about emily

"Women work a good many miracles, and I have a persuasion that they may perform even that of raising the standard of manhood by refusing to echo such sayings. Let the boys be boys, the longer the better, and let the young men sow their wild oats if they must. But mothers, sisters, and friends may help to make the crop a small one, and keep many tares from spoiling the harvest, by believing, and showing that they believe, in the possibility of loyalty to the virtues which make men manliest in good women's eyes. If it is a feminine delusion, leave us to enjoy it while we may, for without it half the beauty and the romance of life is lost, and sorrowful forebodings would embitter all our hopes of the brave, tenderhearted little lads, who still love their mothers better than themselves and are not ashamed to own it."

- Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

Hello all you lovely people!

I'm Emily! But most people just call me Emma. I love long walks on the beach, cooking like crazy, my husband and our two cat children, cucumbers, videogames, yoga, too much television, reading, weddings, and pretending I'm good at DIY crafts. I am a nerd to the core, but answer to geek goddess as well.

This little corner of the web-o-sphere is where I share with you the miracles, joys, challenges, and successes of my young, married journey. And maybe rant a little in the process.