Stewarts Interviews and Going Private... Last Call

As most of you may know Stewart is in West Virginia right now interviewing for medical schools. He had his first interview of the week in West Virginia today; from what I have heard he did well and feels confident with how it went. I am just proud of him and all that he is doing for our future. So far from what I hear he likes the town and thinks it a good fit for us. The school was nice and a little more relaxed then some others that he has heard about. I really don’t know all the details about his interviews so when he gets back from his adventures I will have him write a post so you can all know more about his adventures. From here he heads to Missouri for his final interview of the week, which happens on Thursday.

As for me I am doing okay here by myself, I have found that it can get soooo quite here at times. I have gotten a few things done though and that is good. Over the weekend I could hardly wait for Monday to arrive, I knew if I could make it to Monday work would begin and I would have 9 hours of my day taken care of. It’s all downhill from now on… just four more days and Stewart will be home. YIPPY!

Also I wanted to take a moment to remind you that we are turning this blog into a PRIVATE BLOG, so if you are a regular viewer of this here blog please post a comment with your email so you have access to keep checking it. I will be doing this by the end of the week. Have a great day!!!

Good Luck Stewart

I know I have not blogged in a while; I honestly have been trying to help my AMAZING HUBBY keep his head on straight with all the stuff he has to do before he leaves. He has got to be stressed but you would not know that from visiting with him, he does a great job at hiding it. Last night he was talking with me about all the projects he has to get done before he goes… WOW! He has to start and finish writing a paper for his Organic Evolution class, get packed, and several other things. I wonder how he does it, he is so busy all the time, and yet he finds the time to give me a hug and a kiss, to wash the dishes, or sometimes cook dinner. I can honestly say that my love for Stewart grows more and more each day, I never knew that I could love anyone this deep. I am proud of Stewart; it is great to see that we have made it this far in the application process for med schools. He will make an amazing doctor one day; he sincerely loves the people he serves. I know Stewart will succeed with his dreams, he has this way of making hard tasks melt at his fingertips, and he can do anything if he puts his mind to it. Stewart leaves on Friday after I get off work; please join with me in wishing him the best of luck on his big trip!!! I LOVE YOU STEWART…. GOOD LUCK!!!

Weekend Higlights

It was a busy weekend for us here in good ol’ Pocatello. Stewart and I had a very nice relaxing (for the most part) weekend. Saturday, morning for a Stake service project we met at the church and then divided up and did a total of four service projects, Stew and I went to the Food Bank and bagged about 2300 bags of food for kids to take home over the weekend. It was a rewarding experience and we worked hard. Afterwards we came home and cleaned our apartment. I love a clean home; there is nothing more calming then a home in order.

Beautiful Jars of Spaghette Sauce

After we cleaned our place Stewart hit the books while I rolled up my sleeves in the kitchen. What did I make you ask… SPAGHETTE SAUCE! Our wonderful little garden is producing lots and lots of tomatoes along with Potatoes, onions, carrots, and cucumbers. This has been my best garden ever planted here in Pocatello, it’s exciting. Anyway back to the spaghetti sauce, I got the recipe from Carrol (Stew’s Grandma) along with several other needed supplies. It was very nice of her to let me borrow her steamer, and a lot of her excess spices and jars. THANKS CARROL!!! So the Spaghetti sauce turned out great. When I started I thought that I would only be canning 6 pint jars but when I ended this task I had 13 pints! That will probably last us a long time. The rest of Saturday was spent together, we went to dinner and then we watched the Indiana Jones move… not sure if I would see it again.

Sunday was a beautiful day, church was great. Stewart had to speak so, that made it even better… mostly because it was not me up there. He did however do an excellent job and I am proud of him. We spent the Sunday afternoon doing our own little things. And then we went for a lovely walk, I love this weather I just wish it would last a while longer… I am not a big SNOW person. We ended up playing golf-shoes (another name for it golf ladder) at Carrol and Raymond's home, I did not have my game on so I lost twice, once to Stewart and once to Raymond. Oh well I will get them both next time we play. Well that is honestly all the news I have to share with you at this time, have a lovely day… Ciao!

Jumbled Thoughts

Have you ever noticed how fast time fly’s… here it just 11 days into September and before you know it will be October. I am just amazed at how busy life gets and how time just fly’s by. A lot has happened since my last post, mostly with Stewart’s Medical Interviews. We have finally secured his flights, car rentals, shuttles, and some of his hotels. To be honest I wish I were going with him, I think it was Stewarts Grandma Hudson that once told me that “Someone in the Family has to WORK” (she said that sometime this past summer when Stewart went and played all day with Nancy and Grandma and the Kids), I can’t wait for that day to come when I can look at Stewart as he goes out the door to work knowing I have a full day of just playing to do ahead of me. Yep, I know that won’t happen for a long time, yet. In fact by then the meaning of fun will be sitting in a rocking chair on the front lawn. Anyway, I am excited for Stewart and anxious to know how things will turn out. I do have say it might be one long week for me.

On Sunday Stew and I ate our first complete meal from our garden. We dug up our carrots, red potatoes, and some onions. I put them in the crock pot after church with some cube stake (grown on the farm) and by 5 it was tasty. I am loving having a garden, it has been so nice to go outside our door and pick our own produce. LOVE IT!!! We also have a big bowl of TOMATOES on our kitchen table. .. guess we will have to make some spaghetti sauce out of them.

All last week I spent my normal days at my job on campus form 8 to 5 and then at 5:20pm I left for the fair (in Blackfoot) and worked at the “Fresh Lime” booth with some of my old pals from the single days. It was fun to see them and talk with them again even if it meant working until 12 midnight most of the time. It has been a while since I have really done that. Anyway, I worked a lot and by Saturday I was sooooo tired. I was glad when the clock struck 1am and I could go home. Honestly, it did bring in some needed extra cash to help with Stews adventures so in that respect it was a good week for us.

Well I know this is a boring post, but it just goes to show you that not everything in Stewart’s and my life are exciting all the time. We do have a fun time though, and we are loving life. Oh one more thing, Stewart is taking this class called Gross Anatomy, where he gets to works on a cadaver twice a week. Well all I have to say is that he comes home so stinky on those days, it is gross gross gross! I hope I can make it through the semester without gagging on that smell. Wish me luck!

Labor Day Weekend

Stewart and I went to my home town; it was a much needed get away from Pocatello. I think we had a great time, or at least I did. Honestly we did not do anything super fun like super fun stuff, but we did have a great time visiting my family. We played Skip-bo, assembled puzzles, went on walks, moved my Grandma Hegerhorst’s water bed out of her room and then constructed a new one in that room (actually that was Stewart and My Dad…. I just watched). Anyway we just had a great time being away from the busy life of Pocatello. We also took time to go outside and look up at the stars, I have never seen the Milky Way so clear before, we even saw 4 shooting stars… they were beautiful! All in all we had a great time just being with family.

Another great thing that has happened with us is that Stewart has got TWO Medical School INTERVIEWS both at the end of this month!!! We could not be any more excited than we are now. One is in Lewisburg, West Virginia and the other is in Kirksville, Missouri. It is a super duper blessing to us that he has two interviews close together, because we have learned that it is very expensive to fly, rent a car, and find room and board. We are just so excited that we are at this point in the medical school application process. Who knows we might just know where we are going to be moving to next year in about 3 months. YIPPY!!!!


Well that is all the news I have at this point, wish Stewart luck with his big adventures! Also for those of you who have not heard or have forgotten, I am planning on going PRIVATE with this blog by September 30th (that’s less than 30 days) please be sure to send us an email us (stewartandbeckynorth@yahoo.com) with the Google account/email address you want us to invite you with or if you feel comfortable feel free to leave that info with us as a comment. Have a great day, CIAO!

Happy Birthday Rupert… the Dog?

My older sister Katie has a cute dog named Rupert, he is a Basset Hound Beagle Mix… cute little guy. Since he just so happens to be my sister’s Favorite thing in the world, she threw him a Birthday party! I know crazy, who has a party for a dog? Or better yet who goes a long with that crazy idea and buys presents for the dog? Well you guessed it we (my family) all did; we sang him the happy birthday song, bought him gifts, wrote in cards, and gave him a small helping of ice cream. It lasted about 5 minutes and honestly it made a great memory for all involved. My mom did inform us that this will not happen again in a year. So Rupert ol’ boy I hope you enjoyed your 1st and last birthday party. Thanks for taking care of my wonderful sister Katie! Happy Birthday!!! Enjoy the Pictures :)