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2008 Summer Roadtrip: North Carolina

2008 Summer Roadtrip: North Carolina

JessicaJune 21, 2017October 17, 2020

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I want to reclaim the word “frugal.” So much d

I want to reclaim the word “frugal.” So much during this pregnancy (& my life in general) I spent a lot of time researching, creating spreadsheets & bouncing ideas off of everyone I talk to. 🤑🗣👩🏻‍💻💸 It’s not that I’m cheap or poor or unable to “let go.” It’s that I want to be in control of my money with smart decisions. ••• #beintentional #frugalliving #frugal #jisforjourney #bumppic #kitchen #lessconsumption #lesswaste

H A P P Y 🌷E A S T E R!!! Thankful to have outd

H A P P Y 🌷E A S T E R!!! Thankful to have outdoor mass on such a gorgeous day! @oviedocatholic @catholicallyear @kendra_tierney #easter2021 #paschalcandle

🌴🌿✝️Palm Sunday!!! 🌴🌿✝️ Made e

🌴🌿✝️Palm Sunday!!! 🌴🌿✝️ Made even better with my journal from @everysacredsunday (especially without missals at mass). ‼️Don’t forget, your blessed palms are a sacramental. Which means you can’t throw them away (& why would you?). Keep them on display & return them to church for next year’s Ash Wednesday ashes. 💜💀💜••• #jisforjourney #palmsunday #catholic #catholicism #holyweek #holyweek2021 #sacramentals #everysacredsunday #massjournal

It’s not ALL about the bump pics but this week i

It’s not ALL about the bump pics but this week it is! 🤰I’m embracing feeling fantastic this week. 🏨🩺👌🏽Feeling cute in these FREE clothes I’ve received (thank you @shmal_clem @carlatortilla @journeys_of_the_jordans @andrea.walsh.9404 & others!) Everything in these photos (except for the jeans in the last one) were gifted to me or I already owned them pre-pregnancy. Frugal can be cute too!👖👗👚💃 ••• #jisforjourney #pregnant #21weekspregnant #bumpstyle #pregnancylossawareness #pregnancyfashion #stylethebump #highriskpregnancy #secondtrimester

So hey. 20 weeks pregnant & my happy ass ends up i

So hey. 20 weeks pregnant & my happy ass ends up in the ER. 🏨💊🩺🤰I’m ok & the baby’s ok. Just my stupid heart condition acting up. I stayed overnight for extra observation but it totally put a wrench into my spring break plans. The bright side? Got to feel the baby ever do slightly for the first time ever. 👣 🎊 ••• #jisforjourney #20weekspregnant #hospitalselfie #highriskpregnancy #rainbowbaby #svt #exhaustedinthispic

Pregnant belly + McDonalds + ultrasound 🤪Confus

Pregnant belly + McDonalds + ultrasound 🤪Confused? 🍟🍔🤰ok so here’s the deal: every 6 weeks I see my high risk doctor who is 45 minutes away from both my work & house. I reward myself & sustain myself for the +1hr rush hour drive home with a cheeseburger, small fries & small vanilla milkshake. ••• If you know me, you know we eat decently healthy, so this may seem out of character but I look forward to this “cheat” & it gets me through the angst of all the high risk stuff. ••• #noshame #jisforjourney #19weeks #pregnant #pregnantbelly @mcdonalds #cheeseburgercheeseburgercheeseburger #ultrasound #bellypic #pregnancylossawareness #highriskpregnancy

❗️Disclaimer! I feel everyone needs to make th

❗️Disclaimer! I feel everyone needs to make the medical decisions they are personally comfortable with, so long as they are backed by scientifically-based research & thought. ••• I am 19 weeks pregnant & got my first COVID shot 🤰💉 No, I don’t think everyone needs to make the same decision I did. Yes, getting the shot made me nervous. ••• But what a strange testament to the past year by getting the shot 365 days after COVID was named a global pandemic & the world felt like it shut down. #jisforjourney #firstcovidshot #covidvacccine #gotmyshot #covid_19 #pregnantandvacinated #19weeks

Pregnancy: It’s not all about the bump pics!🤰

Pregnancy: It’s not all about the bump pics!🤰I have a blood clotting disorder (who knew!?), meaning I clot too quickly. Because this can harm & prevent a fetus from growing, I have to do daily blood thinners & a baby aspirin. I make @thefuriosity give me my nighty shots because I can’t bring myself to do them. 💉🩹OH & they cost $100/month!!! ••• This is a part of my motherhood journey. I hope all women can feel comfortable enough to share the pregnancy highs with the lows. #jisforjourney #bump #bumppic @inspirepregnancy #18weekspregnant #highriskpregnancy #rainbowbaby #pregnancy #pregnant #unfiltered #unfilteredmotherhood

And with that I say goodbye again! 👋 See you ne

And with that I say goodbye again! 👋 See you next Sunday social media! 💜🤍📱 💜🤍 #lentenfast #jisforjourney #yesimpregnantnotjustfat #17weekspregnant #sundaybest #socialmediafast

TMI ALERT🚨 This is the other* side of pregnancy

TMI ALERT🚨 This is the other* side of pregnancy.🤰This is a picture of me from a month ago. I had to spend 24 hours peeing into that stupid cup to collect in a jug (it was a lot!). 💦🚽🥃 Because of my condition, my doctor is checking for high protein levels in my urine. Good news! ALL NORMAL. But the test will be repeated in a few weeks. Pregnancy is not all cute bump pics 😂 but I got some of those too. #pregnancy #pregnancylife #highriskpregnancy #pregnancyloss #realpregnancy #lifeunfiltered #jisforjourney #babyfuri

We spent last weekend making aliñao! It’s a rum

We spent last weekend making aliñao! It’s a rum + fruit + sugar drink from Oriente (the easternmost province of Cuba 🇨🇺 where my mom’s family comes from) to welcome a baby into the home.🤰 👶 🍹 And it is currently fermenting in the depths of my closest until this baby’s birth & baptism. 🤱💦 Trying to shower this kiddo in as much Cuban culture as I can. 🇨🇺 👶 🌸 #jisforjourney #cubanamerican #babyboy💙 #aliñao #alinao #violetas #rainbowbaby #threegenerationsofwomen #cookingwithabuela #cubanculture #orientecuba

Starting Ash Wednesday bye bye social media until

Starting Ash Wednesday bye bye social media until Sunday 💀 ✝️ 💀 #rememberyouaredust

‼️important announcement‼️ @thefuriosity &

‼️important announcement‼️ @thefuriosity & I are over the moon excited to announce we are expecting a baby boy this summer. 🤰👶🍼 #jisforjourney #baby #babyboy #pregnancyannouncement #babyontheway @ucfalumni @ucfbhc #rainbowbaby

My perfect lunch. Best Vodka Sauce I’ve EVER had

My perfect lunch. Best Vodka Sauce I’ve EVER had thanks to the amazing Around the Catholic Table cookbook by @emilystimpsonchapman 🍝 Paired with a lovely cucumber, heirloom tomato, kalamata olive, basil & feta salad 🥗 ••• I love slow weekend lunches on the patio. ••• #slowfood #jisforjourney #aroundthecatholictable #lunch #cooking #whatsforlunch #balanceddiet

“The future is in MY classroom!” @veryjane 🌎 💕 ••• Lately I’ve been incredibly inspired by many of my students for their interest in global current events, 🌎 their patience in listening to each other 🗣& ability to adapt in this crazy school year 🏫 ••• So I decided to send this email to all my parents: “I wanted to reach out to commend each and every one of you for all you have done to raise such wonderful teenagers; yes, I mean it! I cannot imagine how difficult it is to raise kids in this world. But you are doing an amazing job. I have been blown away by the students' resiliency, flexibility, perseverance, and historical curiosity this year. I have been teaching World History for 7 years and I do not think that I have ever had such a consistent bunch of students who are politically, socially, and globally minded.

The students have asked for opportunities for discussion and deep analysis with their peers to tackle the same basic questions humanity has always wrestled with. Each time, I am floored by their respect, openness, and willingness to learn from each other. Additionally, the connections they have made from the course content to our modern world demonstrate that they are way more mindful of contemporary events that I ever was in high school.

So, whatever you are doing at home - keep it up! They are a fantastic bunch, and you should be incredibly proud of the future global citizens you are raising.” ••• #thefutureisinclusive #highschool #worldhistoryteacher #publicschoolteacher #teachersofinstagram #coexist #teacherlife #socialstudiesteacher #jisforjourney #teachingthefuture @principal_reynolds

Regardless of if you like Kamala Harris or not, it

Regardless of if you like Kamala Harris or not, it should be exciting for every American to see a new door open to a woman, a child of immigrants & a person of color. Bring on the diversity to ALL roles in government!! 🇺🇸👨‍🎤🧕🧔🏿🧓🏼👩🏻‍🦱👩🏼‍🦰👮‍♀️👷🏻‍♂️👨‍🏫👨‍❤️‍👨🇺🇸 ••• oh and BUH BYE Trump. You 👏 will 👏 not 👏 be 👏 missed 👏 #jisforjourney #dumptrump #ridenwithbiden #proudamerican #kamalaharris #joebiden #bluewave

Like I told my high school #students this week: if

Like I told my high school #students this week: if you’re going to share #mlkquotestoday be sure you actually read/listened to the speech first. I always see too many “I have a dream” 🗣💭 references without people knowing what that dream was & why we haven’t reached it yet. 🧔🏿✊🏿🧑🏾✊🏿🧕🏽✊🏿👶🏽••• #blm #blacklivesaresacred #blacklivesmatter #fightforjustice #ifyouwantpeaceworkforjustice #mlk #humanrights #jisforjourney #martinlutherking

If #2020 has taught me anything it is that I have

If #2020 has taught me anything it is that I have much less control over my life than I could fathom. So this year, I adjusted my #2021goals accordingly:

1️⃣ Build proper storage in our garage &/or attic. 🏠
2️⃣ Travel outside the state of #florida at least once. 🧳
3️⃣ Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day. 💦
4️⃣ Spend an average less than $650/month on #groceries . 🥘
5️⃣ Write 2 #arthistory blog posts a month. 🏺
6️⃣ Keep my potted herbs alive (& maybeeee add more green things to my backyard). 🪴
7️⃣ Use my #slowcooker at least every other week. 👩🏻‍🍳
8️⃣ Go for a jog or long walk every week. 🏃‍♀️
9️⃣ Practice #yoga at least twice a month. 🧘‍♀️ @doyogawithme
🔟 #read at least 5 books classified as “classic literature.“ 📖
1️⃣1️⃣ Grow my emergency savings account to at least $5,000. 💰
1️⃣2️⃣ Vacuum at least once a week.
1️⃣3️⃣ Focus on #workingout my arms more. 💪
1️⃣4️⃣ Finish our patio decorating.
1️⃣5️⃣ Spend an average of LESS than an hour and a half on my phone per day. 📲
1️⃣6️⃣ Buy no books (unless I have a gift card of course). 📚
1️⃣7️⃣ Do no school work on Sunday. 📝 #sundayrestday
1️⃣8️⃣ Call someone out of the blue to chat at least once a month. 📞
1️⃣9️⃣ Finish decorating our two extra bedrooms. 🛌
2️⃣0️⃣ Organize an intentional date with my hubby once a month. 👩‍❤️‍👨 #dateyourspouse
2️⃣1️⃣ Start a family. 🤱#recurrentpregnancyloss ••• #jisforjourney #21goalsfor2021 #newyearsresolution #goals

‼️warning, this is a political post pretending

‼️warning, this is a political post pretending to be about this gorgeous chicken I made for dinner ‼️Cooking is my catharsis when the world is crazy & so I’ve spent a lot of time in the kitchen since like 4 years ago lol 😂 BUT in all seriousness, there is something I want to say: The crazy, loud, conspiracy-loving minority has never had an enormous impact, but the silent, acquiescing majority does. IF you just “let something go” because you don’t want to cause drama, or keep silent while witnessing injustice you CONDON it. You give it life. ••• Speak up for human rights. ✊🏿Speak up for the weak. 👫Speak up for the future. 🌍 Because if you don’t, the bigoted minority will push you out of the way & you will lose your opportunity to make this world a better place. ✌️ ••• #lockhimup #peaceandlove #stopthespread #immigrantsmakeamericagreat #coexist #speakup #jisforjourney #scienceisreal #climatechangeisreal #prolife #blacklivesmatter #learnhistory

Andddd starting off 2021 with strawberry/blueberry

Andddd starting off 2021 with strawberry/blueberry scones & coffee. ☕️🧈 Heres to a sweet new year! 🌅🎉 #jisforjourney #2021 #newyearsday2021 #scones #breakfast

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