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!

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

What's On My Happy List?

My goodness....I'm playing major

catch-up here.....

The family threw Kyleigh a
pumpkin-themed baby shower!!!

Only 4 1/2 more weeks until baby girl

IS HERE....

can't wait to have a baby in my arms again.

Kyleigh got lots of love from

family and friends...

We served kielbasa, broccoli cheddar,

baked potato, & chicken noodle soup

along with my sister's delicious

homemade rolls.

We had salads and Fall'ish goodies...

with lots of pumpkin & spice...

cider, bars, pretzels, donuts,

mini cupcakes, and cookies.

Kyleigh received LOTS of nice things....

The books and clothes.

OH MY...

THE cutest "counting" baby book!

Kyleigh's grandma, my mother-in-law,

has bought this baby

sooooo many clothes it's almost comical.

She did the same thing for ME!

The day Kyleigh was born she brought

THE biggest box

full of baby girl clothes and blankets

to the hospital.

I'll never forget it. lol

And we didn't even know the whole pregnancy

what we were

having... a boy or girl!!!

{As of right now....

I personally have not bought this baby

one item of clothing.😂}

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In other family news...

The fam went up to Scofield over Conference weekend...

It was beautiful and peaceful.

Amongst ALL the talks....which I LOVED

so so much...

there was some puzzle doing...

{Kate and I kept up tradition by doing a puzzle

while listening to Conf.}

game playing...

movie watching...

and lots of eating...

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In other random....

My bestie won Sting Concert tickets...

and invited me to go with.

He was amazing!

My absolute favorite was when he sang...

"Fields of Gold"

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pedicures with Hannah.....

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one of Kate's latest art creations...

We got to attend another Y game...

FREE...

compliments of a neighbor's friend...

🙌

Our seats were bomb...

It was fetching hot....

like I thought I was in an inferno,

then the weather turned spooky.

Microburst wind and rain.

Weirdest weather game I've EVER been to.

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I taught a mini-class on

"Harvesting Happiness"

for a Relief Society activity...

{These are 13 ways I gather

happiness in my life...}

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The fam celebrated Constitution Day!....

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We saw THIS!

had Greek gyros after....

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In more food news....

Here are some of my

favorite eats from the past

6 weeks...

Barria tacos from Del Mar Seafood Taqueria

gf mini Bundt cake...

Yogurtland outing with the Provo girls....

superb BBQ...

ALL the pumpkin love from Trader Joes...

Dave's Hot Chicken grand opening in Midvale...

ran into these two! 😂

The gelati treat at the Y game....

so dang good!

Stella's Grill with some ward ladies.

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In entertainment...

Oh, you gotta watch this!

So entertaining.

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On a somber, heartbreaking end note.....

I had a friend tragically die

at the end of Sept.

It turned my life upside down for a good

couple of weeks.

Time helps to heal...

but good glory!!!!

I'm still trying to process it all.

The whole darn situation has

no place on my Happy List

other than the time I've been able to spend

with friends reconnecting and reminiscing about

the good 'ole days...

Pouring over pictures....

oh, the memories

😭

here's a couple from Summer of 1990!

This is how I'll always remember Brian...

driving us around in his dad's truck!

😌

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