Bonjour!

Bonjour!
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 dΓ©cor 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!

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 (24)

Hannah Isabelle (24)

Brielle Olivia (19)

Brielle Olivia (19)

Kate Evangelene Lyllie (14)

Kate Evangelene Lyllie (14)

Mr. Charles "Bingley" Wentworth III (5 yrs.)

Colonel Edward Fitzwilliam "Darcy", Duke of Westridge (4 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, March 21, 2018

What's On My Happy List?


A Peek Into Our Week....

I attended the Pinnacle Awards Gala with the hubs with his 
school board duties...
The FOOD was made by budding chefs from 
Murray High's 
Culinary Prostart Program..
 It had a touch of Indian flare
and was surprisingly delicious! 
*****
Friday morning I threw together some Irish
{green, orange and gold} inspired
school lunches for the kiddos!
That afternoon I had a pedicure with Emmsie.
πŸ‘
I haven't had one of those in like a year!

Boy did we have a weekend.
Like it was one of those...
 I need a weekend from the weekend.
πŸ˜‚
Kyleigh and I attended the Shen Yun concert Friday night.
{It was one of her birthday gifts.}
It was at the newly built Eccles Theatre downtown on Main.
Very swanky place.
The night was filled with beautiful Classical Chinese Dancing.
It was a lovely evening.
And of course we wore our Asian inspired shoes.
πŸ˜‰
Afterwards, we walked over to this dessert shop 
across from the Eccles called 
Last Course. 
I got the classic bread pudding.
Good, but no where as memorable as the one I had at Disneyland.
πŸ˜‹
 Kyleigh got a German Chocolate Cake...
 hidden in a Valrhona chocolate sphere
that was only exposed when hot caramel sauce
was poured on it....
Quite fascinating to watch...
It looked soooooo good but I took one bite
and it was waaayyy
to bitter rich for my tastes.
😝
I wanna go back and try some of their funky
ice cream flavors...
like pear and blue cheese
and jalapeno berry!
*****
St. Patrick's Day was a trip!
Not only was it wedding day but we
had 16 teenagers over
for breakfast that morning!
It was the girl's choice MAG dance that evening..but as you know
these affairs turn into all day events...
We left as Hannah and girlfriends were
cooking for the boys....
😨
hoping to heck they wouldn't burn the house down!

They watched Riverdance and made their t-shirts
for the dance that evening....
Before we left for the wedding I sent Kate on a St. Patricks Day scavenger hunt...
{cute clues from sunnydayfamily on line...}
Just to add to the hilarity that was this day...
Kate was supposed to be baptized Sat morning
but Weddings trump Baptisms AND if we didn't have enough going on....
dance pictures for both her and Brie were Saturday as well...
but we had to pass on those this year.... Jeesh!
I'm telling you I do not know why everything falls on the same day.
Anywho....Kate had made a Leprechaun trap the night before....
😊
I hid clues that led her throughout the house 
to a pot full of gold and goodies
for all the girls...
We left that morning in a snowstorm 
for the temple ceremony....
😏
We kept hoping and hoping for better weather...
come picture time there was no rain or snow...
πŸ™Œ
just freaking cold. 
However, we were prepared...
Poppi was the official umbrella holder...

 um....hello Brad?!?!
My bro loves to photo bomb.
 cute bridesmaids....
 Kyleigh was in her element being the maid of honor and helping the bride get in
her wedding dress...
Both the wedding luncheon and reception were at Heritage Gardens...
Love this place!
 
Love my fam!
 yummy food....
 We got home from the luncheon to see Hannah off to pick up their dates....
It was 70's Disco Night!
with a photo shoot at the local Walmart.
Nice. 


This was the crew at our house!
Such cute kids!
If you knew half the boy drama around here
at times...
πŸ˜†
We have already been dealing with Senior Ball issues....
dance is not for another month.
I swear if our fam had a reality tv show you'd be quite entertained.
Rocky Road Ice-cream cures all ills
{in my book anyway..it's my fav...}
hopefully it will for this kid too.
Sat evening we headed back for the reception....
The cute couple!
Loved loved the cake and flowers....!
 Also loved how Emily displayed quotes on marriage/love from her favorite movies...
some of my favorites too!
😊
from the movie LEAP YEAR! 
 Crepes...
 Italian Sodas....
Kate was in heaven with all the food!
 Got to see a dear cousin and Aunt that I don't see near enough. 
Brie caught the bouquet and her cousin
{the same age.. and the bride's brother}
the garter..
 Quite funny at age 13!
Love having 3 bouquets of 
wedding flowers at home
to enjoy...
The icky weather ruined
"decorating the car efforts"
for the groomsmen and bridesmaids...
but they sure tried..
 Lovely Wedding. Lovely Day!
 *****
Sunday we were in charge of family dinner 
for the hubs side...
We had traditional corn beef, cabbage, carrots, Irish soda bread
and Irish Creme Pie.....

Sunday Night we attended another 
Stake Fireside... 
a Youth Kickoff for the upcoming 
Jordan River Temple Re-dedication. 
Cute temple cookies...
Monday afternoon the sisters and I had a birthday lunch for my mom...
Rice King Cashew Shrimp take-out!
That night the extended family gathered for 
a celebration for her...
My mom is doing awesome for 86!
πŸ™Œ

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