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!

Friday, June 21, 2024

What's On My Happy List?

Memorial Day Weekend at Scofield...

Goof'in!😂

S'more time!

I used gluten-free Oreos...

We roasted rice crispies

for the first time ever....B loved these!

Kate loves using croissants

instead of graham crackers....

It was Lilly Belle's

FIRST time at Scofield....

cozy with Gigi...

Kyleigh's little footprints

are underneath the deck stairs....

from May 26, 1997...

27 years ago to the day!!!!

😌

Scofield has provided so many

happy memories for our family.

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An outing to visit some family graves....

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In other family random....

THIS Taylorsville Temple

is our new temple....

Only 10'ish minutes from our home!

Such a blessing!

We had the honor of being inside

for the temple dedication.

It was AMAZING! We even got

to shake hands with Elder Gong

who was presiding.

Such a special

day!

We were also able to tour the Layton Temple

during its open house.

So so beautiful!

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Our sweet Hannie had a birthday!!!!

No one loves their birthday more

in our family than Hannah does...

She could tell you about every birthday

of her 24 year life!

We went swimming on her birthday morn!

We had a birthday picnic up in the canyon

that night to see the sunset!

Hannah loves a good picnic and sunset!

{btw, Via313 has a really yummy gf pizza}

Then looky at this hunk of deliciousness...

Emmsie made THIS

birthday cake for her!

{I helped just a tich}

Every guy Hannah's ever loved is on there! haha

Seven Brides for Seven Brother's

is Hannah's favorite musical...

Emmsie made Hannah the main lady! lol

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Celebrating awesome grades AND

the last day of school for Kate

with Bing-su and pedicures!!

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We attended a fun luau for a neighbor

boy graduating...

The hubs got to speak the next day

at Murray's graduation

on June 6th.

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This handsome boy celebrated

his 4th birthday!

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Our favorite comedian was in town.....

saw her show at the Eccles.

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B and friends doing

baptisms for the dead...

I'm so very impressed with

these young people!

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Miss Utah Week....

We knew 4 ladies competing....

We went to the

"Show us your Shoes" parade

to support...

and then Kyleigh attended all of the

competition events at the Capitol Theatre

with girlfriends and cousin Allie.

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The hubs had a Fishing trip with the boys....

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Celebrating Father's Day....

These were the Father's Day treats

we made for the Primary kiddos

to give to their dads....

Miss Lilly Belle celebrating her dad's b-day

and Father's Day!

She loves going for walks

in her new stroller with her dad....

and Aunties.

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Had a sealing night with siblings & spouses.

Such a lovely night!

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In food news.....

The sushi and lemonade at Keyaki is

most excellent👌😍!

We returned to Dali Crepes

for our dinner group

outing this month...

they JUST opened a new location closer to us

in Cottonwood Heights.

🙌

They offer gf batter which is one reason

this place is the bomb diggity to me!

Son-in-law Tyler wanted Pho

from Fat Fish

for his birthday meal.

This stuff is deliciousness!

Kate and I made a gluten-free

french toast casserole!

and gluten-free Nutella donut balls...

thanks to gf bread

and gf pizza dough

from the Trader Joe's.

I love that place!

Happy Summer!

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