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!

Monday, September 16, 2019

What's On My Happy List?


A Peek in to our week!

Cutie Patootie got her glasses!
She sees sooo much better now!
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Elementary School Carnival!
Only two more years of THAT!
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Scooby Doo's 50th anniversary 
was this past week.
Hannah saw this cute display at the mall.
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I LOVED watching Scooby Doo as a kid
{it probably started my fascination with all things mystery}
My girls also loved watched it growing up.
We πŸ’™ Scooby!
So we had a little Scooby Doo celebration
to reminisce.
Watched some of the oldies...

and had some Scooby snacks!
Kate even made a Scooby tag for Bingley. 
For more Scooby Doo inspiration see
Kate's Scooby Doo 3rd Birthday HERE and
Brie's Scooby Doo 7th Birthday Party in 2011 HERE
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Guess who else celebrated their
50th anniversary this week?
THE BRADY BUNCH.
Who loved watching the Brady Bunch like me?!?!?!
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HGTV bought the "so called" Brady House
and is remodeling it to it's T.V. glory.
All 6 of the Brady kids are helping
in the remodel.
{p.c. to HGTV.com}
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In food news...
Kate and I made peach milkshakes
{fun tip: add some almond extract...YUM!}
She made me "breakfast" in bed 
one night this week...
I'm telling you...she's a keeper!
*****
 We had dinner group at FAV Bistro Thai!
The food was excellent but the service
so slooooow.
They gave us free cookies because of it.
The presentation of the food 
and the ambience was top notch. 
 *****
On Friday the 13th- with a full moon to boot-
{that won't happen again til 2049 in case you were
wondering....😜}
we drove around the valley in Louie...
{Kyleigh's car for the past 6 years!}
FOR THE LAST TIME!
Quite a sad occasion actually.
She has loved this car, been everywhere in it,
but it is dying and time to sell.
It was sold on Saturday.
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The dang car even has a song dedicated to it...
That Old Truck by Thomas Rhett
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On Saturday my two football buddies and I went 
to the BYU vs. USC football game. 
We went down way early for the tailgating and Cougar Walk
to greet the team and coach... 
 SO SO fun!
 Had us some J. Dawg's
 checked out the new stadium renovations...
and sat for hours in summer like heat to watch
the Cougs play!
There is no place I'd rather be on a
Saturday afternoon!
{even in the 90 degree temp..so un-fall like 😑}
BYU Creamery's Graham Canyon
Ice Cream helped to beat the heat.
It's a fav around here.
Love our fans!
We got to sing happy birthday to
this little boy!
The game was another doozie.
About did me in.
I freaked.
Proof...compliments of Hannah.
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There are wins and then there are
WINS.
Games that you'll remember 
the rest of your days.
This was one of them. 
Fans storming the field...
What an awesome sight!
{p.c.'s to BYU football on Instagram}
Finding my brother down there!
We were sooo happy!!!
 BEST DAY EVER!!!
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One of my FAVORITE THINGS this week
{besides BYU football}...
my office wall(s)...
The hubs and I are doing a travel theme in there...
I found the cutest vintage prints on Jane.com.
I hung prints of some of the places
we've been and hope to go someday...
😊

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