazeballs! So much fun! These ladies were a blast!<br />
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Karlie, (the lady on the left) is Ian's cousin. She is getting married next month and had the best Bachelorette party ever! </div>
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I also got to spend some time with my family up at Mirror Lake in the Uintas for our family reunion. You definitely take your family for granted when you live in a whole different state. It was so great to be able to spend some time with them. </div>
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Luckily we have had previous experience with puppy problems (see <a href="http://theborovatz.blogspot.com/2013/12/christmas-preparations-and-cabin-fever.html">here</a>), so we've had some idea on how to cope. And also luckily for us, Hami gets his last set of shots next week so I can start taking him to work with me. Only one more week of deep prayer that I don't come home to the living room couch looking like it went through a paper shredder. </div>
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Hami's previous set of shots. He had lots of support.</div>
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But even with all of Hamilton's shenanigans, we have been able to fit in a few dates (with the help from a babysitter. Keely, you are definitely on the heaven bound list).</div>
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We love the farmer's market so much here in Boise that we keep going back! It is a fun cheap way to spend your Saturday morning.</div>
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It's been especially fun lately since everyone is harvesting their fruit and veggies!</div>
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We also were able to make it to Ian's co-worker's (Brent's) wedding in Meridian. It was beautiful! Brent's wife's side of the family is hispanic so they danced to mariachi music and it was awesome!</div>
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One of our little beamers dropped off this cute note with cookies at our door. </div>
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We got a call from the Stake President's secretary asking if we could both meet with the Stake President sometime. We set up a time, but were both unsure of who was getting the calling. As soon as the Stake President said, "Sister Borovatz," Ian got a big ol' grin on his face because he knew it wasn't him. </div>
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Well, I got called to be an early morning seminary teacher!</div>
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I've been doing it for about 3 weeks now and it is such a blessing in my life! Not only do I get to work with the youth, which I love, but it is a mandatory spiritual jump start to my day. </div>
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Well that is it for us Borovatz. We will be down for Ian's cousin's wedding first part of October and again at the end of October for Ian's <a href="http://www.goblinvalleyultra.com/">Goblin Valley Ultra Marathon</a>. We love you all and hope to see you soon!</div>
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Now I know that once you read the title, you are probably thinking I've got a little Borovatz on board. This is NOT the case. We still have a few years to go... but if you follow my Facebook or Instagram, I am sure you know what it means.<br />
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I'd like you to meet Hamilton, our new member of the family!<br />
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He is only 4 weeks old in the above photos. We took Frank with us to pic him out. They definitely hit it off, and of course we fell in love! </div>
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We got to take him home at 6 weeks. </div>
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They started out in a good place. At least they are both on the couch.</div>
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That's pretty cute.</div>
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Since Ian has been training for a marathon and I have been running with him, I decided to sign us both up for a half marathon. Woo hoo! It was my first and it was so fun doing it together! </div>
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Well thats about it for us! We are excited to have little Hami in the family. Of course I am not looking forward to the chewing and house training (which is going along surprisingly well). But it's going to be fun having two boxers in the house...</div>
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It's been SO long since I last blogged! I am not going to apologize. Mostly because we have been so busy and it has been a total blast!<br />
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I made a trip with the Frank last month to Utah where I was able to ride in an all women's bike ride called Goldilocks. So freaking fun, but so blasted hard! I was on a team with 4 other ladies including Ian's aunt and cousin-in-law and some of their friends. I am embarrassed to say that that bike ride was the first time my bum had met the bike seat this year... yeah, I didn't train AT ALL. But I feel that I held my own and finished! Finishing was our ultimate goal. To be precise, we road 63.5 miles. WOOHOO! Rain, hail, and 35 MPH head winds couldn't keep Team Injury Ingredient down!<br />
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Ian had to work the weekend of my ride, so we made plans to do something over Memorial weekend. Our plans were to do nothing. And it was awesome. We made it over to the pool, where we found it to amazingly be empty. We also made it a point to get some snow cones. What better way to welcome in summer with sunburns and flavored ice?!</div>
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This year they have Street Tacos, and we aren't mad about it. They also have a return of my favorite Lavender Lemonade. So good!</div>
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We have been trying to explore new places around Boise and since we weren't able to go snowboarding up at Bogus Basin this past winter (It's a goal for this year), we took a Sunday drive up to it instead. Mostly, we were just really craving some good ol' pine trees and we weren't disappointed.</div>
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We also found that Lucky Peak Reservoir is literally 10 minutes from our place, so we took a drive there one afternoon hoping to get Frank in the water. We made the mistake of vigorously throwing a stick into the Boise river once and Frank, not knowing that the water abruptly got deeper, went bounding for it. One minute Frank was there and the next, he had disappeared under. Needless to say, the stick was forgotten about and Frank has been scared of the water since. But we are happy to say we are making progress with the H2o phobia and Frank will now get into the water up to his chest. </div>
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We were excited to find an off leash dog beach, and Ian quickly made buds with a neighboring Pug.</div>
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We also found a new hike that goes up to <a href="http://theborovatz.blogspot.com/2014/04/springing-forward.html">Table Rock</a> but from the backside. You pass the rock quarry and it is a bit more difficult and longer, but we loved it.</div>
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We also made some great friends here that we were able to go to dinner with. Alex and Talia Gilbert are so great! They took us to Barbacoa's. For you Utahn's, it is not like the Cafe Rio ripoff we have in Utah. It is super nice! I had a hot rock filet mignon. Holy cow Batman! Talk about melt in your mouth! Thanks Talia and Alex!</div>
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We have also had some critter visitors here. It almost feels like we live on an animal conservatory, which knowing me, I'm not complaining. We first had a swarm of honey bees decide to make our fireplace vent home. Luckily they didn't stay long and Frank only got stung once. (He tries to eat them.)</div>
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We also had "The Great Prince of the Forest" and "Friend Owl" come say hi. (Refer to Bambi if you don't get the reference.) Frank doesn't mind Friend Owl so much, but Mr. Prince likes to hangout a lot in the backyard and Frank is too Alpha to let Mr. Prince (and his high and mighty name) hang out for long.</div>
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I was able to make another chalkboard design and hope that I will have time enough to do one for the 4th of July!</div>
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Mark and Marilyn were nice enough to come hangout with us a few days before we left on our anniversary trip (They were going to watch Frank.) Ian and Marilyn are training for a marathon, so I got wrangled into running with them. Who am I kidding?! I asked to go. Mark got to hang with the Frank while we ran.</div>
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Speaking of our anniversary trip...it was AMAZING! We had SO much fun! The first couple days were spent on the Oregon coast at a little town called Cannon Beach. If you ever get a chance to go to Oregon, make it a point to visit there! So so cool! We got to play in the tide pools and take a run along the beach. Their little stores and cafe's are what you would imagine in a movie. And let's talk about HOW BEAUTIFUL Oregon is anyway! Throw in the ocean for good measure, and I could live there forever! AND if you need anymore of a reason to go, Goonies was filmed there....</div>
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What a great past few weeks! We had a great Easter and made a trip to Utah!<br />
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Ian also had his birthday! The ol' ball and chain turned 28. We decided to do a low key dinner and a movie because we had plans to have dinner with his friends when we got back to Utah. I also surprised my old man with this....<br />
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We went to dinner at Big Jud's.... The first time someone mentioned this joint to me, I misheard them and didn't exactly pronounce it correctly...*cough* "Big Jugs" *cough*</div>
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Big Jud's is awesome! Best burgers you will ever have! Ian likes the shakes a lot and I really like their onion rings. Seriously, I don't care whom you compare them with, they will win. Just remember that once you eat there, you'll wanna do laps around the building afterwards to burn of the calorie induced coma you are about to have.</div>
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We also had a great Easter. We taught our little sunbeamers about Christ's resurrection. I took Ian's mom's advice and went rogue by doing my own lesson instead of the Easter one out of the manual. I think they liked it. I calculate how well they are listening by how often we have interruptions. We only had one bonked head, one booger wiped onto another, 2 crayons shoved up the nose, and 3 potty breaks. I think it was a success. </div>
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We made a trip to Utah a few weeks later! Woo hoo! It's crazy to think the last time we were down was around Christmas time. We had a full weekend with friends and family. </div>
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We first went golfing with Ian's parents. I don't want to brag or anything, but this was the 2nd time I have ever "for real" golfed, (None of that miniature golfing stuff) and I was only 3 away from the lowest score. I am thinking about going pro. </div>
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Well Saturday night coming home from my parents, we were driving down Redwood and all of a sudden we hit a pot hole and hear a thump thump thump. Come to find out our rim had been completely damaged and needed to be replaced. We got a bit stressed since we had to drive back to Utah Sunday afternoon. The only place we could find that was open on Sunday was Walmart. Unfortunately for us, they didn't have the tool used to take Ian's specialty rims off. So then we had to go on a hunt for an auto store that was open on Sunday as well. Luckily we got it all fixed. Unluckily we had to buy 4 all new tires and 4 new rims since they didn't have a rim that matched Ian's old ones..... So just a warning to all you Redwood road drivers. Watch out for this pot hole...</div>
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Well once we made it back to Idaho, Ian headed back to work and I had some time to do a Cinco de Mayo chalkboard.</div>
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And Frank and I got to do the Table Rock hike again. It was even more beautiful this time around because sunflowers had bloomed and covered the hill sides.</div>
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I am driving down to Utah this afternoon for my <a href="http://www.goldilocksride.com/">Goldilocks bike ride</a> on Saturday. 60 miles. My dad says we are going to be SB and SB. Sun burned and sore bummed. This is a fact. It'll be great!</div>
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Sorry it has been a bit since I blogged last. I guess our lives are so busy and full of exciting things that blogging has sort of been put on the back burner. I will try to remedy that and make it more of a priority.<br />
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Everything has been going great! We've been busy working and playing like usual. So here is what has been going on....<br />
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We found a new walk that we really like. I am not sure if I can compare it to <a href="http://theborovatz.blogspot.com/2013/08/working-hard-but-playing-harder.html">Julia Davis Park</a>. But it is a close second. It is located right behind Barber Park (running along the Boise River) and is a dirt trail. It also doubles as a bird reserve, so that's pretty neat.<br />
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It doesn't look so great in the pics, but just imagine it in the summer... AWESOME!<br />
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We had Ian's parents come up to visit again and we had a blast. We took them to some of our favorite places to eat here and they took us shopping. Ian got an early birthday present... if you know Ian, you can imagine his 5 year old grin when we brought this puppy home....</div>
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Speaking of good food, we found 2 other awesome food places here in Boise that we have put on our favorite list. One is called High Note Cafe and is located Downtown. It's a little hole-in-the-wall place, but they have free local music every night and their famous tomato coconut soup, and homemade bacon coleslaw is AMAZING! </div>
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We also found a small little Chinese place that is for reals legit! Mr. Chen is a little old Chinese man who owns Wok-Inn Noodle and does all the cooking. Because he is the only one cooking in the back you are guaranteed it's authenticity and that you'll be waiting a bit for your food. We found it is best to go on weekday nights, less crowd = less time waiting. But man, is the wait totally worth it! The House Noodles are to DIE FOR! He hand makes and home cooks them fresh each day! Man, my stomach is grumbling for them as we speak. </div>
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Have my food ramblings enticed you to come visit yet? Bribery in it's best form. We'll pay!</div>
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Ian was in the Crossfit Open where he competed in workouts. Frank and I went to cheer him on.</div>
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We took Frank on a hike up Table Rock during Spring Break. At the top is a huge white cross that they light up at night for all those who have "fallen". </div>
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Now that Frank is older, (refer back to this post about <a href="http://theborovatz.blogspot.com/2013/08/august-fun.html">his last hike</a>) he did a lot better. Not to mention there were a ton of other dogs he got to socialize with. But even with his relief society antics, we made good time and had a lot of fun!</div>
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Exactly what it sounds like. Pretty much a sneeze backwards. Instead of blowing out, he sucks in. He sounded like a pig. He got a runny nose to top it all off. You can bet any surface he was face level with had to be either wiped, washed, or thrown away. Dogs don't know how to blow their noses in tissues. They use bedspreads, couches, and Dad's work pants.</div>
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We also got to Spring up the place a bit by my continuous probing of Ian to buy flowers for the dining room table...</div>
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We also decided to do a bit of Spring cleaning. Cleaning of our bodies. Not our house. (We probably could do a bit of that as well.)</div>
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For those of you interested, we did it through a company called <a href="http://www.pressedjuicery.com/">Pressed Juicery</a>. They are located in California. Lucky for us, we are considered "local" and received free shipping. (I am not sure about you Utahns.) Anyways, we did a 3 day cleanse. Now I know a lot of you are going to say, "Seriously?! That's it?! I know people that did 30 days!" </div>
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Pressed Juicery sends you 6 drinks for each day of your cleanse. You are to drink a juice every 2 hours. I did fine, my energy level was about normal and my skin felt great. The only thing I did notice, was that I was cold a lot more. That would be from the low calories I was ingesting each day. (This cleanse is a low calorie, high nutrient cleanse.)</div>
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Truthfully this cleanse was just what our bodies needed. Yeah it was tough to drive by Subway or go see a movie and have to smell the delicious popcorn, but it's a state of mind. Determination to make ourselves healthier pulled us through. I would definitely suggest this to anyone. You will thank me and your body with thank you!</div>
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<br />TheBorovatzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601200094650403283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776248465145140558.post-28511964071544958562014-02-19T12:01:00.004-08:002014-02-19T12:01:38.847-08:00February is for Lovers...Hey Everyone!<br />
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Sorry it has been a bit longer between posts this time. We have been busy and I'll be honest, haven't felt up to writing. But don't worry. This post will update you on what has been going on the last month.<br />
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I love February! Mostly because I get to do fun cute things for my honey. This month was no exception! Hurray for Valentine's Day! This year I did the "14 Days of Valentine's" for Ian. I purchased a few odds and ends of things that he likes and wrote cheesy love notes to go along with them. I hid them around the house so that he could find them each day. What can I say? I am a romantic! Ian took the fail safe way and bought me flowers and Chocolate covered strawberries.... He won this round...Challenge accepted.<br />
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This one was under his pillow.</div>
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On his Night Stand.</div>
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His sock drawer.</div>
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In his car.</div>
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In the shower.</div>
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He then took me to one of my ALL time favorite restaurants, that luckily Boise has as well as SLC....</div>
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The Melting Pot!</div>
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And of course we had to decorate the house a bit for the month of LOVE!</div>
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Frank also got some Valentine's gifts.... mostly things he needed. </div>
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We thought that if we bought him a toy that he was only allowed to play with when we were gone, it would take him longer to get bored of it since he only played with it every few days. Well that backfired pretty good.... This is what I came home to from church on Sunday (Ian was working)....</div>
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He had decided to play with Ian's toy instead of his own.</div>
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Frank also turned 1 on February 13th. We didn't bake him a cake or anything, but I might have snuck him a few of my Mac N' Cheese noodles.</div>
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It has been SO nice here in Boise. Mid 50 degree weather is perfect for park outings. </div>
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Ian and I like to run, so when we got Frank we thought it would be great to get him to start running with us. Sadly the vet said we had to wait until he was a year old, because it can cause issues with his joints and muscles when he is still growing. Well since Frank is now a year old, we have started to condition him to long distances. So far its only been walking but Frank and I got in a 5 mile walk on Monday, and he seemed to love it.</div>
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Our next door neighbor has been out of town for the past 6 weeks or so. He is in the air force so he had to go to a training in Las Vegas. Well, Mr. Neighbor has a dog that has separation anxiety. You can imagine how much barking the poor guy did. Mr. Neighbor had a dog sitter come and let the dog out and feed him, but when sitter wasn't there at nights, the dog would have a barking fit. I guess the people on the other side of Mr. Neighbor have young kids so when the dog was barking at 11:00 at night, they weren't too happy about it. Apparently they wrote a big nasty note to the dog sitter and she was beside herself about knowing what to do. Luckily Ian ran into her when he was coming home one night and offered for us to take the dog whenever she needed to get away. Apparently she had been taking the dog home with her, which wasn't allowed for her apartment complex. And had been unable to do anything but go to work, school and then come spend time with the dog because it would bark non-stop. Well turns out she took us up on the offer and we got to spend some time with this dude. </div>
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Meet Rascal...</div>
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Frank absolutely loved it! So much so, that they would chase each other around the house and then crash the rest of the time.</div>
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Well enough about dogs, let's talk about Ian and I. Ian is still loving work. He started Crossfit in January and really loves it. (I do too... loving Mr. Muscles.) He also found out that some buddies from work like to play "Star Craft" and they have evening "dates" where they play...</div>
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(Please excuse the messy desk. It's been cleaned since then.)</div>
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I am doing Zumba. Sadly not teaching at the same place, but I still get it in whenever I can.</div>
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I've come to really enjoy spending time with the ladies I Zumba with. We have a weekly lunch date where we eat and laugh. But mostly laugh.</div>
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I also recently signed up for a 60 mile bike race in SLC in May. I am on a team with 3 other ladies. Ian's Aunt and Cousin-in-law are on it as well. I am super excited! Go team Injury Ingredient!</div>
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Oh, and also, I have a super cute new nephew!!</div>
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What a doll! My brother Josh and his wife Getse had Porter Benjamin just a few weeks ago. A blue-eyed Mexican baby. Love him!!</div>
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And of course I end my post with a plethora of pictures of Franklin....</div>
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This is what Frank and I do when we watch Football.....</div>
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And here we go, into the New Year! It's really started out great for us. Ian is loving work, and I started teaching Zumba as an instructor. (Which I also love!)<br />
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We also had Ian's parents here visiting last weekend! It was a blast! Mark was asked to tie flies at a Fly Fishing Expo here in Boise, so they stayed with us and we got to spend some time with them. It was perfect timing because it just happened to land on one of Ian's 4 day weekends.<br />
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Frank has continued to shed full size dogs and its a mess. We recently found out that the reason it is so bad is because he is not only losing his summer fur but also his puppy fur. They say that after this year, it won't be so bad... PLEASE BLESS!!</div>
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Behold our bedroom set!!!</div>
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I had just finished setting up our bedroom with our new furniture when I came downstairs to find Franklin with a big ol' swollen eye. Poor guy. I panicked, of course, and immediately called the vet. Turns out the little dude either had allergies from the dust kicked up from the furniture. (The new stuff was completely dusty... probably sat in a warehouse somewhere.) Or his bottom lashes were growing straight up and were irritating his top lid. The doc plucked those lashes and gave him some allergy meds and not 2 hours later he was as good as new!</div>
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What a crazy year the last has been!! We had an amazing Christmas! We headed down to Utah the weekend before, since that was the only time Ian had off work, and got to spend it with friends and family. We stayed with my parents this trip and Frank had a blast with the nieces and nephews.<br />
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We also spent some time with Ian's parents and his extended family. We gave Mark and Marilyn this photo (on canvas) my dad took of us on our engagement day.</div>
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Ian's parents also started a new tradition. They wouldn't tell us what it was, and kept it as a surprise until the event. You know me... I am crazy about surprises, so I might have roped Ian into brain storming with me about what it could be... the whole ride to Utah.</div>
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It was a blast! We had so much fun! We can wait for next year's! Marilyn told me Mark has already been in training to win next year. (Challenge accepted Mark, challenge accepted.)</div>
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We also got to attend my Pugh side annual family Christmas party. The family has really grown over the years, but I think it makes it more fun!</div>
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We have dinner, white elephant gift exchange, family program, and games. Every year at the end of the party Grandpa personally hands out gifts to everyone. What a selfless guy! He always gives out the best gifts! This year each married couple was given a Food Saver. Love you Grandpa! Thank you!</div>
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A new bedroom set! WOO HOO!</div>
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We were literally in the furniture store half an hour. I guess it helps when you know exactly what you want and you don't want to wait any longer! Can I say it again? WOO HOO!!</div>
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Frank has continued to grow and SHED. Holy cow... I think I could make a separate dog out of the amount of fur he loses. Luckily me and the vacuum have become best friends. </div>
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*We acquired a new furry family member (Franklin)</div>
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What an amazing year! We can't wait to see what next year has in store for us!</div>
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We love you all and hope your 2013 was as prosperous as ours was! </div>
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(My new chalkboard design.)</div>
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Can you believe it is only 11 days til Christmas!? Holy freakin amaze bats! Am I the only one that thinks just yesterday felt like Thanksgiving?! I guess staying busy has really made us lose track of time.<br />
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After our trip to Utah for Thanksgiving, we were able to finally get some Christmas decorations up! This is definitely one of my favorite parts of December. It pretty much is the intro to the season.<br />
I may or may not have had this image flashing in my mind while humming the tune while decorating the Christmas tree....<br />
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Let's just say, there were frustrations, arm scratches, piles of needles, and a few cuss words, but in the end, it looked great! A bit of a lean to it, but we decided it gave it character and didn't want to risk our lives again by trying to get it any straighter. It was totally worth it!</div>
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*A Burt's Bee's Chapstick (this is the 2nd)</div>
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Well that's about it for us! We will be down in Utah next Wednesday. We hope to see you all! We love you! Merry Christmas!</div>
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"No, no! We're all in this together. This is a full-blown, four-alarm holiday emergency here! We're gonna press on, and we're gonna have the hap, hap, happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny freaking Kaye! And when Santa squeezes his fat white bum down that chimney tonight, he's gonna find the jolliest bunch of idiots this side of the nuthouse!"</div>
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<br />TheBorovatzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601200094650403283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776248465145140558.post-87338183471503627762013-12-04T11:05:00.000-08:002013-12-04T12:46:27.578-08:00A Utah ThanksgivingHappy December everyone!<br />
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Is it just me, or has this year gone by cray cray fast!? Ian and I have been married 6 months in a few days... wow... time flies when you are happily married I guess. :)<br />
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We got to head down to Utah for Thanksgiving. Oh, and don't worry, we starved ourselves for a few days before hand because we had 2 Thanksgiving dinners. My parents and Ian's parents. Ok, we didn't really starve ourselves, but we probably should have. Talk about a food baby!<br />
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We stayed at Ian's parents this trip and Ian's grandma got to make it up from Fairview. We were excited to be able to have Thanksgiving with her. We don't get to see her very often due to the distance, but we promised her a few more frequent phone calls.<br />
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Well we got home with lots of Nyquil, cough drops, and lemon tea for Ian and Christmas music for me. Ian still had to recover from his cold, so Frank took it upon himself to help out by cuddling....</div>
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Well that's our recap from the last couple weeks. We will be making it back down to Utah the weekend before Christmas. Hurray for Christmas! We love you all and in case we don't see you this month.....</div>
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Happy late Halloween and soon to be Thanksgiving! We have been filling our time with holiday goodness lately and we want to share with you what we have been up to! Last time I posted, it was just before the Halloween holiday so this post will back track a little bit.<br />
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We were able to carve pumpkins finally... the day before Halloween. But we are glad we waited to do so because SO many other doorstep pumpkins that had been carved earlier in the month had already started to rot. Yeah, pretty much ours were pumpkin perfection....<br />
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How can I carve a pumpkin so well? You ask.... It's because I trained young.</div>
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Halloween was a blast. Luckily we were able to find costumes for us all. I am determined to find costumes next year that relate to each other ....this year was kinda miscellaneous. </div>
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We found Ian a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle onsie pajama that worked perfect for his costume and Frank was a crocodile, alligator, dinosaur, dragon mix... whatever people called him, we just agreed with.</div>
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I pulled out an old costume from years ago that luckily still fit... Raspberry Tart.</div>
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The only thing missing from Ian's costume was a mask to cover his eyes... we attempted to find some cloth so that I could make one for him, but we ran out of time. Lucky the hubby is very ingenuitive and found something at the pharmacy that worked just as well...</div>
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The next weekend we were able to have my parents visit us! We had a blast! Ian had to work most days they were here but we were able to take them to dinner together and Frank and I got to spend some quality time with them.</div>
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I took them on a drive through Julie Davis Park, through downtown, and over to the temple.</div>
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We also had a church mishap. Since Ian and I haven't been able to attend church the last 3 weeks. (Due to work and Utah trips) We weren't notified it was Stake Conference. We were an hour and 15 minutes late, but luckily we found where it was held and got to hear a few talks. Haha My bad... sorry mom and dad.</div>
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My mom also was able to help me make caramel apples. Perfect fall snack!</div>
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We've also had a few other visitors... bugs. I don't know how many times I have said this, but I SWEAR Idaho bugs are 10 times larger than Utah bugs...and way more weird looking. </div>
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We were also able to attend a birthday party for a good friend of ours here. Sue does Zumba with me and I am her visiting teacher. They have had us over for dinner before and we just love them. </div>
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Well, you don't really think about it when you are getting married, but once you have moved into your own place, you realize that you now have to decorate your own house. Not just for everyday, but especially for holidays and I LOVE it! Ian and I have slowly been accruing decorations for each holiday and since Halloween was now over, we started on Thanksgiving.</div>
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Luckily we recycled the pumpkins and gourds we had out for Halloween. They totally could be used for both holidays. I am just excited to start on Christmas, but don't worry, I told Ian we aren't even allowed to LOOK down the Christmas decoration isle until AFTER Thanksgiving. It's only fair. Thanksgiving always gets the shaft by people skipping over it from Halloween straight to stockings and egg nog. I am here to make sure it gets the attention it deserves!</div>
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Oh and on a side note... I finally got my name changed....</div>
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Hello Taylynn Pugh Borovatz. Nice to meet you.</div>
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And since it is the season for things to be grateful for (I haven't been doing the Facebook "daily things I am thankful for". I figured I would put a few things here on the blog).</div>
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Here is a small list for myself...</div>
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I am grateful for care packages and sweet notes... (Thank you Marilyn)</div>
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I am grateful for specific family members that tell us when we need to shower.</div>
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I am grateful for the same specific family member that tactfully lets me know I am reading too much and not giving him enough attention.</div>
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I am grateful for puppy dog eyes.</div>
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I am grateful for no alone time, because it let's me know I am loved. </div>
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I am grateful for friends who share their herb garden bounty with me.</div>
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I am grateful for strong handsome hubbys and patient pups.</div>
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I am grateful for daydreamers that keep my feet warm.</div>
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Well finally I'll end the post with the many faces of Franklin Mark Borovatz...</div>
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Once again, we love you all and are more than thankful for your love and friendships! We will actually be making it down to Utah for Thanksgiving, but in case we don't see you, please know you are loved and we hope you have a very Happy Thanksgiving!</div>
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Not that I am complaining or anything, but this girls been driving 41 hours in total this month. I made 3 trips down to Utah and Ian made 2, not to mention we drove all the way down to Goblin Valley for one of those trips so that adds another 8 hours on.... freak. But actually it turned out to be a good time road tripping. Ian and I are reading a book together (The Divinci Code. Which we love!) and lets just say I don't know why I still have my voice... maybe I normally talk a lot so my voice was prepped enough that it could handle reading outloud the ENTIRE drive both ways...Yikes!<br />
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I ended up driving down with the Frank for the first weekend for my little bro's mission farewell. (Ian had to work) He will be serving in Sacramento California! WOO HOO! We are so proud of him. It was a short trip and I was back home Sunday evening.<br />
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I stayed with Ian's parents this trip and Franklin knows their house well since we stayed with them a few weeks before moving to Idaho. He loved it!</div>
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The second trip was for a cousin's homecoming and another cousin's family was getting sealed in the temple. We are super excited for them! Ian got to make this trip.</div>
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(Side note: I learned when certifying as a vet assistant, that excess wind in dogs eyes can cause them cataracts. We only let Franklin air dry his face in moderation.)</div>
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I like to think I make an influence on my nieces and nephews. Of course, I always try for it to be a positive one... <i>Try</i> being the key word. I feel I mostly succeed and this story is an example of why.</div>
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On this trip, the little lady sitting on my lap in the above pic asked me if I would paint her fingernails for church. "Pfft! Of Course I will! Fingernails are a must!" (For those of you who know me, know my obsession with fingernail polish.) </div>
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I was sitting on the couch and she was standing in front of me with her little hands on my knees as I got to work. Halfway through the second coat, she leaned forward so I couldn't see what I was doing. I thought she was teasing me at first, but then she rolled off my lap and onto the floor. I still had ahold of her hand so I was able to avoid her landing hard. I then realized she had passed out. To say I was scared spit-less is an understatement. I started yelling for help and people came running. Her mom (my sister) demanded someone call 9-1-1. By this time the little lady was coming to and her face no longer resembled a ghost. She was answering questions and her face was getting color again. My sister decided we didn't need an ambulance and that if they needed to, they could drive her to the hospital themselves since she was now almost 100% coherent. At this point she was laying on her back on the floor with her hands up by her face. The back of her hands were touching the floor and she had her little fingers in a claw-like position sticking straight up in the air. My sister noticed her hands and said "Why are you holding your hands like that? Are you ok? Is that normal?"</div>
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We headed back home and made final preparations for the race. What is "The Race" you ask?</div>
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Well, I am upset at myself for not posting about it earlier. Ian and our friend Andrea were co-directors for <a href="http://www.goblinvalleyultra.com/">Goblin Valley Ultra Marathon</a>! This race is an Ultra marathon (31.1 miles or 50k) a marathon (26.2 miles) and a half marathon (13.1 miles)</div>
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They have been planning it for months now. It was a huge success! We made the trip down in a rental van so that we could lug all the coolers and tables for the aide stations. It was the perfect weather and we hope everyone had a blast!</div>
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4:30 am wake up call... woo hoo!</div>
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First Place! This guy ran the Ultra marathon in 3:23!! Are you freaking kidding me!? What a beast!</div>
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We got alot of feed back for next year so we know the race will continue to evolve. We are thinking of putting in a 10k (6.2 miles) so for those of you who love to run, make sure to sign up! Or if you would rather come sit and watch, volunteer, and get some sun like Frank and I did, you are more than welcome! </div>
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But between all the Utah trips we were able to sneak in a date night where we headed to the Farmstead. It's like Cornbelly's for those of you in Utah, but a bit smaller. We bought some pumpkins (that still need to be carved.) and some Jack-be-little pumpkins to decorate the house with. </div>
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Oh and check this out... it's reversible. The opposite side of the garland says "Thanksgiving." Holla!</div>
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And of course I have to end my post with a collage of Franklin.</div>
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Our neighbor has 2 boxers named Diesel and Reesie. We have a community backyard (where all the backyards are attached.) Diesel knows which door is ours so comes to visit when he wants to play with the Frank. This pic says it all. "Diesel is here, can I go out to play?"</div>
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Ian, the Frank and I have been enjoying this cool fall weather. And when I say cool, I mean FREAKING FREEZING. Ian loves it. We are on complete opposite spectrums of temperatures. But with alot of pleading and crying (on his part), we came to a compromise on the thermostat in our house. But even though Fall is definitely here, we have had some really nice sunny days that have helped make it not too bad.<br />
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<br />TheBorovatzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601200094650403283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776248465145140558.post-54527103310563102792013-09-20T13:48:00.001-07:002013-09-20T13:48:13.030-07:00Family, Friends, and Fun!Hola Mi Familia y Amigos!<br />
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Things have been a bit crazy, but crazy fun! Ian and I were able to make a trip down to Utah to visit family and friends a few weekends ago. Ian is supposed to be in a friend's wedding in October (fingers are crossed that his work schedule allows it.) so we made it a special trip down so that he could attend the bachelor party in case we couldn't make it for the wedding. So while he was out hanging with his boys, all the ladies decided to do dinner. Juliana, Brittany, and I had our own little party at Cafe Rio. I know, I know, it's nothing compared to the boys trip on the fun bus down to Wendover (little known fact that my mom made that same trip earlier in the spring...WTF? Seriously? MY MOTHER! THE FUN BUS?!) but if you know us ladies, we may have had just as much fun or more by making Cafe Rio extend it's business hours because we couldn't stop laughing.<br />
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Now let's just talk about how much excitement I have now that the weather is getting cooler!? I am so excited to start decorating our house for fall! I may or may not have made Ian stop at the candle isle while we were grocery shopping so I could pick up a pumpkin spice candle....our house smells heavenly. You're welcome Ian.</div>
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But decorations aren't all I am excited about. Can I get a WOOT WOOT for fall foods!? Ian isn't a huge fan about soups, but I am breaking him in. His dad gave me an awesome recipe for homemade Butternut Squash soup. Holy Amazing Batman!</div>
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And of course the infamous Butternut Squash soup!</div>
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Hurray for Fall! Don't get me wrong, I LOVE summer. But a girls gotta have a break. You know what they say, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder." And ain't that the truth with seasons!?</div>
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We had missed mommy Mikayla's birthday while we were in Idaho so I took her to dinner at Flatbread. For those of you who have ever been to Vinto's in downtown SLC.... You will know what I mean by best pizza EVER! If you haven't been there, check it out! You will NOT regret it. Mikayla brought along sweet little Blakely. I kid you not, EVERY single person that passed mentioned what a doll she was. Look at that face! I don't blame them! She is totally a sweetheart! Love these ladies!</div>
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And of course, I can't end my post without a Franklin pic... or should I say best iPad holder there ever was pic...until he moves...but you know... best when he holds still.</div>
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Oh, and also, the little stinker has an issue with keeping his toys in one piece. He seriously cannot have plush toys for more than a day and he has already torn open a hole just so he can pull the stuffing out. He also like to shave off the fluff from tennis balls. I. Kid. You. Not. He literally pulls the fluffy stuff right off the outside of the ball! I found myself yelling, "We can't ever have nice things!" Then I realized he was a dog and dogs don't need nice things... but here is our counter anyway...until I can sew up the holes... Geez Louise!</div>
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Anyway, we love you all! We are still planning on making a few trips down to Utah in October, so we hope to see everyone as much as possible! Stay safe and happy salutations! </div>
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We have had quite the adventures these past couple weeks. Ian finished his Walgreens training and is officially working as a pharmacist in his own store(s). I say "stores" because he is currently floating. But apparently this wont last long since they are desperate for permanent fixtures in a lot of the stores.<br />
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Lookin good in his new white coat<br />
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And of course when Ian starts working, all hell breaks loose at home. I came home from grocery shopping to a soggy wet carpet. We later found out it was a leak in our air conditioning, but the maintenance people needed an excuse to "replace our main water pipe".....hurray....<br />
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Oh, don't worry, we also had a huge hole in our walkway and a bald spot in our flower beds where we had cute green bushes. Apparently the main water pipes in most of the units here have been going bad. We are just glad to get it was replaced before it actually broke... which happened to one of our neighbors. Perhaps my "Hey, indoor swimming pool!" probably shouldn't be said. Too soon?<br />
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And of course we've been on a few dates. We FINALLY made it to the temple. New goal is to attend once a month. We also were able hit up the farmer's market again. I cannot get enough of that place! Their organic breads, fruits, and veggies have a healthy place in my heart. Not to mention their flavored lemonades are the freaking bomb.<br />
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We also had some visitors! *Fist Pump* Mark and Marilyn (Ian's parents) were able to come up for Labor Day weekend. We had a blast! Went on a fun walk in the park and scoped out good fly fishing spots!<br />
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In order to keep myself from going stir crazy at home, (hopefully I'll be starting school next semester) I've started to really become a homemaker. Crafting and baking it up like crazy! It's actually quite fun! Ian wasn't expecting this from his little loud mouth fiancé. Well, surprise! I'm like the double Jeopardy of wives. I totally have bonus features.</div>
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I Fall Asleep With Toys In My Mouth pose (this one he can do for long periods of time)</div>
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Franklin and I have both been working on our physiques. I suggest not mentioning to Franklin about how great he looks when you see him. He's kinda been getting a big head about it.</div>
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Well, sorry for the long post today. Hope everyone is doing well! We miss you all and hope to see you soon! </div>
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We have some good news, and some bad news. I guess the bad news is really only relatable to me, but still needs to be talked about. First, good news. Ian started work as an official pharmacist! <i>(hurray for income) </i>He started at Walgreens last week and was finally able to get behind the counter and stop the free labor he was handing out.<br />
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I spent my week with "the Kid" aka Franklin. So between the pool of urine in the middle of our bed (we believe this to be medicine related since it has NEVER happened before), or the chewed up floor board....<br />
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To which I think I did a surprisingly good job of disguising it.... (please bless we will get our deposit back.)</div>
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We went for walks at a near by park. Oh, and let me just tell you about this park.... it's pretty much amazing. It is 86 acres... yeah, you heard me right. 86 freaking acres. It has a zoo, art museum, discovery center, pond, rose garden, river, and a greenbelt that runs along it. I probably didn't even mention everything it has. It. Is. Awesome. Frank and I decided to check it out.</div>
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We also got to check out the Western Idaho State Fair. It was not near as big as we expected....It was pretty much a glorified Riverton Town Days (For those of you who have ever been.)</div>
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But regardless of its size, it was a lot of fun. <a href="http://theborovatz.blogspot.com/2013/07/summer-lovin.html">People watching</a> at its best...(which should be made into a national sport). Oh, and don't worry, we totally got to see someone get shut down. I don't know what it is about me and Ian getting to witness the most bizarre and awkward situations ever, but we feel it is a blessing. (Ask us about the gay fight we watched once. They could definitely Z-snap with the best of them.)</div>
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We were listening to a country band perform when this guy gets up and proposes to his girlfriend who was in the crowd. No joke, not saying a word, she gets up and walks away! His response to the crowd, "Maybe next time...Sorry for the awkward situation."</div>
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And of course, a fair isn't a fair if we leave out all the amazing deep fried, heart attack inducing, grease dripping food. Holla!</div>
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Yes, I know, "whoa is me." But hey now, I like football as much as the next girl, but come on, a girl needs some hubby time too! Ian is slowly working me into becoming a hardcore football fan (U of U to be exact.) I am getting there, but I'd still prefer a day up the canyon than an afternoon at a football game. Slowly but surely, slowly but surely. </div>
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But until then, thanks to Ian's mom, we are representing.....</div>
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(Thanks Marilyn!)</div>
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Speaking of Mark and Marilyn, they will be coming up for a visit this next weekend! Woo hoo! Have I told you how much we love visitors!? If not, let me just tell you... WE LOVE VISITORS!</div>
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Until we see you, we love you all! We will be making a trip down to Utah probably a few times in October. Please make it a point to get together with us! Again we love you all! </div>
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This month has been so much fun! I apologize for not posting more. I'll try and work on that.... "working on that" really means whenever I care to actually sit down and write a blog out....so you know, I'm working on that. This whole month has been all about playing. Ian hadn't started working as a pharmacist yet due to the fact that he had to take his Idaho pharmacy law test first in order to get his Idaho license, so in between the times he was studying (which was a bloody lot) we put in a few good adventures and misadventures. <br />
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We got our first Idaho visitors! Yippee! Ian's cousins came up for a weekend and we had a blast! We hit up the zoo first thing on Saturday. Sadly there is no bird show for me to work at, but my heart really belongs to Hogle Zoo's bird show anyway. (Hear that Steve and Jena?) They have an awesome Peregrin Falcon Reserve and bird sanctuary here in Boise, so I'll have to check that out.<br />
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The next week we decided to take an adventure up to the foothills of Boise. There is this awesome little hike called Polecat Loop just south of downtown. The whole loop is about 5 to 6 miles long. You can take a bunch of short cuts and customize it to how far you want to go. We were hoping to do the whole 6 miles, but we forgot we had a 6 month old puppy. Franklin wasn't used to the hot weather and steeper hills, so we had to cut 2 miles out. He was acting like he was dying.... for those Family Guy Fans, remember this guy?</div>
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Well that next Saturday, we had heard of the awesome farmer's market they have here in Boise and knowing us, we had to investigate. Let me just tell you how amazing it is! It is about 4 to 5 blocks of amazingness! We bought fresh corn and lunch there. I wanted to buy more but I just couldn't stop at one place long enough because there was so much more to see! A.D.D. much? </div>
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Sit down ladies.... This was Lavender Mint Lemonade...Holy Amaze Bats!</div>
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Earlier last week Franklin got sick.... again. When will this guys give us a break?! I like to live by the old motto "rub some dirt in it." But after Franklin was up all night coughing and hacking his lungs up, we figured it was probably time to see what was up. He had an Upper Respiratory Infection. </div>
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Oh, and don't worry, this means he was super contagious, which also means, no walks, no doggie parks, and no rough housing.... If you have ever had a 6 month old puppy... yeah, good freaking luck with that. Luckily his medicine made him groggy most of the time so we only had to put up with his crazy antics a percentage of the time and it gave me the opportunity to get some crazy cute cuddling pics.</div>
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Well there ya go folks. Just a little look into what has been going on in our lives lately. We have really started to love it here and hope to see some more familiar faces here soon! Love you all!</div>
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"People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.</div>
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<br />TheBorovatzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601200094650403283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776248465145140558.post-8228167890128287422013-07-31T13:46:00.001-07:002013-07-31T13:51:12.908-07:00Ida-haulin'Hello from Idaho!<br />
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We apologize for not posting for a minute. Moving takes a lot out of you.....not to mention time consuming, gas guzzling, and stressful. But, no worries! We made it here safe and sound with a little dent in our pocket book and a smile on our faces.<br />
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But before we headed up, we spent some much needed time with friends and family. The Saturday before we left, we went to Lagoon with my family. My sister and her husband were in town from California...let's not forget to mention the freaking coolest nieces and nephews EVER! I would say that my nieces and nephews could beat your nieces and nephews up but that would sound too much like 4th grade.... but seriously, they could.<br />
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A few nights before we headed up, Franklin came down with a bout of the trots. Let me just tell you how much fun we had cleaning out his kennel and the carpet at 2:30 in the morning....NOT! Poor guy had excessive bacteria in his stomach. The vet said it is caused by being overly stressed. Little guy knew something was up with everything disappearing into boxes.</div>
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Put him on some meds and he was as good as new! He traveled like a champ. We made it to Boise late Saturday evening and took in inventory.</div>
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We got to work unpacking and luckily it was a lot easier than actually packing! Mark and Marilyn (Ian's parents) travelled up with us and helped us with everything! They are definitely a God send! They left Tuesday morning and we were left to our own devices..... We had to buy a few pieces of furniture and with a Mitsubishi Eclipse and a Nissan Sentra as our only vehicles.....you can imagine our misfortunes. Well knowing Ian and myself like I know you do, we improvised...</div>
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<br />TheBorovatzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601200094650403283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776248465145140558.post-46940028005516789502013-07-09T14:01:00.003-07:002013-07-09T14:01:48.239-07:00Summer Lovin!Hey there everyone!<br />
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Man, has this summer gone by fast!! Can you believe it's already half way over?! Let's also talk about how awesome these summer thunderstorms have been! Luckily Frank can hold his own with loud noises (thunderstorms & fireworks). He handles them like a champ!<br />
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Ian and I are lucky to be able to split our summer 50/50. Half here in Utah and the other in Boise. New adventures await us. But in the mean time, here has what has been happening lately!<br />
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Ian did the<a href="http://www.spartanrace.com/"> Utah Spartan Race </a> a couple Saturdays ago and killed it! He is a beast! Little does he know that because he has proven he can handle 27 obstacles while running 12+ miles in around 4 hours, he automatically gets dibs on midnight diaper changes... (WHEN THE TIME COMES... Slow down there moms. We got a few more years.)<br />
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I did my 4th bike tour on the 4th of July. 25 miles in 1 hour and 42 mins. I cut off some time from the year before, so I am happy with it. My sweetie and some of our family came to cheer Ian's mom, aunt, and myself on. We felt like rockstars!<br />
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Not ONLY did I get my caramel apple...(Must have at carnivals....AM I RIGHT?!) but we also rode some rides. Oh, and just an FYI if you are in the market for prime "people watching", carnivals and fairs are the place to be...believe me, we found some gems.</div>
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Well early Friday morning Ian's dad took Ian and I fishing. We attempted to fly fish, Ian's dad is a genius at it, but sadly we only caught these little guys....</div>
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Well back to work I went on Monday and Ian studying his brains out for his licensing exams. But Mark (Ian's dad) wasn't satisfied with the pathetic fly fishing we did on Friday. Who am I kidding, I wasn't either! So off we went up to the Provo River, where we caught a few more decent sized trout and I honed in on my casting skills...which still need alot of work. I think I was whacking the water so hard, it split like I was freaking Moses.</div>
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We have really enjoyed ourselves so far this summer and cant wait to see what awaits us in Boise. You guys still have time to give us a ring before we head up! We love you all!</div>
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TheBorovatzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601200094650403283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776248465145140558.post-25532790775212007772013-06-27T11:38:00.001-07:002013-06-27T11:38:05.676-07:00Mowage Mowage is what bwings us togevah today...Hello family and friends.... I would like to RE-introduce myself. I am Taylynn Borovatz. What to the what?! Can I get a Woot Woot?<br />
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That's right ladies and gents. We totally got hitched. Thank you for all that came to celebrate with us. We had a blast and were lucky to have you there! This post will totally be a photo overload, mostly because who gets sick of looking at themselves?!.... JOKE!<br />
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The ceremony was lovely. Everything was perfect! We haven't received the official wedding photos back, but here are some we have collected from friends and family, or that we took ourselves....<br />
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After we tied the knot and celebrated by getting drunk off punch and dancing like maniacs, Ian took the old ball and chain (That's me) to an amazing suite at Grand America Hotel.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">“I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart) I am never without it (anywhere<br />I go you go,my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing, my darling)<br />I fear no fate (for you are my fate,my sweet) I want no world (for beautiful you are my world,my true)<br />and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you<br /><br />here is the deepest secret nobody knows<br />(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows<br />higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)<br />and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart<br /><br />I carry your heart (I carry it in my heart)”<br />― <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10547.E_E_Cummings" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;">E.E. Cummings</a></span></div>
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Man, how time flies! Can you believe we have 5 days til the wedding?! 5 freaking DAYS! I haven't been counting down the hours yet, but if you are so inclined to know, ask my mom. She has been keeping track. (I think she secretly wants me married off.)<br />
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So for those of you who have ever planned a wedding, I am sure you can relate. The last couple weeks are insane! Luckily we have all the "big things" done so this week will be spent putting all the little things we need together.<br />
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Oh, and don't worry. We got a DOCTOR in the house!! Wuz up!? Ian graduated with his Doctorate in Pharmacy and Masters in Business last Saturday. What a freaking stud! Don't even get me started on how much work the poor guy has had to do the last 7 years!! Holy Cow Batman!<br />
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We were able to attend his graduation dinner last Thursday at La Caille and Ian was rewarded the "Mostly Likely to Find the Next Great Pharmacy Chain" (which is very fitting of course, since he does want to eventually open his own pharmacy) and he was given 100 grand!!! HOLY COW!! ... But thus it was candy bars people..... When they announced it, my eyes lit up too. I thought we would be paying off student loans a lot faster than originally planned, but I guess pigging out on chocolaty junk is the second best thing.<br />
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Life has still been crazy! We had an awesome Memorial weekend. A much needed "unofficial" get-away. The reason I say unofficial is because we took a trip up to Boise Idaho with Ian's parents and the kid (Franklin). It was a blast! But the purpose for our weekend vacation, was to find an apartment. So even though we enjoyed ourselves immensely, it was wedding work away from home.<br />
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"WHAT!? You are moving to Boise Idaho!?" you say? Yes indeedy. This adventure will not take place until middle of July. So we get to enjoy your company just a wee bit longer.<br />
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Ian accepted a job offer to work for Walgreen's UP there. (I have to emphasize the UP since Ian always makes fun of me. For some reason my brain cannot grasp the concept of directions. I always say the opposite of where a place is located. I.E. "Let's head up to Lake Powell." or "We are going down to Boise for the weekend."... love me anyway babe, love me anyway.)<br />
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But even though I found myself grinding my teeth in jealousy at all the boating and camping photos <i>everyone </i>seemed to be posting about from their amazing weekend, I still found myself absolutely excited about moving! Boise is an incredible place!<br />
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"For reals Taylynn?... All it has is potatoes and cows."<br />
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For all you nay sayers...FALSE! It is much more than rootin-tootin cowboys and an endless supply of french fries.<br />
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(Said quote has definitely NOT been altered.)TheBorovatzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601200094650403283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776248465145140558.post-32533782570679114912013-05-20T13:23:00.001-07:002013-05-20T13:23:30.104-07:00Count Down Has Begun!Hidey Ho Neighbors.... (Shout out to Wilson from "Home Improvement" for those of you who live under a rock.)<br />
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These past weeks have FLOWN by! Can you believe it is only 27 days til the big day!? I think I just lost control of my bladder... Typing it out makes it that much more real! WOO HOO!<br />
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Dress bought- check<br />
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No need to worry, Ian had a minor fixer and he will be up and attum' in no time. He is that good.<br />
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I had an awesome bridal shower thrown by my amazing mother and sisters last Saturday. It was a blast! Thank you all who came and for the many gifts! (We definitely needed them)<br />
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But even with busy wedding planning schedules we have still tried to maintain sanity by the occasional date night.</div>
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And of course, bugging the cutie we call Franklin aka "Frank" (I wont lie, when he is a little jerk, I may call him Frankenstein or expletives I shall not repeat.)</div>
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Well, thanks for checking in everyone! We'll continue to keep you posted! </div>
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At church on Sunday I was bestowed this little jewel of a quote from Jeffery R. Holland. I think once you read it, you'll understand why it is so amazing... </div>
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"You can change anything you want to change and you can do it very fast. That's another <i>Satanic sucker-punch</i> -- that it takes years and years and eons of eternity to repent. It takes exactly as long to repent as it takes you to say 'I'll change'-- and mean it. Of course there will be problems to work out and restitution's to make. You may well spend-- indeed you had better spend -- the rest of your life proving your repentance by its permanence. But change, growth, renewal, repentance can come for you as instantaneously as it did for Alma and the Sons of Mosiah." </div>
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<b>Satanic sucker-punch</b>.....you're welcome.</div>
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<br />TheBorovatzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601200094650403283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776248465145140558.post-76348742513250868132013-04-25T10:10:00.003-07:002013-04-25T10:10:49.453-07:00Ode to Us<br />
Howdy Ho family and friends!<br />
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Wedding plans are going great so far. A 2 month engagement is not a lot of time, but we have definitely been blessed and things have been coming together nicely.<br />
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I haven't received the pictures of our engagement quite yet, but I promise to post as soon as I do. (And of course the story.)<br />
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In the mean time, here is a collage of us! You're welcome.<br />
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T minus 52 days until I am Mrs. Taylynn Borovatz. Has a nice ring to it don't it? (Heaven help the person who ever has to spell it. Good freaking luck.) <br />
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Real games... Nick is my homeboy.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">―</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> Dr. Suess</span>TheBorovatzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601200094650403283noreply@blogger.com0