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!

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

What's On My Happy List?

JULY wrap-up!

Day trip to Scofield

to jet ski with cousins...

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some major MUSIC LOVE this month!

The HIGHLIGHT of my month was

THE BOYS came back to town...finally!

They hadn't performed in Salt Lake

in ten years so this was a much

anticipated night for me.

THEY ARE MY FAVORITE!

It was a wonderful night

listening to beautiful music.

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Checked out the Scottish Festival in Payson!

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B and Kate slept in the treehouse

at gma's!

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The hubs and I were able to attend the

Provo City Centre Temple

for the first time...

IT IS soooo beautiful!

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making cute solar lanterns

for a Relief Society activity....

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Celebrating my dad.....

He died two years ago on July 14th...

His favorite flower, the hibiscus,

blooms on a tree in front of our house

in mid July...

{this was left on my kitchen counter

on the anniversary

by a thoughtful daughter}

😌

We went and got an ice-berg shake

in his honor.

He loved those things!

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My poor little mama slipped!

An in home X-ray revealed she has

two slight compression fractures

in her back.

Ouchie!

The last two weeks have been ROUGH!

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Pioneer Day!

Watched the Day's of '47 parade

from home....

Celebrated with Pie'n Beer...

particularly "moon" pies

because that night we went to Sundance

and took a "full moon" lift ride....

Hannah brought her favorite guy along! 😉

It was a good time...

even though there was too much

cloud cover and we didn't even

see the moon. lol

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Our Olympic "Paris" celebration....

Kate has retired from the family

Olympic torch run...

She's passing it off to Lilly Belle

from now on!

😂

{For goofy family Olympic game ideas

see right side bar for:

2022 Beijing Winter Games...

2020(1) Tokyo Summer Games...

2018 South Korea Winter Games...

2016 Rio Summer Games...

2012 Summer Olympic Games from London.}

We had yummy French goodies...

Crepes are from here...

Literally one of my top 3 fav food places!

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Brie has had some fun outings with friends

this month...

Rodeo...

and the Niall Horan concert!

Also attended a childhood friend's

mission farewell...

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FOOD LOVE this past month!

Katrina's Mexican Grill in Millcreek...

This cafe, Black Sheep, is in Provo....

their food is EXCELLENT!

Native American with a Southwestern flare..

Chicken and waffles is from

Locals, also in Provo....entire restaurant is

gluten free!

Yay!!!

Summer-y food at home....

The hubs and Kate made two different

home made ice-creams...

Butterfinger and mint chocolate!

So good!

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In Lilly Belle news....

She's 8 months old!!!!

She surprised Bonka with a

Christmas in July gift...

she taking him to Disney in January!!!

She had her first trip to the aquarium...

Penguins are Gigi's favorite!

We are holding on to Summer

for dear life....

{not the heat...😓

just the carefree-ness!}

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