Bonjour!

Bonjour!
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 dΓ©cor 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!

My Fam!

My Fam!

The Hubs and I

The Hubs and I

My Girls!

My Girls!

Kyleigh Dawn (28)

Kyleigh Dawn (28)

Emma Abigail (26)

Emma Abigail (26)

Hannah Isabelle (24)

Hannah Isabelle (24)

Brielle Olivia (19)

Brielle Olivia (19)

Kate Evangelene Lyllie (14)

Kate Evangelene Lyllie (14)

Mr. Charles "Bingley" Wentworth III (5 yrs.)

Colonel Edward Fitzwilliam "Darcy", Duke of Westridge (4 yrs.)

My Man!

My Man!

Good Times!

Good Times!

Wedding Day 5*17*22

Lillian "Lilly" Belle

Disney Food Fun! 2019

Disneyland Tips

What I Believe!

Our Missionary

We Bleed Blue! {Except for the Poppi}

My list of favorite movies!

Learn more about Dyslexia!

Music To My Ears!

Friday, June 07, 2019

What's On My Happy List?


A peek into the last few weeks
at our house...

Memorial Day weekend!
Traditionally we go up to Scofield
but the weather was supposed to be
crappy up there so we stayed at home.
We saw this instead...
We loved it!
Have you heard this rendition of  
A Whole New World?
You must listen...
😍

A Whole New World is one of my favorite Disney songs ever
cuz it's mine and the hub's song... it came out around the time 
we got engaged so 
it's kinda our wedding song.
Thank you Zayn from One Direction fame.

 We took the kiddos to Red Robin for hamburgers.
Probs the best burger I've ever had there
plus their garlic and herb fries are so yummy.
I would know cuz I'm a fry snob!
πŸ˜‚
The hubs took the younger two biking
to cap off the long weekend,
while I tried organizing our office.
It still needs a lot of help!
😝
*****
I've been watching a lot of Doris Day movies
since her passing....
I love her!
For sure one of my favorite actresses 
of all time.
My favorite movies of hers are
  Pillow Talk and Send Me No Flowers!
{I think Rock Hudson is so dreamy}
Also the dancing and singing in Tea for Two
is pretty darn impressive!

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STILL doing a bunch of random things to
get us more settled in our new home...
the DI either loves or hates me...
Can't tell ya how many DI drops I've done
in the last 3 months...
but I love purging and getting rid of crap.
On one of my recent trips in May we saw
this fully decorated Christmas tree being
donated. Gave us a giggle.

Another random was washing all the
blessing and baptism dresses
and finding a place to store them...
That will always be one of my fav 
memories of having all girls...picking out
these beauties...
*****
My first time back up in the mtns for a ride
in months...
*****
IT's been SOOOO rainy here. 
It's rained every day for days and days 
it seems....
But we love it!
There could be a late night 
rainstorm every night  
and I wouldn't mind a bit...
as long as I'm not out in it.
{I wish this picture would do the pouring rain justice} 
*****
In food news...
My current favorite sandwich right now...
The Capastrami at Capriotti's!
And Costco has brought back our
favorite pizza!!!!
Bless You!
πŸ™
*****
I got a pic of Kate before school every
morning for the last week of school!
Our countdown to Summer...
Only 6 more days!!!
Only 5 more days!!!

Only 4 more days!!!

Only 3 more days!!!
This kid will not wear her hair down
for school. 😏
Either has to be in ponytail
or braided every day.
2 more days!!!
Last Day of school!!!
πŸ™Œ
This was Kate's end of year gift for
her 3rd grade teacher.
{I love giving children's books as gifts!}

Her teacher is decorating
her room in a cactus theme
next year. We had fun rolling
with that theme!

*****
Work is now done for the school year for me!
Hallelujah!!!!!
I wish I could show you pics of 
the darling kids we took care of
at Spartan Station,
 but I can't, so one of 
me with some of
my co-workers will have to do.
These were the work gifts I gave out...
Totally fitting since we work with the 
infants and toddlers
and dealt with bottles every day!
πŸ˜‚
Hope your summer doesn't SUCK!!!
*****
A few other end of year thank you's...
one to our favorite cross guard lady...
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Brie's last day of the 8th grade!!!!
She got a 4.0 all year!
πŸ‘Š
It's tradish to go through her 
yearbook together 
and she'll tell me about each person
in her class... 
whether she knows them or not, 
funny, interesting, or scary things about them.
It's pretty entertaining!!!

Her history teacher mailed her a postcard
with this note...
😌
*****
End of year gifts for excellent
grades for both her and Kate!
I found the cutest world globe for B!
She has been wanting one
for her room!
and Kate collects elephants!
*****
Also...On the last day of school
the hubs had to conduct a funeral....
{I died when I saw this floral arrangement-
I sent a pic to my kids....I want this when I die!}
πŸ˜‚ 
and then he blitzed to high school graduation
with his Board of Education duties...
He got a selfie with his 1st counselor's grandson!
*****
more biking...
this time along the Jordon River Trail...
*****
Kyleigh is still loving her internship 
at the museum...
and hanging with friends...
*****
On the first day of Summer
we celebrated Hannah's
19th birthday!!!
She wanted cash to go shopping,
Kneaders for breakfast...
and Brick Oven for dinner.
Easy Peasy!
No one has a salad bar like they do.
It makes my tummy happy!
*****
Hello Summer!
Even though it's my least favorite
season, I'm sooo looking forward to
staying up late and sleeping in!
My favorite thing about
summer for sure!
πŸ˜€

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