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 (14)

Kate Evangelene Lyllie (14)

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

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

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

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

My Man!

My Man!

Good Times!

Good Times!

Wedding Day 5*17*22

Wedding Day 5*17*22

Lillian "Lilly" Belle

Lillian "Lilly" Belle

Disney Food Fun! 2019

Disney Food Fun! 2019

Disneyland Tips

Disneyland Tips

What I Believe!

What I Believe!

Our Missionary

Our Missionary

We Bleed Blue! {Except for the Poppi}

We Bleed Blue! {Except for the Poppi}

My list of favorite movies!

My list of favorite movies!

Learn more about Dyslexia!

Learn more about Dyslexia!

Music To My Ears!

Music To My Ears!

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

What's On My Happy List?


Brie and I went to Heber Valley Girl's Camp for 
a couple of days. 
We were in blessed cabins instead of tents!
Good thing cuz I'm a bit out of practice
with roughing it. 
{Fun Fact: It had been 10 years since I'd been to 
 a girl's camp!} 
THE MooseMen poster is an 8th Ward tradition 
that goes back a few years.
My older girls are so proud 
that B and I are trying to 
keep this tradition alive!
Craft Time!
Each ward had to perform a lip sync skit
to a song with either love or heart in it.
The theme for Stake camp was
LOVE, like HE LOVES us!

We danced and lip synced
{with card board cut-out men}
to a medley of love songs from
several different decades.
"Love thru the Ages" was our
skit theme.

It was a production
putting that thing together.
😅
Huge shout out to my Emmsie and Hannah for 
their help with all that!
We were sorta proud of our award!
"Overall Performance of Incredible Achievement"
We spent some time at Legacy Lake!
And on the zip line ropes course!
You had to climb up a pole and walk across a tight rope to get 
to the zip line...
It took me about two hours to
get up the courage to
try it myself.
But I did it!
🙌
One of my favorite people on the planet is
this lady, our YW's secretary.
She is in her 70's and such a trooper
for even going.
She was so excited to go home!
😂😂😂
Emmsie took care of Kate while we were away.
It was craft week at home!
Kate painted this castle and 
Emmsie made the princesses out of wooden pegs...
painted their faces and hair, 
and made their clothes out of felt. 

Seriously, how cute is this?!?!

*****
In other family news....

Kyleigh took some friends up to Scofield
for the weekend...had a ball as usual!
*****
The hubs on his weekly Saturday morn
mtn bike ride
crashed and sprained his knee and rib.
Thankfully that was all.
😳

*****
Kate enjoying the summer fruit!
I love that she loves food!

She had a craving for orange chicken
all week which led to Chinese take-out
on a Friday night!

*****
Two of my favorite things from this week!

Trying Czech pastries from
Hruska's Kolaches!
The hubs and I were watching
Diners Drive-Ins and Dives
Friday night and the
breakfast bakery Hruska's in SLC/Provo
was featured.
Our mouths were watering. 


He surprised me Saturday morn by 
bringing some home!
The savory sausage and gravy one
was by far my favorite!!
and second, this game!
Kyleigh introduced us to 
"Cover Your Assets"!
Fun! Fun!
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