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(Edye Ellis) TODAY ON "THE GOOD LIFE," WE'LL BE IN THE NORTH WOODS OF WISCONSIN,
LEGENDARY FOR FLY-FISHING, HUNTING, AND WILDERNESS.
HERE, WE'LL MEET A YOUNG COUPLE WHOSE WEDDING PLANS
ACTUALLY LED THEM TO A WHOLE NEW WAY OF LIFE.
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HI, I'M EDYE ELLIS, WELCOME TO "THE GOOD LIFE,"
THE PROGRAM ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN A CHANCE TO FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS.
WHAT'S THE GOOD LIFE ALL ABOUT?
WELL, IT'S DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE.
USUALLY, IT INCLUDES MAKING A CHANGE AFTER YEARS OF DISSATISFACTION.
BUT OCCASIONALLY, WE MEET FOLKS WHO MAKE A DRASTIC LIFESTYLE CHANGE
LONG BEFORE THEY HIT THE BURNOUT POINT.
MEET ERIN GOVRIK WHO GREW UP AS PART OF A LARGE FAMILY
NEAR THE TWIN CITIES OF MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL.
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(Erin Govrik) IT WAS A PRETTY MAINSTREAM,
NORMAL, CATHOLIC GRADE SCHOOL
TYPE OF UPBRINGING.
OUR EXTENDED FAMILY AS WELL AS OUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY
IS JUST REALLY CLOSE.
(Edye) AFTER GETTING A LIBERAL ARTS DEGREE FROM COLORADO STATE,
ERIN KNEW SHE DIDN'T WANT TO BE TIED TO A NINE TO FIVE DESK JOB.
SHE LOVED TO TRAVEL AND WANTED WORK THAT WOULD PAY HER TO DO IT.
(Erin) SO I STARTED AS A TRIP DIRECTOR
FOR THIS INCENTIVE COMPANY.
WE WOULD TAKE CORPORATE GROUPS ON TRIPS AROUND THE WORLD.
WE HANDLE ALL THE DETAILS ON-SITE,
SO IT'S A BIG HOSPITALITY-DRIVEN POSITION.
IT WAS REALLY AN INTERESTING JOB.
I SAY IT'S NOT FOR EVERYBODY
BECAUSE YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH LIVING OUT OF A HOTEL AND A SUITCASE.
ACTUALLY, ONE OF MY TRIPS WAS AN AROUND-THE-WORLD TRIP
IN FIVE WEEKS.
I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE PLACES
I PROBABLY WILL NEVER GET BACK TO.
IT WAS JUST A HUGE OPPORTUNITY.
(Edye) AND THE JOB HAD ANOTHER BONUS,
SHE WORKED ALONGSIDE OTHER LIKEMINDED PEOPLE,
FELLOW TRAVELERS IN THIS GYPSY LIFESTYLE.
ONE WHO BECAME A CLOSE FRIEND WAS ENDRE GOVRIK.
LIKE HER, HE CAME FROM A BIG, CLOSE FAMILY
WITH TIES TO THE TWIN CITIES AREA.
(Endre) MY BROTHERS AND I WERE ALL REAL TIGHT,
PRETTY CLOSE IN AGE.
WITH FIVE BOYS, IT'S AN INSTANT BASKETBALL TEAM.
(Edye) AFTER ATTENDING COLLEGE IN DULUTH, MINNESOTA,
ENDRE BEGAN HIS WORKING CAREER AS A TRIP DIRECTOR.
BEFORE TOO LONG, THOUGH, HE WAS OFFERED A CHANCE TO HEAD UP
A PILOT PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM FOR A MAJOR AUTO MANUFACTURER.
SINCE HE'D ALWAYS LOVED CARS, ENDRE JUMPED AT THE OPPORTUNITY.
(Endre) THE PROGRAM WAS A BRAND-AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.
WE DESIGNED IT TO INTRODUCE PEOPLE TO AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS
WHERE THEY WEREN'T EXPECTING IT --
AT A MALL, FAIRS, FESTIVALS.
IT WAS A REALLY GREAT CONCEPT, I REALLY BELIEVED IN IT.
WE JUST, WITH A GOOD TEAM, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL IT OFF,
AND IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.
(Edye) IN FACT, THE PROGRAM ENDRE HEADED BECAME A LONG-TERM NATIONAL CAMPAIGN.
ABOUT 400 EMPLOYEES AT THE PEAK,
ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN 62 SIMULTANEOUS LOCATIONS.
(Edye) A FEW YEARS INTO IT,
ENDRE CONVINCED HIS FRIEND ERIN TO COME ON BOARD AS A MARKETING MANAGER
FOR THE COLORADO REGION.
(Erin) I WAS IN DENVER, COLORADO, OUTSIDE THE CITY
IN THE FOOTHILL MOUNTAINS.
I HAD A SMALL STAFF OF PROBABLY 20 PEOPLE
WHO I HIRED, AND I ENJOYED DOING THAT WHOLE PROCEDURE.
I FOUND OUT I WAS PRETTY GOOD AT MANAGING PEOPLE.
(Edye) SHE ALSO GOT ALONG QUITE WELL WITH HER NEW BOSS, ENDRE.
THOUGH HE WAS BASED IN THE EAST, THEY SAW EACH OTHER OFTEN,
AND EVENTUALLY, THEIR FRIENDSHIP TURNED INTO A ROMANCE.
AFTER ABOUT TWO YEARS OF LONG-DISTANCE DATING,
ERIN AND ENDRE DECIDED TO RELOCATE TOGETHER TO THE TWIN CITIES.
ENDRE KEPT HIS POSITION AND JUST TRAVELED MORE THAN EVER.
ERIN TOOK A NEW JOB IN THE LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY.
THEY FOUND A WONDERFUL OLD APARTMENT IN ST. PAUL,
AND NOT LONG AFTER MOVING IN,
ENDRE ARRANGED FOR A VERY SPECIAL WEEKEND TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY.
WE WERE IN FIRST CLASS, WHICH WAS FUN.
WE WERE HAVING A NICE MEAL,
WE WERE ABOUT HALFWAY TO NEW YORK,
AND ON THE VIDEO, I SEE A PHOTO OF US APPEAR.
EVERY VIDEO MONITOR IN THE PLANE
IS PLAYING THIS VIDEO OF PHOTOS OF US
FROM COLORADO, FROM OUR TRAVELS,
AND AT THIS POINT, I'M SOBBING.
YEAH, SO WAS EVERYONE ELSE.
AND I KNEW WHAT WAS COMING.
THE LAST FRAME OF THE VIDEO...
AND HE STANDS UP IN THE AISLE,
THE WHOLE PLANE IS WATCHING HIM,
THE FIRST-CLASS CURTAIN IS OPEN,
AND HE SAYS, "I JUST LOVE YOU SO MUCH,
"WOULD YOU BE MY WIFE?"
AND I SAID, "YES."
AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT GETS ON HER MICROPHONE AND SAYS, "SHE SAID YES."
AND EVERYONE CLAPPED.
SO IT WAS REALLY AN UNUSUAL TRIP TO NEW YORK.
(Edye) NOW WITH A PROPOSAL LIKE THAT,
IT ONLY SEEMS NATURAL THAT THE WEDDING ITSELF
WOULD BE SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY -- WELL, IT WAS.
IN FACT, PLANNING THEIR BIG DAY
SERENDIPITOUSLY LED ERIN AND ENDRE DIRECTLY TO THE GOOD LIFE
THEY DREAMED WAS FAR, FAR IN THE FUTURE.
WE'LL FIND OUT HOW WHEN WE COME BACK.
SO HAVE YOU TRIED 'EM ? SPECIALIZED BLENDS FROM ONE-A-DAY.
HERBS, VITAMINS AND MINERALS FOR THINGS LIKE ENERGY...
AND MEMORY.
UST WHAT
WELCOME TO THE HOME OF THE CO-OP OF GROWERS WHO MAKE...
FLORIDA'S NATURAL PREMIUM ORANGE JUICE.
THEY OWN THE LAND, THE TREES AND THE COMPANY,
SO THEY KNOW THE SECRET TO MAKING GREAT JUICE IS TO DO NOTHING.
NOTHING TO COMPROMISE THE ORANGES' NATURAL SWEETNESS.
NOTHING TO RUSH THE RIPENING PROCESS.
-AND WHILE THIS MAY NOT MAKE FOR MUCH EXCITEMENT AROUND TOWN, -NOT YET.
IT DOES MAKE FOR ONE GREAT-TASTING ORANGE JUICE.
FLORIDA'S NATURAL-- TASTE THE DIFFERENCE.
MEOW!,
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HERE'S YOUR FRESH STEP.,/
WITH FRESH STEP, EVERY TIME YOU CAT STEPS,,/
HE ACTIVATES TINY ODOR CONTROLLERS,
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AND KEEP YOUR HOUSEt . SMELLING FRESH.,/
ANY OTHER HIDDEN TALENTS?,/
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WHOAAAH!
KNOW SOMEONE WHO COULD USE
A NICE HOME IMPROVEMENT GIFT?/
THE HOME DEPOT HAS THIS GREAT
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IT'S ALL AT THE HOME DEPOT,,/
WHERE LOW PRICES ARE JUST THE BEGINNING.,/
AND WORKING WITH THE CHEF AND STAFF.
WELCOME BACK TO "THE GOOD LIFE."
WHEN ERIN AND ENDRE GOVRIK DECIDED TO GET MARRIED,
THEY KNEW THEY WANTED AN OUTDOOR WEDDING IN A BEAUTIFUL, NATURAL SETTING.
AT A FRIEND'S SUGGESTION, THEY DROVE UP TO THE NORTHOODS
TO A PLACE CALLED SEVEN PINES LODGE.
BUILT IN 1903, IT BEGAN AS A PRIVATE RETREAT
FOR CHARLES LEWIS, A WEALTHY MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN BROKER.
IN RECENT DECADES, THOUGH, IT WAS RUN AS A GUEST RESORT
AND A POPULAR SITE FOR SMALL BUSINESS MEETINGS.
ITS CHIEF ATTRACTION --
A MEANDERING TROUT STREAM SURROUNDED BY DENSE WOODS.
(Endre) I REMEMBER WALKING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY,
AND SAYING, "BOY, THIS IS AN UNBELIEVABLE PLACE."
WE JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH IT.
(Edye) THEY IMMEDIATELY BOOKED IT FOR THEIR WEDDING,
BUT SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THE BIG EVENT,
TWO THINGS HAPPENED THAT WOULD POINT THEIR LIVES IN AN UNEXPECTED DIRETION.
ONE WAS THAT ERIN LOST HER JOB,
AND THE OTHER WAS THAT THE MANAGERS AT SEVEN PINES LEFT SUDDENLY.
NOW MOST ENGAGED COUPLES WOULD GO BERSERK
AT A TURN OF EVENTS LIKE THIS --
NOT ERIN AND ENDRE.
DRAWING ON THEIR MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS EXPERIENCE,
THEY TOOK A MORE ACTIVE APPROACH.
I THOUGHT, "YOU KNOW, ENDRE, MAYBE THIS IS JUST
"AN INCREDIBLE, UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR US."
WE THOUGHT ON A WHIM WE'D TALK TO THE OWNER,
TELL HIM HOW WE FEEL ABOUT THE PROPERTY,
AND GIVE HIM SOME IDEAS ON HOW WE COULD REALLY PULL THE PLACE TOGETHER,
AND MAYBE WE'RE GENERAL MANAGERS FOR A YEAR UP IN LEWIS, WISCONSIN.
(Edye) THE OWNER WAS MORE THAN INTERESTED IN TALKING
TO THEM ABOUT BECOMING THE MANAGERS,
HE WAS WILLING TO SELL IT TO THEM.
THOUGH ERIN AND ENDRE HAD IDLY TALKED
ABOUT SOMEDAY OWNING A PLACE LIKE THIS,
THEY ASSUMED IT WAS SOMETHING IN THE DISTANT FUTURE.
THEY DIDN'T EVEN OWN A HOUSE YET.
(Erin) SO NOW, WE'RE ENGAGED, WE'RE GETTING MARRIED,
AND WE'RE TALKING NOT ONLY ABOUT OUR COMMITMENT,
BUT THIS COMMITMENT OF A LIFESTYLE,
OF A LIFE CHANGE,
AND JUST AN ALL-AROUND LARGE COMMITMENT.
QUITE HONESTLY, I MAKE NO BONES ABOUT IT,
I WAS SCARED TO DEATH.
AT THE END, IT WAS EITHER YOU FISH, OR YOU CUT BAIT --
YOU TRY IT, OR YOU DON'T.
NEITHER OF US, I THINK, WANTED TO SAY, "LET'S NOT TRY IT."
(Edye) SO THE COUPLE CASHED IN EVERY INVESTMENT THEY HAD,
INCLUDING A BELOVED CAR OF ENDRE'S,
AND SCRAPED TOGETHER ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY THE LODGE.
THE WEDDING WAS IN SEPTEMBER,
ONE MONTH LATER, THEY CLOSED ON THE PROPERTY.
THE PLAN WAS FOR ENDRE TO KEEP HIS CORPORATE JOB,
AND WHEN HE WASN'T TRAVELING, TO HELP OUT AT SEVEN PINES,
BUT LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, ENDRE DECIDED HE'D HAD ENOUGH
OF HIS AUTOMOTIVE CAREER, WHICH KEPT HIM ON THE ROAD 75 PERCENT OF THE TIME.
SO HE QUIT AND BEGAN WORKING FULL-TIME WITH ERIN.
A FEW MONTHS LATER, HE HAD ANOTHER REASON TO WANT TO BE HOME MORE
WHEN THEIR SON, WYATT, WAS BORN.
WITH THE HELP OF A NANNY,
ERIN AND ENDRE SPLIT THEIR PARENTING DUTIES,
AS WELL AS RUNNING THE LODGE.
SHE'S MOSTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HOSPITALITY SIDE,
MAKING THEIR GUESTS FEEL WELCOME,
AND WORKING WITH THE CHEF AND STAFF.
ENDRE IS THE LODGE'S FIX-IT-GUY
AND CHIEF GROUNDSKEEPER.
IT TURNED OUT THAT YEARS OF TINKERING WITH CARS
MADE HIM PRETTY HANDY WITH TOOLS.
SO FAR, HE'S TURNED A GRUNGY BASEMENT AREA
INTO A WINE CELLAR AND CIGAR LOUNGE.
HE'S ALSO COMPLETED A GUEST HOUSE
THAT WAS BEGUN BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER.
(Endre) IT WAS ORIGINALLY A POOL.
THE STRUCTURE WAS BUILT FOUR YEARS AGO
WITH RECYCLED TIMBERS,
RESCUED STAINED GLASS, AND PRAIRIE-STYLE WINDOWS
FROM THE ARTS-AND-CRAFTS ERA.
(Edye) LUCKILY, THE MAIN LODGE BUILDING ITSELF
HAS REQUIRED VERY LITTLE WORK.
(Endre) WHEN CHARLES LEWIS BUILT IT,
WHAT I REALLY APPRECIATE IS HOW WELL HE BUILT IT,
WHICH EQUATES TO LESS MAINTENANCE.
HE REALLY SPARED NO EXPENSE.
IT'S ALL HAND-HEWN LOGS WITH NO NAILS IN ANY OF THE LOGS.
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THE LEWISES WERE GREAT TRAVELERS AROUND THE WORLD,
AND TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY IN THE 1800s AND 1900s.
THEY BROUGHT BACK MANY PIECES FROM THEIR TRAVELS
AND DECORATED THE LODGE WITH THEM.
THERE'S NATIVE AMERICAN HANDIWORK --
POTTERY, WEAPONRY -- ALL ORIGINAL FROM LEWIS.
THERE'S ALSO A NUMBER OF STICKLEY FURNITURE PIECES
THAT ARE JUST REAL TREASURES TO THE LODGE,
THE ORIGINAL RUGS...
(Edye) THE GOVRIKS INTENT IS TO MAKE THEIR GUESTS COMFORTABLE,
BUT ALSO TO KEEP THE LODGE'S RUSTIC PAST INTACT.
SO A BUFFALO HEAD THAT WAS A GIFT FROM TEDDY ROOSEVELT
DECORATES A NEWER CONFERENCE ROOM.
ONE OF THE MOST HISTORIC SUITES IN THE LODGE
IS KNOWN AS THE PRESIDENT'S ROOM.
THAT'S IN HONOR OF CALVIN COOLIDGE'S 1928 STAY HERE
AS A GUEST OF CHARLES LEWIS.
BUT WHY DID COOLIDGE COME ALL THE WAY UP HERE TO THE NORTH WOODS?
THE SECRET'S IN THE STREAM, AND WE'LL FIND OUT WHY
WHEN "THE GOOD LIFE" CONTINUES.
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DRY SKIN IS A NASTY LITTLE PROBLEM.
BUT EXTRA-DRY SKIN ?
[ Rumbling ]
THE KIND THAT'S TIGHT, ITCHY AND UNCOMFORTABLE ?
NOW THAT'S A BIG PROBLEM.
FORTUNATELY, THERE'S ADVANCED THERAPY.
FROM LUBRIDERM.
IT'S A REALLY RICH AND CREAMY LUBRIDERM...
WITH SPECIAL NUTRIENTS AND VITAMINS.
AND THAT PUTS THE PROBLEM OF EXTRA-DRY SKIN...
OUT OF SIGHT...
AND OUT OF MIND.
ADVANCED THERAPY FROM LUBRIDERM.
LATER, GATOR.
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[ Announcer ] WHAT IF YOU COULD REVERSE AN EFFECT OF AGING ON YOUR CAT ?
FEED HER IAMS ACTIVE MATURITY FORMULA AFTER AGE SEVEN.
IT'S THE FIRST CAT FOOD...
SHOWN TO HELP RESTORE VITAL CELLS IN HER IMMUNE SYSTEM.
SO YOU CAN SHAPE WHAT TOMORROW BRINGS.
IAMS. GOOD FOR TODAY.
GOOD FOR TOMORROW.
WELCOME BACK TO "THE GOOD LIFE."
WE'RE IN LEWIS, WISCONSIN, WITH ERIN AND ENDRE GOVRIK.
TWO YEARS AGO, THIS COUPLE GAVE UP THEIR CITY LIFESTYLE
AND CORPORATE CAREERS TO RUN A NORTH WOODS LODGE.
THOUGH THEY FIRST DISCOVERED THE SPOT WHEN THEY WERE LOOKING
FOR A PLACE FOR THEIR WEDDING,
OTHERS HAVE BEEN COMING HERE FOR NEARLY A CENTURY.
THEY COME FOR THE TRANQUILITY,
THEY COME FOR THE AMBIANCE,
BUT MOST OF ALL, THEY COME FOR THE FLY-FISHING.
IN FACT, THAT'S WHAT DREW PRESIDENT COOLIDGE HERE ABOUT 70 YEARS AGO.
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(Endre) THE REASON WHY THE FLY-FISHING IS SO GOOD HERE
IS BECAUSE THE STREAM CONDITIONS ARE IDEAL.
THE WATER IS SPRING-FED ON THE PROPERTY,
WHICH COMES OUT AT 48 DEGREES ALL YEAR ROUND,
WHICH PROVIDES A GREAT TEMPERATURE IN THE DOG DAYS OF AUGUST.
THE TROUT THRIVE.
AT ANY GIVEN TIME, YOU'LL BE CATCHING A RAINBOW TROUT,
A BROWN TROUT, OR A BROOK TROUT,
AND THAT'S VERde TO FLY FISHERMEN.
THE SPORTSMAN'S RULE AT SEVEN PINES IS CATCH AND RELEASE.
THAT PROVIDES GREAT LARGE FISH
FOR ALL THE GUESTS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.
THERE HE GOES, ADIOS, AMIGO.
WE REQUIRE THAT ALL ANGLERS USE BARB-LESS HOOKS
TO NOT INJURE THE FISH.
WE ALSO ENCOURAGE ALL THE ANGLERS
NOT TO PLAY OUT THE FISH TOO LONG,
WHICH CAN KILL THEM BECAUSE OF THE HIGH STRESS OF TRYING TO LAND THEM.
IT'S A RAINBOW TROUT, AND... OOPS, HE'S OFF
YOU LET 'EM GO ANYWAY.
(Endre) COMING HERE HAS GIVEN ME A NEW APPRECIATION FOR FLY-FISHING.
(Edye) THOUGH ENDRE AND ERIN HAD SOME EXPERIENCE
WITH FLY-FISHING BEFORE,
IT CERTAINLY WASN'T AN EVERYDAY KIND OF ACTIVITY,
NOW IT IS, AS IS JUST ENJOYING WHAT'S ALL AROUND THEM.
(Erin) THERE'S SOME FANTASTIC LOGGING TRAILS THAT WIND THROUGH THE WOODS
THAT ARE JUST BEAUTIFUL TO WALK THROUGH IN ANY SEASON.
IT'S FUN TO JUST PUT WYATT IN THE BACKPACK
AND TAKE A WALK.
THAT'S A BIG ONE.
ONE, TWO, THREE... OHH!
(Endre) IT'S BEEN A PERSONAL INTERNAL TRIUMPH FOR ME PSYCHOLOGICALLY.
I REALLY NOTICE HOW MUCH MORE RELAXED
AND MORE IN TUNE I AM WITH WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND ME.
IT WAS DIFFICULT TO FEEL THAT WAY WHEN I WAS JET-SETTING ALL AROUND
AND DOING THE BIG CORPORATE THING.
(Erin) TWO YEARS AGO, WE WOULD NEVER HAVE DREAMED
THAT WE'D BE SITTING HERE AT THIS BEAUTIFUL SETTING,
DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING, LIVING HOW WE'RE LIVING.
WHEN WE MOVED UP, ONE OF THE CHANGES
THAT WE WERE A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE ABOUT WAS,
"HOW ARE PEOPLE GONNA REACT TO US HERE IN THIS TOWN OF LEWIS?"
QUITE HONESTLY, BOY,
WE'VE MADE SOME REALLY GREAT FRIENDSHIPS HERE,
AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY WELCOMING TO US.
PEOPLE SHARE LOCAL STORIES ABOUT WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG
AND HOW THE LODGE WAS THEN VERSUS NOW.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT WELCOMING.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW THAT WE'RE PEOPLE THAT CAN CHANGE,
TRY DIFFERENT THINGS, AND WELCOME RISK.
EVEN IF IT DOESN'T WORK OUT LIKE WE'D PLANNED, WE DID IT.
(Edye) AND THEY ARE MAKING IT FINANCIALLY.
(Endre) WE ARE BY NO MEANS GETTING RICH,
BUT IT PROVIDES A COMFORTABLE LIFESTYLE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY
THAT ALLOWS US TO LIVE OUT HERE
AND STILL HAVE THE LUXURIES OF LIFE.
(Edye) SOME OF THOSE LUXURIES ARE THE KIND THAT STAND ON FOUR LEGS
AND ARE VERY IMPRACTICAL IN THE CITY.
WE'LL FIND OUT ABOUT THEM AND SEE WHERE THE GOVRIKS LIVE HERE AT THE LODGE
WHEN "THE GOOD LIFE" CONTINUES.
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IT'S ALL AT THE HOME DEPOT,,/
WHERE LOW PRICES ARE JUST THE BEGINNING.,/
Boy: HEY, DORK, YOU'RE STILL ON LINE?
Girl: TWO MORE MINUTES.
COME ON, ALL READY!
MOM,ELL HIM I CAN STAY ON.
Mom: AMANDA, GET OFF. I HAVE TO GO ON TO PAY THE BILLS.
Dad: I HAVE TO CHECK MY E-MAIL.
I'M GOING ON NOW.
Grandma: HELLO? IS THIS PHONE BROKEN AGAIN?
MOM, HANG UP.
I HAVE TO CHECK MY E-MAIL.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. YOU'RE STILL ON.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS FAMILY?
Announcer: 3COM LETS YOU SHARE PHONES AND INTERNET
OVER YOUR HOME'S EXISTING LINES.
Grandma: WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH THIS PHONE?
WELCOME BACK TO "THE GOOD LIFE."
WE'RE IN LEWIS, WISCONSIN, WITH LODGE OWNERS ERIN AND ENDRE GOVRIK.
TAKING OVER SEVEN PINES MEANT A BIG ADJUSTMENT IN THEIR DAILY LIVES.
WORKING TOGETHER, LIVING TOGETHER,
BREATHING TOGETHER -- IT'S BEEN A CHANGE, FOR SURE.
(Erin) SOMETIMES FRIENDS WILL SAY, "YOU SPEND 24 HOURS TOGETHER,
"WORKING TOGETHER, DOING THE BABY THING TOGETHER,
"HOW CAN YOU DEAL WITH THIS?"
THE IMPORTANT PART OF OUR GOOD LIFE IS BEING TOGETHER.
(Edye) AND OF COURSE, THEY LIVE RIGHT AT THE PROPERTY.
WHEN THEY FIRST CAME HERE, THEY OCCUPIED A TWO-STORY CARRIAGE HOUSE
THAT THEY RENOVATED.
BUT WITH WYATT AND NOW ANOTHER CHILD ON THE WAY,
THEY DECIDED TO MOVE TO WHAT THEY CALL THE HILL HOUSE.
(Erin) WE LIVE IN A ONE-LEVEL RAMBLER
BUILT IN THE '70s --
I GUESS IT IS VERY PRIVATE, WHICH I LOVE.
IT'S EASY FOR US WITH THE LITTLE ONE-YEAR-OLD WYATT RUNNING AROUND.
IT'S A HUMBLE SETTING RIGHT NOW, AND IT'S REALLY ALL WE NEED.
AGAIN, OUR FOCUS IS NOT TO RENOVATE OUR HOUSE
INTO SOME PALACE.
OUR PRIORITY AND FOCUS IS THE LODGE
AND EMBELLISHING THE POINTS OF THE LODGE THAT NEED IT.
SO FUNCTIONALLY, IT'S JUST FINE FOR US.
WE'VE GOT A FANTASTIC VIEW OF KNAPP CREEK,
SO WHO'S COMPLAINING?
(Edye) OUT BACK ARE THE STABLES WHERE THE GOVRIKS
KEEP THEIR TWO HORSES.
ONE IS AN APPALOOSA,
AND THE OTHER IS A 22-YEAR-OLD ARAB
WITH A LOT OF LIFE LEFT IN HIM.
ENDRE ALWAYS DREAMED OF OWNING HORSES,
AND LIVING AT THE LODGE MAKES THAT POSSIBLE.
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(Endre) ONE OF THE REALLY GREAT THINGS THAT I LIKE ABOUT THE HORSES
AND HAVING THE ABILITY TO RIDE THEM
IS TO EXPLORE.
I HAVE EXPLORED EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY OF THIS PROPERTY,
WHICH I PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE ON FOOT
BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME AREAS THAT YOU CAN'T GET TO.
I FIND THAT HAVING THE ABILITY TO HAVE THREE CATS,
THREE DOGS, TWO HORSES,
AND A LITTLE CHILD IS ALL-ENCOMPASSING
AND JUST A REALLY GREAT PIECE OF LIFE.
WHAT BRINGS US, I THINK, THE MOST JOY,
OR BRINGS ME, AT LEAST, THE MOST JOY HERE AT THE LODGE,
IS THE TIME WE HAVE TO SPEND ALL THREE OF US TOGETHER.
ENDRE IS HOME ALL DAY, I'M HOME ALL DAY,
WYATT'S HERE WITH US,
AND WE JUST ENJOY THE SMALL STUFF.
(Edye) A HIGHLIGHT OF THEIR DAY
IS VISITING THE NEARBY TOUT HATCHERY
TO PICK UP FISH FOR THE LODGE RESTAURANT.
(Endre) THE GOOD LIFE TO ME COMES PACKAGED
IN THE DECISION I MADE TO LEAVE THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE
OF THE CORPORATE WORLD
TO BE AT HOME HERE AND HAVE A COHESIVE FAMILY.
EN WYATT CAME ALONG, IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME
THAT I WAS AN ON-SITE FATHER
AND THAT HE COULD SEE ME EVERY DAY.
AND SHARE IN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF RAISING A CHILD.
THE LODGE PROVIDES US THAT
BECAUSE IT PROVIDES US AN INCOME
AS WELL AS AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS VERY CONDUCIVE
TO RAISING KIDS.
THAT'S A NICE FROGGIE.
SOMETIMES I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE
THAT IN OUR EARLY '30s, WE WERE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE WHAT IS THE GOOD LIFE.
WE HAD A GOOD LIFE BEFORE, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT,
AND WE HAD A LOT OF TIME LEFT,
BUT I THINK THAT ERIN AND MY ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE
A DIFFERENT LIFE AS A GOOD LIFE, TOO,
AND TAKE THE RISK, WE FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT THAT.
(Erin) I WON'T LIE, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CHALLENS FOR US,
JUST NEW CHALLENGES AND TENSION.
BUT AFTERWARDS, YOU REFLECT AND LOOK BACK AND SAY,
"YOU KNOW WHAT, WE GOT THROUGH THAT, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD."
SO THOSE THINGS, TO ME, ARE PART OF THE GOOD LIFE,
AND THAT'S CHANGE AND THAT'S NOT BEING STAGNANT.
INDEED, THE GOVRIKS SEEM TO EMBRACE CHANGE.
THEIR STORY IS PROOF THAT YOU DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO IT UNTIL YOU'RE MISERABLE
TO TAKE A RISK AND GO AFTER A MORE REWARDING LIFESTYLE.
REME@ER, THEIR JOURNEY TOWARDS FULFILLMENT
BEGAN WITH A SINGLE STEP.
THANKS FOR JNING US, SE ON "THE GOOD LIFE."
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