p.s. i love this

Even after all this time

the sun never says to the earth, "you owe me."

Look what happens with a love like that.

It lights the whole sky.

-Hafiz

One Year Older

It's my birthday. The day I was born 20 years ago. And instead of anticipating gifts. I am nostalgic. Because for the first time, I look at my short 20 years and I feel old. By no means do I measure up to my grandmother's gentleness, my grandfather's humor, my fathers intelligence, and my mother's wisdom, but I feel experienced.

My charmed life has sometimes offered disappointment, grief, confusion, and loneliness. But I now embrace it. I love that the good and the bad have made me into this too-outspoken, too-passionate, too-eager 20 year old I see reflected in the computer screen. I can be proud of my accomplishments, because there were many. And they were great. And I do not need to worry about what I will become, because I don't know yet. But I will be great.

That's the best part. I will look at this my 30th, 40th, and 100th birthday and laugh at my young, assuming self, Because I really don't know what I think I do. I haven't seen the most elated happiness and I haven't experienced rock bottom. And I can't wait, because I get to keep creating myself, giving myself the gifts of accomplishment, failure, and life.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

I love you Travis David Standley!

♥COUNTDOWN 46 DAYS♥

50 days!

but, who's counting?

YES! Of course we're counting ツ

♥♥♥

trav & jewels

I ♥ America

"He makes me melt like a popsicle on the fourth of July" THE LITTLE RASCALS

Angie & her favorite (soon to be) sister in-law.

Lisa & Angie (Travis's sister)

Happy Birthday America!

X♥X♥

jewels

feeling a bit "under the weather"

♥ jewels

Daddio

Each year that passes,

I'm even more glad,

More grateful and proud

just to call you my dad!

Thank you, Dad...

for listening and caring,

for giving and sharing,

but, especially,

for just being you!

I'll always love my daddy.

Happy Father's Day!

♥ julie bird

hello, friday

{Countdown: 71 days!}

Friday, what took you so long! Any fun plans this weekend?

'

The sunshine is finally making her debut,

& I'm loving it. I am hoping for a sunny days ahead.

Trav & I are going Rodeo-"ing" tonight and heading

to Idaho Falls on Saturday and Sunday for some relaxing down time with family

over Fathers day weekend.

I have lots to look forward too

this summer

...

{Mrs. Julie Carol Standley on August 28th @ 1:30 pm in the Idaho Falls Temple}

& Next week

...

On Monday, haircut and color. Yes! :)

Thursday thru Sunday Va-cay at Bear Lake with the Stewart bunch.

I'm sooo excited for raspberry shakes

& the freezing cold lake!

♥ jewels