Yep...that just happened.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Don't Ask...
because I'll tell you anyway! The Burks are officially the new homeless shelter for dogs. A couple weeks ago our friend called asking if we could be foster parents for a sweet Boston Terrier. If we didn't want to keep him, we had numbers to call to give him up. Well, that didn't work out. No one wanted him, we put him on ksl for $100 dollars, someone wanted him, that someone's wife didn't, so Oscar (or Oscy as we call him) was returned to us hours later. So now we are stuck with Oscar AND Leonard. We are nuts. We're well aware of how crazy we are. BUT we fell in love with Oscar and he's now the newest Burk. Oscar was his given name so we were only able to give him a middle name... Phillip. How perfect is that??? Oscar Phillip Burk and Leonard Mookster (after his uncle) Burk. Life is good :)
A couple weeks ago we were asked to give a talk in Sacrament meeting. This was our first time as a couple giving a talk together so we were so excited about it. Everything went great! Neal got a standing ovation!!! Can you believe that? At Church? I know, I know, you're probably thinking that I'm making it up but I'm not. Don't bring it up to Neal though... he'll deny it. He's too modest. 
Oscar has now joined Leonard in his bathroom ritual of jumping in the tub and getting water. Oscar is vertically challenged so he gets the leftovers from Leonard.
I love dancing with my boy! Neal just watches and laughs at me... and then gets mad because "Cesar says that when he does that he's trying to be dominant" So then, I just laugh at him, because I think it's funny when Leonard does this and I don't care if he's dominating me. I'll still always be a better dancer than him.
This is me trying to discipline our dog. This doesn't happen often so I had to document it.
Monday, February 1, 2010
the office, leonard, and us
Too much to blog about... hopefully I can get caught up.
The office... crazy as ever. Last week we got a little bored. I was in a meeting with my boss, Jon, as were going over the paperwork we see someone high-kick in the doorway. Lo and Behold- Brendan can kick his right leg above and beyond his head. (Later we found out he can do the splits...creepy) After discovering his hidden talent of highkicks, Jon (the manager) had the brilliant idea of daring Brendan to kick a folder out of his mouth. He accepted.. and this is what happened.
Good news though.. it worked. Brendan can officially kick a folder out of Jon's mouth. ( I apologize for the blurriness... Brendan has a swift leg)
Leonard... was my buddy this weekend. Neal had to go up to Salt Lake so we were left to fend for ourselves without a car (RIP snowmuffy). Saturday we got up early and cleaned. Leonard wasn't much help there because his new thing to do is toilet paper our room. If we don't shut the bathroom doors, we can always expect to see a trail of T.P. coming out of our bedroom. He's such a sweetheart. Saturdays are Lenny's day to go to the dog park. Since we didn't have a car, we had to make the trek by foot... all twenty minutes of it.
Leonard has graduated onto the Large Dog side of the dog park. He was greeted by 4 labs (1 with only 3 legs... buddy), a HUGE St. Bernard, and a sheep dog that wouldn't stop mounting the other dogs. I sat down, my book in hand (The Host), and settled in for a relaxing time. I took my usual spot on the bench. Instead of Neal at my side, there was a very mean stranger. I say very mean because of what happened next. As I'm reading, the lady rudely interrupts me and says,"Um... that dog just pee'd on you..." WHAT!?! FML. this stupid rat in a dogsuit (someone illegally let a small dog on our side) came and pee'd on my leg. The lady didn't have the decency to tell me as the dog was lifting his leg, she waited until he was finished. How polite of her. I refused to let that ruin our day, I doused my leg in slobbery water from someone's bowl on the fence line and went on with my day. We were there for over an hour, and with the grueling 20 minute walk back, we were both beat. Leonard and I decided to have a movie night. We watched IronMan and GI Joe. Leonard loves the cheesy lines and cool specialFX...
Us...as in Neal and I, are doing fabulous! We are both so ready to pack up and head to ORLANDO! We leave for Salt Lake Friday after work, and then we fly to Orlando early Saturday morning. We'll be there for a week so it's going to be a much needed break :) We can't wait to be with eachother 24/7, it's been a busy month! Work, School, Church Callings, and everything else going on has kept us busy. I thought life would slow down once we got married but I was so wrong. Life is great! We are so blessed to have eachother as a support system and we look forward to all that is to come :)
I'll make sure to post tons of pics from our first family vacation! :)
The office... crazy as ever. Last week we got a little bored. I was in a meeting with my boss, Jon, as were going over the paperwork we see someone high-kick in the doorway. Lo and Behold- Brendan can kick his right leg above and beyond his head. (Later we found out he can do the splits...creepy) After discovering his hidden talent of highkicks, Jon (the manager) had the brilliant idea of daring Brendan to kick a folder out of his mouth. He accepted.. and this is what happened.
Good news though.. it worked. Brendan can officially kick a folder out of Jon's mouth. ( I apologize for the blurriness... Brendan has a swift leg)
Leonard... was my buddy this weekend. Neal had to go up to Salt Lake so we were left to fend for ourselves without a car (RIP snowmuffy). Saturday we got up early and cleaned. Leonard wasn't much help there because his new thing to do is toilet paper our room. If we don't shut the bathroom doors, we can always expect to see a trail of T.P. coming out of our bedroom. He's such a sweetheart. Saturdays are Lenny's day to go to the dog park. Since we didn't have a car, we had to make the trek by foot... all twenty minutes of it.
Leonard has graduated onto the Large Dog side of the dog park. He was greeted by 4 labs (1 with only 3 legs... buddy), a HUGE St. Bernard, and a sheep dog that wouldn't stop mounting the other dogs. I sat down, my book in hand (The Host), and settled in for a relaxing time. I took my usual spot on the bench. Instead of Neal at my side, there was a very mean stranger. I say very mean because of what happened next. As I'm reading, the lady rudely interrupts me and says,"Um... that dog just pee'd on you..." WHAT!?! FML. this stupid rat in a dogsuit (someone illegally let a small dog on our side) came and pee'd on my leg. The lady didn't have the decency to tell me as the dog was lifting his leg, she waited until he was finished. How polite of her. I refused to let that ruin our day, I doused my leg in slobbery water from someone's bowl on the fence line and went on with my day. We were there for over an hour, and with the grueling 20 minute walk back, we were both beat. Leonard and I decided to have a movie night. We watched IronMan and GI Joe. Leonard loves the cheesy lines and cool specialFX...
Us...as in Neal and I, are doing fabulous! We are both so ready to pack up and head to ORLANDO! We leave for Salt Lake Friday after work, and then we fly to Orlando early Saturday morning. We'll be there for a week so it's going to be a much needed break :) We can't wait to be with eachother 24/7, it's been a busy month! Work, School, Church Callings, and everything else going on has kept us busy. I thought life would slow down once we got married but I was so wrong. Life is great! We are so blessed to have eachother as a support system and we look forward to all that is to come :)
I'll make sure to post tons of pics from our first family vacation! :)
Friday, January 22, 2010
The CountDown Begins...
Starting tomorrow we have officialy 2 weeks until our Burk Family Vacation!!! Saturday, February 6th we'll be taking off to Orlando Florida :)
Superbowl Party
Sea World
Disneyworld
Universal Studios (complete with a VIP pass)
Kennedy Space Center
Yep.. it's going to be a packed week but I am sooo excited to go on my first family vacation with Neal and his family :) We've been on mini-vacations together but this is the first official big vacation. It's going to be a blast, I love my in-laws and can't wait to watch my father-in-law's face on all the roller coaster pictures :)
Superbowl Party
Sea World
Disneyworld
Universal Studios (complete with a VIP pass)
Kennedy Space Center
Yep.. it's going to be a packed week but I am sooo excited to go on my first family vacation with Neal and his family :) We've been on mini-vacations together but this is the first official big vacation. It's going to be a blast, I love my in-laws and can't wait to watch my father-in-law's face on all the roller coaster pictures :)
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Congratulations are in order
Neal just received the BEST HUSBAND AWARD!!!!
As I was sitting in my office yesterday, I looked over at the calendar and saw that it was the 19th...the 19th!?! It's our 4 month anniversary!!!!
Some may think this is a bit ridiculous but I think it makes for the perfect opportunity for me to thank my husband...
-Thank you for knowing the exact amount of ice cream I like in my bowl (5-6 scoops).
-Thank you for letting me watch The Bachelor on your laptop without headphones.
-Thank you for not getting mad at me for drinking all of your freshly poured glasses.
-Thank you for sharing the car with me... RIP snowmuffy.
-Thank you for letting me show you my sick (as in cool) new dance moves from zumba.
-Thank you for not taking all my shoes to the DI (but please don't let Lenny chew up anymore... I can't afford to lose another pair of cute heels.)
-Thank you for always letting me lick the brownie bowl (I'll give you the spoon next time)
-Thank you for not judging me when I pretend to be Ariel and sing "Part of your world" at the top of lungs and dance around the house.
-Thank you for having "calm, assertive energy" around Leonard... I need to be more like you and Cesar (the dog whisperer.
-Thank you for letting me eat cereal for any meal of the day.
-Thank you for saying, "come hee beebeeee" and allowing me to do the same... that will never get old.
And last but not least... Thank you for loving me no matter how bad I drive you crazy :)I love you Nealdo!
xoxo Erin Burk
As I was sitting in my office yesterday, I looked over at the calendar and saw that it was the 19th...the 19th!?! It's our 4 month anniversary!!!!
Some may think this is a bit ridiculous but I think it makes for the perfect opportunity for me to thank my husband...
-Thank you for knowing the exact amount of ice cream I like in my bowl (5-6 scoops).
-Thank you for letting me watch The Bachelor on your laptop without headphones.
-Thank you for not getting mad at me for drinking all of your freshly poured glasses.
-Thank you for sharing the car with me... RIP snowmuffy.
-Thank you for letting me show you my sick (as in cool) new dance moves from zumba.
-Thank you for not taking all my shoes to the DI (but please don't let Lenny chew up anymore... I can't afford to lose another pair of cute heels.)
-Thank you for always letting me lick the brownie bowl (I'll give you the spoon next time)
-Thank you for not judging me when I pretend to be Ariel and sing "Part of your world" at the top of lungs and dance around the house.
-Thank you for having "calm, assertive energy" around Leonard... I need to be more like you and Cesar (the dog whisperer.
-Thank you for letting me eat cereal for any meal of the day.
-Thank you for saying, "come hee beebeeee" and allowing me to do the same... that will never get old.
And last but not least... Thank you for loving me no matter how bad I drive you crazy :)I love you Nealdo!
xoxo Erin Burk
More adventures of the office...
The office has been hopping lately... they finally hired another girl! I am no longer the only female employee on my team, I now have someone else to be on my side. Kjirsten (no, not a typo, she spells it with a J) gave us all a disclaimer when she came in that she does not appreciate anyone annunciating the "J" in her name... it is, in fact, silent. Spencer (aka dwight) did not take her seriously and now pronounces her name kajeersten... real mature. I have a love/hate relationship with KJ (what she prefers to be called). I love her because she has the same amount of XX chromosomes as me, but I hate her because she's 5'6'' and weighs a dainty 107 lbs. FML.
While I'm on the subject... we've officially began BIGGEST LOSER!
Here in the office, the guys wanted to do a biggest loser competition. I was totally in because I am still having way too much fun with the geriatrics at zumba. KJ is not allowed to play, we're afraid she might die. So far, my manager Jon is in the lead. We are doing body fat percentage lost so that it's fair for everyone. He is still blowing everyone out of the water. In two weeks, he's lost close to 5%, the rest of us are falling closely behind around 1-2%... except for Brandon.
Brandon officially made it onto the WALL OF SHAME with a total body fat percent lost at ..... .003% ouch. He would have been kicked off the show Biggest Loser if this wasn't for pretends. He accredits his lack of weight loss to the new 24 season. Apparently he's a nervous eater.
While I'm on the subject... we've officially began BIGGEST LOSER!
Here in the office, the guys wanted to do a biggest loser competition. I was totally in because I am still having way too much fun with the geriatrics at zumba. KJ is not allowed to play, we're afraid she might die. So far, my manager Jon is in the lead. We are doing body fat percentage lost so that it's fair for everyone. He is still blowing everyone out of the water. In two weeks, he's lost close to 5%, the rest of us are falling closely behind around 1-2%... except for Brandon.
Brandon officially made it onto the WALL OF SHAME with a total body fat percent lost at ..... .003% ouch. He would have been kicked off the show Biggest Loser if this wasn't for pretends. He accredits his lack of weight loss to the new 24 season. Apparently he's a nervous eater.
The Office...
Walking into work today, I pass Joe (midget tongan bodybuilder) and Brendan (aka michael scott) in the hall.
"Sorry, guys" (I felt like i was intruding thier conversation, I didn't care, but I thought that I should apologize anyway just to be nice)
"You better be" says Brendan
"You know what!?! I take it back! I'm not sorry for interupting your non-work related conversation"
"Your lucky I didn't nunchuck you when you passed us." says Joe.
"Guys, I'm WELL aware that neither of you have nunchucks on you right now...carry on."
"Sorry, guys" (I felt like i was intruding thier conversation, I didn't care, but I thought that I should apologize anyway just to be nice)
"You better be" says Brendan
"You know what!?! I take it back! I'm not sorry for interupting your non-work related conversation"
"Your lucky I didn't nunchuck you when you passed us." says Joe.
"Guys, I'm WELL aware that neither of you have nunchucks on you right now...carry on."
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