Bella Tres Chic: What's On My Happy List

I’m a 53 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 and basketball 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. I enjoy politics. I'd rather clean 20 toilets than give a talk or prayer in church. I do not like attention directed at ME. lol 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 hate when my kids have homework. 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, and chapped lips 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! There really isn't a food I don't like. LOL Trying new foods and restaurants is a favorite past-time. I'm always on the hunt for yummy gluten free food though as I am gluten intolerant. Ugh! 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 and documenter ;) a visual storyteller, and a lover of happy lists!

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

What's On My Happy List

MONTH of MAY!

Hiking...

hiking to waterfalls is one of

my favorite things...

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Mr. Bingley celebrated his 7th bday!

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We celebrated Cinco de Mayo

with shrimp & fish tacos...

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The youth in our ward held a

VIM {very important member}

dinner for those in our ward age 75+

It was Italian themed.

I was on the decorating committee...

It was such a lovely gathering.

One of my favorite activities for sure!

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Our baby Kate got her driver's license!

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Mother's Day weekend the girls

and I had tea.. Jane Austen style...

aboard the Heber Valley Railroad!

Mother's Day!

Kyleigh was due any day....

We had a yummy roast dinner!

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Also Mother's Day weekend was the

Murray Dance Company's 50th Anniversary.

All my girls danced in this program...

We were involved for a good 15 years

from 2004 to 2019!

I joyously sat thru many many recitals...

Kyleigh would have LOVED to have been

in costume to dance with some of her

former Starlettes,

BUT she was about ready to pop with the baby...

{as in don't go into labor on stage

about ready to pop lol}

So she just made a quick

appearance on stage...

Hannah was also a Starlette, but was filming

at a wedding so couldn't attend.

They had old pictures, programs

and costumes displayed...

The founder of MDC is a former ward member

and neighbor...

{Was even my Relief Society secretary

years ago.}

Such a lovely woman!

She came from out of state to be honored

at the festivities...

Also Mother's Day weekend...

some special flower deliveries...

AND my favorite sushi and lemonade!

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Had a fun visit from one of my besties...

here visiting from Cali!

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My work year came to an end mid May...

Some work days are so SLOW 😅...

but the school year as a whole flies by....

lunch with my lovely co workers!

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Murray High Graduation duties for the hubs!

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Me, Emmsie, B and Kate

saw Riverdance at the Eccles.

Even though we watch some of

Riverdance

practically every

St. Patrick's Day...

{cuz ya know we are 1% Irish 😆😂}

seeing it in person was

SOOOOO SO

FABULOUS!

One of the best performances

I've ever seen.

PERIOD.

*****

We went up to Scofield for Memorial Day weekend...

Little bit of work and lots of play & relaxing...

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Mr. Darcy celebrated his 6th birthday!!!

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Dinner Group at Salt City Tacos in Herriman!

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I've saved the best for last!

...the BABY NEWS!

Kyleigh went into labor Friday night the 15th,

around midnight. She called me about 1:45 AM

saying they were going to head up to our place to

wait it out and see how she progressed as contractions

were about 8 minutes apart at that time. Kyleigh was

delivering up at the U of U Hospital in their midwife unit.

They live close to an hour away just from us, so they

were a ways away if she was in deed in active labor and

not having braxton hicks.

On their drive up...another call at 2:30 AM...

contractions were more intense and about 4 minutes apart

so they were going to go straight to the hospital instead

of coming to the house. There was a flurry of activity

from that point on. lol

Emma drove Brie and I {won't say how fast she was

driving lol} to meet them at the hospital

so Aunties could grab Lilly and bring her back to the

house to watch her. I stayed with Kyleigh and Tyler.

At this point we didn't know if Kyleigh was going to

be able to have a VBAC..{a vaginal birth after cesarean }

but finding out she was already dilated to a 5 upon arriving

and baby seeming to be in the right position...

{somewhat questionable still} we were hopeful.

Long story short...after almost 10 hours of labor.

A rough, painful go for Kyleigh, but a much more

normal labor than with Lilly's 32 hour, she was able to

successfully deliver the baby vaginally. The laughing gas

and bolus saved the day.

It was so special to be present

to witness it all.

What a miracle childbirth is!

What a night it was!

I know I was functioning on about

an hour and 20 minutes of sleep. lol

Huge shout out to the Aunties who were

up in the night taking care of Lilly Belle

This was taken at 3:47 in the morn

when they arrived back at Gigi and Bonka's...

She wouldn't sleep so they went on some

early early morning walks...

Bonka was on a preplanned fishing trip

with his buddies, but made it back home

in time to make a visit to the hospital.

😅

He made a video for Kyleigh on the lake...

"push Kyleigh PUSH!"

😂

Going home outfit...

I'm officially Gigi x2...

LOV'IN all the baby time!

She's PRECIOUS!!!

We are so grateful she is

finally here and healthy!

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