Does anyone else remember being bored to tears during class and then deciding it would be a good idea to paint your nails with white-out? I don't know about yours, but mine never turned out quite like I had imagined in my head. Who knew that one day the same girl that would paint her nails with white-out would go to a nail salon and actually pay money for someone else to do … [Read more...]
What I Wore: try something new! edition
Do you ever look at what someone else is wearing and think, "Thats so cute, but I could never pull it off!"? Well, guess what? You can! I always try to live by the rule that as long as you feel good, you'll look good. And even if you look like a hot mess, you still feel like a babe on the inside so who cares? … [Read more...]
What I Wore: Mother’s Day Edition
For all of you that have sent "Ask Emily" questions about what to wear to your friend's summer wedding/graduation/baby shower/ etc, LISTEN UP because this post is for you! The Alice & Olivia dress I'm wearing in the picture I posted of Ricki and I leaving church on Mother's Day is the perfect, universally flattering dress that can be dressed up or down, depending on the … [Read more...]
The Most Perfect Couple I Know
The other day I went to the mall with one specific mission: buy a birthday present for my friend. Thats it. Nothing for myself. You would think that after 27 years I would know myself better than to ever think that was actually going to happen. Well, long story short, I eventually did find a birthday gift but not before I left the YSL counter at Nordstrom with one of my … [Read more...]
First Date Freak Out
First dates are nerve-racking. No question. But for me it's not the usual worries like am I going to like him? Is he going to like me? What if this date totally bombs? No. The questions that go through my mind are WHAT THE @*?# AM I GOING TO WEAR? Are we going to be walking a lot? What is he going to be wearing? Should I wear a dress? Jeans? Straight hair or curly hair? Red … [Read more...]