https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem Emiley West en-us 2019-01-16 21:54:28 UTC 2023-05-09 11:58:14 UTC hello@padlet.com epwest https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321485880 2019-01-16 22:27:12 UTC https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321485880 epwest https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321486987 Ethan and I have eight years in age separating us, but we have become best friends. He's the reason behind my decision to become a teacher--I want to impact children the way some of his upper elementary teachers impacted him.]]> 2019-01-16 22:33:07 UTC https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321486987 epwest https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321487442 Of course everyone has been through their fair share of bad or upsetting moments in life, but the above quote is what I live by. I believe in smiling every single day, which is why my first tattoo was a permanent reminder for me to smile, even on the darkest of days.]]> 2019-01-16 22:35:53 UTC https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321487442 epwest https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321487823 Riley is my nine-year old Yorkie-Poo (half Yorkie and half Poodle). Full grown, he weighs eight pounds and we joke that he's a forever puppy. However, he did grow a lot from the time we brought him home--he only weighed 15 ounces at eight weeks old! Now that he's older, he has developed diabetes and is 95% blind, but he is still just as spunky as that one-pound puppy was.]]> 2019-01-16 22:37:56 UTC https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321487823 epwest https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321489054 In the summer of 2017, I worked at a daycare and was in charge of the one and two year olds, who I absolutely fell in love with. I was already done with my first year of college at this point, but this only furthered my passion for helping children grow and learn. One day, I hope to manage my own childcare/preschool. ]]> 2019-01-16 22:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321489054 epwest https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321489483 The past year and a half has been the hardest time of my life so far, but I have the BEST friends who have loved me and helped me heal in ways that I didn't think were possible, and I'm so grateful.]]> 2019-01-16 22:46:52 UTC https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321489483 epwest https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321489719 In my family, we LOVE football. However, we are a baseball family. My brother has played baseball for eight years, and now plays on a travel ball team as a pitcher and third baseman. I try not to miss a game, but when I do, Ethan doesn't hesitate to share his disappointment. ]]> 2019-01-16 22:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321489719 epwest https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321490098 Last summer, my family was fortunate to take a huge vacation to the Dominican Republic. The beaches here are easily my favorite place I've ever been, and I want nothing more than to spend the rest of my life with my toes in the sand.]]> 2019-01-16 22:51:16 UTC https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321490098 epwest https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321490369 My favorite singer of all-time is Lana Del Rey, an alternative-pop artist known for her mid 1900s Americana sound. Although some people consider all of her songs to be "sad" sounding, I find myself relating to her songs with tons of different emotions. This picture is from her concert last January, easily one of the best days of my life.]]> 2019-01-16 22:53:16 UTC https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321490369 epwest https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321490733 In just a few months, my best friend will welcome her first child, a little boy named Jensen. I was the first person she told she was pregnant, planner of the gender reveal, and his God Mother. He has brought me and his parents closer than ever, and I love him more than I ever thought was possible. ]]> 2019-01-16 22:55:57 UTC https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321490733 epwest https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321491328 I love nothing more than taking spontaneous trips with my best friend, Morgan. You can almost always find us in Charleston, Charlotte, or Atlanta--which is where this picture was taken. We went to Atlanta for three days following my 21st birthday (even though I had the flu). ]]> 2019-01-16 22:59:55 UTC https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321491328 epwest https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321491818 One side of my family is ALL Alabama and the other side is ALL Clemson. We never thought there would be a rivalry like this one, but we love the competition. ]]> 2019-01-16 23:03:15 UTC https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321491818 epwest https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321492033 He's my best friend, I couldn't not put this picture on here. (We go hardcore at football games.)]]> 2019-01-16 23:04:35 UTC https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321492033 epwest https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321492200 This is my most recent tattoo, and it's a motto that I love to live by as well as the other one mentioned. No matter what I'm going through, and no matter how hard life seems, it'll all pass eventually. After every storm, the sun returns.]]> 2019-01-16 23:05:36 UTC https://padlet.com/epwest/ewestportraitpoem/wish/321492200