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!

Monday, April 25, 2022

What's On My Happy List?

Camera dump time!

Brie and the Junior Prom...

Dances are family affairs around here....

and it gets kinda comical!

four humans and two dogs in the bathroom,

working our magic amongst the mayhem,

which included a bottle of splattered

nail polish..

luckily it didn't get on the dress...

😬😯

While this was all going down

Kyleigh was trying to tend two of her

cousin's kids

and things were getting kinda

unmanageable....

{Kyleigh not used to the little people...haha}

so we sent Kate over to rescue her.

Then Kate got home just in time

to sound the alarm...

of Brie's date pulling up

to the house.

Brie was ready... just in the nick of time.

😅

Her date matched his tie

perfectly to her dress.

She was so proud of him!

{He looks pleased with

himself too. haha}

Emmsie and Hannah went and took

group pictures

for us at City Creek...

They even practiced walking down steps,

in preparation for their big moment at the

Capitol later than night.

Prom Day fell on the hubs and mine

Anniversary....

so we escaped real quick

for dinner-out

at our favorite sushi place.

We were also treated with

Trader Joe goodies from the kids

before we made our way to the Capitol

to watch the promenade.

B looked beautiful in her sparkly gown.

These two, in green,

couldn't be more opposite,

but still the best of friends

since early elementary....

The Daddy Daughter Dance...

super sweet!

💗

*****

In other Brie news....

She was elected Senior Class

Service Officer!

👏👏👏

Waiting to get kidnapped

for initiation

by the current Senior officers.

*****

In other family news....

We threw a party for my dad's

90th birthday!!!!

The siblings came and we had lunch

and watched old home movies together....

SO proud that he's made it to 90!!!!

*****

Our Easter Celebration....

We had hot cross buns on Good Friday.

We lit a candle for each name of the Savior

on our advent wreath,

and read snippets from "Jesus the Christ"

for the 8 days of Holy Week.

It was literally one of the craziest weeks

we've had to date

in a long time.

So we did this on 2 days

instead of 8 separate!

😜

Easter Sunday!

Emmsie and Kate egg dy'in

for our annual Egg Crack Off!

Emmsie was the winner this year!

The girls named their eggs

after hot men...HA!

*****

In food news...

Our latest fun food finds....

This place is bomb.

LOVED IT!!!

AND

*****

In wedding news....

Here's a peek at some of the

engagement pics!

*****

working on the invites....

Quite the project getting these ready

to mail out!

{Mailing to 19 different states}

😅

*****

We've had final consultations with venues...
{Hannah holding THE

infamous WEDDING BINDER...}

*****

We attended

A "Born to Sparkle"

Family Bridal Shower

that my sweet sister threw

for Kyleigh...

She loves to throw showers

and it shows!

It was Cleaning and Organizing Themed....

Lots of yummy food was served...

Just 22 days until she's a MRS.!

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