Happy 2010!

We hope everybody had an amazing holiday season! Richard and I were able to fly home to Utah to celebrate Christmas and New Year's. We had such a great time with all of our family and friends and are so lucky to have them in our lives! After having such a fun vacation.. We are both back into the grind of things here in Wisconsin. Richard is officially 1/8 done with his medical education! haha, all you can do is laugh when you see a figure like that :) He did great his first semester in school and got honors in all of his classes. I am so proud of him!!! He started his 2nd semester on Monday and is already studying like crazy. Work for me is going well. I am really enjoying the 7 days on, 7 off schedule so far. But believe me, after that 7th day of being on.. I am running out of the hospital at a very fast speed!! I am also keeping busy with going to a local gym. It is so close to home which makes it great for my lazy butt to get moving! I have found a new love.. it's called Zumba. My friend Chelsea and I have been going since September and cannot get enough of it! It's a workout class that includes latin, hip-hop type exercise routines. Everyone just lets loose and has a great time. You need to try it!!! There is not much to do or see here in the winter, so just trying to keep occupied has been kinda tough. Thank goodness for cable TV. :) (thank you Bachelor and Biggest Loser!) I am so excited for summer and to be able to go explore this pretty state. Two of the main things I want to go do is #1 go up north and camp on the shores of Lake Michigian and #2 travel to the countries biggest waterparks in Wisconsin Dells. Pictures to come! I posted a couple of random pictures of stuff that has recently happened.. so I hope you enjoy. Love ya!

Wild'n out in Wisconsin!

So.. Wisconsin isn't as bad as you may think! Atleast in the summer time anyway :) We have been so lucky to have been able to sight-see and to meet people from all over! We have met some great people so far and cant wait to get to know them better. The only down fall of WI that we have seen is that we have yet to find a good mexican restaurant.. What does a girl have to do to get some quality enchiladas??!!! The hunt is on :)


* White Coat Ceremony for the Medical College of Wisconsin and the celebration dinner afterwards!

* Lake Michigan

* Sprecher Brewing Co. tour with our new friends Chelsy and Scott. No beer for us.. but plenty of Sprecher soda to go around!

* Fun at the Wisconsin State Fair! We enjoyed deep fried oreos, deep fried cheese curds, a giant cream puff and chocolate covered bacon (not my favorite :)).

* Milwaukee Brewers baseball game at Miller Park

Home Away from Home!

Here are some pictures of our new place. There is still work to be done.. but I like it so far. Enjoy :)


Our bedroom

Guest bedroom (currently waiting for occupants :)

Richard's study room with balcony

Kitchen and dining room

The downstairs and upstairs bathrooms

The front room

Front door with my flowers :)

We are finally here!!!

Well, we are finally Wisconsonites! We left on August 1st and made our way to Wauwatosa, WI. We arrived on August 3rd. We drove through Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, and Illinois. Sheesh, what a trip! It was a family affair with Richard and I in the Penske moving truck carrying his Jeep and Richard's younger brother Taylor with Rooskie picking up the rear in my little car. I think we did really well for driving that far! (Well, Richard and Taylor drove. I was busy watching DVD's, reading magazines, and stuffing my face with treats :) Although it was so hard to leave family and friends.. we are excited for this new adventure. Richard starts med school orientation this Monday, Aug 10th and I recently found out I got a job at the hospital up the street on the transplant unit. I have taken a few pictures.. but will post more soon once I get our new place in order! Love and miss you all..

HE DID IT!!!!

After a long run of classes, tests, applications, and interviews..... Richard has finally gotten into medical school. WooHoo!!! He found out last Friday that he was accepted into the Medical College of Wisconsin. Looks like we will be moving in early August to Milwaukee to make it in time for the 1st day of school. Although I am anxious and kinda scared to move that far away, I am so proud of my hubby and for the hard work he has put in!

What the??!!!!

So.. the holidays are over and wow, what a whirlwind!!! Needless to say, I have slacked off BIG TIME with the whole blogging thing. I hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year's! I will give you a small recap of what the first of the year has brought for the Thorsteds.. Richard started his last semester of school a couple weeks ago and can't wait to be done! Although some of his classes are a drag, he is an instructor in the anatomy lab again this semester and seems to really love it. My idea of fun isn't necessarily hanging out with dead people.. but what can you do? :) He is still in the process of getting into medical school and actually has an interview in Milwaukee, Wisconsin this Friday. (Keep your fingers crossed!) We are still waiting to hear back from other schools, so we will see. As for me, things are going well. I am still working at McKay Dee Hospital as an RN representin' on the night shift.. I have the bags under my eyes to prove it! I really enjoy the people I work with and feel lucky to have learned so much from them. Thanks guys! I also got a gym membership with my sis Emily and have enjoyed working out. Em is a good motivator and it has turned out to be a great way for me to burn off some steam. I am also proud to say I have officially labeled myself as "Queen of the Stairmaster".. still waiting for the results to follow my title :) We have also been up snowboarding this season and hope to go a lot more!! Whether it be the jobs we have or for our little house where we live.. I feel like me and Richard are just so blessed!!! We are excited to see what 2009 brings and can't wait to take you along on our adventures..

p.s. I will attempt to start blogging more.

Christmas is coming!!

I can't believe Christmas is right around the corner! I am proud to say that there are only 2 more gifts to buy and I am all done with my christmas shopping... WooHoo! We put up our Christmas tree a couple nights ago and have been enjoying the fun decorations.. I even have the lights on during the day time. (Don't tell Richard, the electric bill is on it's way :) We are hoping to go on a little trip next week to get away for a couple days. Richard and I both work during the holidays, so we thought it would be fun to go on a snowboarding trip somewhere. We'll see! Hope everyone is having fun and enjoying the holiday season!