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!

Tuesday, December 01, 2020

What's On My Happy List?

Thanksgiving festivities...

We had our traditional

"thankful" breakfast.

It's always so endearing to hear what

everyone is thankful for.

It's tradition to take a family pic

every Thanksgiving.

So here we are.

This Thanksgiving was extra special

because my parents celebrated their

65th Wedding Anniversary

on Thanksgiving Day.

65 YEARS!!!

That's a long time...

😂

Guess who came as an honored guest

for their anniversary/Thanksgiving meal???

{He was left on our doorstep.}

Made our day!

👍👍👍

The day before their anniversary I was with

my dad at an appt at the cancer institute.

We had to wait a bit to see the doctor so I

recorded him talking about his memories from

their wedding.

So cute!

We had Thanksgiving dinner at

Grandma Cooper's.

There was only 14 of us and we

ate in separate rooms due to

Covid crap.

Lick'in the plate clean!

Pecan pie is a favorite of mine.

{We sure missed my brother-in-laws pies}

None of my side of the family gathered together

in person. Every family, but mine, has been

hit with Covid. That night we had a huge

zoom meet instead.

Try having a zoom meeting with 88 year olds.

Pretty hilarious!

Over the break....

We went to see

Christmas in Color!

There was a 40+ pound dog

up front with me and the hubs.

😅

Peppermint treat after...

Went gown shopping with Kyleigh...

AND helped her move back

from Provo.

She graduates in a few weeks,

and after Thanksgiving

all classes went on-line so no need for

her apartment anymore...

It feels like we just moved her

THERE. Which we kinda

just did.

😂

She had a cute little apartment with

a beautiful view of this building that

lit up at night.

Last day of in person class

was a little tender.

After the move we stopped in

at THE MOST AWESOM-EST

ice cream shop close to campus.

Very patriotic vibe!

LOVED IT!

All the flavors are named after

colonial historical figures...

Workers in costume.

I'm sort of an ice-cream fanatic.

THIS PLACE shot

right to the top of my list of

favorite ice cream shops.

It had all the criteria

in my book.

Very tasty. Themed.

Tip top ambience.

Not noisy and loud.

Clean and friendly service.

Highly recommend.

{I know I'm going back!}

We got two trees decorated...

Kate has a white sparkly

tree up in her room with gold

and rose pink ornaments to

match her decor.

It's pretty darn cute.

She and her sister also got

her dresser painted...

How cute is that jeweled deer?

Our beloved

family room tree is up too.

The Christmas season can officially begin

at our house.

Happy December 1st

and advent calendar day!!!

Even the dogs got one.

😉

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