Author Archives: Jo Ann Ortega

Welcome to my new blog!! I created this page many moons ago but never quite found the gumption to publish it or to do much with it! But today, I feel a sense of peace and, dare I say it lest I jinx my universe, even a glimmer of joy?! And with that peace andContinue reading “Who am I and why am I writing this blog??”

When I first laid my eyes on him, I gasped. Seriously. I had seen that word written in trashy romance novels my whole life and scoffed at the mere thought of gasping over a man! My mother had raised me to believe I didn’t need a man at all! Let alone gasping over one! But,Continue reading “The first time ever I saw your face…”

Four years later, on October 19, 2013, that Animation Manager with whom I share almost the same name, became my husband – on a beach in Puerto Plata in front of our family and friends. My parents walked me down the sandy aisle to the sounds of my brother, Brian and my cousin, Ginny, performingContinue reading “Goin to the chapel and we’re gonna get married…”