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 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, 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!

Tuesday, June 01, 2021

What's On My Happy List?


Goodness...it's been a doozy few weeks here. 
Honestly,  just TOO MUCH going on...
at once!
😜

The highlight was Kyleigh's preview for 
Miss Utah.
{I made this display board for her to 
showcase her year so far in pictures...}
She invited close friends and family 
to watch her practice
for each competition event.
She showed everyone her 
"Show Us Your Shoes Parade" costume, 
ramp gown, opening production dress,
her evening gown, interview dress, 
took on stage questions, 
gave her 30 second social impact pitch 
and performed her talent.
It was kinda awkward taco for her 
as it was a one woman
show but she did awesome
and it was good practice for Miss Utah...
which is next week!!!

Here's one of her on stage walks...
The "Show Us Your Shoes" Parade
is an opportunity for each contestant to 
choose shoes that represent something 
about them or the city/title 
that she represents.
Kyleigh choose Italian Village in Murray.
Our family LOVES IV's pizza benders
and she's lived in Italy, so it works.
She's gonna wear a Roman Greek Goddess costume
with these gladiator gold heels.
We put lots of things to represent Italy
 on display...like the statue of David, 
a gondola, a Venetian mask etc... 
Brie even painted the Mona Lisa for it.   
Emmsie did the cool writing for the 
book covers...
This project has also been a family affair...
in designing, modge podging, 
spray painting,
glueing, glittering...
Refreshments we served after.
Kyleigh with her pageant director.
The one and only Miss Lloyd. 
She cracks us up!!!
She knows pageantry to a T...
In other Miss Murray news...

The three of us were able to 
drop off the last batch of shoes
Kyleigh collected for Soles for Souls.
The hubs was a happy man to finally 
get his garage back...
*****
End of year school activities for Kate...
Kate was Amelia Earhart for
her Amazing American project.
She humored me and wore 
an old fashioned pilot's cap. 
Kate was hybrid most of the year- 
up until the last 8 weeks she 
went back normal schedule... 
Overall the school year felt super 
strange and it went SO FAST!   
No masks were required the last week...
that was nice!!!
Kyleigh and I got to help volunteer at 
the elementary school's fit fun run...
End of Year gift for Kate's teacher
who loves coffee.
On the last day of the school year
B got her license
and is now an official Utah driver!!!
To celebrate THAT and the last day of school
we found the corndog truck!
We were so excited. 
Haven't had one of these in 
a looooong time. 
On this day we also got to meet 
Mr. Darcy's NINE
new half siblings...
They are fetching adorable.
{Could hold one all day.} 
This little guy looks like Darcy did 
as a pup!
Also on this day....
The hubs got to speak at graduation
with his school board duties
AND be the one to hand the only 
graduating senior girl in 
our ward her diploma. 
I found this cute girl
 MHS orange roses to give to her
from us YW leaders. 
*****
In Dog life!

Mr. Darcy turned 1 yrs old!!!!

Darcy's mama came to visit him 
on his b-day weekend. 
They brought him the cutest bandana
and edible dog cookie. 
He snarffed it up!!
He's lov'in the gift we
gave him too. 
We went up to Scofield 
on Darcy's birthday. 

That was his first time up there. 
He quite enjoyed himself. 
Kate made him a doggy applesauce, carrot cake
that he loved!!!
After the week we had had
we were pooped!!!
Basically took a family nap!
😂
Kate took me on an ATV ride!
We made s'mores...
This time we threw Nutella
and Oreos in to the mix...
FUN FYI: gluten free Oreos are just as good 
as the real ones. 
*****
Had the privilege of taking some 
Youth in our ward 
to put flags on veterans graves. 
Then on Memorial Day me, my sister, 
Emmsie and Kyleigh took gma and gpa 
to three cemeteries to put flowers
on loved ones graves...
It was an adventure. 
We were also able to drive grandpa 
past his alma mater...
and get him his favorite shake! 
HEELLLOO SUMMER!!!!

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