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Catholic Culture: Sponsor Gifts for someone in RCIA

JessicaSeptember 3, 2023
Catholic Culture: Sponsor Gifts for someone in RCIA
A few years ago I had the absolute pleasure of sponsoring someone entering into the Catholic Church through the Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA). Maybe it's because the candidate was a girl in college butContinue reading
2023 Summer Book Swap
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2023 Summer Book Swap

JessicaSeptember 3, 2023

Will is still working (struggling) through my book assignment, but, as I constantly remind him,Continue reading

2022 Summer Book Swap
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2022 Summer Book Swap

JessicaSeptember 3, 2023

This is our 9th year of swapping books for the summer, if you want anContinue reading

#31. Temple of Minerva. (Veii, near Rome, Italy.) Master sculptor Vulca. c. 510-500 BCE. Original temple of wood, mudbrick, or tufa (volcanic rock)
02. Ancient Mediterranean

#31. Temple of Minerva. (Veii, near Rome, Italy.) Master sculptor Vulca. c. 510-500 BCE. Original temple of wood, mudbrick, or tufa (volcanic rock)

JessicaSeptember 3, 2023

Art Historical Background Note: the image from the 250 is a reconstruction based on archeologicalContinue reading

WIII Birth Story (finally)
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WIII Birth Story (finally)

JessicaJuly 17, 2023

Note: I am totally aware this is coming just 2 years after the events describedContinue reading

#29. Sarcophagus of the Spouses. Etruscan. c. 520 BCE. Terra cotta.
02. Ancient Mediterranean

#29. Sarcophagus of the Spouses. Etruscan. c. 520 BCE. Terra cotta.

JessicaMarch 5, 2023

Art Historical Background Sarcophagus of the Spouses is the one of three pieces from theContinue reading

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By Friday was was WIPED: 3 doctors appointments + By Friday was was WIPED: 3 doctors appointments + meetings + busy work week + toddler. 🏥 👩🏻‍🏫 🗓️ 🏃‍♂️ I still managed to fold a load of towels (we shy away from paper towels in the kitchen) & wash + hung out colors for Saturday morning folding. 🧺 🧼 🍽️ I also got a short but sweet nap on Friday afternoon too! 😴 ••• We involve William with pretty much every household task. Not because it makes it easier by any means but because we think it’s important for him to be involved and it’s fun to watch him pick up new skills. ••• Saturday morning we also went to @orlandosciencecenter & out to lunch at @reyesmezcaleria 🍊🌮🍹••• Every Sunday after @oviedocatholic mass we go watch the turtles in the pond, this morning we had the alligator too! 🐢😮🐊 After mass we went out to the NEW @cfscoffee in Oviedo. ☕️ 🥯 (By the way, we don’t ever go out to eat this much. I was just absolutely wiped by the weekend and I knew I needed a little bit of a reset if I was going to make it into the next week.)••• #jisforjourney #floridalife #laundry #housechores #2yearsold #furiosifamily #sciencecenter #alligator
L I F E this week has been relatively easy with th L I F E this week has been relatively easy with the toddler mostly because he’s been on a weird nap schedule that has been causing him to take a nap at 3 or 4 PM and sleep until 5 or 6 & sometimes going through the night. 🛌 😴 💤 (This is NOT our preference, just how life has been happening lately). This means I’ve been able to get home from work and do a lot of maternity lesson plans in the afternoon (yes yes unpaid labor 👎). Note you are not required to do maternity lesson plans (it’s illegal to be forced to do them!) but I’m doing them for my long-term sub for #aparthistory because that class is super particular. 🖼️ 🏺🪬📝 The pregnancy has exhausted me this week so maybe it’s a good thing my toddler has been sleeping a lot. 🤰 🥱 #23weekspregnant #jisforjourney #2yearsold #bubbles
This is a gratitude post: to neighbors & friends w This is a gratitude post: to neighbors & friends with babies and toddlers 🧒👶 to friends with bubble guns 🫧 to having messy kitchen counters & messy kitchen floors.🥖 🧑‍🍳 Gratitude for a husband that loves going on runs & swims with littles 🏃‍♂️ 🏊‍♂️ & gratitude for being 22 weeks pregnant. 🤰 ••• #jisforjourney #gratitude #22weekspregnant #toddlerlife #poolday #unfiltered #bffs #boys
I feel like this photo sums up the week well: I’ I feel like this photo sums up the week well: I’m feeling a little battered and bruised. No big crazy medical changes 🤞 but just tired of all the extra doctors appointments, all the daily medical stuff (like the shots that cause these bruises), feeling worn out when I still have so many months to go. HOWEVER, I’m trying to make sure I leave a little room for humor too. ••• #itsoktonotlikepregnancy #jisforjourney #21weekspregnant #highriskpregnancy
1️⃣ @mcdonalds drive thru after a pre-natal ap 1️⃣ @mcdonalds drive thru after a pre-natal appointment. This is a guilty pleasure I enjoy during pregnancy. I don’t do it every appointment because then that would sometimes be multiple times a week. 🙈 P.S. no need to come at me with “this is the time to eat healthy.” 🍔 🍟 2️⃣ Finally getting a workout in! 🏋️‍♀️ A lot of my friends said recovery from the second pregnancy was harder because they weren’t as active. With William, I went for weekly miles-long hikes with @jbdickers + workouts. This time around it’s different. I’m still “active”, as a run around with a 2 year old, but I’m trying to be more targeted in the second half of pregnancy. 🧘‍♀️👟 3️⃣ 19 weeks! And we are ready to share baby’s name: Alessandro Carlos. Alessandro is the male version of our favorite girl name + Carlos is an accidental family name on my side (3 uncles + my abuelo) 🤰👶 4️⃣5️⃣6️⃣ Not much to say here except how cutie is this kid + such a lovely mess maker. #jisforjourney #19weekspregnant #2yearsold #mcdonalds #workoutmotivation #helpingmom #highriskpregnancy
What. An. Exhausting. (Yet good!) Week. ••• What. An. Exhausting. (Yet good!) Week. ••• Back to school baby & Im not letting Desantis ruin my ability to make my classroom an inviting, brave, & collaborative space. 🌈 William is having a little bumpy transition back to routine + back to school + pregnancy is a hard combo but we’re chugging along. Had visits from Tia @acalvo_94 & Zia @courtney.furiosi which was much needed this weekend. 💕 #year10 #highschoolteacher #backtoschool #19weekspregnant #teachersofinstagram #classroom
Sort of last week of summer. William was dropped o Sort of last week of summer. William was dropped off all week at “Nani’s” house while we went to pre-planning & house projects. 👩🏻‍🏫 🧼🌞 ••• 1. 18 weeks pregnant this week, which means a ramping up of tests & dr appointments. 🤰 2. Re-caulking the shower & deep cleaning. 🚿 3. Packing William’s food for the day @lunchbots 🥪 4. We have baked 3 loaves of bread & dessert (TOGETHER) this week! 🥖🍰 5. (Slowly) decorating William’s new room (it’s his birthday gift from us). 🚗 🚂 🚤 ✈️ 🚲 ••• #jisforjourney #lastweekofsummer #18monthspregnant #houseprojects #lunchbots #baking #toddlerlife
This week was kind of a back-to-school preview for This week was kind of a back-to-school preview for us as @thefuriosity & I led some summer PD for @scpsinfo 🏫 👩🏻‍🏫 My mom rode the @amtrak up to spend the week with William & they had fabulous adventures each day. On Friday we got to join her at @meadgarden (it’s FREE y’all!)🪴 🌺 & then we drove the 11-mile @lakeapopkaflorida 🐊🌱••• So incredibly grateful for “community parenting” this summer, otherwise we would not have made it! •• Kinda nervous for the back-to-school rush while pregnant but we’re so ready for routine again! Year 🔟 here I come! ••• #jisforjourney #2yearsold #meadgardens #lakeapopkawildlifedrive #teachersummer #floridasummer #highschoolteacher #thankgodforgrandparents
This week had some fun & unexpected turns. 1. Cele This week had some fun & unexpected turns. 1. Celebrating baby Lenoci with lots of friends with babies & soon-to-have babies. 🎊 👶 2. Playground adventures with dad. 🧗‍♂️3. Zoo with mom + friends. 🦓 🦁 4. Back to meal planning! 🍲 5. FMH (high risk doc) appointment. ❤️ 6. And Friday afternoon I ended up in the ER. I’m ok! My heart was just acting up, luckily I did not need medication to help it baby to normal. 🏥 7. My boys sending me pics to keep me smiling in the ER. 📸 8. Saturday much-needed day date after an exhausting few weeks (bedtime battles, night wakings, extreme heat, doctors & ER visit). 🍦 9. This boy making his own bubble pool in the backyard. 🫧 ••• #floridasummer #babyshower #2yearsold #summervibes #teachersummer #zoo #playground #ervisit #fmh #jisforjourney #lastweekofsummer
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Hello! My name is Jessica & I am the content creator of J is for Journey; I started this blog way back in the fall of 2013 when I left to teach English Italy. And here I am, many years later, still blogging about travel, art history and religion – my three great passions in life. Now, with the birth of our son, I have added a fourth passion: motherhood. I hope you enjoy the journey!

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