Tastes like Chicken!

Well, maybe not exactly, but even though we had to wait until January to see our first snow, it sure is exciting!

Car in Disguise

Snow can definitely make for some interesting images. Some are built, like snow-people. Others, well, we'll just call them happy coincidences.

Ringing in 2011!

Happy New Year from the Burniskes! We wish all of you a very joyful and blessed 2011!

Merry Christmas!

"Happy holidays is what the terrorists say... Merry Christmas from the Burniskes!"

(30 Rock reference anyone?)

Giving thanks for Thanksgiving!

This year we decided to celebrate Thanksgiving with our friends in Boston. With both a mixture of friends we met at the University of Texas and Jessica's classmates from Boston University, it was a lot like the first Thanksgiving. You know, the fictional one we tell children about where both Pilgrims and Native Americans sat down together to share a meal.



As part of the decoration, we had some decorative corn with name tags. Then they turned into handy dandy parting gifts at the end of the night!



With a larger kitchen than last year, we were able to put all the food on the counters and have two people in the kitchen their filling their plates -- at the same time! Along with the turkey, we had plenty of food to feed all 11 hungry mouths, including delicious stuffing, vegetables, salad, cranberry sauce and relish, and wonderful desserts.



To add a little extra Thanksgiving sparkle to the scene, we added several decorative gourds to the table. You'll notice a Cinderella Pumpkin in the center there. If you hollow it out, however, it would not make a good carriage.



One final photo of a few of our guests (and our Indian tapestry). We hope your Thanksgiving was just as wonderful as ours was -- filled with great company and delicious food!

2 Years and Counting!

It has, in fact, been two years since we were married. For the second anniversary, the gift is cotton. So here was Justin's way of saying, "I love you". Enjoy!

Autumn Getaway!

A couple weekends ago, we got a chance to go out and explore the countryside. Armed only with our sense of exploration and our iPhones, and limited only by our mileage limit (well, kind of limited, seeing as we went over that limit!), we ventured out into New England.



We left Friday afternoon and found a pumpkin patch on the lawn of a church. It should be noted that prior to wandering among the pumpkins, Jessica was shot with a gamma ray that caused her to grow in size. To give you some perspective, those pumpkins are all about the size of a beach ball.



After searching the patch, we finally settled on these two pumpkins, and yes, we did look at every single one before we picked them out.



While all the colors of the leaves are beautiful, Justin's favorite color is red...



...although everyone's favorite might be the mixture of all the colors when they're brought together.



We also saw some geese. They were about to go watch a football game so Jessica got out some pretzels to feed them.



More beautiful color.



The reflection of the leaves in the water is always a pretty sight. We captured this shot while hiking in a state park near the Massachusetts - Connecticut border.



I guess the theme of these last three photos is water. This was a long exposure shot to give that water that softer look. Ideally there would have been more sunlight, but it seemed to turn out okay.



We also saw a couple of wild turkeys running around. With only one month left until Thanksgiving, it's no wonder they were in such a rush when we stopped.



Some of the prettiest color we saw all weekend was in a cemetery we came across while driving back on Sunday. The leaves all over the ground helped make the whole scene so striking.



Here is one of the gravestone statutes set against the red leaves.



And here is another gravestone. The end!