Jessica

Jessica
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Jess was born in Florida but also lived in the Midwest, on the East Coast, and, finally, in Los Angeles, before moving to San Antonio. She was in the last semester of a graduate program in English Literature when she found out she was pregnant with her first daughter. (Which means, gentle reader, she finished her studies with neither coffee nor wine! Be amazed!) Jess and her husband, a San Antonio native, have since welcomed their second daughter. In her previous lives, Jessica has been a college professor, an actor, and a restaurant manager. She is currently enjoying turning her obsession with taking pictures of her own children into a modest photography venture. You can check out some of her work at Mewborne Photography.

Once More Unto the Fridge, Dear Moms, Once More!

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Pick your battles, they say. Only spend the time and energy on the conflicts that truly matter to you and let the rest go, they say. Well, since having children I have learned that, like...

#sorrynotsorry: Being Okay With Moving On

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This recent back-to-school season was an important one for me. My youngest child headed off to a full-day, five-day-a-week preschool program, leaving me and my stay-at-home lifestyle to figure out what comes next. For...

End-of-Summer Fun: When You’ve Got Nothing Left to Give

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Hey there, parents! It's not long now until our little darlings head off to school (if they haven’t already gone back!), and boy, are we going to miss them. I am sure we have...

What’s in a name?

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I recently had one of those moments, the kind where time stops and I can suddenly see myself from the outside. I was conscripted away from my sink of dishes to play “school” with my...

Kids, Photography, and the Smart Phone

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So, there I was, trying to distract—er…educate—my children as we were waiting at the park for friends, when a woman jogging by slowed and eventually stopped, looking over at my child. “Excuse me,” she said....

The Five REAL Reasons I Became a Parent

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There are some who feel a calling toward parenthood from their very first baby doll, and there are some who never feel the desire to have kids. And there are some people who fall...

‘Tis the Season for…Holiday Cards!

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The back-to-school rush of early September fades into a gentle din of routine, until the cool, damp winds of early November bring with them the first notes of the holiday season. It starts slowly—a...

How Working in Restaurants Prepared Me for Motherhood

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Some of the best friends I have, including my husband, were made during my time as a restaurant employee. It was not my intended career path, but a summer job before college launched me...

To the Voices of the Internet….SHUT UP!!!!

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"One can only give one's audience the chance of drawing their own conclusions as they observe the limitations, the prejudices, the idiosyncrasies of the speaker." —Virginia Woolf I do not know you or your situation,...

Celebrating Adult Time with a Visit to Ranger Creek Brewing and Distilling

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One of my favorite things about San Antonio is how gosh darn family-friendly it all is. I love that this city is bursting with festivals, museums, restaurants, shopping, and parks, and I appreciate that...

The Phrase for this Phase: I Have Two Young Children

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I have two young children. It is a phrase that works itself into just about all of my situations these days. It is the explanation and excuse for most of who I am and what...

Get to Know Disney Junior: Where Your Summer Vacation Magic Begins!

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Summer reading TV time! It’s almost summer. What the heck to do with all that time? Fear not! There are lots of exciting adventures to be had all around San Antonio—until about 10:00 A.M., when...

Mother’s Day Wish List

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Mother’s Day is just around the corner. And what a lovely idea it is, Mother’s Day—a day to acknowledge all the hard work, trials, tribulations, and immeasurable love of mothers everywhere. Although I know...

Seasons of Love

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I had occasionally heard the phrase “it’s only a season” bandied about, but never more so than after becoming a parent. I don’t know if this is the official go-to comment to say to...