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

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!

Monday, November 22, 2021

What's On My Happy List?

Fall Ball!

How many people does it take to

get one ready for a ball?

Everything is a

family affair around here.

Good times I'm telling ya.

B's date is such a nice boy.

He's so likable and kind and hilarious...

Just super fun to be around.

She had a blast!

She was in a group with a bunch of her

friends so that made it even more enjoyable.

{Just so grateful B has good friends.}

Handsome boys!

Beautiful girls!

They had a great time on their

golfing/ice cream outing,

had a breakfast together,

AND went for pizza before the dance....

Brie and her date even got to dress up as

a dynamic duo at school!

He dressed up as

Miss Murray's pageant director,

Miss Lloyd, who is also a dance teacher at

the high school. Has been for years.

{She was there when I was there 31 + years ago!}

Everyone knows and loves the iconic

Miss Lloyd.

*****

In other family news....

We had a tea party!!!

To honor James Bond.

{We'll take any excuse to celebrate....

especially anything British. Ha!}

Besides...The Poppi and us girls 💙 Bond.

We are SUPER PEEVED

he got killed off

in the last film.

So we paid homage to the legend!

{They better not make the next

007 agent a woman.

So fetching stupid if they do!}

We had a music playlist of all the Bond songs!

We also tried to represent as many Bond movies

as we could in the decor and food....

mocktail Martini's...

The cheeseball is a dice!

😉

finger sandwiches...

My two nieces joined us in the fun!

It was fun hearing favorites.. Bond, Bond movie

and Bond song!...

yummy tea party food is the best!

*****

In other food news...

I made a return visit

to Chom in Provo.

The hubs and I went down for a wedding reception.

Afterwards, we picked up Hannah at her apt

and got food.

😋

They have good burgers...

BUT their pumpkin SHAKE!

Bomb diggity!

It's the best pumpkin spice shake I've had.

And I've had a few.

Kyleigh brought this box

of goodness home to try

this week.

Fun taste testing these...

My very favorite thing to eat lately though...

is the broccoli and cheese soup from the Costco.

It's gluten free.

It's delicious.

And it's even better with an

everything seasoned bagel. If I could eat one

of these bagels everyday I would.

But they make me chubby.

😂

I'd even rather eat one of these

than a cookie!

*****

In other family news...

Mr. Darcy liv'in the life!

The young men giving thanks

to the Poppi.

{Cuz he's just the best of the best!}

My lit up Thanksgiving pumpkins...

make my heart smile.

My favorite week of the year is HERE!!!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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