Bella Tres Chic: What's On Our 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!

Monday, April 13, 2009

What's On Our Happy List?

Our "Crack Off" Champion-

We didn't get around to dying any eggs this

weekend but were able to do so after school today in

preparation for our first ever "Crack Off" Tournament.

Hannah had the winning egg...it escaped without a single

crack! Because she outlasted all the others she will hold

the title of "Crack Off" queen until next Easter.

She was ecstatic!

Grandma won the first round against Emma.

Jaren getting in position to roll his egg against

Grandpa's.

Because Emma is very artistic and domestic.. she is loving

this cake decorating class she takes with her Aunt Dori

on Monday nights. She decorated this Easter cake tonight

for us to enjoy after our Tournament. It was really yummy!

We also finished up our traditional FHE lesson on the

Resurrection. That simple box pictured holds special meaning

to our family as it has represented the Savior's tomb for many

years now. During the movie we watched on the Savior, Brie,

in typical four year old grammar says... "He got died on the cross".

I love the things little ones say.

Other non Easter randomness....

We had beautiful Spring weather today. Brie and I enjoyed

making bubbles with the bubble wand.

Emma's winning team

We held our 2nd annual "Hoops Hysteria" gathering

last month with the neighbors where twenty one of us

drew our teams for this years NCAA tournament. One of

Emma's teams, The North Carolina Tar Heels, ended up

going all the way and winning the National Championship.

She won the money and bragging rights until next year!!!

Celebrating our Wedding Anniversary-

{16 years of marriage...16 reasons why I love

my husband}

*his understanding heart*being sensitive to my needs*

he's a peacemaker*love his hands*his love for old classic

movies*how teasing is part of his love language*his calm

temperament is perfect for a household of girls*his ability

to whip something up for dinner with what he can find in

the pantry or fridge*his cologne smell*he gives good advice*

our shared passion for good food-especially cheeses and

seafood*his help in ironing and helping us get off to church

on Sundays*his intelligence and love for higher education*

working hard to provide for our family*his excellent

BBQ'ing skills*because he's mine forever*

2 comments:

KristenApril 14, 2009 at 12:43 PM
Happy Anniversary! Do you guys have special plans? Good job decorating the cake Emma! What a fun class to take! So how do you play "crack-off" anyways? Happy belated Easter!
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KatrinaApril 16, 2009 at 11:43 AM
Yah- I want more details on "crack-off" too! It looks like you guys had a lot of fun with it! Hope you & Jaren have a wonderful Anniversary!
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