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2022: October Goal Reflection

JessicaNovember 7, 2022November 6, 2022
2022: October Goal Reflection
1. Leave the state of Florida once. Not this month, but we have our trip to Germany coming up in November for my sister's wedding. 2. Complete at least 3 arm-specific workouts per months. puttingContinue reading
2022: September Goal Reflection
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2022: September Goal Reflection

JessicaOctober 4, 2022October 2, 2022

1. Leave the state of Florida once. Technically checked this off with our Oxford tripContinue reading

AP Art History Hunting in London & South England
01. Global Prehistory

AP Art History Hunting in London & South England

JessicaSeptember 11, 2022September 11, 2022

Most of the art in this post is in the British Museum. We can haveContinue reading

2022: August Goal Reflection
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2022: August Goal Reflection

JessicaSeptember 1, 2022September 6, 2022

1. Leave the state of Florida once. – DONE!! 2. Complete at least 3 arm-specificContinue reading

2022: July Goal Reflection
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2022: July Goal Reflection

JessicaAugust 2, 2022July 29, 2022

1. Leave the state of Florida once. FINALLY!!!! It’s been years since I left theContinue reading

Off to Oxford!
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Off to Oxford!

JessicaJuly 2, 2022July 1, 2022

We leave today for Oxford for my 3-week summer experience. I am SUPER nervous forContinue reading

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H A P P I E S T of W E D D I N G S!!! Congrats @j1 H A P P I E S T of W E D D I N G S!!! Congrats @j1nsu & @jeanette_ortega 💒 👰‍♀️ 🤵‍♂️ 💕(photos are in no particular order)
H A P P Y T H A N K S G I V I N G 🦃🍂 First H A P P Y T H A N K S G I V I N G 🦃🍂 First year I had blood sausage for Thanksgiving 🤷🏻‍♀️🩸but it was yummy! We spent the morning at brunch & then a tour of Aachen by @jeanette_ortega followed by a few hours in the Christmas Market. 🎄 🎁 #jisforjourney #christmasmarket #thanksgiving #happythanksgivng #aachen #familytravel #germany
Wednesday of Thanksgiving Week in Germany: I don’t have many photos from today because the whole morning we spent it in the @carolusthermen baths which don’t allow cameras. 🛁 ⛲️Then we got to visit @jeanette_ortega office & labs @rwthaachenuniversity 🥼 🧶 And to end the evening: a bachelorette duck pin bowling night. 👰‍♀️ 🎳 (Which I was really awful at, in case anybody was doubting my athletic inability). ••• #thanksgivingbreak #aachen #duckpinbowling #bacheloretteparty #thermalbaths #familytravel #rwthaachen
Day 2: day trip to Maastricht in the Netherlands 🚎 🇳🇱 We had a wonderful chilly day out with our new German family. Then back home by 5pm for a cozy evening of drinks, dinner & playtime. ••• #jisforjourney @jeanette_ortega #maastricht #catholicchurch #familytravel #thanksgivingbreak
Little man had a fever for 2 days this week but lu Little man had a fever for 2 days this week but luckily perked up before our flights to Germany for @jeanette_ortega @j1nsu to tie the knot! 💒 William was a handful but decent on the flight; slept about a 5 hour stretch! 💤 Thank goodness for my @wildbird ring sling for a long nap in the airport when our stroller didn’t appear (it’s not lost! It’s just going to our final destination so we didn’t have access on our layover) ✈️ 🇺🇸➡️🇩🇰 ➡️ 🇩🇪 #jisforjourney #travellingwithkids
What a weird week! 1. Started off doing a virtual What a weird week! 1. Started off doing a virtual barre class offered by my district. 🩰 2. We were off for the tropical storm Wednesday through Friday so I use that time to pack for our upcoming Germany trip. 🧳 3. This little man has a found a love for eating whole apples. 🍎 4. We did have some damage from the storm. We lost a tree and had a little bit of water by window. ⛈ 5. My cute lumberjack baby. 🪓 6. “Embrace the chaos and choose joy“ - this expression works for mothering, for teaching, for hurricanes. 😜 7. After two hours in the front lawn taking apart our down tree on Friday I put up some laundry to dry, read a book and took a beautiful nap on the patio. 😴 8 & 9. Cute toddler shots. 10. #sanfording food truck rally with @darlingkatie812 & wonderfully creative tea by @theteasocial_orl 🫖 🍊 ••• #floridalife #nicole #teacherlife #packing #virtualworkout #16monthsold #wastetimetogether #jisforjourney
Of course family comes over this weekend and I too Of course family comes over this weekend and I took a zero photos!! #toobusyliving I generally was awful about taking photos this whole week so I apologize in advance. 1-3. Halloween!!! We went to my high school trunk or treat on Sunday & lasted all of 15 minutes on Halloween night; William had no concept of what to do. 🍭 🍬 4. All Saints Day is the day after Halloween and I was super thankful our church had a 4:30 mass option so that families with littles can attend (The picture is of an all souls candle I made a couple years ago). 🕯 5. My students getting up and moving using my awesome giant map. 🗺 6. Did not get to cemetery on All Souls but the toddler & I stopped by the next day. 🪦 7 & 8. Keeping this runner contained as we do afternoon yard work in the front lawn. 🌳 9. Field trip to the fire station with his amazing caretaker. 🚒 #allsoulsday #peanutsgang #halloween #16monthsold #worldhistory #highschoolteacher #cemetery @catholicallyear
Life this week was FULL! 1. Digging up dead trees, Life this week was FULL! 1. Digging up dead trees, trimming bushes, moving edgers (@thefuriosity did most of the heavy lifting but I did a lot of the dirty stuff). 2. Lots of running around outside. 🏃‍♂️ 3. Our disposal broke Monday; @thefuriosity fixed it as I cooked dinner while grandma entertained the rambunctious toddler. 👵🏼 4 & 5. Beef broth was finally successful but idk if it’s cost effective. 🥣 6 & 7. Said rambunctious toddler: the first picture is from his caretaker in her granddaughter’s clothes & the second is from picking @thefuriosity up from the doctors on the way to the high school homecoming parade. 🏖 🏃‍♂️ 8. Bedtime stories & bedtime stalling. 🛌 9. Meals outside are a win win = less mess in the house & the weather makes me happy. 🌞 🥘 10. The mess in our pew at mass. Today was a FIESTY day & I was solo with the crazy one; we were outside or in the narthex allllll gospel & homily. ⛪️ ••• #furiosifamily #wjfiii #catholic #falldress #floridaliving #beefbroth @crockpot #15monthsold @shininglightdolls #family
This was a busy week! 1. Lots of kitchen chaos; Wi This was a busy week! 1. Lots of kitchen chaos; William loves being in the kitchen while I cook. 👩🏻‍🍳 2 & 3. I love homecoming week :) PJ day & rocker vs Country Day. 🛌 🤘4. New wheels thanks to a coworker. 🚲 5. Bedtime bottle & story outside because it’s perfect Florida fall weather. 🍂 6. Getting kids UP to source documents in AP World History. 🗺 7. Saturday at the playground with godsiblings. 👨‍👧‍👦 8. Afternoon walk to the high school pumpkin patch. 🎃 9. Bath time cutie. 🛀 10. Praying this child is calm during mass. UPDATE: he was not. But the mass bag was helpful! ⛪️ ••• #jisforjourney #furiosifamily #pumpkinpatch #15monthsold #catholic #highschoolteacher #homecoming #storytime #autumn #floridafall
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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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