Elizabeth

Elizabeth was born in the frigid state of Michigan to Robert and Darlene Bowker. At age three, her family moved to the Southern Tier. At age 8, Elizabeth began attending CBCA where she tried hard to stay out of detention. She was involved with basketball, cheerleading (where she cheered Charlie along), volleyball, choir, drama, and flute. After graduation, Elizabeth spent a year in Phoenix, AZ. During this time, she was able to travel and explore AZ and CA and fell in love with the west coast. In 2001, Elizabeth returned to NY to attend college. She spent two years at Monroe Community College studying for her RN. Elizabeth currently works at a local nursing home as a CNA and is excited for the day that she can return to school and finish her RN degree.

In her spare time, Elizabeth enjoys playing with her cat Monte, fish tanks, plants/ gardening, the color pink, traveling (her latest trip was to Yukon Territory, British Columbia, and Alaska), crafts, walking, talking on the phone, riding motorcycles, and music.

Elizabeth has an older sister Jenny and a younger brother Jeremy, and suffers immensely from middle-child greatness. She has a niece and 2 nephews and her family is her greatest joy! She believes in God and that everything happens for a reason. She tries to see the positive in everything but has yet to find any whatsoever in canned yams.

Future goals for Elizabeth include getting her RN, owning a Jerusalem donkey, buying a motorcycle, operating a greenhouse, owning an El Camino, and traveling to Venice. She is looking forward to sharing these things with Charlie.

Charlie

Charlie was born a southern peach to the Burger Family while his father was posted at Fort Benning, GA with the US Army. As a family, the Burgers were transferred to Southwestern Turkey for three years. During this time, Charlie school age, so his mother educated him at home. His father retired from the service, and the family returned stateside to New York’s Southern Tier, where his education continued at home until 8th Grade. At that time, he started attending a Christian school in the area (where he met his bride). He played soccer and basketball all through high-school, as well as participated in the traveling choir. It was through sports and choir that he met some of his best friends. He proceeded to attend college, attaining a B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology. While studying engineering in central New York, Charlie developed an interest in web design. After graduating, Charlie landed a job working for an aviation simulation company. Building training devices for militaries all over the world, he developed a love for systems design and integration. Charlie was hired as a Systems Engineer last year, developing electronic jet engine controls. Starting in 2005, Charlie started working with Union Center Christian Church’s progressive high-school youth program, where he acts as the tech guru, participates in program planning, and gets to love and hang out with teenagers. Charlie hopes to continue his education studying for a M.S. in systems engineering. A Master's degree will be used professionally, but also to participate in short-term mission trips, where engineers evaluate and design buildings and infrastructure for missionaries and orphanages in the world’s desperate places.

In Charlie's spare time, he enjoys cycling, playing soccer, listening to music, watching movies, playing with cameras, learning about new technologies, and salivating over German cars (VW/Audi, BMW, Porsche, etc.). He doesn't care for artificially flavored banana candies, and wishs that people would learn to use their turn signals properly.

Charlie is the oldest son of Charlie and Tammy Burger, of Binghamton, NY. He is blessed with two brothers, Chris and Cliff, and beautiful neice, Abbie.