christmas time

congrats to rachel and john!

and to a beautiful cake made by yours truly...

the incredible pile of cousins/aunts/uncles/brothers/sisters... shoes!

the annual hebdon family christmas white elephant gift exchange

i have to admit i was midly disappointed that our tradition was robbed of the true white elephant this year. i have my suspicions as to who may have withheld it, but in the spirit of christmas, i am choosing to attribute it to a lack of understanding of how important this tradition is to some people. it may not be important to everyone, but to some people, it really is important...


and so, in the immortal words of my great great grandfather...

we wish you merry christmas, a merry christmas all
may the richest blessings ever on ye fall
may each year be brighter than the year before
wishing you a very merry christmas morn

merry, merry, merry, merry,
merry, merry, merry, merry
merry, merry christmas all!

merry christmas!

quiet

midnight
lock all the doors
and turn out the lights
feels like the end of the world
this sunday night

there's not a sound
outside the snow's coming down
and somehow i can't seem to find
the quiet inside my mind

3:02 the space in this room
has turned on me
and all of my fears have cornered me here
just me and my tv screen

the volumes down
blue lights are dancing around
and still i can't seem to find
the quiet inside my mind

am i the last one awake in this town
would it serve me well
knowing that my lights the only one on
the only one on in my street

daylight is climbing the walls
cars start and feet walk the halls
the world awakes and now i am safe
at least by the light of day

50% off coupon

good only through friday, december 19th!

ring christmas/roshashana bells

this weekend i was in charge of orchestrating and organizing a signing for the guests artists at the mormon tabernacle choir's annual christmas concert.

this year, brian stokes mitchell - a phenomenal broadway man and edward herrmann - well known as the grandpa, richard gilmore, on 'gilmore girls' joined the choir in a program entitled "ring, christmas bells."



i was lucky enough to hang around them a little on friday night as hundreds of people waited in line for their autograph.

my favorite moment of the night was when i was officially introduced to ed herrmann, whereupon he said, "shanna... like roshashana?" "sure..."

it was a good time. and thanks to my good friend leigh who kept me company the whole night. its nice to have a co-worker that is also your friend.

half year mark

we officially made it through the first six months of marriage.
i must admit, i am proud. (not that i thought we wouldn't)

six months.

6 MONTHS!

time sure flies when you're having fun...

events

just when i thought life couldn't get any busier...
i was slapped in the face with more 'busy'.

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recent events include, but are not limited to:
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layoffs at deseret book -
several of my good friends were involved. thankfully, i was not, but i am heartbroken for those that were.
pre-thanksgiving thanksgiving dinner
a realization of who and what true friends are made of
friend's engagements and wedding planning
wedding cake commitments
disdain for rudeness & unsportsmanlike conduct in real life
a delightful scavenger hunt with dear friends
a rekindled love for the cullens
... and for vampire baseball
a total of 9 delicious pies
and 150 golden brown rolls
being listed as an associate producer on a christmas cd
branson's family coming to utah for thanksgiving
a marvelous thanksgiving dinner at grandparents lowman
shopping with the girls
good times with tiff and the boys
staying up late every night of the holiday vacation
shakes and onion rings from pace's with brad and kendyll
discovering hobby lobby
and a successful trip to tai pan
wrapping christmas presents
watching the lights on temple square light all at once
decorating our house for christmas
a lovely rendition of 'all i want for christmas is you' by tca$h,
now also known as 'skuttles'.
yup. the dorky seagull from the little mermaid.
making homemade turkey noodle soup
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that that

that certainly is not all... and many of the a fore mentioned happenings were politely documented and will be posted soon with more details.

but in the meantime... i can't believe its december already! it looks like early october outside. i'm praying for some snow to get people (including myself) in the christmas mood. heaven knows we all need it.

yes, we need a little christmas...
right this very minute...
it hasn't snowed a single flurry...
and santa, dear, we're in a hurry...

and i'll let you in on a little secret:

christmas in the larson home is going to be good this year.