The light at the end of the tunnel...

These next two months are going to be BIG. and I mean HUGE. I've got so much to do, and not enough time. Isn't that how life works though? I couldn't be more grateful for my hussle and bussle because it means that this baby will be here in no time and I will have no time to waste. I keep having dreams of him - which just makes me want him out, like, right now. If you were to ask me about a week ago if I was ready for this baby, I'd be like "heck no." But now, I seriously can not wait to get him out. I just want him in my arms and I want to see what the little guy will look like. I'm not even scared about the pain anymore...well at least I'm trying not to think about the whole labor thing.

While preparing for our little one, I'm also trying to finish up my online class...that is supposed to be done by next Friday...and that I'm only halfway done with. Crazy? Yeah, probably. But I'll get it done. Currently, I'm halfway through the Lord of the Rings trilogy and I'm on a role. So hopefully all will go well and I will still graduate on time! So not only will I graduate in a month from today, but I could potentially have a baby very soon afterwards. Two very very big, exciting, and worthwhile things. I am truly blessed right now.

Daniel is still studying for the GMAT. Bless his heart. I think the whole thing is bogus. I mean when will I (or he) ever use fractions to figure out how many votes my competitor got more than me? Heck, I'll just ask the counter how many votes I lost by. Ya know? Anyways, he's such a trooper and he works so hard. He's picking up my slack right now as I skip work to finish my class and work on my internship. He's just amazing like that.

So there you go. We're happy, healthy, and couldn't be more blessed. We have amazing friends and family who are there to support us. So if any of you are reading this, we love you! Thank you for blessing our lives and our home.

Now that I'm immersed in Middle-Earth and the battle between good and evil, I've had the strongest desire to watch all the movies again. But - not until I finish my class. Until then, Daniel found this video online that I think is absolutely hilarious. Watch, and enjoy. (But be warned, Saruman's death is pretty gruesome.)

Purles Family Reunion, Part 3 (Final installment)

The view from the cabin porch. Beautiful.

A close call with a moose.


Maria is always willing to paint toe nails when we get together for reunions. I think it's adorable.

Indoor swimming pool, baby!


and my Dad being funny by spraying ice cold water on us...

The kids always love playing with Daniel. I often found him in situations like this:





He's going to be the best Dad.

We wouldn't have been there if it wasn't for these two beautiful people - my Dad...

and my mom. Isn't she cute?

Seriously though, we are a large happy family.

Purles Family Reunion, Part 2

At every family reunion, there is a lot of sleeping going on. And I mean A LOT. I love that there are so many pictures snapped of my family members sleeping everywhere. Needless to say, all of us needed the rest from the non-stop grind of real life.

Even the kids needed it.





Along with lots of sleeping, we had lots of music.





I love my fam.

Ummm...

I don't know if anyone noticed, cause I sure didn't - but by the end of this week, I will only have about 2 months before this baby is due. Uh. Yeah. It's crunch time.

A little overwhelming? I think so.

Help.

On a slightly less overwhelming thought - I slept pretty well last night. That's the first time in about two weeks. Yay me! And today I meet with my counselor about graduating in August. So hopefully all goes well and I can graduate before this baby comes!

Purles Reunion: Cake

I have tons of pictures of our reunion (thanks to all the girls with their photography skills and great cameras) and I thought I would post the pictures in a series. We were lucky enough to be able to use my sister-in-law's family cabin up in Park City. It was absolutely AMAZING.

Today, I wanted to post about the cake I made for our June birthdays. I got this recipe from Sweetapolita and it not only tasted delicious, but it was so fun to make.

I loved watching the kids faces when Jason cut into the cake.





Loved it!

Baby James

We had sweet baby James' baby blessing a few weeks ago and it was quite wonderful. I'm glad my mom got around to taking pictures with my camera, otherwise I wouldn't have. Here's the happy couple and the star of the show.

7 months for me, and 8 months for Kenzie. We're gettin' close! It's fun being pregnant with my sister.

The kids loved taking rides on the golf cart thingy - or whatever it was. Of course, Daniel had fun with the kids too.

Just ignore Daniel's tie. We don't really know why his tie is over his shoulder. I still think he's cute.

It really was such a lovely day full of family, food, and lots of love.

GMAT and blogging

Daniel is currently studying for the GMAT, while I sit here and blog...I should be working on my online class or internship, but I'd rather blog. So here I am.

Here are just some of the things we've been up to lately:

We have LOVED our new apartment. Pretty much everything about it is awesome. I love having a bigger kitchen. It's been a nice change to actually want to cook because I have room to. We made pizza last week and Daniel looks like such a pro.

These are some pictures of our glorious trip to St. George. It really was heaven on earth.

This is Maggie, Keric, and baby Boston. We wish they lived closer so we could hang out with them more often.

Of course, whenever we get together with Keric and Maggie, the talk of music, or music is always involved. Daniel and Keric used to be in a band in high school so they always like to remember the old days by bringing out their guitars and jamming. I absolutely love to hear them play.

This is me just being goofy.

So, I have a funny story. If any of you know me, you know I'm very sensitive to anything that has to do with animals. I don't know why, but in all the movies where animals are hurt, I end up crying. Call me weird, but that's the way it's always been. Ever since I've been pregnant, this sensitivity to animals and their treatment has been magnified a hundred fold. Yeah. You heard me. The other night I was looking up viral videos for my internship and came across this. Watch it. I'll wait.

Did you watch it? Seriously though. If that didn't pull at your heartstrings, I don't know what will.

Long story short, I ended up bawling at the end of it. Yes, actual bawling. Daniel, who never quite understands my pregnancy hormones, ended up laughing his head off at me, which in turn, made me do the laugh/cry thing. Anyone know what I'm talking about? I was bawling and laughing at the same time and couldn't stop. It ended up being the funniest thing ever. I tried to get a picture of Daniel on the ground laughing so hard he couldn't get up, but as soon as I pulled the camera out, he sat up. This is all that I got -

And yes, that is my foot trying to get him back to the ground because he was still laughing hysterically and I wanted the picture to capture that moment. Obviously, it didn't work.

Confession: I would do the laugh/bawl thing over and over again just to hear Daniel laugh that hard. I love it THAT much.