Say Hello to Catie Stewart

Catie graduated from BYU and has been a pediatric nurse at Primary Children's Hospital in SLC for 2 years. She had her sweet baby Trey in September and LOVES bein' a mama. Now she just works part-time. Her husband is finishing up his Master's in Accounting this April and plans to work for Deloitte in SLC afterwards.

How did you meet your husband? 
"We were in the same BYU single's ward while living in the Elms in 2010. My missionary left and he swept me off my feet and we started dating a week later... Haha. We quickly fell in love and spent every day together. Got married June 17, 2011."

Where did you get married?
"Salt Lake Temple. We were sealed by my husband's grandpa."

What are some of your hobbies? 
"Any kind of exercise, but especially running. I Love to train for half-marathons. I Also love reading, crafting, shopping of all kinds, road biking, hiking, tennis, camping...basically anything outdoors."

What's your favorite food?
"Any kind of chocolate. Spicy Mexican food."

What's something that most people don't know about you?
"I worked at Red Robin all throughout college as a server. I was the red robin mascot on several occasions. My favorite times were at the Little League World Series in SLC. I raced other mascots around the bases during the 7th inning stretches."

What are some of your favourite books/movies/music/TV shows? 
"Love Harry Potter and always will-I'm currently rereading all of them. I love to try out anything on best seller lists though. Movies...love me some girly chick flicks and hunger games. TV shows- can't get enough of the Goldbergs, Modern Family, or Friends. And okay I'll admit it... I'm a devoted Bachelor watcher...much to my husband's dismay. ;)"

Anything else you'd like to share?
"I probably love Holidays more than 90% of the population does. I'm obsessed. Also love my Savior Jesus Christ and His gospel :)"

Do you have a personal blog you'd like to share? 
http://natecaitiestewart.blogspot.com

Meet Chalese Adams!

Chalese Adams has been in the ward since June 2013 and is currently majoring in Nursing and Recreational Therapy at BYU. She works for the Marriott school as a TA for a few different professors and has her own business (ByChalese) where she makes lots of accessories like baby booties, headbands, other hair accessories, stuffed animals and bow ties (Chalese is on Instagram, Facebook, and Etsy).

How did you meet your husband? 
"David and I met on our way back to BYU. My friend that I rode home had her car break down and David had also gone home that weekend. After a couple phone calls it was decided that David would take my friend and her two other passengers back to Provo. So after not knowing each other our whole lives we finally met and everything else is history."

Where did you get married?
"In the Idaho Falls, Idaho temple on October 13, 2012."

What are some of your hobbies? 
"I love to play tennis, volleyball, read, shop, crochet, and do other crafts. I also love to organize and babysit small children."

What's your favorite food?
"I love lasagna and my husband can attest that I like anything sweet (like candy, yum)"

What's something that most people don't know about you?
"I have my own business (it's official because I have business cards) and that I'm actually in the ward."

What are some of your favorite books/movies/music/TV shows? 
"I love books written by Gerald Lund, Margaret Peterson Haddix, and Dean Hughes. I love Disney movies and romantic comedies. Country music is my thing (but I also like Sara Barreilles and Colbie Caillat). I don't watch much TV but I do watch Once Upon A Time and I recently binge watched Switched at Birth."

Today's Spotlight: Tess Fontanetti Rice

Tess has been in the ward since April 2014 and is Graduating with a BA in Music from BYU!

Here are some questions we asked her:

How did you meet your husband?
"Working at a BYU call center. He was in to me and I had a boyfriend. He left on his mission, and I left on my mission 2 weeks before he got back. I wrote him twice on his mission, and he wrote me twice on mine. He even sent me money to go out to eat for my birthday (he loves to tell people that he took me on a date on my mission). After I got back we both still worked at the call center and then started dating. 5 years after we first met, we were married."


Where did you get married?
Mt. Timpanogos Temple, Utah. December 21, 2013. 

What are some of your hobbies? 
"Soccer, running, sleeping, eating (but seriously), reading, crocheting (my husband makes fun of me for it)."

What's your favorite food?
"Beans and rice! Or popcorn. I can always eat popcorn."

What's something that most people don't know about you?
"I still have baby teeth, and my parents moved to Utah from Brazil just before I was born. All my extended family still lives there."

What are some of your favorite books/movies/music/TV shows? 
"Books: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
Not sure about movies. 
I never get sick of Gilmore Girls."

Lucky Charms Munch

Need a fun colorful Easter treat idea? Or just a delicious treat? You will LOVE this. Warning... it is very addicting.

Lucky Charms Munch

YIELD: 6 Cups

 

PREP TIME: 10 minutes

 

TOTAL TIME: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 box Lucky Charms cereal
• 6 cups pretzel sticks
• 8 ounces white chocolate baking bars
• 1 (9 oz.) bag of M&M's
• 1/4 cup colored sprinkles
• 1/2 cup of each pink, yellow, and green candy melts

Directions:

STEP 1: Pour box of cereal out onto a large baking sheet. Pick out all the marshmallows; set aside.

STEP 2: In a large bowl mix the pretzels, M&M's, and marshmallows together.

STEP 3: In a medium microwavable bowl, microwave white chocolate chips for about 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until chips are completely melted. Pour over mixture and toss until evenly coated.

STEP 4: Spread mixture in single layer on baking sheet. Immediately sprinkle with candy sprinkles and drizzle with melted pink, yellow, and green candy melts. Let stand until set, about 15 minutes. Gently break up mixture and enjoy!

*Store Lucky Charms Munch in a covered container in the fridge for up to 1 week.

MAKE SURE YOU READ HER "BEFORE" INSTRUCTIONS ON HER WEBSITE BEFORE YOU MAKE THIS. HER TIPS MAKE THINGS 100 TIMES EASIER. 

http://deliciouslysprinkled.com/lucky-charms-munch/

Say hello to our next spotlight: Diana Anderson!

Diana is currently raising her adorable baby girl and getting her master's degree in Chemistry at BYU!

How did you meet you husband?
"We met on pioneer trek as youth in 2007. He couldn't resist me in my bonnet and apron. We dated for about 18 months and then took a break when I went to the UNiversity of FLorida and he came here to BYU. We served our missions at the same time and wrote to eachother throughout and make quick work of deciding to get married when we got back."

Where did you get married?
Denver Co, Temple

What are some of your hobbies?
"Aside from snuggling my baby girl, I love sports, especially football. I also play volleyball and soccer and pretty much everything. I love music- I sang in a competitive acapella group throughout college  and play piano and guitar (but not super well). And I love chemistry. Weird. I know."

What's your favorite food?
"Milk. I could drink milk all day long."

What's something that most people don't know about you?
"I really hate bugs- like really really hate them. I'm not scared of the dark, or big scary men, or a ball flying at my face, or pain or anything really. But I can't handle bugs. "

Easter Egg Hubby Hunt

Easter is just around the corner. I can never think of what to do for my husband that he will actually like. I finally found this idea on Pinterest and loved it. It has a complete list of  instructions and has things that your hubby will actually like (always a bonus!). Check it out on the datingdivas.com!

Easter Egg Hubby Hunt

Meet Ashleigh Davidson,

Ashleigh is graduated from BYU with a BA in Media. She's now an office manager for a local start up-Owlet Baby Care. One day she wants to use her degree to write a screen play! Here are some of the questions was asked her:

How Long have you been in the Ward?
"A Long time, a little more that 2 years I think"

How did you meet you Husband?
"Luke and I met through a mutual friend. He tried to set us up on a group lunch date, but he scheduled it right in the middle of midterms. The day of the date, I was so stressed out I almost didn't go! I did, but I have absolutely no memories of actually meeting Luke! He says I was kind of grumpy... A few months later we went on a real date, and the rest is history."

Where are you from?
"I'm Canadian! I was born and raised in Alberta, and moved to Utah for school when I was 18"

What do you like to do for fun?
"I love going to the movies, reading, traveling, writing, and embroidery. I also like photography and yoga, but I'm not very good at either."

Favorite Food?
"I love desserts, especially cupcakes."

Favorite Movies/Shows/Books?
"Oh, I could get carried away here :) These are my top favorites."
Books: Jane Eyre, Little House on the Prairie
Movies: Across the Universe, Babette's Feast, anything with Audrey Hepburn
Music: The Beatles, Yellowcard, Dashboard Confessional
TV Shows: Gilmore Girls, The Office, Parks & Rec, Grey's Anatomy

Obedience

Such a good reminder of obedience! What are you doing to be happy? Please take a moment to watch this Mormon Message!

Obedience to the Ten Commandments

Meet Abby Christiansen

You guessed it! It's time for another spotlight!

Abby has been in the ward for 1 year and is graduating this April! She met her husband in a political science class at BYU-Idaho.

Some of her hobies include traveling and finding really good deals on flights. She loves going new places, meeting new people and seeing new things.  She also loves to cook and take care of her hedgehog!

Here are some of the questions we asked her: 

What's your favorite food?:
That is really hard... Probably döner which is like meat that is spit roasted with cumin and you eat it on a sandwich with roasted onions and peppers and it is basically awesome. I also love the Mexican version called pastor. Pretty much any kind of meat that sits on a spit to roast all day.

What's something that most people don't know about you?:
I played with penguins at the zoo once and it was awesome.

What are some of your favourite books/movies/music/TV shows?:
Don't really like movies. I like musicals a lot. I like documentaries. I don't like crime dramas but I will watch most other TV shows.

Abby also has her own blog at: http://justus2atbyu.blogspot.com/

Peanut Butter Cheesecake Brownie Bars - YUM!

Peanut Butter Cheesecake Brownie Bars

 

You get a double dose of delicious with these double-layered brownies!

Yield: 16-24 bars

Ingredients

For the brownies

• ¾ cup butter
• 6 oz dark chocolate, chopped
• 1½ cups sugar
• ½ cup brown sugar, packed
• 1½ tsp vanilla
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

For the peanut butter cheesecake

• 8 oz reduced fat cream cheese, softened
• ¼ cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350. Line a 9x13-inch baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
2. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the butter and chocolate for the brownies. Microwave on high for 60 seconds. Stir. Continue to microwave in 15-second intervals, stirring after each, until both the chocolate and the butter are melted.
3. Whisk the sugars into the chocolate mixture. Whisk in the vanilla and eggs until well-combined. Stir in the flour until it is just incorporated.
4. Pour the brownie batter into the prepared pan and spread it out evenly with an offset spatula. Sprinkle it with the chocolate chips. Set aside while you prepare the peanut butter cheesecake.
5. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the cream cheese and butter until fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Mix in the egg, sugar, salt, and vanilla on high for 2 minutes. Mix in the peanut butter on high for 2 minutes. Pour the cream cheese layer over the brownie layer, spreading it evenly and smoothly until it covers the whole pan.
6. Bake for 38-42 minutes or until the top is golden and the center is set but still a bit loose, as it will cook more as it cools.
7. Allow to cool for at least one hour and then cover and refrigerate for at least three hours or overnight. Cut into squares and serve.

Notes

Slightly adapted from Peanut Butter Comfort: Recipes for Breakfasts, Brownies, Cakes, Cookies, Candies, and Frozen Treats Featuring America's Favorite Spread

Taken from http://joanne-eatswellwithothers.com/2014/01/peanut-butter-cheesecake-brownie-bars.html#_a5y_p=3163147

The Adaptive Experience

There are always a good assortment of things going on in Provo and the surrounding town, but this one caught my eye and its Free! Below is a copy of the description of the even from Provo Recreation.

This is a FREE event held at the 

Provo Recreation Center

Friday, February 27 from 6-10PM.

We're happy to announce our second annual Adaptive Experience event! We welcome people of all ages and ability levels to come and experience unique recreational activities, from wheelchair basketball and goalball (a sport played without vision), to a unique chocolate-tasting experience and sensory booths, there is something for everyone. Make sure to come early to sign-up for a time slot to participate in one of these activities. Other options include demonstrations of adaptive youth and adult yoga, tai chi, youth tumbling, face painting, art projects, community vendors, prizes and more. We'll end the night with an inspirational speech by Utah Rush's wheelchair basketball coach, and then our city team with take on his team for an exhibition game you don't want to miss! Thank you for supporting us in bringing adaptive programs to Provo City.

Meet Caitie Stewart

Meet Caitie Stewart! 

Caitie has been in our ward about 1.5 years. She graduated from BYU and has been a pediatric nurse at Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City for 2 years.

She recently had her sweet baby Trey in September. She LOVES bein' a mama but is also working part-time. Her husband is finishing up his Master's in Accounting this April and plans to work for Deloitte in Salt Lake City afterwards.

Caitie and her husband met in their BYU single's ward while living in the Elms in 2010. They were married June 17, 2011. A fun fact about Caitie and her husband is they were sealed by her husband's grandpa. 

Caitie loves any kind of exercise, but especially running. She loves to train for half-marathons. She also loves reading, crafting, shopping of all kinds, road biking, hiking, tennis, camping, and basically anything outdoors. She is a big fan of any kind of chocolate, and likes spicy Mexican food. Another fun fact about Caitie is she worked at Red Robin all throughout college as a server. She was the red robin mascot on several occasions. Her favorite times as a mascot were at the Little League World Series in Salt Lake City. She raced other mascots around the bases during the 7th inning stretches. Caitie loves Harry Potter and always will. She's currently rereading all of them. She loves to try out anything on the best seller list. She loves girly chick flicks and the Hunger Games. She can't get enough of the Goldbergs, Modern Family, or Friends, and laughes when she admits she's a devoted Bachelor watcher...much to her husband's dismay. ;)  

She probably love Holidays more than 90% of the population does, and she loves her Savior Jesus Christ and His gospel :) 

Learn more about Caitie on her blog http://natecaitiestewart.blogspot.com

Easiest Cake Mix Cookies in the World!

This is seriously the easiest desert to make and tastes amazing.  All you need is:

• 1 cake mix (it doesn't matter what kind)
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup oil

Mix all ingredients until moist then roll into balls. Place on greased cookie sheet in the oven at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes!

Feel free to add nuts or chocolate chips! If the mixture feels too dry you can add another egg or a bit more oil. It's hard to go wrong with this recipe!

Relief Society Lesson 2/8/2015 "Pray Always"

Many of us have a daily routine. Our activities include eating, sleeping, showering, cleaning, cooking, and other various things. Does you daily routine include prayer?

How essential is it that we make prayer part of our daily routine?

In any relationship, communication is crucial. Can you imagine your marriage if you only talked when something was wrong or troubling you? Relationships do not survive healthily without communication and our relationship with our Heavenly Father is no different. We need to keep a transparent relationship with our Heavenly Father. It is important to be communicating with Him when things are both good and bad.

Have you had a friend who only talks to you when they want or need something from you? It can be frustrating and difficult to deal with. Don't be that person to your Heavenly Father. This being said, if we are not the best at daily prayer this does not by any means that we cannot pray when things are rough and when we need help. Heavenly Father loves us! He wants to bring us peace and happiness to all areas of our life.

Reasons to Make Prayer a Priority
1. Jesus Christ Commanded us to Pray Always.
There are many scripture references to the importance of prayer. Such as Matt 6:13, Luke 18:1, and Matt 26:41. Prayer is designed to help us with temptations and fight worldly evils. It is a source of comfort and strength from our Heavenly Father.

2. Blessings
Prayer brings us blessings! Whether someone you know is sick or you need help studying for a test, prayer can only be beneficial.

3. Improve the Relationship with Heavenly Father

Picture the painting of Jesus at the door with no knob. How open is your door today? Prayer can open that door more, if we do not pray that door can't open. Our Father is there for us if we only let him in. No man can do his best without prayer

4. Faith
Heavenly Father wants to give us peace and comfort but we must have faith in his timing.


Lets say that you never work out. If you try to start working out every day you may last a while but chances are you will eventually fail your goal and become discouraged. Set realistic goals. Start with working out 3 times a week, then start working out 4, then 5, and so forth. If you find that your frequency of prayer had decreased apply this method.

Meet Liz Harmon!

Meet Liz Harmon!

Liz has been in the ward since February 2014. Right now she gets to stay home with her little baby, and is loving it!

She met her husband in their BYU singles ward.  He served his mission in Louisville, KY, which is where Liz is from.  When he heard that she was from there, he said he just had to get to know her! They were married in the Timpanogos Temple on July 16, 2011.

Liz absolutely loves reading.  She is also writing a book just for fun, and it's going great!  She loves to be active--softball, basketball, and ice skating are some of her favorite active things to do. She loves to play the piano and can't wait to get a house of her own to put a piano in because she misses having one so much!
Liz absolutely loves blueberries and all of the super hero movies that have been coming out lately--Avengers, Captain America, Iron Man, etc..  Her favorite books will always be the Harry Potter series. She has watched a lot of TV shows!  Liz has a chronic illness and has had to be in bed for most of the past 3 and a half years so she says she's watched nearly every TV show on Netflix about 5 times each. Some of her favorite are The Office, Parks and Recreation, Malcolm in the Middle, Once Upon a Time, Revenge, Burn Notice, Arrow, Chuck, Downton Abbey, Scrubs, Royal Pains, Psych, Monk, The Blacklist, Call the Midwife, My Name is Earl, Gilmore Girls, Hart of Dixie,Bones, Arrested Development, Eureka, The Originals, The X-Files, Better off Ted, Alphas, Heroes, Bob's Burgers, and so much more!

Liz has shared that she has a chronic auto-immune illness called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.  There's no known cause and no known cure, so it has been a rough ride, but she's slowly learning about it and how it affects her body. Now that she doesn't have a rough pregnancy to deal with, she's slowly starting to be able to feel better and do more.  She says to feel free to ask about her illness if you want, She is completely fine talking about it :)

To learn more about Liz follow her blog! whenthepiggiescomehome.wordpress.com

Relief Society Lesson 2/1/2015

Many of us, if not all of us, have questions about the Temple. This week we learned about where we can go to find the answers to our questions. They taught that as we search for these answers, we should look with spiritual eyes, and a prayerful heart.

We are so blessed to have so many resources we can turn to and can help answer our questions. One resource we were encouraged to go to was lds.org. On lds.org one will find conference talks, scriptures, manuals, and other things that can be a great guide in answering our questions. Below are a list and explanation of some of the resources, and we encourage you to continue to explore lds.org and see what is available.

Search Bar

The search bar is a great tool, and it is found on the lds.org’s home page. You can input almost any topic and have a number of results come up. Topics like repentance, baptism can be searched, along with other topics like the Garments, and baptism for the dead could be searched as well. This is a great starting point, and it will give you many results to choose from.

Teachings

Teachings is a tab found on the lds.org’s homepage. There you can find teachings from the first presidency, prophets and apostles, general conference, gospel topics, and broadcasts. It’s a great place to search if you want to hear what the leaders of the Church have said on a topic. Also it’s a great place to get help for your next talk.

Gospel Topics

Gospel topics is found under the Teachings tab. Gospel topics is one of the best resources. There you can find information on almost any topic. Topics are organized alphabetically, and presented in essay format. There you can find topics like word of wisdom, media, temples, garments, and mores. I have looked here many times and it is really helpful.

Handbook 2

Handbook 2 can be found on lds.org and on your gospel library. This is a great source for the saints. It discusses callings and duties in the church. If you have questions about how to perform your calling and other things, come here. In class we searched how to properly care for our garments, and it told us in a clear and understandable manner.

Scriptures

The scriptures are the standard works, Bible, Book of Mormon, D&C, Pearl of Great Price. The questions we have are spiritual questions and the standard works can provide spiritual answers. The scriptures are the Lord’s way of talking to his children.

Resources

Resources is a tab on lds.org’s home screen. There you can find things for callings, for the family, temples, family history, and more.

Study helps

Study helps are the pages found in between the Bible and the Book of Mormon, and can be found on lds.org as well. Here is the topical guide, Bible dictionary, and maps. This is also a good place to start if you are trying to search topics in the scriptures, or understand certain terms found in the scriptures.

Again we all have questions about the Gospel, and most of us have questions about things concerning the temple. Prayerfully search for answers, go to these sources, trust in our Heavenly Father, and look with spiritual eyes. Some of our answers will come right away, and some will take time, but they will come.

Meet Jasmine Matthews!

Hey Girls!

It's Spotlight Thursday again and this week we get to meet Jasmine Matthews!

Jasmine has been in the ward on and off for about 1-1/2 years. She graduates this semester and will enjoy maybe doing personal training but will still be teaching group fitness classes at a gym in Salt Lake.

Jasmine met her husband at his homecoming. Her friends knew him, and they all had a lot of friends on missions, so they decided to send a funny Christmas card to all of them. One of her friends said to send it to Dave, (who is now Jasmine's husband) and when he got it, he said he wanted to write the red head in the picture.  They wrote a little bit and then when he came home they started dating.

Jasmine loves working out, cooking, cleaning, hanging out with family, reading, and going on trips. She also has a small cooking blog for family members or anyone else that wants to view it on recipe ideas and step-by-step photos for how to make it!
She likes basically any type of food as long as it’s light on the cheese! But she'd probably pick a burger and fries if it wasn’t bad for you.

Something interesting about Jasmine is her first year of college she actually went to the University of Utah, and didn’t like it so she transferred to BYU.

Unbroken is one of her favorite books, and also any Nicholas Sparks books. She loves the Batman trilogy, Parks and Rec, The Office, One Tree Hill, and The OC.

She loves music of almost all genres except country :)
Learn more about Jasmine and learn to cook some yummy food on her blog www.goodiegrams.blogspot.com!

Relief Society Lesson this Week - Temples!

The lesson today was on temples and teaching us how to answer our own questions. We were encouraged to please attend the temple as often as possible. The temple is a gathering place for the saints to receive further light and knowledge.  The endowment is the key that empowers us and helps us fight against the adversary. The lord teaches us in symbolism so that we will learn what we are capable of learning at that time. When you go focus on the feelings you have and seek to learn something new.

We have lots of resources to help answer our questions.

Lds.org
October 2012 ensign
Preparing to enter the holy temple  - elder packer

We love you sisters!

Sopapilla Cheesecake

This stuff is so easy to make and tastes DELICIOUS!! Enjoy!

Sopapilla Cheesecake
Recipe from My Yellow Umbrella

Ingredients:
-2 cans pillsbury butter crescent rolls (buy the seamless version if you can find them!)
-2 (8oz) packages cream cheese (softened)
-1 cup sugar
-1 teaspoon vanilla
-1/4 cup butter (melted)
-Cinnamon and sugar (I used about 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tbs cinnamon)

Instructions: 
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. If you are using a glass pan, adjust the temperature to 325 degrees. Unroll and spread one can of crescent rolls on bottom of ungreased 9x13 inch pan.  If you aren't using the seamless crescents, be sure to smooth out the seams before adding the filling. Combine softened cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla in a bowl. Spread mixture over crescent rolls. Unroll and spread remaining crescent rolls over mixture, being sure to press together any seams. Spread melted butter over the top and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Bake for 20-30 minutes.

http://www.mychocolatetherapy.com/2012/01/sopapilla-cheesecake.html

Spotlight: Meet Emily Jensen!!

Meet Emily Jensen! 

She has been in our ward for 2 1/2 years so she's one of the veterans. 

Right now she is trying to make the most of life. She is studying at UVU to get the required prerequisites for medical school which she hopes to apply to in May. Among that journey she tries to find time to help serve others, carry out wife duties, spend quality time with the hubby (usually outdoors), and then have some alone time to relax (work out, read a good book, dance, etc.) 

Emily and her husband met on hot tubbing Tuesdays at the Branbury Apartments in Provo. Shawn was visiting his friend who lived in the complex and she and her roommate met them that night at that event. According to Emily, Shawn was pretty clueless so she was the main initiator in the relationship "I had to chase him, which wasn't something I was used to doing but was happy how it turned out!".

She enjoys a variety of hobbies: exercising, reading, hiking, snowboarding, cooking/baking, fishing, dancing, writing, gardening, and having a good time. Her all-time favorite foods in life are popcorn and salad! 

Something most people don't know about Emily is she has a very odd talent of being able to purr, legitimately. She doesn't remember how she found out that she could but she's pretty sure it came from some scarring that occurred from a surgery she had on her neck when she was 6. 

Emily loves suspense/mystery books and any clean romance ones, every once and awhile she slips a fantasy one in as well. Her favorite movie is Pride and Prejudice ( the BBC 6 hour version but she likes the most recent one too). Some of her favorite TV shows are Criminal Minds, Grey's Anatomy, and Modern Family. 
If you want to get to know Emily better follow her on her blog at http://emrae.blogspot.com!