Chicago....and all that jazz!

Last month I got to go to Chicago to present my research for a couple of days.  Tyler came with me and we had a great time.  My best friend from high school who now lives in Chicago took us to a yummy mexican restaurant, Frontera Grill which is one of Rick Bayless' restaurants and voted one of the best in Chicago.  We also got to see her sweet baby boy. Thanks Debra!

Chicago skyline from Lake Michigan

We took an architectural boat tour down the Chicago River and out on Lake Michigan. Chicago is a very diverse city full of culture and amazing architecture.  Denver seriously pales in comparison.

This building is so large that it has its own zip code!

Parking Garage on bottom...apartments on top!

The new Trump building

We ate at a fabulous and very popular pizzeria called Gino's pizza.  We had an early dinner and didn't have to wait more than 30 minutes to be seated, but when we left there was a huge line.  It went all the way down the ally.  Glad we got there early!

Thuggin' it on the train.  This is how we got around Chicago without a car.

Unfortunately it was raining the day we went to Millennium Park, but we still had a good time.

The giant bean in the middle of the park.

Our reflection in the bean.

Changing faces fountain

Hey Julie...Tyler said he found your husband's side job. :)

We're alive!

Wow! It has been a long time since my last post.  Life has been way too busy lately.  These last 4 months have flown by.  Where to even begin?  

Last November Tyler's car died.  We looked for a long time before we finally decided on getting a 2008 Mercury Mountaineer.  We love it.  It's the perfect car for the Colorado family complete with 4WD, 3rd row seating, and a DVD player.  Now we just need to get some little ones to fill it :)

So what has been keeping us so busy these days? Well, one of our New Year's Resolution was to eat healthier.  We starting getting all our produce at Sunflower Market, are eating a lot more chicken and ground turkey rather than ground beef, and have switched all our pasta and bread to strictly whole wheat. (Kendria you would be so proud)  Needless to say it takes a lot more time to cook a healthy meal every night, but somehow I've been pulling it off.  Here are some of my newest creations:

Grilled Chicken with Garlic Tomato Salsa

Curry Chicken Paella 

Citrus Salad

Roasted Red Pepper Pizza

School has also been keeping me extremely busy.  We are now seeing patients pretty much every day from 8-5.  I've presented my research at a couple of symposiums.  In fact we will be heading to Chicago in 2 weeks to present there.  There is still a lot to work to do before we get published, but we've got a good start.

Spring Break was 2 weeks ago and I spent it in San Antonio at the dental school doing an endodontic externship.  I was able to stay with my friend Tara who I know from BYU. She is also a 3rd year dental student.  The externship was good, but I have to admit the best part was getting to see another LDS female going through the same things as I am.  Thanks Tara for letting me crash for the week!

Tara and her finance Jared hangin' in the kitchen

My best "Vanna" pose at the Alamo

Unfortunately all our pictures at the River Walk turned out blurry :( 

Tyler has been keeping super busy as well. He is working on setting up his internship for the summer and is as busy as ever with work and school. This semester he is taking a rock climbing course.  He seems to like it, but it takes him away from me on Saturdays which I hate.


Well that's it for the longest post ever. Maybe I won't wait 4 months for the next one.

One day...

One day I'll create a new post and update you on our lives.

One day between school, research, YW, being a wife, and trying to keep my sanity I'll post it.

But don't count on it too soon :)

Christmas Review

We had a great Christmas in Fort Collins visiting my family. Here are some of the highlights!

Santa came to visit and brought us lots of nice things.

He brought Boomer some toys, a bed, a brush, and some nail clippers.

He brought Tyler a coat.  Ho Ho Ho!

My sweetheart got me some VS perfume Mmmm...smells so good! 

Dad couldn't believe all the treats Tyler got.

Cute!

We had Christmas dinner with some friends of my parents.  It was delicious!  We spent the rest of the night playing games and of course the Milroys dominated!

Boomer had fun playing with their dog Sparky.  He had to take a break and keep his tush warm by the fire.

WELCOME HOME KT!

My younger sister Katie came home from her mission not too long ago and gave her home-coming talk in sacrament last Sunday.  She served a successful mission in the Baltics-Russian speaking.  We are so proud of her.  She has a wonderful personality and is a joy to those around her.  

All of us kids were able to be here in Fort Collins for Katie's talk. My brother Adam and his wife Marie and their son Weston came up from New Mexico.  Weston loved his Uncle Tyler and even asked him to come play with his toys in Albuquerque.  He also liked to tell Uncle Tyler how he went poo poo in his pooper and got smarties as a reward.  Tyler finally found someone who likes to talk about poop as much as he does! ;)

Aunt Laura, Weston, Uncle Tyler

Boomer was jealous and kept trying to climb into our laps while we were taking the picture so we let him in on one.  We knew we were asking too much for a 3-year old and a dog to both look at the camera at the same time.