The Snackiest Grandma Around

     One of my favorite people on this earth went to be with the man himself upstairs. Nan, grandma snackie, Nancy, passed away on December 19. She had a long battle with kidney failure and ultimately decided to drop the mic on life. She was the strongest woman I ever knew and I am so glad she called me hers. She taught me so many things. She taught me to never take yourself too seriously because we don't have too much time here so we need to live it to the fullest. Nan taught me how to snack. She said it was always time for a snack. She has me addicted to peppermints as she never left her house without them in her purse. Nan also taught me how to very discreetly open said peppermints during church. Most importantly she taught me how to love unconditionally. I miss her more and more every day. She was such an inspiration to me. Nan was one of the strongest people I've ever met. She had a beautiful soul and a caring heart. I spent majority of my childhood weekends with her. So weekend trips to Philadelphia to see my cousins, trips to Peppers to get chicken salad and rotel, watching birds and looking them up in the world book, and cuddling up on the couch and watching I Love Lucy were our regular agendas. One thing Nan was big on was breakfast. That woman never had a simple breakfast. She always had a small glass of milk, a small glass of orange juice, and a cup of coffee. We would have eggs, bacon, and biscuits, or toast, and on special occasions un iced pop tarts with melted butter on top. My dad gave her the name of Grandma Snackie because never did you go to her house and leave without eating something. I could go on for ever about how great she is but all of my memories come in waves. She was such an amazing lady and I can only hope that I will be half as great a woman as she was when I grow up. We knew she was going to be passing and one of the last things she said to me was pretty funny actually. I said well Nan I'm glad to know I will have someone up there looking after me. She said to me Emma Rose their is only so much I can do. She passed away two days later but the day she passed away a bird came up very close to our porch like weirdly close. Birds have never come that close to us before. She loved birds and always has. We knew that was her way of telling us she was okay. I love you forever Nan. 
XOXO,
Emma Rose

"I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done."
Lucille Ball

New Year

     Hello lovely readers. Well, its a new year and a "new me." Isn't that just what people are supposed to say? When in reality after I eat a salad I treat myself to ben and jerry's. However, I do want to share some of my goals for the new year on my blog. This way I feel as though I am held accountable because it's on the internet and we all know that whatever is on the internet is true. My first goal this year is a simple one. I want to drink more water. I got a cheap 6 dollar water bottle from TJ Maxx and I am trying to carry it with me. My second goal is to get in shape. Mikey D, also known as my father, and I were doing such a good job of walking every night but as most of you know life got real hectic real fast so our fitness came to a halt. My third goal is to try new things. There is going to be a lot of cool opportunities that come my way this year and I am ready to take them on. If you know me, you know that I LOVE a good quote. I have a page of notes on my phone that is just quotes. For Christmas, my mom got me a coffee cup that says "life begins at the end of your comfort zone." I am about to be thrown a lot of curve balls in life and I am hoping I will be able to handle them. My fourth goal is a simple one. In this year I want to do more of what makes me happy. I am about to get real honest and emotional with the internet here. These past two years have been rough. Now there have been some super positive moments and some super negative moments. What I want to take out of that is to do more of what I love and to live for me. I am tired of living to try and impress others. God did not put me on this earth to live a life that isn't myself. So for instance, I am going to take more vlog style videos like the few I have put on here. That is something I really enjoy doing and looking back on. I am going to drink more coffee. It may be horrible for me but I really enjoy it. I am going to bake more. It is something that I have loved since I was little. I am so blessed and I do not want to take anymore days for granted. Now that does mean that some days I may stay in bed all day, but I am okay with that. God does things sometimes that just blow my mind. Like when you've had consecutively bad days and your friends surprise you with treats and goodies just to make you feel better. Those are the times that I think just about how great God is at just working things out. Its 2016, which means t minus 5 months until graduation and 8 months until college. Lots of countdowns going on but I am going to just live for every moment while I can. 
Thanks for reading!!!
XOXO, Emma Rose

Christmas Eve with my nuggets 

I have an older brother

Me and my pal AL 

small group love :)

hands touching hands

a few of my favorite things 

I'm 18, so now I am old and wise.