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Art & Humanities

Making Infographics in Humanities

JessicaOctober 22, 2018October 27, 2019
Making Infographics in Humanities
Two weeks ago I took a professional development day to attend an all-day workshop at Full Sail University, a college focusing on digital media and film production. The workshop I attended focused on bringing inContinue reading
Goodbye Liceo Bellini
Europe

Goodbye Liceo Bellini

JessicaDecember 17, 2013

This is the last week of teaching in Italy. I have truly enjoyed my classes,Continue reading

Teaching in Italy
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Teaching in Italy

JessicaNovember 16, 2013

I always figured I would love to teach; I grew up in a family ofContinue reading

Ciao Italia!
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Ciao Italia!

JessicaSeptember 10, 2013September 6, 2019

Well it is officially day two of my Italian adventure! My flights yesterday were fine;Continue reading

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“This is my body, broken for you.” #35weekspre “This is my body, broken for you.” #35weekspregnant #highriskpregnancy
1. My mom: apparently the garbage truck was a whol 1. My mom: apparently the garbage truck was a whole morning activity. 🚛
2 & 3. I think we nailed this DIY Halloween.🎃 🍫 
4. Cool dude 😎 
5. All Saints Day Mass & date night @sushipopofficial 🕯️🍱
6-7. Hometown high school rivalry game (we only lasted until 7:30). 🏈 
8. Saturday morning walk with momma. 🐜 (not shown was the mountain of chores I got done)
9. Bark n Brew Saturday afternoon. 🐶 🍻 
10. Sunday morning yoga. 🧘 
#jisforjourney #32weekspregnant #oviedoflorida #yoga #furiosifamily #allsaintsday #relics #willywonkaandthechocolatefactory #halloween2023 #2yearsold #fridaynightlights #highschoolfootball
H A P P Y 🎃 H A L L O W E E N from Willy Wonka H A P P Y 🎃 H A L L O W E E N from Willy Wonka & the gang! 🍭🍫 🍬💛
1️⃣ This book is my foundation for getting thr 1️⃣ This book is my foundation for getting through third trimester! 🤰 (The author got WACKO during COVID so I no longer follow her & quite honestly don’t want to financially support her 🤪 so if you want the book, I’ll lend it to you.)
2️⃣ Treat after my OBGYN (no sugar boba). 🧋 3️⃣4️⃣5️⃣6️⃣7️⃣ Homecoming for both our high schools. 🥳 8️⃣9️⃣ Saturday Zoo Boo Bash @centralflzoo with my parents which meant I got to take a nice long morning nap!!! 😴 Sunday (no pics): 8am mass, play date with @carlatortilla & then @courtney.furiosi came over in the afternoon with homemade yummy bread. 🥖 All in all a fantastic week & so ready to have my parents over this next week for Hallow-tide! 🎃 🕯️ 👻 ••• #jisforjourney #thirdtrimesterproblems #homecoming #catholicmom #madeforthis #dressup #bobatea #zoo
This is the only photo I have from this week. Offi This is the only photo I have from this week. Officially in the third trimester 🎉 and extremely tired of negotiating & dealing with insurance and benefits to get what I think is justice for my family and my pregnancy. Had to do all this last time & doing it again… 💪 🤰#thirdtrimester #jisforjourney
For every low this week, there was a high. Real li For every low this week, there was a high. Real life in balance. Gestational diabetes was a real low but @acalvo_94 spending the weekend with us & taking William to Disney was a high. 🩸🏰 ••• Reminding myself that allllll my medications & interventions & diagnoses are the only reason I can even carry a baby to term. As upsetting & exhausting as it all is, the fact that I get to hug & kiss my baby tonight, when I loss 3 before him, makes it all worth it. 🌈 👶 ••• #highriskpregnancy #unfilteredmotherhood #jisforjourney #magickingdom #cfscoffee #gestationaldiabetes #walk #itsokdad
Not much happening this week. We got back Sunday e Not much happening this week. We got back Sunday evening from DC, Tuesday we hosted William’s baptism anniversary fondue dinner with @courtney.furiosi & his padrino. 🫕 🥦 🍴🍷🥖🍅🍎🍝Otherwise it was quite yet busy trying to get something’s in order for Halloween 🎃 ☠️ & sorting stuff for baby no. 2. 👶 Still not yet in the third trimester but I feel like I am! 🤰 ••• #jisforjourney #baptismanniversary #catholic #27weekspregnant #2yearsold
UPDATE: these didn’t upload correctly, Will fix UPDATE: these didn’t upload correctly, Will fix tomorrow.

This week’s update is really just this weekend’s update. The Furiosis flew to Washington, DC so Will could attend a conference. While Will did that William & I hung out with Tia & attended mass at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Oh and I’m super excited to have crossed another AP Art History image of my list: Electronic Superhighway!!!
I realize this has essentially become all toddler I realize this has essentially become all toddler & pregnancy updates #sorry that’s just been the bulk of where my brain & body have been lately.🤰Honestly, work is going really smoothly this year, so not much to update there but I’ll try to add more of that next week.
1. Monday yoga (that is the # 1 thing I did last time to prep for an unmedicated birth & hoping for the same this time.) 🧘‍♀️ 
2. Soooo I ended up in the ER (again). My stupid heart (again). I’m ok, baby is ok! ❤️‍🩹
3. I rested the ER visit day (my amazing intern took over my classes). 👨‍🏫 
4-6. A suspiciously smooth Saturday with a rambunctious toddler. 📸 Not pictured: the park birthday party we went to.
7 & 8. Sunday afternoon walk with momma. 🚶🚶 📸 Not pictured: birthday brunch date with @thefuriosity ••• 
#jisforjourney #2yearsold #svt #yoga #25weekspregnant #ervisit
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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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