Bonjour!

Bonjour!
I’m a 51 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, and 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!

My Fam!

My Fam!

The Hubs and I

The Hubs and I

My Girls!

My Girls!

Kyleigh Dawn (28)

Kyleigh Dawn (28)

Emma Abigail (26)

Emma Abigail (26)

Hannah Isabelle (23)

Hannah Isabelle (23)

Brielle Olivia (19)

Brielle Olivia (19)

Kate Evangelene Lyllie (13)

Kate Evangelene Lyllie (13)

Mr. Charles "Bingley" Wentworth III (4 yrs.)

Colonel Edward Fitzwilliam "Darcy", Duke of Westridge (3 yrs.)

My Man!

My Man!

Good Times!

Good Times!

Wedding Day 5*17*22

Lillian "Lilly" Belle

Disney Food Fun! 2019

Disneyland Tips

What I Believe!

Our Missionary

We Bleed Blue! {Except for the Poppi}

My list of favorite movies!

Learn more about Dyslexia!

Music To My Ears!

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

What's On My Happy List?


Kyleigh in Korea
mission week 75

Sometimes things don't turn out the way we want....and that's okay!!! 

My story for this week happened last Monday. We had set up a dinner appointment with a potential investigator who is Chinese. She is studying here in Korea and learning Korean. When we met her on the street we shared the gospel with her a little bit and we made an appointment to see if she had more interest. We went to Busan University and waited at the subway station for her. She was a couple minutes late so we called her and she sounds frantic saying the she forgot, but will be there soon. (this is all in Korean, foreigners from different countries trying to speak Korean...its pretty hilarious) About 15 minutes later she calls and says to come outside.. so we stay on the phone and she is waving her hand in the air trying to find us. We ran over to her and she walks right past us. So we yell at her again and she turns around super confused...she was expecting someone else! Well, if that wasn't awkward enough she got super defensive and was like I DO NOT BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST. So we decided to let her go her way and we walked away frustrated and upset. My comp and I were like what can we do to find success?....We both had the impression to head back home. We hopped back on the subway and I spotted a girl that I wanted to talk to, but we didn't get to sit by her. Luckily enough we got off at the same stop. So we said hello and found out that she is from Kazakhstan, but she knows Korean and English. Super cute girl! We told her we were missionaries and that we believed in Jesus. She got super excited and told us her story. She comes from a Muslim back ground, converted in high school to Christianity (she is 22), but no one in her family knows because it is super dangerous. In high school she just had this feeling that there was something more to life...she found a church and has loved Jesus ever since. Listening to her story made me take a look at my own faith, because this girl shines with her own faith. She loves Jesus so much that she took the risk to become Christian. She doesn't let the danger get to her and she trusts that Jesus will help her. I felt blessed and thankful for the opportunity that we have of growing up with freedom of religion and that we have the gospel. I also realized that if we had met with that Chinese girl we would have missed the opportunity to met this other girl, Akerike. Things don't always turn out the way we want, but God sees the big picture and he reminded me of that that night. I am thankful for the miracles I see in my life and in others every day! 

I love Jesus :)
xoxo
Sis Cooper 

In other family news this week!

My nephew returned home from his mission...
Emmsie and I were there for the morning airport homecoming...SO FUN!

42 more days my friends and we will be doing this with Kyleigh!!! 

whoo hoo ;)
My brother, sis in law and nephew traveled to Uruguay to pick him up. 
They also made a jaunt to Argentina where my brother served 35 years ago. 
This darling little one was born while he was away so she was seeing her Uncle for the first time! 
 
Emmsie was on Fall Break from the college so she was able to come. Yeah! (:
At the family gathering for his homecoming...
*****
Dinner Out with friends at the new Meditrina location. 
Such yummy tapa style food! 
Like probably the best ravioli dish I've ever encountered, 
but yikes! on the pricey side...
and I could eat double what they serve you. :/ 
Don't ask my friend how she liked the Korean kimchi..hehe 
*****
Hannah had Jr. Spartonian Drill Camp with 70 little girls...
They all performed at the last home football game on Friday night. 
Just Cuz! 
*****
Guess you started back to work officially this week?
{that would be moi}
That's been a bit of an adjustment...
it's been awhile.
I help the kiddos in K thru 4th with all sorts of stuff...
teaching phonics, handwriting, reading, writing, vocab, fluency, and comprehension.
I love my co workers {super nice ladies}
and sneaking in hugs from B. Olivia and Kate while I am there...
 ;)

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