EMILY ROSENCRANS: COUNTRY VS. TOWN

After living and working as a nurse in Chicago for years, Emily Rosencrans and her young family moved to Barrington in late 2020. She quickly found a sense of community and friendship within the Barrington Junior Women’s Club (BJWC). This year she will be chairing BJWC’s new Family Engagement Committee, which will create volunteer opportunities for children and empower them to make a positive impact on their community. In September, Emily created an Instagram account called @Two.Busy.Babies that captures her adventures with her two children, ages 3 years and 18 months, as they explore the Northwest Suburbs. She hopes this account will help connect parents in the area to fun, new activities for their children.

Mantra? Love and be loved Best grooming tip? A good Vitamin C serum Guilty pleasure? Scrolling through TikTok and watching Dateline Favorite foods? Mediterranean Music you love? I’m a Swiftie! Best advice ever given to you? The grass is greener where you water it Best advice you’ve given? If it takes less than five minutes, don’t put it off—do it now Earliest memory? Cuddling my baby sister When you wake up, you? Hit the ground running! Before bed, you? Attempt to watch a show with my husband but I always fall asleep! What’s on your bookshelf? My current book club read: The Measure by Nikki Erlick You can’t live without? My family, my girlfriends, and a good Americano Love to escape to? Lake Geneva Advice you would give to your younger self? Put yourself out there, even if it scares you a little

WHEN IN THE COUNTRY

Your style is? Cute and comfy. I’m always chasing my kids around Can’t leave the house without? Burt’s Bees Transportation? SUV Driving music? Kacey Musgraves, Taylor Swift, Leon Bridges, Mac Miller Place to eat? Scratch Pastificio Shop? One Girl Best thing about the country? The people are warm and welcoming Worst thing about the country? The stink bugs. They’re everywhere. The perfect day is? A solid workout, coffee, and a few pages of a book. Then taking my kids to explore a new place. A backyard barbecue with our friends and end with a drink at The Yankee Doodle Inn.

WHEN IN TOWN

Your style is? Trying to keep up with Gen Z Can’t leave the house without? Sunglasses Transportation? Uber Driving music? Early 2000s jams Place to eat? Maple & Ash, Fig & Olive, Aba Shop? The small boutiques in Bucktown Best thing about town? The energy Worst thing about town? The traffic The perfect day is? Coffee and a walk with my sister, a street fair with my girlfriends, dinner and a comedy show with my husband, and a stay at a fancy hotel