Life and Veterinary Adventures

My brother, Austin, recently took a bus from Milwaukee to stay with me in Chicago for his spring break. We snapped some sibling photos for our mom just before heading to the movies. We saw The Grand Budapest Hotel and we loved it. I love most of Wes Anderson's films, but this one will definitely make you laugh. Go see it if you haven't yet! We also spent a lot of time eating at some of my favorite local spots. Austin got brunch at Flying Saucer while I was at work one day. I love their pancakes. Tristan also took Austin to Jeni's Ice Cream, because how could we not introduce him to some of the best homemade flavors of ice cream? We of course had plenty of pizza, and even ordered Indian food one night. (I'm new to Indian food, too, but this was Austin's first time trying it.) On Sunday, our uncle who also lives in the city, picked us up and took us back to Milwaukee for Easter. We enjoyed a nice dinner with family before heading back to take care of t...

We celebrated the new year at our friend Corey's party. It involved beer pong, dancing, Ke$ha, and champagne at midnight. Cheers to a new year!

This Christmas was really great. It started off with Tristan's work's holiday party on a boat at Navy Pier. It was so much fun. I took advantage of the open bar, danced with friends, and took lots of silly photos at the photo booth. The party theme was Yacht Rock, by the way... My work party was an ugly sweater party at a bowling alley (and not nearly as exciting) but there were also free drinks and pizza. I also got a bonus!! My new job just treats me so well. On Christmas Eve, I grabbed my friend Veronica's car from her roommate, Brianna, to use for holiday travels while she was in Mexico with her family. Tristan and I dropped our dogters off at Megan and Anton's and headed to my uncle JJ's (who also lives in Chicago, yay!) We exchanged gifts with my immediate family, and then everyone drove to the burbs to my great uncle Rock's to meet up with the rest of our family. We all caught up, played fun gift exchange games, and at...