Captain Awesome runs a football pool he calls Beer Belly Bowl. It’s a “pick em” pool and he’s been running it for many years now. Each week he send out an e mail to everyone in the league pointing out the winners and losers of the week, and with that he includes some ramblings about […]
One thing that sharing my TTC journey has brought me, is some great stories from readers and other friends about their journeys also. I find it completely baffling how many people are or have been in my position, and many more who had a much longer journey than I have had. Talking to these people […]
Dear little man, Today I dropped you off for your first full morning of 2 year old preschool. I chose to put you with the 2 year olds even though you would soon be three because I thought it would be the best thing for you. Maybe not today, but in the future I think […]
When I decided to go to the fertility specialist I kind of hoped my body would be scared into getting pregnant right away on it’s own. Kind of like “sorry Jen! Don’t get all that testing, I got this!”. But my body did not. We had another month that was a bust. I’m bummed. Month […]
When my son was born the idea of him going to preschool seemed so far away. It seemed like a time when he would be so grown up and and big, and today that day came. This morning I got my son dressed in his first “first day of school” outfit, took his “first day […]
After the Alter is a blog about my "life after the alter" meaning after being married, and the changes that go with it. I am a mom to a beautiful boy and girl who are the stars of this blog, and a little Pomeranian named Tinkerbell. I LOVE being married to Captain Awesome, and here I share stories of my life as I learn how to be the best wife and mom I can be, and all my crazy thoughts along the way.
