Bella Tres Chic: What's On My Happy List?

I’m a 51 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, and 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!

Thursday, February 20, 2020

What's On My Happy List?

Valentine's Week!

💗

Heart shirts all week!

Kate had a popcorn theme for her class Valentines!
Found these at Sam's Club.

I got her Valentine cards from Etsy.

She had a popcorn tub for her
Valentine box with
popcorn glued on a top lid!
It was a project.
Thankfully Emmsie and Kate took on.
Foam filler was the key.

I was able to visit her classroom party.

Little Valentine left in Kate's lunch.

😉

Cupid gift for the hubs!

😍

and for the girls!

for Bing too!

Kyleigh gave a boat load of Star Wars Valentines
out to her school friends and wrote a personal
note to each one.
I found these on our kitchen table Valentine's
morning. She gave one to each one of us too...
with donuts!
😌

Late afternoon on Valentines the hubs and Kate
delivered a rose to each of the widows in our
ward.
We have 19!!

I watched all of it from the car.

It was a sweet experience.

Our table decor for Valentine's night.

To have our Italian Village Pizza Benders.

{One of our favorite meals.}

Look how cute?
Valentines for almost 65 years!

I picked these roses out for my dad to give
to my mama.

*****
Valentine's activity with the Young Women.
They heart attacked several people in our ward.

*****
Other Family News....

The day after Valentines Emmsie had
a birthday!
Her 22nd!

Sweet Kate made banana
creme cheese muffins for
Emmsie.

Bing is Emma's main gift, but we surprised her
with a tea kettle she has been eyeing.

The Pioneer Woman kitchenware

collection is so cute!

Her sisters bought her a food processor

for her birthday.

She loves it!!

She loves to bake and cook.

Here is evidence...Sunday dinner.

She makes the yummiest curry.

The hubs and I took her to Gourmandise Bakery
for her birthday lunch.

First visit here for her.

She's a fan now. Just like us.

Seriously, one of my favorite eating establishments.

Their vegetable hash is soooo dang good.

And their pastries....

goodness me...

Look at this chalkboard

art Emmsie made for her big day!!!

Quote from Jane Austen's "Emma."

{I need to do a post on her room decor.

She's decorated it so cute.}

*****
It was so nice having a long weekend.
Thank u President's Day!

Kate did my makeup!

We had an egg dropping challenge from the deck.

Kate has done this with her school class

this year.

Her egg survived from the school roof.

👊

This time mine and and the hubs egg
came away crack-less.
😂

The hubs and I had a sushi date
and brought leftovers home for the girls.
😜
I've decided Bulgogi is hands down
one of my fav meats.
So so delicious!

Kate and I have enjoyed watching
this together!

Macey's frozen yogurt run on the holiday
with the girls!
Their dole whip tastes like Disneyland.
😍

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