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!

Sunday, August 22, 2021

What's On My Happy List?


School ALWAYS starts way too early 
in August for
our tastes!!
😂
But nonetheless, we rise to the occasion.
B is an 11TH grader!

School will be way more normal for 
her this year, which is good!
She can actually experience high school 
like it should be. 
Kate is a big kahuna of the elementary now...
6th Grade!!!
No more cutsie backpacks for this girl
 On a funny side note: 
I finally had to part with 
all her big bows.
Boo!
These have been hanging on the 
back of the bathroom door 
UN-USED for a couple of years now. 
I think the last time she wore them was 3rd
grade and that was probably pushing 
it even then. 
She confessed she's never liked them. haha 
Since I work at the school, 
I have one more year of seeing her 
in the halls
and waving or sneaking a hug!
Our Hannie moved to Provo this past week
with one of her best friends.
Now she won't have to commute so far to UVU.
She is so excited for this new adventure!!
And we are so happy for her!! She's wanted
to live in Provo for a long time. HA!
In all things school....
Here is the Back to School treat I passed out
to our Young Women...
{from Marci Coombs Etsy shop}
This was our fam's Back to School breakfast!
Sunflower themed.
Be like a Sunflower!
Sunflowers face eastward in the morning 
and then follow the sun 
as the earth moves during the day.  
"As the sunflower follows the SUN,
So shall we follow the SON Jesus Christ."  
{I used this same theme for our YW Sunday lesson/Back to School Brunch!} 
Have you had the Sungold kiwi's????
SOOO GOOD!
*****
Catching up with 3 weeks worth 
of "good food" news.....

The Farmer's Market has opened up 
for the season...
The hubs loves to go buy the herb bread.
It makes for phenomenal 
tomato, bacon, and basil sandwiches.
We tried the ice-cream macaron sandwiches 
from THIRST.
We loved the Fruity Pebble one!
And if you love PB you gotta try
 Crave's Flutter Nutter Butter!!!
This German deli downtown has been on my list 
for awhile now. 
Finally got to try it.
                                           
German Spatzle & Brats
and Corn Beef on Rye. 

Good golly THE PASTRIES!!!!
*****
In miscellaneous random...

Our cute neighbor friend got married.
She had a kitchen/cleaning shower.
We gave her some of our favorite 
cleaning supplies.
Her wedding reception was so so DARLING!!!!
Her florist used some of our teacups for the table decor.
😍
Hannah and Emma G. 
have been friends for years!!!
THE CAKE!!!
*****
In Miss Murray news....

Kyleigh has had the opportunity 
a couple of times this month 
to visit the Senior Center in Murray
while the elderly eat their lunch.
It was a joy to go with her and visit
with these sweet humans. 
She also shared her 5 tips 
for a happy Junior High/High School Life
to our ward's youth group. 
She only has three more weeks 
of being Miss Murray!!!
*****
We have been having wicked
rain storms of late. 
Like torrential downpours!
*****
Olympic recap...

The hubs, Emmsie and I really enjoyed 
watching the Olympics.
My favorite events to watch are always the 
Swimming and Gymnastics, 
but in particular the Artistic 
(Synchronized) Swimming,
{so so impressive to me} and 
the Rhythmic Gymnastics, 
I'm also a fan of the Equestrian, 
Slalom kayaking, AND the diving, 
especially the spring board.

This guy was my absolute favorite athlete 
from the games to watch.    
*****
Emmsie is one the Activity Day Leaders
in our ward.
She recently held this fun Ice Cream 
themed activity.
The leaders got "the scoop" on the kid's 
first day of school. Who their teachers are, 
what school subjects are their
favorite. They did an ice cream craft, 
played a game with ping pong balls 
and ice cream cones and ate mini
ice cream cones from Trader Joe's. 
We have a tradish to take our YW girls 
for ice cream
at Handels and also "get the scoop" 
on the first day of school! 
We have 4 girls that started Junior High!
Always fun to hear THOSE stories. 
*****
My favorite thing to watch right now...
THE CHOSEN
Me, the hubs and Kyleigh have been 
binge watching
Jesus together. 
WE LUV IT!
And lastly, my FAVORITE quote of late!!!
So fetching true!!!

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