Insta-love.

Hello my dearies! July is proving to be busier than ever, and I've been Instagramin'-it-up, so I thought I'd share a few from the past couple of weeks. My love for Instagram recently reached a whole new level, so if you'd like to catch some snippets of our everyday, you can follow me here. 

1) Our darling cousin, Jolee, picked some daisies - from the roots :)

2) Hanging out at Grandma Janet's on the 4th.

3) The kiddos slip-n-sliding on my birthday.

4) My parent's dog, Sammie.

5) A beautiful plate of yumminess.

6) My lovely little sissy (wish I had her hair).

7) Country living.

8) Jax and Lib playing on the Naches River.

9) My munchkin.

10) We had family from Nevada in town for the 4th. So fun! 

11) Co-sleeping at its finest.

12) Dandelion.

13) Messiest ice cream bars ever!

14) Little monkey climbing rocks at my parent's house. 

Thank you for being a part of our little adventures. Much love on this sunny Monday!

xo.

A Secret Garden.

 

One of the best things about my job is discovering things in town I never knew existed. If you're new to my blog, I coordinate and write for Yakima Magazine. My favorite thing about the job is putting my creativity to work. Next, would be the positive light the magazine shines on our small-ish town.

 

I've just barely started doing a wee-bit of photography for the mag, so my director asked me to shoot some pics at the Master Gardeners' Demonstration Garden. Talk about a secret garden - oh my goodness! How did I not know this existed in my own home town? Well...it is in an odd part of town, which definitely makes it a little diamond-in-the-rough. I didn't write the story, but you can read it here. And I'll leave you with a few of my favorite shots from the photo shoot.



 

 

 

 

Hope you're having a lovely day my dearies!

xo.

 

 

37.

I took a little hiatus. I guess I just needed to gather my thoughts, and well, live. I turned 37 last Monday. I cried all day Sunday. Insane? Yeah, for a day anyway. Come Monday I was fine.

I do realize age is just a number, but this isn't where I saw myself at this number. I have so, so much to be incredibly grateful for. And I am. But I guess my dreams are a little bigger than my reality - because I definitely can't buy the things I wish I had. So I'll keep dreaming - and continue to try to have faith in God's plan for my silly little life. 

I said this last year and I'm going to say it again - I definitely don't feel my age. I'm not sure what my age is supposed to feel like, but I feel much too young to be 37. It's just weird. However, the name Jill is of Latin origin, and means "youthful." Is it possible that one's name can shape their life? It is believed so in certain philosophies - and I think they might be on to something. 

With that being said, I'm pretty excited to do year number 37. Because one sad Sunday, is simply that - one sad day. And if it weren't for those days, I might not appreciate the 353 awesome days I have each year (because Lord knows I lose at least 12 days a year to PMS - ha).

I have big goals for this year, and I need not under-estimate my abilities. The past three years have definitely given me the strength and know-how to reach for the stars - and that I will do. I'm excited to learn and grow - as a writer, as a photographer and as an artist, and with all hopes, a year from now, I'll actually feel deserving of those titles. Most importantly though, I'm my baby boy's mama - with goals that overflow - to help him read, write...and ride a bike.

I suppose with time, my dreams are destined to become a reality, or so I hope...

...even still, I doubt I'll ever feel my age. Does anyone?

xo.