Zumba

Neal and I started our New Years Resolutions early this year and starting hitting the gym! We were doing so good before we got married and going to the gym everyday together. While on our honeymoon, cruising in the Bahamaz, we through our workouts out the window. We ate, and ate, and layed on the beach, and ate some more! It was ridiculous and we both came home happy and with guts haha Now that we're finally settled in our house and working full-time, we've commited to going to the gym at night. It's only been about a week but I am just loving it. I get so bored with just running or biking so I decided to get involved with the classes at our local gym... and this is where ZUMBA comes in :)



"Hey Zumba, Zumba!"

I LOVE it! There are 4 classes a week that I attend and I have a blast everytime! It's a mix of aerobics/latin dance/hip hop... whatever it is I come out of the gym dripping with sweat. It is the best 1 hour cardio workout, I am so sore the next day but it is always worth it:) It's fun, it keeps me motivated, and I always look forward to going to the gym now :) The class is filled with women of all ages and it is hilarious to see everyone get so into it. No one cares though, it's a great workout and everyone has fun doing it!

Loving Life!

How could you not love this puppy... well, dog. He's getting huge now! His sneaky personality is really starting to show. He is such a stinker, but I can't help but love him. Neal on the other hand...let's just say they have their moments haha Leonard is not the easiest dog and I'm not the easiest wife to have either because I let him get away with anything. He's too cute to get mad at :)

The other day I was sitting on the couch reading and noticed that it was quiet. To some- this may be normal and would prefer it this way... not me. If it's quiet, that means Leonard is up to something! I stand up and the first thing I hear is our bathtub turn on. FYI, Neal is in his office. I turn around the corner and this is what I see...



Yep! Leonard managed to turn on the water to get a fresh drink from our bathtub.



As soon as he heard me coming he jumped right in and started splashing around. I couldn't help but laugh at him even though I was so totally unaware that this would soon become a morning routine...



Right now, I am loving life. Not that I usually don't, but during this season it always becomes more apparent to me how blessed I am. I still can't believe that I'm married to my nerd'o best friend from school but wow, I love him. I love him more and more each day. Married life is amazing, I never thought I could go through such a roller coaster of emotions being married but I find myself thinking to myself... "Yay, we're married!" "Crap, we have to pay bills" "We don't have to say goodnight?:)" "Ugh... go sleep in the other room" "I can't wait to get off work to make dinner with Nealio" "Will you please go pick up the poop" "Don't you dare try to lick the brownie bowl!" "How did I ever get so lucky" "Geez you drive me nuts!!" "How does this man put up with me?""Forever is exactly where I want to be with you:)" When it comes down to it, we're loving life and enjoying all our new little adventures... even if that is finding the shortest costco line on weekends :)






I LOVE my boys :) One is so handsome and one needs to get his ----- cut off...


...I'll let you decide which is which.

Frozen solid!

St. George hit freezing temperatures today! It was in the 30's!?!? Of Course, the coldest day of the year ended up being the day I volunteered for the Salvation Army. University of Phoenix allows all of it's employees two full days of paid service time to go out and help the community. The guys and I decided that we wanted to be official bellringers this year. I ended up being the guinea pig and signed up for the 1st TWO HOUR shift. I froze my little bisquit off! It was so much fun greeting all the amazing people that were donating to the organization to help those in need. An older woman dropped in over $150 dollars!!! Being able to stand there with my apron on and bell in hand really got me into the christmas spirit :) And just for a future reference, when you're out shopping this holiday season- go ahead and drop your coins into the red bucket and say Merry Christmas :) 'Tis the season!



I hope everyone is enjoying their Christmas Season, I can't wait to be up in Salt Lake with my husband, family, and friends... oh and Leonard too :)

more updates

I can't believe it's already December! Seriously, November went by way too fast! Here's what we've been up to :)


GIRLS NIGHT! New Moon Premiere



Leonard is crazy as ever but we love him more and more each day :)


Leonard's favorite day of the week is Saturday because that means he gets to go to the DOG PARK! He is barely small enough to stay on the "small dog" side and loves wrestling with all the other puppies. If a dog ever barks at him, he tucks his tail and runs...apparently we've raised ourselves a wussy dog. Maybe someday he'll man up.


Happy Thanksgiving! This year we had dinner at the Burks and dessert with the Brophys. It was so nice to spend time with our family and stuff ourselves full with amazing food! I love my family and I'm so grateful for every single one of them.


BLACK FRIDAY! Yes, us 4 crazies went out at midnight to do some black friday shopping :) We left the thanksgiving party at 11pm to drive up to Park City Utah. We refused to not get a parking spot at the outlets after waiting in line for FOREVER so we decided that it wasn't even worth it. We parked above the outlets in the Wal-mart parking lot and tried hiking down to the stores. Big mistake. Poor Jayde (our niece) slid down the hill on her butt due to the snow. It was hilarious and we all had a good laugh, it got us to the stores faster too :) We had so much fun shopping and getting our deals. Unfortunately our trip was cut short because our car lights went out on our way to the mall so we had to go home. I attempted to take a nap and wake up for the Target opening but slept through it :( When we woke up Neal took me anyway :) I LOVE Christmas shopping and can't wait to finish it this weekend!


We ended our Thanksgiving weekend by traveling up to Boise with Neal's parents and his brother Scott. We were able to visit his Aunt and Uncle and it was such a blessing to be able to spend time with the both of them. His Uncle Monte is facing an unthinkable trial right now, he stands as the perfect example of perseverence. We are so grateful for having him apart of our family :) I am so thankful that I was able to spend some time with him over the weekend.

After 19 hours of driving over the holiday weekend we were ready to be back home. We set up our christmas tree monday night and had our first annual sleepover by it :) We tried to let Leonard sleep with us but of course, he got too excited and starting biting us. He has a problem with showing his emotions. We are SO excited for the holidays this year:)

Dear Mrs. Claus

My list is certainly not as lengthy as someone else's list, so I am confident you can manage with my requests :).

What I want for Christmas is:
-The best phone ever!
-The best outfit ever! (your choice)
-The best Gospel Principles book ever!

Your the best!

Dear Santa,

Dear Santa,
Happy Holidays! I figure that with Black Friday coming up this week I better hurry and send my Christmas List to you. I don't have your exact address in the North Pole so I'm hoping you keep up on everyones Blog. I am vouching for myself and assuring you that I've been a VERY good girl. All I want for Christmas is...

Christmas Pajamas
Bath and Body Works Lotion
Shoes.. yes I need more :)
Boots
Work Outfit
Church Outfit
Date Night Outfit
Workout Outfit
New Moon DVD
Jewelry
Purse
Coat
Snowmuffin (version II)

AND..... to be continued- can I just text you if I think of anything else?

Thanks, love you so much, kiss kiss! Merry Christmas!
OH! and I'll make sure to leave you some extra cookies ;)

P.S. please don't bring my husband any coal, I promise he hasn't been THAT bad!

xoxo Erin Burk

What are you thankful for?

I'm posting what I'm thankful for. I'm thankful for my new wife and everything she's doing for me. She helps me through each day and my life is filled with a lot more joy having her by my side. I'm thankful for our new dog and the patience I have learned from him. He's a pain, but a good pain. I'm thankful for parents on both sides of our family and everything they have done for my wife and I, we would not be living or at this point in our lives without their help, guidance, and assistance. I'm really excited to spend time with all of them this holiday season. I'm thankful for our friends and consider them a part of our family. I'm thankful for my Heavenly Father and his son. I'm thankful for the atonement and the strength it gives me daily.