Wonder where we've been???

I feel like I begin every post with... It's been a while since my last post... Haha. Needless to say, if anyone actually reads this, I figure that someone may be wondering if we are still alive. We are... you can stop worrying now. =)

Actually, we have just been really busy the last few weeks, but unfortunately not with anything too exciting. Murray finished up his time at Cook Co. with some pretty interesting stories that I can maybe talk him into telling one of these days. (Don't hold your breath though!) I have been working like crazy and was trying to spend some time with him before he left for this next month.

He is now in Louisville, KY at a potential residency program. For those of you who don't know, he is in podiatry school and will be doing a 3 year residency starting next July. This year he rotates through different hospitals- some in Chicago (ex. Cook County) and some in other cities where we would hope to get a residency spot. So far he has been to Mountain Home in East TN, St. Louis, and now Louisville.

His being away stinks! Right now I am working my 4th of 5 nights in a row so that I can go see him again for a while. At least I am a nurse with a flexible schedule! I don't know what I would do if we only had weekends to see each other! Anyway, I guess this post is more of a prayer request that you guys will remember us this month! Between the stress of wanting to impress the residency directors, being apart, working a lot, and travelling, we have a lot of stuff going on!

Maybe I will have something exciting to post soon... but for now, sorry! This is all I've got.

Fourth of July Weekend!

So Murray and I had a lot of fun over the 4th! We both actually got the weekend off so we decided to make this our vacation of the year. It was great! We got to spend a lot of time together, a lot of time with all of our family, and a lot of time in the sun!!!

We headed to the lake with my family in TN on Thursday. Kelsey's soon-to-be in-laws were there to spend the weekend too so it was great to get to know all of them. We got to ski, ride wave runners, swim, lay out, eat good food, and enjoy lots of fun company! It was so nice to just get a chance to relax and have fun. There were many funny memories made!

Saturday evening we headed to Huntingdon to see all of Murray's family. We hadn't been to Huntingdon since April so we were long overdue! It was so great to see all of his grandparents, cousins, aunts, and uncles... Of course it was great to see his immediate family too! We spent most of the day Sunday at the pool after church and had a big cookout that night. Monday we spent a lot of time just visiting and had another great dinner that night. We are never lacking in the food department when we head home. Everyone always gets together and fixes all of our favorites!

Here are some pictures to give you an idea of all the fun we had. Huntingdon pictures will have to come later because unfortunately my camera battery had already died by then so Murray's mom, Mrs. Jennifer, is sending me some.

Taste of Chicago

Tuesday, Murray and I both had a day off work so we decided to head downtown to see what all the talk was about. Ever since we moved here we have heard everyone talking about the "Taste" and how great it is. Since we will hopefully be living somewhere closer to home this time next year, we thought we better see for ourselves this summer or else we may miss our chance. Murray and I couldn't believe all that we saw & definitely gained a few pounds in the process!



The Taste of Chicago basically consists of tons of restaurants throughout the city all coming together to set up booths in Grant Park. The area is really neat because it is all right by the Buckingham Fountain. You buy tickets and then you can get food (full portions or samples) with your tickets. There is live music, some carnival rides, lots of yummy food, and tons of people. You wouldn't think on a Tuesday night there could be so many people out, but we were wrong!



Murray tried a boneless rib sandwich, a bowl of crawdaddies, and homemade frenchfries, and I had roasted corn on the cob, a shrimp skewer, chocolate dipped strawberries, and we split a funnel cake. I have to admit that I now understand what everyone has been talking about! We had a blast just walking around and seeing all of the different food and the different people. Haha. Not to mention, neither of us minded sampling a lot!

This weekend we are heading home to spend time with my family at Pickwick and with his in Huntingdon! Other than the approximate 20 hours in the car, we can't wait! Definitely check back for pictures from our hopefully sun & fun filled weekend! Happy 4th of July!!!