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!

Monday, December 11, 2017

What's On My Happy List?

A Peek Into our Week.....

Several weeks ago all the Christmas lights on our bushes died.
{Like the first night we put them on 😏 }
Shoot me now.
I LOVE Christmas lights but
untangling, hanging, stringing them...
Can't stand it.
Nor can the hubs.
I took the easy way out and resorted to swirling snowflakes projected onto the porch.
😜

*****

The girls and I went down to Provo and met the college kids
at this campus pizza joint.

Excellent!

Poor dad had school board meetings and couldn't join us.

Cousin Abby tagged along instead...

After, we went on a little Christmas Cruise on the Provo River....

They have the shores lit up with lights and Christmas scenes.

They play Christmas music as you

float down the river.

SO fun!

Santa even made a visit in a canoe...

Fun visiting THE apartment after.

The girls haven't been able to come home

as much of late...

they are stuck doing cleaning checks,

homework and projects

with end of semester finals looming....

They are a tad overwhelmed.

Here is proof!

If you hear a sigh of relief on

Thursday the 21st.

It's coming from Provo!

Just say'in.

Emmsie decompresses by baking...late at night!!!
and a whole bunch of goofing off with her favorite cousin!

*****

Friday night out for Indian food!

Ganesh's Chicken Tikki Marsala is excellent btw.

*****

Saturday morning we had the neighborhood ladies

"Favorite Things"

Christmas brunch...

22 lovely ladies were in attendance.

I used this favorite things printable from

{my sisterssuitcase.com}

the chocolate/caramel combo is one of my favorite things!!!

inside my 3 bags were my favorite

chocolate with caramel candies

The jug of sea salt chocolates with caramel...are to die for friends!!!

{I get them at Smiths.}

*****
On Saturday afternoon Kate set up a little
lunch cafe for us.
Called the NUTCRACKER CAFE...
It was super cute!

She served us nuts and crackers for the appetizer!

She was running around with her head cut off taking our orders, serving our food...

I was her sidekick in the kitchen...

Poppi enjoying his soup!

guests even dined with the nutcracker

movie playing....

our desserts!

She got so excited about the $1 tip
daddy left her.

*****
In other random.....

Spying on Hannah at work!
😂

*****
We shipped off a little gift and cards to my nephew
serving a mission in Germany!
😌

Shopping for a Sub for Santa gift!
👏

*****

Fun find at Costco!

I'm a freak for French stuff.

Creme Brulee included.

😉

****

Only two more weeks till the big guy comes!

Can't believe it!

Anyone else have Christmas brain like me???

😂

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