Bella Tres Chic: What's On My Happy List?

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!

Friday, December 12, 2008

What's On My Happy List?

Dance Recitals...teddy bears, roses and a 5 lb.

Hershey's Candy Bar.....

Kyleigh pre-costume...

After dancing 10 times in four concerts Kyleigh received this

well deserved rose from her special admirer. I'm not allowed

to say his name (LOL) but he is the sweetest boy! And good

too. He is the son of some friends and lives in a neighboring ward.

This admiration has been going on since the fifth grade yet they

can barely say 'boo' to each other in person (too shy..LOL ).

However, the last few months they have been able to break

the ice by emailing each other a couple of times a

week. :)

Little Emma always has the support at her recitals from

her good friend Shea. He is a sweetheart too! He told her

that he loves to pick out things for her (What 10 yr. old

boy says that?)...whether its flowers or another thoughtful

gift. This time it was a teddy bear. So cute! The saga continues

between these two as yesterday after school Emma

finds him on the corner, (he usually rides the bus) waiting

for her with her Christmas present. He gives her a 5 lb

Hershey Candy Bar and then asks if she would like him to

walk her home so he can carry it for her. What a little

gentleman! His mom followed them in the car as they

walked home trying to make conversation.

How funny is that?

Braden & Angie's Wedding

At the wedding luncheon...

The candy buffet we provided at the luncheon for the 30+

guests was a hit!

Forget the traditional rice. What a better way to be sent off

on your honeymoon than by birdseed being chucked at you

from your four little nieces?

Run Braden Run....LOL

"Buddy Evergreen" the Elf- Santa dropped this little

elf off on our doorstep on a Family Home Evening night this

month. He's here to stay until Christmas... watching over the

kids (and mom and dad too), making sure we are behaving so

Santa will bring us presents. Every night after bedtime, he

heads back to the North Pole to report to Santa if we should

be on the naughty or nice list. When the younger girls get up in

the morning they can't wait to find him as he hides every morning
upon returning from the North Pole. In honor of our all-time

favorite elf we named him "Buddy" Evergreen. I have a feeling

he may be spending many more Christmases with us.

We finished off the evening by watching one of our

favorite Christmas movies....Elf! and having Keebler

Elf cookies.

My favorite line from the movie...cracks me up!

"First we'll make snow angels for a two hours,

then we'll go ice skating, then we'll eat a whole

roll of Tollhouse Cookiedough as fast as we can,

and then we'll snuggle. "-Buddy from 'ELF'

2 comments:

KatrinaDecember 20, 2008 at 9:35 PM
Your girls are so pretty! LOVE the candy buffet too - every luncheon should have one! Your posts always make me smile & smiling is my favorite!
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KristenDecember 22, 2008 at 7:57 AM
Katrina said you should write a book...and I agree! Get on that please...a book about meaningful family traditions to start! The elf? Such a cute idea! Can you just email me prior to every holiday and tell me what your tradition will be, so I can start on time implementing them? LOL :) That 5 lb. choclate bar...hilarious! Love it!
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