My Hoover

EMILY COX

Local Artist + Mom

Moss Rock Preserve

Moss Rock Preserve

I love to go in the spring when the mountain laurel is blooming. With woodland waterfalls, wildflowers, giant rocks and trees, it’s just lovely. My kids like to splash in the waterfalls near the boulder field, play in the sand next to Hurricane Creek and of course climb the boulders.

Family Fun Day

Explore Playground + The Whole Scoop

One of my favorite things we did this summer was taking the kids to meet friends at the Explore playground and splash pad by the Met, and then go get ice cream at The Whole Scoop on our way home. Everything is so close together that it makes such a fun day.

First Memory

Galleria Christmas Tree Lighting

My aunt lived here in the ‘90s when I was in elementary school, and she invited my mom and me to come to this tree lighting. I remember being so excited to be at such a big mall. The lights and decorations and the reindeer carousel were all beautiful, and we went to the Disney Store before we left.

Curry Please

Taste of Thailand

This restaurant on Lorna Road was the first place I ever tried sushi and my first experience with Thai food, which has since become one of my favorite kinds of food. It is one of the first places my husband, Brian, and I went out to eat together when we started dating. I usually order their pineapple curry with chicken. It is excellent!

Faith in Community

Hunter Street Baptist Church

Some of the best friends I have made here are ladies from my small group at Hunter Street. I also love all the outreach the church is involved in. My kids have been through the Hunter Street Weekday program, and my daughter and older son are currently taking violin and guitar lessons with the Hunter Street Arts Academy.