HI, I'M EMILY MONROE.

I picked up a camera somewhere around 2009 and never really put it down.

A few of my favorite things include:

·     Coffee, in any form.

·     Netflix, obviously. But also HBO and pretty much all good TV.

·     My husband. He's really hot and he makes me laugh, I'm super lucky.

·     Owen & Reece (Or as we call them at home, Owie & Reecey). They're hilarious and exhausting and adorable and messy and I love them so, so much.

·     Sleeping in. A luxury I only get to experience a few times a year when aforementioned exhausting children are off at their Nonnie's house for the night. I would pay actual money to sleep until 9am one day per week.

·     True Crime Podcasts. There is something so relaxing about hearing the stories of people being brutally murdered. Specifically if Georgia & Karen are telling the story (SSDGM)

·     Baking and cooking, I challenge myself to cook dinner all but one or two nights per month and I honestly love it. All the boys I live with seem to love it too.

·     Adoption & foster care. These things are so close to my heart and I am so lucky to have been a part of that work for a number of years. One of my two greatest gifts came to me through foster care and I will be forever grateful for the opportunity to be his Momma.

·     Personal Finance. I realize this is a really boring interest but there's something about a solid financial plan that really gets me going. I like talking/learning/reading about money.

·     Taking pictures of people--I like making others feel confident and beautiful and strong and I've found that a really good photography experience will do that for most people.

quick facts about me