In simplest of terms, I'm Jessa.
I'm a 30-something. I started blogging inconspicuously in August 2007. Mostly recently, I was the owner and author of a little spot called Doxie Noodle. But time changes things and so I made yet another move forward in my blogging. The newly minted Chunks of Cheddar is just another part of my evolution. If you've followed me here, I am so excited to still have you sticking around!
I married my better half Shaun in October 2009. We grew up in the same small town. Went to the same high school. He says we 'fooled around' once. I just don't buy it. A random MySpace message brought us where we are today. Strange how that works.
Before Shaun and I took the plunge in to marriage together, I'd been divorced. Twice. From my first marriage I got two of the greatest gifts in the entire world. My son Caleb. My daughter Lorelei. They make my mildly dysfunctional bipolar disorder existence worth living. They also drive me to distraction. To know them, however, is to immediately fall in love with them. So I am stuck. From my second marriage? Emotional scars. And another last name from which to receive junk mail. Live and learn. And in this marriage? A dog named Max and one named Henry. And almost two years in New Mexico. In an ugly Army-issue cinder block house that I adore.
For two years I have been an Army wife. Despite my kicking and screaming, my husband did not re-enlist and we are in the process of being transplanted back to the one place I didn't want to go. Wisconsin. Land of cheese, beer, the Green Bay Packers and far too much snow. The kids and I will be shacking up with my mom while he attends an 18 month educational program in another state. A year long visit to Korea, compliments of the Army, make the idea of this separation a cake walk.
On a daily basis I can be found in cozy, warm pajama pants in a recliner, by the front window in our living room, refreshing Facebook and reading blogs. Or maybe my Kindle. I have a very sarcastic inner nature and I unleash it as often as possible. I am mostly a jumble of contradictions. I react fast. Think slow. I forget more then I remember. I have an unused degree in cosmetology. My ambition in life is to take care of my family. And for now, I do a half-assed job of that.
So welcome. Welcome to the next chapter in my blog. In my life. Stick around.
