Birk Adventures

Last week was an exciting week for us! On Wednesday I turned 27 ! Wow, that actually sounds a lot older than 26. I am now in my late 20s and don't know how I feel about that. It was a fun day though. Thank you to everyone who called, emailed, posted a comment, or came over! Adam took good care of me, of course. He made breakfast and dinner for me. And Mom came down and took me shopping and to lunch, so I didn't have to cook at all! Friday night Adam took me on a date, which was so nice. Earlier in the week he'd asked what my favorite restaurant was and I said I didn't know because I like bits and pieces: Olive Garden's salad and breadsticks but not their meals, Training Table's turkey sandwich, etc. I didn't know how carefully he listened until Friday when he showed up with Olive Garden salad and breadsticks for me and a Table Training turkey sandwich! We ate at the Tanner Building then went to the BYU basketball game. It's amazing how nice a couple hour

I've been tagged by a couple people and so far have been delinquent in passing it on. I did this about a year ago, so hopefully I've changed a little in the last year so this won't be a complete repeat. 5 Things I Was Doing Ten Years Ago: 1. JV cheerleading (I love that people always say they can't picture me as a cheerleader--I take it as a compliment) 2. Singing with Ladies Ensemble 3. Sitting behind Jen in AP American History, who kept me awake every day by entertaining me with her nodding head and droopy eyes 4. In love with a different Adam 5. Obsessed with Garth Brooks (before he left his wife of course) 5 Things On My To-Do List Today: 1. Go to work (got put on call--hooray!) 2. Make dinner (crockpot salsa chicken over rice) 3. Host Craft Group 4. Babysit Eliza Winings 5. Do the laundry 5 Snacks I Love: 1. Ritz crackers and cheese 2. Cookie dough 3. Chocolate milk 4. Fruit snacks 5. Graham crackers and milk 5 Things I'd Do If I Were a Millionaire: 1. Save! 2.

Marian has started speaking in sentences and it's so fun! Not only does she imitate everything I say, but she's good at remembering and using new words in her own sentences. If you heard her say these, it probably wouldn't sound anything like what I'm writing. But I love being the mom who gets to provide translation services for her. It's kind of exciting understanding her little language. Here are some examples of her sentences: Mama change ew-yuck diaper. Mama put Mini's shoe on. (She calls herself Mini.) Mini sit down right here. Mini juice all gone. Put on ladybug costume. There's the other bow-wow. The other day we were shopping. Instead of sitting down in the front she wanted to sit with her bum on top of the back-rest. I told her over and over to sit down until I gave up and just kept a really close eye on her. After a couple minutes of me not saying anything she turned to me in her most commanding voice, pointed her finger at me and said, "Sit d