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!

Saturday, August 24, 2024

What's On My Happy List?

Summer Wrap-up & Back to School!

GOODNESS ME... do we ever dread mid-August
like the plague around here.

{actually not a happy list event lol}

Nonetheless, back to school here we go....

My baby Kate is a 9th grader! 😳

We got the first-day "tea"

over one of our fav meals at the OP!

{These gf pancakes are hands down

one of my fav meals.]

Our theme for our Back to School Dinner was...

{printables from marcicoombs on Esty}

.....we had Hawaiian Haystacks!

and dole whip!
{found at the Costco...nowhere near Disney quality
just so you know..😉}

I put together these

Back to School treats for
our primary kiddos...

{printable from AllMyStarsDesign on Etsy...}

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Summer Olympic recap...

Here are some of my favorite

Olympic moments...

The 100 yr old French Olympian....

The men's gymnastics team winning

the bronze medal...

former BYU runner winning the Silver

in the Steeple Chase...

THIS race!

Loved watching rhythmic gymnastics...

actually more so than

the artistic gymnastics!

Kate won the most rounds of

French Bingo....

so she got the gold medal prize...

a pastry outing to here....

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Summer Outing!

We had one more get-away

to Scofield with the whole fam....

so many laughs on this dang lily pad...

Brady got the "Hills Are Alive" initiation!

😂

We had a picnic lunch at one of

our favorite spots...

Our s'more snackle box...

No campfires were allowed

due to the fire hazard

so we made them on the grill instead.....

😜

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In other Summer random....

Summer is not complete unless B, Kate and I

play a round of this!

Kate went boating with her girlfriends.....

B's artwork for Kate....

Hannah has a new best friend.....

💕

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In Lilly Belle news.....

She is 9 months old!!!

loves ice cream!!!

visiting grandma-great!

It's been a long 5 1/2 weeks since

my mama's fall...

She is making progress tho! 🙏

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In Food News....

THIS was a yummy find by the hubs

at Trader Joe's....

He also makes the best

bacon tomato sandwiches...

Evenings out....

with the old YW Presidency...

and childhood friends...

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In entertainment news....

Emmsie, Kate and I watched lots of

"Paris-y" movies leading

up to the Paris Olympics...

"Mrs. Harris goes to Paris"

"Sabrina," "100 Foot Journey,"

"Charade," "Monte Carlo," and

"Hallmark's Crimes of Fashion...Killer Clutch"

{I surprisingly had never seen this....

GOSH, loved it!}

what I've so enjoyed watching of late....

Long Lost Family UK!

If you are into family history/genealogy

and heartwarming stories...

you will LOVE it.

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