Bella Tres Chic

I’m a 53 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 and basketball 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. I enjoy politics. I'd rather clean 20 toilets than give a talk or prayer in church. I do not like attention directed at ME. lol 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 hate when my kids have homework. 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, and chapped lips 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! There really isn't a food I don't like. LOL Trying new foods and restaurants is a favorite past-time. I'm always on the hunt for yummy gluten free food though as I am gluten intolerant. Ugh! 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 and documenter ;) a visual storyteller, and a lover of happy lists!

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

What's On My Happy List?

March!

The Birthdays continued... lol

My blog.. as of March 12th... is 19 years old! 👀

But more importantly, our baby turned 16!!!! 💗

....if you can even believe?!?!?!

We had a tea party to celebrate the occasion!

We visited some fun boutiques
on her b-day and went for sushi!

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The Poppi also had a birthday.

Went on a sushi date with him

and to see this cute movie to celebrate...

THIS is a GOOD ONE!

I highly recommend!

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Some of the girls and I went to the

Parker Theatre

in South Salt Lake to see the play

Sense and Sensibility.

First off, this theatre...used to be the old

Avalon movie theatre back in the day...

has been renovated in the

1930's art deco style.

It is a lovely little place!

You can purchase yummy treats too...

The play was SO well done.

We were impressed!

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Our St. Patrick's Day celebration...

We had our traditional Irish meal

of corn beef brisket, carrots, cabbage,

O 'brien hashbrowns, Irish soda bread

and cheese.

We are currently on a cheese, with honey

and mustard kick!

Such a fabulous tri-combination!

Mint ice-cream pie for dessert!

We left a trail of gold coins for Lilly Belle

to find!

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In other happy random....

Had a temple outing with the married kids...

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this beautiful sunset captured....

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some time in the mountains

with B and Kate...

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Kate sewed a dress for Lilly!

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She also made Irish meat pies with mashed potatoes...

This girl is quite domesticated lol

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In continued food news...

Our ward's youth had an

Iron Chef dessert competition.

{The hubs got to be one of the judges}

Just a few of the masterpieces...

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Jaren and I attended the Murray Education Foundation

Pinnacle Awards Dinner...

It was a lovely evening!

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First time here at this new restaurant in Midvale...

food was subpar, BUT the entertainment from the

Mariachi band was crazy good.

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In other entertainment news...

This is one of our all time favorite movies...

THIS month a new PBS Masterpiece

8 episode series of the Count came out...

It was an enjoyable watch for sure!

And lastly, us girls have been waiting for this movie for

like 2 1/2 years! haha

One of our favorite Sarah Eden books

was made into a movie...💜

Friday, March 20, 2026

What's on My Happy List?

February!

We held a "thir-tea" party

for Kyleigh's 30th b-day!

💙

these pretty seashells were made...

coming full circle...

{1997}

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Tyler had to go out of town for a

10 day work trip

so Kyleigh and Lilly were able to spend

some nights with us.

During that week Lilly was playing in

her cushioned ball pit in her playroom

with some cousins

and landed on her leg wrong.

Broke the tip of her femur and tibia!

😩

She was splinted for a week and then had a

cast on for three weeks.

She got casted right before our trip.

Bless her little heart!

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We got home from Disneyland

on Valentine's night.

We somehow managed to throw

together our

traditional pizza

by candlelight

to celebrate the holiday.

Lilly's Valentine gift proved

quite entertaining for all of us! lol

We celebrated Emmsie as she's a

Feb birthday girl too!

💗

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Had a baptism outing to the Taylorsville Temple

with the Young Women....

and a youth overnighter at Camp Tracy.

Kate and I made it til 2:15 AM. lol

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Was hardly able to watch the Olympics

this time around, but I enjoyed

the ice skating that I did get to see.

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One of my favorite couples celebrating

their 60th anniversary!

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Stake Women's Conference!

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Spring Fling for Kate!

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Fun food for the month...

Super Bowl Sunday!

We had wings, fluatas, tacos, sliders... etc!

It's all about the food on this day.

Gary's Chinese Restaurant!

It's a new favorite of mine.

LOVED the ambience and

the GF options they offer.

GF waffle from Waffle Love!

Huckleberry Grill...

they also have yummy GF options...

The Caesar salad was delicious...

one of the best Caesar salads I've had.

Celebrating President's Day at Brooker's!

Hopefully I can get around to posting

the fun food

we had from Disneyland! 😜

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