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!

Thursday, February 09, 2017

What's On My Happy List?

A peek into our week!

The drill team on their way to the State Prelims.

They performed SO WELL!

But fell ONE slot short of moving on to the State Finals.

Bummer!

Overall they came in 10th place in State 4A competition.

That's pretty awesome!

If Hannah and these three girls below do drill their Sr Yr...they will be the only ones on the team that have done it all three years.

So many girls quit this year.

{I just don't get that!}

Drill is hard as H@$%.

It really is.

It's hard on your body and the

time and financial commitment drives you insane.

But Mama Cooper says if you make a commitment,

you keep it.

Or

at least wait till competition season is over to leave...

😡

Special flower delivery for her late that night on the porch ;)

The night before State Competition we had dinner at Mimi's with the Drill team...

....the creme brûlée cheesecake Hannah and I had for dessert...

HOLY YUM!!!

They had three posters filled of "Guess Who" pics?

Can you guess which one my Hannie is?

#23

{Could squish that cute little face!}

*****

Kyleigh and I went to see the team perform at the home basketball game that weekend.

Hannah wears the exact same military costume that Kyleigh did!

Here is proof! 😂

Ky was feeling a little nostalgic being back at the high school...haha

*****
Hannah at the hockey game with friends...

*****
Out with my girlfriends for Thai food...

*****
"party" in the kitchen with my church buddies...celebrating Taylor turning 8!

*****
Super Bowl Food!

*****
Someone turned 21!
WHAT????

She leaves a little sparkle where ever she goes....

She's discovered Poldark!

need I say more....

The hubs and I took her to Sapa Sushi for her birthday dinner!

Loved it.

Loved it.

{although I like the Sushi at Cafe Seoul better}

However, their calamari with jalapeno appetizer...

AND Jaren's seafood dish...

The bomb!

THEN....

we went to her favorite Korean restaurant for dessert.

You guys!!!! I had Bingsu for the first time.

I get why Kyleigh is so obsessed with it.

flipp'in good!

we ended the evening watching one of our favorites...

did we giggle....

*****

Get-together for her b-day with her besties.....

One of three trips down to Provo this week for Kyleigh...

some time with cousins!

a trip with me to apartment hunt for her and Emmsie...

Boy, THAT WAS an adventure!....with all the possible scenarios and logistics of things....
a stressful process..not gonna lie 😟

and back down for country dancing on a blind date!
Emma told Kyleigh the other day... "You are like the wind!"
{I say more like a whirlwind! haha}

Today, Feb. 9th, is National Pizza Day!
This is how we celebrated!!!
thank you Costco
;)

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