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Adieu for now!

To all my lovely readers… I can’t begin to thank you enough for all the love and support you’ve shown this little blog. But soon my name will no longer be Emily Hope Brown because tomorrow I’m getting married!! Because of all the big changes going on I have decided to take a break from …

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Ready or Not.

I turned 22 on Tuesday. Amid all the hub-bub of wedding planning, my birthday seemed to come suddenly and pass quickly. Honestly I haven’t even given much thought to being a year older. “How do you feel?” people ask “No different” is my reply. The same situation happened on Monday, when my fiancee and I …

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Ponder Anew.

Have you ever been out driving during a blizzard? If you have, you probably don’t recall it being a pleasant experience. Some people call it a white out, because you can see nothing but a million little snowflakes crowding around you, battering your windshield and blocking your vision. It can take all your attention just …

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Living for the Line.

Life can get overwhelming. Like a weight on your back digging deep into your shoulders, it can crush and oppress and take the joy from you until all you think about is the weight. Life can be heavy. Even when it is good. Because even good things can be overwhelming. Parenting. Wedding planning. Moving. Training.Learning. …

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Losing Face.

Two years ago I strode through the bustling streets of Boston, swimming through crowds in Quincy market, standing shoulder to shoulder with strangers riding the T, joining hundreds of onlookers on the Freedom Trail. This last weekend was different. For the first time since the beginning of the COVID 19 pandemic, I traveled back to …