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!

Sunday, August 16, 2026

What's On My Happy List?

July at our house!

America 250 celebrating...

Colonial Brooker's ice-cream

{They now have a shop in Fort Union}

🙌

It's our favorite ice cream shop!

We saw this movie!

{Very well done}

4th of July

Parade, KFC, swimming & fireworks!

The hubs was in the parade once again...

fun being with my siblings...

Fourth of July bingo

cousin Daniel joined us for the evening

Lilly Belle has been obsessed with

the Liberty Bell of late!

Very concerned about the crack in it. lol

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In other family news....

Our B received her endowment...just because!

It was a really special evening for us.

We've been able to go together

to the temple several times since.

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Hiking with B and Kate

to Gloria Falls...

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Many trips to Mapleton for me

this month....

Baby V's 2 month photo shoot

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Scofield trip!

First time visit for baby V!

We did a little scavenger hunt for Lilly!

x marks the spot

she unearthed a big box of

milk duds...one of her favorite

treats...

We had a great time on the water...

and relaxing...in hammocks,

reading, playing games and watching movies...

Lilly went on an ATV ride

with Bonka and Gigi...

we ate yummy food too...

taco salad is one of our fav

Scofield meals...

no camp fires allowed this year

so we improvised with the s'mores...

the annual bowery bake sale

the kids love to visit...

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In other random...

Hannah & Brady celebrated

their 1 yr wedding anniversary!

Brie and Kate worked a wedding with

B's best friend's sister who is a wedding

coordinator. They got to bring home some

of the wedding flowers! Just so happened

to be the same weekend Hannah was

married last year. So we've had white

wedding flowers two years in a row on

July 12th! lol

Emmsie made the cutest care package

for her best friend who is leaving for PA

school.

Some YW shenanigans...lol

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Pioneer Day!

We swam....

and had our traditional PIE-n-BEER in honor of the PI-o-NEERS!

This is my favorite gf pizza!

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And in other food news...

Iceberg shakes in honor of grandpa Bell

4 years now since his passing...

hibiscus, his favorite flower,

left for me on July 14th...

Emmsie always remembers

😌

making chocolate pood'nin with Bonka

my favorite salad of the summer!

I think about the jalapeño bagel from

Oh No quite often... haha

I stay away from gluten as much as

possible, but I'll make an exception

for those!

shaved ice!

Celebrating 10 years of dinner group

at Flower Child! Cutest place, but

a tad too healthy in my

humble opnion. 😜

The hubs makes the yummiest jalapeño poppers!

shish-kabobs!

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We are over the heat here!

What a wicked hot Summer it's been.

UGH!

Reached 109 degrees on July 12th.

😓

I'm dreaming of Fall. lol

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