Chi-town

WELL.....last I updated was May.... In JUNE we went to Chicago to visit my brother and sister! My brother and his wife were moving home so they flew us out there to drive their car home! We love to get out of Pocatello as much as we can- It was so much fun!! We ate lots of yummy food and did a lot of sightseeing and laughing! Here are some pics from the vacation!

Dustin in front of a train in the Science Museum

Science Rules!!

At the top of Willis (aka SEARS) Tower. They built an area made of all windows so you can stand out on this ledge and look down to the streets. Scary!!!

Us in front of the bean in downtown Chicago!

Catching up

I figure since nothing very exciting goes on in our lives, if I update every few months or so there will actually be something to update on!!
Dustin graduated in May!! Wahoooo! He got his bachelors in Nursing so he is now
Dustin Tew, RN

However, that will only last for about a year because he is now applying to Med school! He takes the M-Cat tomorrow! So we are excited to get that over with, not sure who is MORE excited! Dustin has basically studied every day since January for it, and I am commanded to not speak to him anytime while he is studying (getting kind of old ). haha I will literally get a phone call while on my way home telling me when I come in the house to not talk to him so he doesn't get distracted!! It is pretty funny and sometimes frustrating- BUT I always remind myself how grateful I am for a husband who is a hardworker and knows what he wants rather than the alternative. He is the best!
I have one more year of Nursing school and CANNOT wait to be done. ONE MORE YEAR.
More recently, I just got back from a girls weekend in Phoenix w/ my sister in law. We stayed at a friends who is living there. HEAVEN. It was high 90's the entire time we were there! We slept in every day...would go lay by the pool all day....and do whatever we felt that night. It was the most relaxing vacation ever. Then we came home to weather in the 40's= horrible.

First night, we decided to hit up some clubs!! This is us dancing on the cubicle in the center of the dance floor...notice we are the only ones in there dancing! haha

While I was on my trip, Dustin got to go dirtbiking, which he has not done for the last 4-5 years! His family loves dirtbiking & thats what he has grown up loving so I was so happy that he was able to go!

Last item of business....we are headed off to Chicago in a few weeks!!!! My brother & sister along with their families both live there! My brother is finally moving back home and they need someone to drive their car home for them. So we are flying out there so spend a few days with everyone & then driving their car home & we CAN'T wait!!

Other than that- we are working all summer long and boating whenever possible!

slow-mo

I am a little behind on this thing....BUT better late than never! Well over Christmas, Dustin had a sinus surgery and had his tonsils taken out! I am glad to say his lugie's have decreased about 75% and I am pleased! About a week after his surgery we went to San Francisco!! I don't know if I mentioned in any earlier posts but going to a 49ers game was his Christmas present! We went with his brother Tyler and his wife Erin! We spent New Years Eve there as well!Since then, our lives have been filled with school, and trying to ski as much as money allows!!
Lastly, this last month my niece Kayt was admitted to the hospital for pneumonia. She also got pleurisy and had to have a chest tube put in to remove the fluid around her lungs. It was so hard to see her in the hospital. I think the hardest thing was seeing her hooked up to different things and her personality gone. It brought me to tears every time I went there. It was amazing to see how much love you have for someone. My brother in law had some moles a week previously and he kept stating how he would rather have cancer than to see her go through this. Anyways, I had a lot of time to think during this experience. Situations like this make you realize how dumb some of the things are that people stress out about and let take over their lives. I got to thinking about some situations in my life where I have seen some people get so offended over something and hold onto it forever. It made me so mad thinking about it. How could you hold onto something someone "did" to you or "said" to you when there are so many bigger things that really matter. I could go on forever. But this experience just made a big impression on me. No one can offend anyone. People you love, or don't for that matter, are always going to disappoint you or say things that you think are rude. But being offended is a way you choose to react. Don't let people offend you, get over things, and focus on what really matters. Don't know if anything I just said made sense, but it made me feel better.

OK. Done venting. Happy Monday!

Tew-Massey Annual Christmas sleepover!!

So starting last year, we with our best friends, decided we are going to have a christmas sleepover every year for the rest of our lives. This tradition includes bowling, gingerbread house making, and whatever else we want followed by a sleepover. So far the girls have won both events both years! (the girls are also the judges of the gingerbread house contest). We decided this year that we are going to have to do bowling as couples next year because we are going to implement a bowling trophy that the winner gets to keep in their house for the entire year! We didn't take a lot of pictures but here are some of the fun night! Love you Aubrey and Eric!!

The pictures are out of order because I don't really know how to change it. I tried once and it went whack.

The boys ruined our house once we declared the winner!

The boys' "2D but 3D" house. I also have the mention that their fence was made out of doggie treats. Dustin in an effort to convince us it was candy ate one.

We thought our gingerbread house needed a climbing wall.

Front of the girls house.

Aubrey and I

Senior Night

Well....Last week was senior night for Dustin!

It's so crazy how time flies!!!!!

This is the 3rd season I have watched him play.

I knew I was sad to not watch him play football anymore....

BUT

didn't realize how sad until I mentioned it in my talk last Sunday at church

and started BAWLING.

Anyways, one more game left of the season,

just wanted to thank all of the friends and family who

have supported Dustin through all of it!

He always had TONS of family coming to the games

& TONS of friends

(even though they didn't have the best team)

It is so fun to see how much of a hero he is to the nieces, nephews, cousins, and and little boys from the community.

This last game Dustin got over 40 tickets for family and friends who came and supported him!

He had family members come from California, Chicago, St. George, and areas all over Idaho come to watch him play!

He is loved!

He tied the school record this year for the longest returned interception!

100 yards!!!

aka- he will hold the record FOREVER

so thank you thank you thank you everyone!

and cheer for Dustin on Saturday at Eastern Washington

for his last college football game of his life.

You're it!

Well...I just read on my friends blog that she tagged me to answer some questions, and since I am trying to find anything to do BUT study....I will do it!

1-What is your favorite Christmas tr

adition?

Hmm...Waiting at the top of our stairs while my dad went to check if Santa came..then all of us kids fighting to the death to get down the stairs.
2-What is your favorite way to relieve anger/frustration?
I don't really have a method but I need one...I have realized I suck at coping with anger...and instead of coping I break out. :)

3-What was the last good movie that you watched? Why?
Hmmmm...Probably Toy Story 3. It was touching and I will admit, I teared up at the end!

4-What is the first thing you think of whe

n you wake up?
5 more minutes!

5-Name 5 things that make you happy!
Dustin, my family, the gospel, pictures, my friends!

6-Describe your perfect day.
Hm. well if it is one that has already occured...definitely my wedding day!

If it is to describe the perfect day in the future.....somewhere warm, preferrably on the beach, drinking mountain dew, with dustin.

7-What is the worst job you have ever had?
being a student :)

8-If you could relive the best day of your life, what day

would it be? I want details! :)

WEDDING DAY!! You only get to live it once! The weather was perfect on such a STORMY day! We were so blessed!

1. What is your favorite commercial on TV right now? Or recent favorite?

You lint licker! Orbit commercial

2.What do you and your significant other argue about most often?

geez I dont know. a dirty house? yes it is dustin

getting mad at me. guilty!

3. If you were the lunch lady at school, what would you make to gross the kids out? My lunch lady made PB&J pizza to get you started with ideas...

Poop with boogers on top. I think thats pretty gross personally.

4. Open up your picture file on your computer. Count across or down 7 pictures, and you are not allowed to skip! Post it for us to see with a caption explaining if you would like

No explanation necessary!

6. What is your worst experience as an employee?

oh man...working in the health field, there is too many. Once had a patient ask me if it was ok that he jacks himself off, or if he needed to go and talk to his bishop.

7. What item can you never walk by in the grocery store without being seriously tempted to buy it? * REESES!!!!

8. The most awkward thing to happen to you last week was...

A creep in the grocery store was taking pictures of me in the grocery store with his camera phone. HE was in his 50's! I had to be escorted out to the car! HORRIBLE

I dont know

Do you ever have those days where you feel so blessed to know the people you do?
I do.

I have the hardest time trusting people I don't know, and sometimes even those I do know. Dustin is always teling me to just trust peoples intentions. He is always wanting to pick up hitch-hikers on the freeway....and I am always convinced they will kill us if we do.

I don't know why I'm that way. Maybe because I figure if you don't trust others you won't ever have problems with others. Just rely on yourself and you'll be golden.

WELL- I dont know what it is about this week but I feel so lucky to have such wonderful people and examples around me and I am actually starting to think maybe people aren't as bad as I think they are.

there was a girl that came into the emergency dept. this week with a really bad headache- to make a long story short, they ended up diagnosing her with a brain tumor. despite the scary news, this girl was so optimistic. she kept talking about how she knew everything would be ok. i couldnt believe it. i had an experience over a year ago where the doctors told me I had pre-cancerous cells. I freaked out thinking I was going to die. i definitely was not optimistic. and my condition was nowhere compared to hers. I wish I had as strong of faith as her and others around me. She just kept saying how she knew the Lord was in control and regardless of what happens to her, she knows it will be the right thing.
Amazing?

I have another amazing person who had a horrible experience this past week. She is so positive about her current situation and such a great example to those around her. Even during this hard time! You would never know something that bad had happened to her, unless she told you. She is always so kind to everyone around her and always helping others. I feel so blessed to know her and so blessed to be able to witness her great example in how to treat those around you.

anyone out there have an amazing husband?
I do.

I think I transform into a witch sometimes. I'm not sure why really...maybe it's like a wolf type thing when the moon comes out. I don't know how he can handle me some days.
BUT
He is the greatest person on the planet.
I am so grateful to have him. and grateful for his example on being so kind to people and teaching me to trust in people more. He is always willing to help anyone, no matter the time of night or day. He is THE greatest example of service.

I am the worst. haha

Does anyone feel as blessed as I do about siblings?
I have the worlds greatest sisters and brothers and on the planet.
Actual ones, in-laws, and best friends who I think of as my siblings.
I don't really know where to start or finish.
so I guess all I can really say is. THANK YOU

Cutest nieces and nephews, best brothers. aunts and uncles, grandparents, friends.

Who am I missing?
Oh just the ones who made Dustin and I possible.
My mom is the best example of kindness. she never has a bad things to say about anyone.
(even when she has every right to say something mean about someone.)
She is the best example of kindness and sacrificing her time for others.
always knee deep doing projects/cooking dinners/ cleaning the house etc.
ALWAYS for others

My dad is the best dad ever. He is the greatest example to me of true love.
He will do anything to try and make a situation better for those he loves.
He tries everything and anything he can in his power to try and make those around him happy.

My mother in law is amazing. She is the greatest example of hard work and perseverance. She has been through more than anyone should ever have to go through and come out of it. Her love for her children is also amazing. I love watching how proud she is of her all her children.

My father in law, I have never met. However, I am So grateful for the example he has left and his spirit that we feel every day.
I feel that because of the example of service that he led, that is why Dustin is so willing to serve those around him. He had a great example that taught him how to treat people. I love hearing stories about him, and can't wait to meet him someday.

well this post was way too long......A journal probably would have been a more appropriate place to write all this. I usually hate when people spill their guts out all over the internet. But oh well.

I feel blessed today.