{Three}

Three names I go by: 
1. Emily
2. Em/Emmy/Emster, depends who you are

3. Dawson

Three jobs I have had in my life: 
1. Mother's Helper
2. Babysitter
3. Nanny 

(and yes they are three different things)

Three places I have lived: 
1. Bedford, NH

2. Manchester, NH
3. Chicago, IL

Three Favorite Drinks 
1. Orange Juice
2. Iced Caramel Macchiato
3. water with lime, lemon

Three TV shows I watch: 
1. Parenthood
2. New Girl
3. Friends

Three places I have visited: 
1. Disneyworld
2. Costa Rica
3. Tennessee

People that text me regularly: 
1. Zach
2. Ema
3. Kylie

Three of my favorite foods: 
1. Pizza
2. Macaroni and Cheese
3. Cereal

Three pets that I've had: 
1. Dogs
2. Cats 
3. Fishies

Three places I want to visit before I die: 
1. Greece! 

2. Ireland

3. the West Coast 

Three things I'd like to do before winter is done! 
1. Ice Skating
2. Ski
3. Catch snowflakes on my tongue

Three things I hate: 
1. Stress 
2. Disrespect 
3. Watching people I love go through a hard time

Three things that scare me: 
1. Not being able to breathe
2. Clowns
3. Swimming in dark water

Three things I can't live without: 
1. JESUS
2. people who love me 
3. sleep

Three things I will never do: 
1. Become a clown
2. Smoke
3. Get a guinea pig

Love love love, 

Em

Thankful November

I am thankful for...

[1] Gospel Choir

[2] Mancala with my little sis

[3] Ema's idea to lay in the plaza at midnight and chat

[4] the kiddos I teach in Sunday school

[5] FaceTime

[6] a sovereign Lord

[7] Christmas cheer starting extra early with the first *play* of Christmas music

[8] finding a wicked comfy chair in one of my favorite homework & reading spots

[9] Ghirardelli sundaes and good conversation

[10] Saturdays

[11] those who sang along with so much enthusiasm at our gospel choir concert

[12] finishing my entire Old Testament paper from 9-2 and 7-8, with lots of breaks and sleep

[13] solo shopping adventures

[14] testimony nights on the floor and the 3x longer conversations after

[15] no classes for two days in a row

[16] very short coffee date with Ema during our busy Friday

[17] everyday things and adventures with friends

[18] my Bro-Sis!! For real, everyone is so great.

[19] the fact that I am flying home today (Monday) instead of Wednesday, and only my parents know

[20] writing this from home!!

[21] baking all day with my sister 

[22] the fact that at every good and perfect gift is from God, and as our Father he knows just how to spoil us

Happy Thanksgiving, friends! Hope everyone had a wonderful Turkey Day. Write what you've been thankful for this month in the comments or on my Facebook page!

Love,
Emily (& my parents:))

Festival of Lights- Our Fantastic View

Rudolph

Ornaments 

Donald and Daisy

Goofy

Spectators

SANTA (being slightly hidden by a pole, oops)

A tradition in Chicago: every year, they light up Michigan Avenue for Christmas then have a big Disney parade. It's called the Festival of Lights. Ema, Ethan, and I walked over and got a rather terrible spot, but slowly inched our way closer to a slightly less terrible spot. By the end, I wound up between a  camp chair nobody was sitting in and a stroller being pushed into the backs of my legs. Though this was a better situation of having a random woman pretty much hugging me from behind- hand on my shoulder, shouting in French. People are great. These pictures are not great quality, but definitely give you the same perspective I had while watching! It was a wicked fun night :) 

awkward & awesome

awesome:

-when you sit down to read 12 pages of your theology book, start reading, then realize you finished it days ago but forgot to check it off!

-having tons of candy after Halloween even though you didn't participate in any sort of Halloween events

-having Abi here! for those who do not know, Abi is Ema's sister, and it was pretty much to second best to my sister being here :) she was a joy.

-getting an A on an Old Testament quiz

awkward:

-failing the "please prove you're not a robot" test to comment on someone's blog... anyone else thing those are too hard sometimes?!

-hearing a knock on your door during a lockdown drill, thinking it's your roommate, opening the door only to have a public safety officer tell you that it's probably not the best idea to open the door during a lockdown... like, to anybody at all

-forgetting to do homework that is due online at a certain time

-grabbing someone else's coffee by mistake at Joe's


What were some awesome and awkward things you experienced this week? (comment below!)


sympathizing with your awkward moments,
Em

ouch. 

{Things to Do Instead of Homework}

The key, dear friends, is to do things that are actually worthwhile for your friendships, soul, and general wellbeing. That way, you are at least doing something semi-productive, even if it's not #1 on your to-do list at the moment to...

1. watch your dear kitchen-challenged friend make cookies and make sure she doesn't set anything on fire
2. check your mailbox 
3. write letters to your pen pals 
4. go grocery shopping
5. have a nice walk on this strangely warm (50s) day (on the way to Aldi, of course)
6. clean your room
7. listen to Christmas music (I know you're thinking, "hey! that's not productive!"...good for the soul, remember? moving on.) 
8. paint your nails 
9. catch up on emails 
10. do some jumping jacks to keep that blood flowin' 
11. make up things to write on your calendar
12. organize your underwear drawer
13. write your Christmas list
14. wash your dishes 
15. have a nice stretch 
16. yoga 
17. pluck your eyebrows
18. make tea
19. make a plan and lists for the Christmas Market 
20. and finally... BLOG. 

I have done nearly all of these things today. Now, I am about to listen to Jeremiah (dramatized ESV audio version... ooh!), and work on numbers 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17, and 18. 

Love love, 

Emily

Thursday Randoms

Christmas music has begun. I just couldn't help it, and Ema was game, so we've been playing it all day today. If you would like me to post my Christmas playlist, let me know and I can make a blog post about it.

I might be studying abroad in the fall.... stay tuned, folks!

2 weeks until I come home Thanksgiving! I would say I'm happy to have a break, but I have already planned two all-nighters for the 4ish days I'm there... and I don't even do that here. But I am very excited to see people I love every minute I'm home! That's the plan.

My friends are great. My God is great.

Daylight Savings bums me out every year, I miss the sun!

Yesterday, I played a whole entire song that was not Twinkle Twinkle Little Star on my ukulele. Progress, people.

chocolatey love,
Emily (&Ema)

Insta-lately {Part 1}

John Piper devotional app// baked oatmeal// naptime // 3 North ladies huddled outside w/no coats// coffee cate with Ema at Joe's// Missions Conference// free donut// how I found Ema one day
//Bekah and I during a movie night