Bella Tres Chic

I’m a 52 year old mother of five amazing daughters and wife to a caring, sensitive AND sexy husband. I adore my family. I’m dedicated to my faith. I enjoy a good laugh. I'm nostalgic and love to reminisce. "Remember" is my favorite word in the English language. I love life! I’m passionate about music, food and {dreams of} traveling the world. I wanna be a castle and waterfall chaser. I’m fascinated with anything European. {PARIS! Hello!} I love celebrating anything and everything! I love to read, especially a good biography, mystery, Regency Era Romance or Historical fiction novel. I love thoughtful gift giving. To me the gift wrap is almost as important as the gift itself. I have a bit of an obsession with gift boxes and gift bags. As well as old world maps & globes, apothecary bottles and jars! I love being creative…bolts of ribbon, coordinating scrapbook papers, producing a table scape, or planning décor for a themed party puts a smile on my face. I love the details! I’m a freak for anything theme oriented. I enjoy event planning, but oddly enough do not like to host or entertain. I enjoy fashion, but have to really be in the mood to clothes shop. I love purses and funky costume jewelry. Especially big rings! I’d rather wear wedges or heels any day than flats. I enjoy decorating and searching for the perfect decorative pillow or picture. However, you’ll never see me frequent high-end stores. I'm more of a Ross, TJ Maxx, Tuesday Morning kind of gal. My favorite decor style is an old world rustic Italian chateau/Spanish Villa look with a hint of bohemian! OR a vintage shabby chic French country cottage/English cobblestone farmhouse. My #1 cookie-Molasses! Autumn is my favorite season. I’d go through childbirth a million times. I enjoy biking with my man, Pilates, and power walking. You’ll never find me in a gym working out. I love movies, whether watching them in the theatre or cuddled up on the couch with my family. I enjoy a good chick flick or real life drama! I'm a sucker for movies on the Hallmark & Great American Family Channel. I have a tender heart for the elderly. I adore Disneyland. I enjoy being in the canyon on a summer or fall evening at dusk. I love my friends. While I have some extroverted characteristics. I’m a self proclaimed introvert. I’m generally quiet, calm, reserved and pretty darn private. Why in the heck do I blog? It’s a creative way to record family history. I enjoy photography. I really don’t like to write, although I write in my journal often. My journals, patriarchal blessing, scriptures, quote book, and beloved Christmas tree filled with ornaments of family memories are among my prized possessions. I love the beach. I enjoy WWII history. I love a clean, orderly house, but ours usually looks lived in. ;) PBS Masterpiece is my friend. I adore Jane Austen films. They transport me to another time and place. If I had to choose another time period in which to live, early 19th Century England would be my pick. "Sense and Sensibility" is my all time favorite movie. My 3 favorite TV series are...BBC's Larkrise to Candleford, the 1950's Spanish Drama "Velvet," and the travel/food show "Somebody Feed Phil." My biggest pet peeve is people who blow their noses in public. So gross! {Take it to the bathroom people.} I’d go on a wine tasting vacation if it wasn’t against my religion. I’ve always wanted to adopt a baby from a foreign country. I’m an avid BYU football fan. I'm a Educational Support Professional. I tutor elementary kids in phonemic awareness, phonics, reading, fluency and comprehension. I love our campfires at Scofield Lake. I have a 'thing' for fairy gardens, Gallic French roosters, fresh flowers in a vase, pretty bowls & plates, yummy smelling candles & soap. I love summer rainstorms and warm baths. I'm a scripture podcast fanatic. I'm also a fan of several Fox News shows; Hannity and Dave Ramsey Talk Radio. I very much miss Rush Limbaugh! I hate when my kids have homework. I'd rather clean 20 toilets than give a talk or prayer in church. I have quite a collection of Madame Alexander Dolls, children's books, Disney pins, and quotes. My favorite quote is "Don't underestimate me. I know more than I say, think more than I speak & notice more than you realize." True True LOL! I always prefer sitting in a back row versus the front. {I'm sort of a seat snob..yikes} I also have high expectations for my lemonade, salsa, and french fries too. HA! I work well behind the scenes. I love a good Dateline, 20/20 or 48 Hour Mystery. I’m a night owl. I'd rather be cold than hot. I love to budget our finances! I enjoy being a chauffeur to my children. I'm not a huge fan of social media. I don't snap, pin or tweet. All I want for Christmas every year is a ticket to the Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert. It's my FAVORITE. I’m an Anglophile…a royal watcher who loves anything English! Especially tea parties! I would like to serve a church mission to England with Jaren someday. I'm queen of paper towel, used kitchen dishrags and sponges kinda make me squirm. You’ll rarely find me out of the house not ready for the day, except when driving the kids to school on the days I don't work. I feel naked without lipstick or lip gloss. Mismatched socks, chipped fingernail polish, chapped lips and brownie crumbs on the floor drive me nuts! I like to organize and BE organized..but not saying I always am. ;) I enjoy hiking to waterfalls, ATV’ing with my family and snowshoeing with the hubs. Although I enjoy collecting recipes and occasionally watch cooking shows... (Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade, Paula Deen, Jamie Oliver, and the Pioneer Woman are my favorites) I’d rather not cook. Eating out is so much more fun. I'm a foodie. I live to EAT! LOL Trying new foods and restaurants is a favorite past-time, and believe it or not so is intermittent fasting. I'm not good at a lot of things... but gosh, if you need help with a themed celebration or someone to enjoy good food with, I'm your girl. I love the joy of anticipation and the celebration of holidays. Family traditions are important to me. I'm a memory preserver. I'm a pathological picture taker ;) a visual storyteller, and a lover of happy lists!

Sunday, December 01, 2024

What's On My Happy List?

November Wrap!

Blessed Thanksgiving!

We had our traditional grateful breakfast....

with cinnamon rolls & pumpkin sausage rolls!

Then we got a cook'in....

green bean casseroles

and mashed potatoes...

yummy mashed potato tip...

add butter, cream cheese, heavy cream

and ranch dressing powder

to your potatoes...

We had our Thanksgiving meal

at Gma C's...

Emmsie decorated the table SO FESTIVE!

Kyleigh, Tyler and Lilly Belle were with us

for most of the day’s festivities…

then they headed to

Kanab on Thanksgiving night to spend time

with Tyler's side of the fam for a

a couple of days.

Cousins!

Aunt Dori has two foreign exchange

students living with her family.

From Venice and Paris.

So this was their first time

having a Thanksgiving meal.

😌

We went for pie at my sisters late afternoon.

My brother-in-law made over 30 pies

for family and friends.

We got to bring home one of our

favorite pies... coconut creme!

It's so good.

I just eat the filling though. lol

The fam went to see the movie

"Wicked"

Thanksgiving night.

B has been so excited to see this show.

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We celebrated Lilly Belle's

1st b-day. She loves pizza

so we celebrated with an

Italian theme.

She wanted nothing to do with her smash cake!

She would barely touch it. lol

She loved this though!

Year in review....lol

Like her smash cake....

She wanted nothing to do with her

12th month photoshoot either.

😜

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In other family news...

Election night was fabulous.

A red tsunami...

For this political junkie

it was one of the best nights of my life!

😂 🙌

Also so excited for RFKjr

to get all the toxic crap

out of our food!

This was Kyleigh's t-shirt!

We had a celebration!!!

FOR REAL!

😛

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Then.... the week even got better

when BYU

pulled off a thrilling win

against the U!

Seriously one of the best fetching weeks of

my life!

😂

I got to go to 4 home football games

this year.

One in August, September, October, and November!

🙌

The last one we attended

was one of the coldest

I've ever experienced.

It was like 32 degree's!

The one prior....one of the hottest!

Such a fun season we had.

10-2!

Four-way tie for first in the Big 12!

So awesome AND unexpected as

we were predicted to finish 13th

in the Conference.

One of our favorite football treats..

Roasted almonds!

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In other random....

We made bridal shower favors

for our neighbor getting married.

Her wedding colors are white and light blue.

We filled baggies with light blue

Hershey kisses and this tag.

We forgot to get pics of them.

We had our hands full

that night

with that project AND Miss Lilly Belle,

who we were tending overnight.

Our third sleepover and maybe our last! lol

We've attended a bridal shower....

and a 90th birthday celebration

for one of my favorite people....

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some gift giving....

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Holiday Market go'in....

and some more decorating....

Emmsie and I helped my sister

decorate for a company event...

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In food news.....

Dinner Group at Hug-Hes Cafe...

They offer gf buns.

😉

Have you had a persimmon before?

They are in season.

So tasty!!!

Someone got dished their least fav food...

for good reason. haha

#iykyk

Sushi take-out!!!!

😍

Yummy Spitz street fries!

Jaren making squash soup!

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AND lastly.....All 3 trees are up!

Yay!!!

Christmas here we come!

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