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Emma Rose Company

Home, life & everything in between. Sharing our forever home, ranch life, family, good food and the stories that make it all meaningful.

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10/21/2026

One of the biggest things I gained from building this house wasn’t something we picked out of a showroom.

It was confidence in doing things myself.

Throughout this entire project, I asked approximately 10 million questions. And bless our contractor and his crew, because they were incredibly gracious about answering them. I watched, I listened, I asked to be shown how to do things, and somewhere along the way, I picked up a whole bunch of little skills I didn’t have before.

Now, I’m certainly not quitting my day job to become a contractor. But give me a tape measure, a level, and a drill? I’m feeling pretty darn capable these days.

I can officially say that hanging things on my walls no longer intimidates me!

It’s funny how much you can learn when you aren’t afraid to ask questions and give things a try.

Turns out, we weren’t just building a house. I was building a little confidence along the way, too.

And perhaps my favorite lesson of all? Every successful home project deserves a celebratory IPA.

Cheers to doing it yourself. And getting it level on the first try. 🙌🏼🍻

10/19/2026

It’s the little things about this new kitchen that make me ridiculously happy.

An entire drawer dedicated to Tupperware? Yes, please. No more digging through a cabinet looking for a lid that may or may not exist.

It’s these tiny, everyday details that make a house feel like it was designed just for us.

Also, my first Reel in so many years! Apparently we’re filming ourselves putting dishes away now, and I’m here for it.

10/13/2026

My heart has been feeling extra full lately.

Over the past few weeks, Shaun and I have spent more time with friends than we have in what feels like years. And I’ve realized just how much I’ve missed it.

We used to host quite a bit, but somewhere along the way, we just stopped. Our old house was fine, and it served us well for so many years, but it never really felt like a place where we could comfortably gather everyone together.

And now? I can’t get enough of having people here.

Friends around the table, kids running around, impromptu get-togethers, conversations that go on longer than planned. It’s everything I hoped this home would be, and I don’t think I realized just how much I was missing it until now.

Moving here all those years ago wasn’t easy. Building a life and finding your people takes time. But looking around lately, at the friendships we’ve made and the community we’re so lucky to be part of, I truly can’t imagine calling anywhere else home.

I’m just really, really happy. Grateful for our people, for this season of life, and for a home that already feels so full of love.

Turns out, this is what I was looking forward to most all along.

10/12/2026

A little introduction, or maybe more of a reintroduction.

I’m Emma, and I’ve been sharing pieces of my life and creativity in this little corner of the internet for a very long time.

When I look back at where it all started, I can’t help but smile. What began as a love for creating things turned into a photography business, years of telling other people’s stories, and so many opportunities I never could have imagined.

And somewhere in the middle of all that, life happened.

I built a career I’m incredibly proud of. Married my college sweetheart. Became a mom to two beautiful girls. Grew, changed, learned a lot about myself, and spent years dreaming about a home we could build and make our own.

And now, at 38, I feel like so many of those pieces are finally coming together.

It’s a funny thing, getting older. I think I’ve become more sure of who I am, what I love, and what I want my life to look like. I’m still every bit as creative as the girl who started this business, but the things that inspire me have shifted.

These days, it’s our home. The little details. Cooking something wonderful for people I love. Making things with my hands. Raising our girls. Finding beauty in ordinary days and creating a life that feels really, really good to live.

Photography will always be part of my story, but I’m realizing there’s so much more I want to share.

And maybe that’s what this next chapter is really about. Not starting over, but finally bringing all these different pieces of myself together.

So whether you’ve been here since the beginning or found me somewhere along our forever home journey, I’m really glad you’re here.

I have a feeling the best parts are still ahead.

10/08/2026

Yesterday I came home to four little girls jumping on the trampoline. Apparently the dads had decided to have a little get-together, and before long everyone was gathered around the kitchen island for dinner.

These are the moments I dreamed about when we were building this house.

Something I’m learning, though, is how different it feels going from our old house to a brand new one. We spent ten years in a home that was thoroughly lived in. This one is still so new and beautiful, and I find myself wanting to protect every little corner of it.

And if you know me, you know I love things tidy and in their place. I always have, and I probably always will.

But I’m really trying to find that balance between having expectations for our girls (and their friends) to respect our home and not being so particular that nobody can relax and just be a kid.

I want the house rules. I want things taken care of. But I also want the laughter, the spontaneous get-togethers, the kids running around outside, and a kitchen island full of little girls eating dinner together.

I want to take care of this beautiful home without forgetting why we built it in the first place.

I’m genuinely curious how other parents handle this. What are your nonnegotiable house rules when your kids have friends over? And how do you find that balance between keeping a nice home and letting kids be kids?

10/05/2026

13 years.

And somehow, after all this time, my favorite part is still just doing life with you.

The big things, the hard things, the funny things, the completely ordinary things — all of it. And this year, getting to celebrate here, in the home we dreamed about for so long, feels especially sweet.

Happy anniversary, Shaun. I love the life we’ve built together, and I love you even more.

10/04/2026

Home feels especially good lately.

We’re still settling in, finding our routines, and slowly making every corner ours. Mostly, I’m just really happy we’re all here together.

I think Angus agrees.

09/27/2026

Apparently finishing our house did not mean Bo and Natasha were off the clock.

They came over for dinner last night, and while I cooked, Bo helped Shaun get the TV mounted and Natasha tackled setting up the new sound system. Handy friends are a very, very good thing to have.

But somewhere along the way, these two became so much more than the people who helped us build our house. They became our friends, and that might be one of the sweetest unexpected parts of this whole experience.

So grateful for this new friendship — and sorry, guys, but just because the house is finished doesn’t mean you’re getting rid of us now. You’re stuck with the Roses. 🤍🙏🏻🙌🏼

09/26/2026

National Daughters Day. And somehow I get to be the mom of these two.

Two completely different little girls, both growing up far too quickly, both teaching me more about myself than I ever expected. Riley and Sarah, you have made my life louder, sweeter, messier, funnier and infinitely better.

Watching you become yourselves is one of the greatest privileges of my life. I hope you always know that I am in your corner, that you can come home to me with anything, and that there is absolutely nothing you could ever do to make me stop loving you.

Being your mom is my very favorite thing.

Happy National Daughters Day to my girls. I’d choose you both in every lifetime. 🤍

09/23/2026

Living here is changing more than I expected.

I’ve obviously always known what Shaun does. I’ve heard about the cows, the projects, the problems, the long days, the early mornings. I’ve been interested in the ranch and this life for years.

But there’s a difference between knowing about something and actually living in it.

For so long, there was a little bit of a disconnect. Shaun would leave for work and go live this entire part of his day somewhere else—and then come home and tell me about it.

Now I can literally watch him working from our windows.

The place where we built our house is actually where he starts his day much of the year. I can look outside in the morning and see cattle in the fields, trucks coming and going, and Shaun doing something that I probably would have had absolutely no idea was happening before.

And it’s making me want to understand more.

More about the ranch. More about the cattle. More about what he does every day and why. More about this way of life that has always been part of our family, but suddenly feels so much more like part of my everyday life too.

A little behind-the-scenes truth: this house location wasn’t necessarily the obvious choice for everyone. There was definitely a push for us to build farther out in Bay Center, closer to the heart of the ranch.

But we really fought for this spot.

We wanted to be on the farm, but with kids, school, sports and our everyday life still centered in town, we also wanted to stay close. And yes… the view certainly didn’t hurt our argument.

Now that we’re here, I’m so grateful we held onto that vision.

When someone forgets something at school, Riley wants to run back into town for a volleyball match, or we need something from the store, those extra 15 minutes each way would add up quickly.

Instead, somehow we landed in this sweet spot between two worlds.

Close enough to town for the life we already had.

And close enough to the ranch that, for the first time, I feel like I’m really getting to live this part of our story alongside him.

I think I’m going to learn a lot out here.

And I have a feeling you guys might be coming along for some of it.

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