The Story

"all of these lines across my face,

tell you the story of who I am,

so many stories of where I've been

and how I got to who I am..."

Today I had to write an autobiography for a school assignment.

This is my life. One page. 12 Font. Double Spaced.
My name is Emily Brooke and I was (accidentally) born in Montevideo, MN on March 7, 1988. I have lived in Wyoming my entire life and although I am not a “cowgirl” I feel that the Cowboy State’s culture, cuisine and climate have all had a role in shaping who I am today. I am tough and outspoken but my heart melts easily. I cry an awful lot! My passions are theatre, music performance and appreciation, service and children. I participated in almost every sport and activity imaginable as a child but excelled only in performing arts so that’s what I stuck with. I am learning how to cook and I love good food. I have great parents, an ambitious younger brother and a beautiful older sister who was “adopted” into our family growing up. I have a close bond with my aunts, uncles and cousins on both sides of the family, and I have wise, strong grandparents. My mom and sister are both teachers and I am no stranger to kids. For example, each summer since high school I have taught between 40 and 120 children at a 3 week long intensive theatre performance camp for children ages 8-18. I cannot describe the passion and energy that these students have, and their thirst for learning and adventure is contagious! I have not always been excited to be a teacher, but now I can’t wait. Following this semester, I will continue my education at UW in fall 2012. In the interim I will serve as a missionary for my church and I am so excited for all of the opportunities that are coming my way in the near future. I can’t wait to be a teacher, mother, wife and lifelong learner always!

'Cause Cold Nostalgia Chills Me To The Bone...

So, I was just listening to Owl City and it made me feel happy/sad...It reminded me of a time of the end of summer last year when my life was a little bit topsy turvy (and it wasn't just from riding the swings multiple times at the county fair). I feel that every summer around this time I feel a little "iffy"...I usually have a few weeks to slow down and re-assess my past 3 months and make new goals for the school year and adjust to people coming and going, while I seem to always stay pretty constant. So...I started this summer with a list of 87 new songs to discover, and a plethora of daily goals and a plan: to finish 2 books (just 2...haven't come even close to finishing either of them)... to lay out at the Econo Lodge as much as possible...to drink as much cherry limeade & diet coke as possible...to work out while watching One Tree Hill with Shallie as much as possible...and to make incredible memories during what I consider the last summer before "Growing Up". Looking back, I have only gotten to fall in love with about 1/2 of the songs so far, never once had the time to lay out or work out (seriously, I worked 18 hour days people!) but I drank enough Diet Coke to compensate for all of that! The one goal that I did meet was to make amazing memories!!! I had THE best little group of friends that I spent approximately 900 hours with this summer. I had 115 students who brightened my day for a month, and motivated me to work harder than ever before. I had good adventures with great people. I babysat. I spent quality time with my parents. I enjoyed learning new skills at a new job. And I've got the sketchy tye dyed t shirt to prove it :) Thanks, to all of you who were mentioned in this little note for being such an amazing part of my life! Here's some pics to recap the past couple months!!

Sometimes when you're shopping at the Rock Springs Mall...You get too tired to live anymore...Then this photo happens.

My Summer Besties watching fireworks on 4th of July...
I don't know what I would've done without my Shallie, Zack & Taylor Dawn!
A few of "The Telephone Hour" girls in "Bye Bye Birdie!



The 100 Ways Ballerinas...We kind of stole the show, no big deal :)

Super fun Opening Night Girls Night Sleepover that Taylor and I hosted for some of the high school girls! We were playing the Ugly, Uglier, Noise game WHILE doing the traditional feet in the bathtub soak (a Girls Night tradition!)


So the last moments before "Annie Jr." opens, Beau decides to add in Christmas decorations...Oh Beau! Which led to Tasha, Taylor and I making a huge dirty trashcan full of popcorn and stringing it until the wee hours of the morning :)


Just a few of our fabulous kids!!! LOVE them!