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My Husband’s Rant

I was intending for this to be Part III of my 2018 reflections, but you all are going to have to wait. Pat wanted a piece of this blog action, so here he is in all his glory. Enjoy!

We made our resolutions; it has been two weeks, time to be back to our lazy TV watching habits! I’m actually of the mindset that “getting in shape” and “eating better” or “losing weight” for their own sake are woefully insufficient and the primary cause of failed resolutions. I’m finding that having a palpable goal that is achieved through your resolution is a more substantive and enticing accomplishment. But that’s a different blog for another time.  Today, I’m ranting about what my wife watches on TV.

We’re actually pretty good about not watching too much TV, but every now and then when we feel like turning our brains off after putting the girls to bed, we endure each other’s TV interests.

Kathryn’s guilty pleasures: “The Bachelor” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” God help me. I know women love these shows, but I can tell you with absolute certainty that these two shows are perfectly mindless, and the plots have only slightly more depth than the storylines of the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment for the uncultured). I have on many occasions been playing a mobile game or reading a book, and I can follow what is going on with these shows. Or at least that’s what I tell myself. Fair warning, from here on out there are likely some gross inaccuracies—I don’t need them pointed out. We’ll all just acknowledge now that they are there. Agreed?  Agreed. Continue reading “My Husband’s Rant”

From Nun and Too Many Dates to Family of Four

Hi! Welcome to Juggling Work Mama! I hope you enjoy this inaugural post, where I’ll introduce you to myself and my circus. You can also learn more About Me. 

Up until Freshman year of high school, I wanted to be a nun. In sixth grade I remember writing to the Carmelite sisters and receiving a packet of pamphlets and other information in the mail. I am not sure I ever made it through all of the information they sent me; maybe a Rosary or a little token of some sort would have gone farther in the mind of 12-year-old. 

Then I entered high school, where I discovered boys and a love for babysitting. The convent suddenly became a distant phase, while my desire for a husband and family grew. By the time I graduated college I wanted to be married, but every guy I thought was THE ONE didn’t feel the same way about me. Man…the drama! So, I went to Costa Rica for a year and volunteered as an English teacher and then decided to move to Washington D.C., where I lived with my cousins and started a career. I was there for three years, which was long enough. I remember standing on the metro (subway) late one evening, seeing everyone glued to their phones and not one wearing a wedding band. I had to get out. 

In August of 2011, my best friend and I traveled to Spain, where we hiked 100 kilometers of El Camino de Santiago, a pilgrimage walk to Santiago de Compostela (the same town I lived in for a semester in college). It was during that pilgrimage I heard God tell me I’d get back to Colorado, and I’d find my husband. After the grueling, but beautiful, experience of El Camino we braved World Youth Day, where we became the old gals, and rightfully so. We were traveling with a priest and a group of wonderful college kids (my best friend was a missionary at a college campus at the time), and while World Youth Day had its pleasant moments (like seeing the Pope), I remember the heat, crowds and lack of amenities more so. It’s called World YOUTH Day for a reason.

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