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!

Saturday, July 10, 2021

What's On My Happy List?

Fourth of July

at our house!

Flag fly'in....

Parade watching...

The hubs was in the parade

with the Board of Education.

And Kyleigh with her attendants

and Little Miss.

Chicken eat'in...

and celebrat'in with

country loving people...

{David was there 🙌}

The whole night was amazing!

Especially Lee Greenwood's in the flesh

"God Bless the USA"

So so nice to be back at Cougar Stadium

after a year and a half hiatus.

These two are not fans of

concerts and crowds

so they happily stayed behind with the

dogs and then went to watch

the Murray fireworks with the Poppi.

*****

Playing catch up!

Fathers Day!!

Yay for the #1 Poppi

and my sweet dad!

Kyleigh was out of town for Father's Day

so she snatched this pic with her dad

before she left.

Father's Day was also the longest day

of the year so the fam

celebrated summer solstice

by watching the sunset that night.

Father's Day treat!

I'm telling you Crave does

their cookies right...

Most of our favorites are from there..

The Rockstar, Biscoff, Banana Creme Pie,

Scotcharookie and the Trix Silly Rabbit.

*****

In other family news....

Emmsie went on a girl's

trip to New Mexico to visit

a friend who lives there.

We dog sat for her.

She had a great time sightseeing,

eating different places and seeing

"her niece" {THE cutest baby!}

White Sands National Park...

Got to see the new airport

in all it's crowded glory.

😳

*****

In Kate news....

Time for contacts!

Fun at the pool!

In the rain!

her latest kitchen creation...

rice paper chips with tajun & chili powder.

*****

Brie's latest paintings...

*****

Kyleigh's adventures...

We've officially become

Miss Murray parade chasers...

Kyleigh has been in 5 so far,

with 5 more to go...

Taylorsville Days Parade...

Herriman...

Riverton

and right after the Murray parade...

The West Jordan....

*****

Fun at Lagoon for Hannah and friends!

*****

In food news....

Favorite eats of the PAST MONTH!

Thai food...

Leatherby's Traci Peanut Butter Cup..

Dinner Group at one of my

favorite Vietnamese places...

OH MAI!

Guy Fieri ate here!

Emmsie and grandpa's shake run...

dinner date with the hubs in Heber...

SO GOOD!

Look what opened up close to us?

We love to try the different Frosts.

A dutch take on a classic shake.

Another food adventure with the hubs...

This is my favorite way to eat pizza

these days!

My favorite place to eat ice cream?

Brookers!

We were able to try their shop

in Vineyard this past week.

The 5 flavor sampler is the way to go.

I've had a lot of favorites

recently. Including my

favorite brunch...

The buttermilk gluten free

pancakes with fresh fruit

at the Original Pancake House!

I'd eat this daily if I could.

😜

*****

Lastly, here's two of my favorite things

of late... besides food.

😂

One, this country singer's #1 hit release

on the 4th of July weekend

made me a fan for life.

Hence my new theme song...

Some good advice....

and two, this book!

One of THE most enjoyable

I've ever listened to. Seriously if

people were to ask me to pick

one favorite book, I'd say this one.

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