Christy and Emma Simmons learn how full life is of choices the summer Emma leaves for college. At eighteen, the world is at her fingertips as she can learn, explore the world and experience new things. From attending the right college, picking the perfect major, making new friends and joining the right groups, Emma sees there are choices flooding her every turn and she has to find the path for her life.While Emma's world expands, Christy's begins to unravel. Feeling like she's reached a stalemate, Christy applies for a temporary professorship at a local university. Slowly, her life begins to spread thin as she tries to maintain her practice and run her home with the increasing responsibilities to the university.As the adult world challenges Emma and Christy strives to keep hers from falling apart, they must learn the most important lesson- follow your heart.