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2020-2021 School Year: Thoughts on Week 1

JessicaAugust 25, 2020October 10, 2020
2020-2021 School Year: Thoughts on Week 1
I waited to write this because I didn't want my shock and anger of the first few days to color my view on week 1 of the pandemic school year, but I assure you myContinue reading
Why I cut my aunt out in 2020
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Why I cut my aunt out in 2020

JessicaAugust 12, 2020August 11, 2020

This is not an easy post to write, many people would probably think it’s aContinue reading

Hello School Year 2019-2020
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Hello School Year 2019-2020

JessicaAugust 12, 2019September 29, 2019

Today is our first day of school!!! Literally always the worst and yet most excitingContinue reading

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Travel Tips: Chaperoning an International School Trip

JessicaJuly 15, 2019September 20, 2019

This past spring break I was asked to chaperone a school trip to Greece!!! (I’mContinue reading

Making Infographics in Humanities
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Making Infographics in Humanities

JessicaOctober 22, 2018October 27, 2019

Two weeks ago I took a professional development day to attend an all-day workshop atContinue reading

End of Quarter 1 Reflections
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End of Quarter 1 Reflections

JessicaOctober 11, 2018

The first quarter of the 2018-2019 school year has just ended. Students have finished theirContinue reading

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My mom’s LAST SPRING BREAK before retirement 🥳 
1-3. My parents took William to the Winter Haven airport to spend the day working on the plane & the hanger. (Yes it was chilly!) ✈️ 
4. Having fun with 20th century art with #aparthistory 🖼️ 
5. My mom took William to the library for story time. 📕 
6. Soup & Stations of the Cross (toddler style) with friends on Friday. 🥣 ✝️ 
7-8. Tavares for the annual antique car & boat show 🚤 🚙 + day date for us! 🍹🍸 
9. The favorite sandbox in his super fly church outfit. 🏖️ 
••• #jisforjourney #airplane #winterhavenflorida #librarystorytime #21monthsold #boatshow #arthistory #fauvism #highschoolteacher #cocktails #daydate #springbreak #abuelos #ito #ita #stationsofthecross #catholic #sandbox
S P R I N G 🏝️ B R E A K ~ 1. New book! @shan S P R I N G 🏝️ B R E A K ~ 1. New book! @shannonkevans 📚 2. Three days on the east coast visiting grandma, dear friends & the beach. 🏖️ 4. A nap that ended too soon was finished up in the hammock. 💤 5-7. St. Patrick’s day at the @centralflzoo & #sandfording ☘️ 🦒 8. Animal Kingdom morning with friends. 🌳 🦓 9. Sunday video chatting with @jeanette_ortega @j1nsu & house projects with dad. 🔨 🪟 📱 ••• #jisforjourney #disneyworld #animalkingdom #springbreak #beach #floridalife #feministprayersformydaughter #toddlerlife #stpatricksday
Last week we had exams because this week is spring Last week we had exams because this week is spring break. 🏖️ So lots of end of the quarter frustrations 😤 matched by silly fun with a toddler. ••• 1-2. Making cooking fun when one on one with a toddler is not easy but very much worth it. 👩🏻‍🍳 3. FaceTime with Ita. 📱 4. Sharing a meal together when @thefuriosity has tennis means dinner is SIMPLE. 🍕 🥗 5. Video from William’s amazing caretaker. 🛝 6-7. Picking up a few groceries @winndixie 🛒 8-10. Kicking off spring break with Saturday tennis, a car nap&  then afternoon #sanfording 🎾 😴 ••• #toddlerlife #cooking #tennis #winndixie #20monthsold #jisforjourney
This week hah a lot going on! Many late nights for This week hah a lot going on! Many late nights for @thefuriosity due to tennis & science fair. I’ve learned I cannot cook the nights he’s gone so I plan our meals out very carefully. 👩🏻‍🍳 🗓️ ••• Photos 1-3. Cooking & eating with my little man. I make sure to send pics/videos to Will when he’s not home for dinner. 🥘 Alll the rest of the photos are from Saturday. This weekend was filled with REST because we were both burnt out. ••• Other things that went on this week: Tennis matches Tuesday & Thursday 🎾 We hosted 4 friends for dinner Wednesday #crockpotsavedtheday 🥣 Science fair stuff & tennis team meal Friday but Will took the toddler for the afternoon so I could get some work done at a tea shop 🧋💻 Saturday movie night with @juleslovesreading 🎥 ••• #jisforjourney #19monthsold #cooking #couchnaps #coloring #gooutsideandplay
TWO WEEK ROUND UP! &&& I apologize, they’re out TWO WEEK ROUND UP! &&& I apologize, they’re out of order. 📸 (While I’m not totally off social media for Lent, I’ve stepped back a lot!) 💜🖤••• 1. Hanging at @oviedotennis - I try to take William at least once a week. 🎾 2. #aparthistory making some storyboards for Tete a Tete from Marriage a la Mode. 🖼️ 3, 5, 6. @jeanette_ortega & @j1nsu American wedding reception. 👩‍❤️‍👨 4. Brunch with The Four Girls 💃💃💃💃7. Breakfast with Ito & Ita while mom & dad sleep in. 🍳 8. Bougie toddler lunchbox 🍱 9 & 10. William went to @waltdisneyworld for first first visit with @acalvo_94 so that mom & dad had a day off. 🏰 ••• #jisforjourney #2weeks #disneyworld #tenniscoach #highschoolteacher #guayabera #magickingdom #lunchbots #family
Not much to say this week but that l, although we Not much to say this week but that l, although we are in a REALLY busy season of life, I’m still really enjoying running around with a toddler. ••• #highschoolteacher #momlife #19monthsold #jisforjourney
A rundown of the week: - @thefuriosity was gone at A rundown of the week:
- @thefuriosity was gone at UF for a science competition Sunday afternoon to Tuesday evening 🧪 🐝 
- Monday William got his last infant vaccine 💉 
- Wednesday I tutored at the library 📚 & had an allergy shot appointment 💉 
- Thursday & Friday we had a grumpy, teething baby (a few night wakings this week) 🦷 
- tennis season is in FULL swing with practice every afternoon 🎾 
- Saturday was regional science fair so William & I hung out at the high school Friday to support 🧬 
- @thefuriosity & I are both judges for science fair (don’t worry I do the arts & humanities category) 🖼️ 
- Sunday we drove to Ocala National Forest to see @jeanette_ortega @j1nsu & the German gang 🚌 And that’s a wrap! ••• #jisforjourney #19monthsold #aparthistory #highschoolteachers #sciencefair #teachersofinstagram #thankgoodnessforourvillage
SUNDAY RECAP! 📸 1. This week was literacy week SUNDAY RECAP! 📸 1. This week was literacy week at my school, so I had to bust out my Catholic books mug from @dappledlightdoodles 📚 2 & 3. AP Art History had a little competition rebuilding, Rachel Ruysch’s Fruits and Insects. 🖼️ 4-5. Meltdown to blissfully enjoying a book by himself. 😤 📖 6. Curriculum Night #twinning 🗺️ 7- the end. Weekend living with this dude. @thefuriosity is at a research event at UF until Tuesday - let’s see who survives these next days victorious: William or Momma??? •• #jisforjourney #aparthistory #highschoolteacher #rachelruysch #fruitsandinsects #toddlertantrums #18monthsold #sandbox #radioflyer #dinnerselfie
It’s not a very photogenic week, but it was a bu It’s not a very photogenic week, but it was a busy one. 
1-3. William loves to help out in the kitchen, and we really encourage him to do so, even though it definitely creates a much bigger mess than I need. 🧑‍🍳 🥘 
4-7. Just basic every day living. 🧸 🚗 
8-10. We had a lovely family filled weekend at my mother-in-law‘s on Saturday & a huge thank you to @courtney.furiosi & Dillon for taking William to the @centralflzoo so we could have a few hours alone.🦒 🦓 🌳 #jisforjourney #toddlerlife #zoo #kitchen #mess #unfilteredmotherhood
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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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