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EMILY CRALL BLOG

I'm Emily and I'm so happy you're here! This blog is a journal about my life and my latest work. Stay a while and say hello!

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a tour of our home: christmas decorations

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Personal

‘m always itching to put up the tree long before Thanksgiving. In fact, I’d be happy putting it up in September. So the day after Thanksgiving is always a great flurry of unpacking the ornaments and setting up the tree. I thought I’d share for a few reasons, but mostly so I can remember next […]

christmas time is here

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Christmas always comes early for us, whether it’s with the Miller family or the Crall family. (We decided early on in our marriage to establish rules a schedule to keep our own sanity.) So, with all of my siblings and their families in town, we celebrated Thanksgiving on Thursday and then celebrated Christmas on Saturday, […]

christmas on the farm

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This is how it started. Back when I was a young teenager, our family gift exchange started moving around. First it was Christmas Eve, then it was Christmas morning, then it was Christmas mid-morning after brunch, then Christmas post-lunch, then Christmas evening. The kicker was one year in my high school days when our gift […]

christmastime is here

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In the past, Kevin and I have always made a Christmas dinner together; once big fancy meal to celebrate the season. This year, we decided to invite our best friends, Sara and Uche, to join us. It was beyond fun hosting a dinner party! There’s no doubt that it involves a lot of prep work, […]

the n family | coralville family photography

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Photography

Just 4 months ago, I was taking the little Jacob’s newborn photos. Now he’s all big and smiley and snuggly. And his sisters? Well, I was greeted with hugs and smiles…and lots more talking than last time! The main goal of this session was to get some photos for their Christmas cards so, that being […]

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