Dr. Brett and Kellie Burtenshaw!

This was the year! the year that Brett finished Medical school! He applied to many residencies and actually prematched at Janesville WI. We feel so blessed because now instead of waiting and hoping that we match somewhere we know where we will be going and we know that we already like it!

A year or so ago one of our friends who had already got into Janesvilles family medicine residency called Brett and helped him get a two week rotation. Brett loved it there, I loved it there, we already had friends and it was everything we were looking for to start our family. a smaller town with friendly people. We were planning on ranking Janesville number one on our match list but luckily we didn't have to wait until March to actually match. On december 1, 2011 Brett received a call from the director of the program in Janesville.  The director told Brett that they wanted him to join their program and would give him a week to think about it. Brett accepted the position and now we are busy planning for the future! looking at houses and neighborhoods. 

 Mercy Hospital, where Brett will be working!

One of the things Janesville is famous for! They have the national water skiing competitions on the river going through the city!

 The move will be so easy! The program is paying for the move and so we won't have to do much! Besides it's only a few hour drive from Chicago to Janesville!

 I could get use to this! When we were staying in Janesville I didn't hear any sirens! I have become so use to them in Chicago that when I woke up in janesville the silence was music to my ears! It is a very peaceful place!

 Us before the interview dinner with Matt and Leigh!

SUSHI!!!! SO MUCH FUN!!!!

Brett right before his interview! they put us up in a hotel, it was a great weekend!

 A cheese shop in WI!

We are so excited to be moving to Janesville! Chicago has been so much fun but I couldn't last too much longer here.  Janesville can't come soon enough!

In the meanwhile I am still working at the university of Chicago reproductive medicine clinic and Brett is working at a charter school helping special education kids

Chicago 2011 winter

We have had so many awesome times the last few months here are some pics and some of our favorite memories

For new years eve we headed North East for Niagara falls!

It was the best new years ever!

 
We had an awesome kiss straddling the U.S and Canada border!

This is what Brett wore to his residency interviews!

 Our Halloween costumes for 2011

 Nauvou IL, 2011

 We were able to spend a week having Brett's cousin Katie and her husband Kieth with us while he was interviewing at Northwestern for PA school

The Chicago Art Institute

 Christmas work party at a suite in Wrigley field!

 Our super ugly tree! it was so nice when we bought it!

 Our souvenir from the german festival in down town Chicago! it's a music box nativity!

 Our residency checklist! Janesville is the Winner!

 A cake I made for a coworker who has been one year with out smoking!

update on the Burtenshaw family

Hey all!
I know it has been a while and I do apologize but life has been so busy this year.  I am still working at the university of Chicago Center for Reproductive medicine. Brett is in the middle of his second to last rotation of medical school!   Right now we are in the middle of interviewing for residency. Brett got some competitive scores on step I and II so he has been traveling around interviewing for our next adventure called residency! We are so excited for this change and literally can't wait to start!  Brett has interviewed in Janesville WI, Quincy IL, Chicago IL, Vegas NV and will be interviewing in FL soon. He has had some great interviews! And we have met some really great people along the way.
We will find out where Brett will match on what is appropriately called match day. I think this may be the most excited day of our married life so far. Match day is in march and I think I will be taking the day off for this event! We will be moving to wherever we are going in May and Residency starts in July. Brett will be walking at graduation on 6-8-12!!!! I can't believe it's finally so close!!!  We are very happy with were we are in life right now and can't wait to get started on the next part of life!

This summer has been a crazy and oh so fun one! not only did we get to go to Utah in July but Debbie and Mandy came to visit us in July and then in august Matt came to visit as well as we had our 3 year anniversary of being married!

Life is so great!

Brett just put in his applications for residency this week and we are waiting to hear back from them this coming week/month.   He worked hard and passed his test with a great score and we are so excited to see what will happen next!

 We took Matt out to get some real Chicago Pizza at Giordanos.

 A fountain at the botanical gardens.

I know I have more pictures of Debbie and Mandy's trip I need to get them on here.

 Matt on a bus a real city bus!

We went on a architecture boat tour with Debbie and Mandy! we had a blast and learned a whole bunch about Chicago!

 The day at Navy pier was really fun with Debbie and Mandy and the day we took Matt there we actually saw a cirqe de shanghai perform and saw the fireworks after!

 The gardens on top of navy pier!

Debbie and Mandy in MSI!

We did a virtual simulation at the Museum of Science and Industry! so fun! 

Brett and Mandy played a relaxation game at the museum Brett whooped Mandy!

There is more to come, especially when we start hearing back from programs about residency!

Hope you all had as fun of a summer as we did!