Monday, January 17, 2011

Christmas Re-Play


Before I miss the "etiquette" updating deadline (if there is one) ....here is a quick re-play...... This year we were sooo blessed that my parents came to us and we were spared the long jaunt up north (as you know.... we do that drive quite frequently)!

Our Christmas eve: started with last minute Christmas gift buying and runs to the grocery store... if this was Aaron's and Brennen's blog it would say, Christmas Eve: Golfed, Christmas Day: Golfed, the day after Christmas: golfed :) Yup! A-Dizzle and B-diddy lived it up at their pseudo man cave for three days straight.... but i didn't complain... my mom and i were able to gab about recent celebrity gossip, recent inspiring recipes, and decorating ideas... a time and place for no boys allowed :) Later that night we all decided to head out to the casino for some family bonding time.... who wouldn't bond after winning or losing money :)


Christmas morning was rough on our eyes.... our family was still soo sleepy from the late night. We woke in a rush to get all our Christmas presents opened so we could load the guys back up to make it to their tee time... :) I later laid back down and took a nap... and later woke up to

the smell of my mom's cooking and her bodyguards manning the ship in the kitchen.... :)

i spent the rest of the morning/afternoon relaxing, watching t.v, and taking pictures.... I hope you & your family had
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we did!

the remainder of the weekend was spent watching football, the guys wrestling, consuming 800 cajillion k-cups of coffee, movie quote wars (truth; aaron and my brother only speak to each other in movie quotes! - very strange) and ended with a sweaty competitive session of Let's Dance 2 on the wii (a gift to me, from my mom - thanks mom:)

I hope you had a memorable Christmas and took a lot of pictures!

XOXO, Shan :)

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Get it while it's HOT!!!

For the past couple weekends since Christmas I have been hitting up all the clearance areas!!! Believe me this year I scored some cute and cheap things....

First off: these glasses I found at Pier 1 for a wopping 2.00 each..... they were 50% off... and if you know me already... polka dots??? (my meth in decor form :) Not included in the picture is a 2010 hand painted ornament with the Three Wise Men.. in it's own storage box! It was normally 12.00... i was able to get it for our tree next year for a basement price of $3.00!!!!!



this year i didn't buy anything new for our tree or house.... I like to get things on sale and couldn't imageine paying 12.99 ($3.25) for each pillow.... 9.99 ($2.50) for the platter... 2.99 (.75) for each bowl.... and 19.99 ($5.00)for the Christmas Tree decor.... all of it... GET THIS!!! was 75% off @ Tar-jay... and I was even able to get a Douglass Fir tree that was normally 200.00 dollars for 40.00 (Since the box was open they gave us an additional 20% off the fifty dollar seventy percent off price)!!! YAY!.... now to box it up and twiddle my thumbs until next year to see it :)


get out while it's hot and get some!!!

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Answers about the video...

1. how did i do it? well.... Channeling the inner-geek was pretty tough, however the FLIP camera (and there may be more like them) have the software built in; making it super easy for editing/producing.... once i edited each movie clip... i had to decide which recording clips were going to be in the video... super hard process for me..... i wanted it all.... well obviously i gave in and got it done... I'm so sorry to those that saw the lovely red recording button blinking and you were not a starring actor/actress.... it was based on time... the summary of the day.... (i still love you :)

i then had to finally set up an iTunes account... and yes i did..... I'm not a person who owns an mp3 player or an ipod.... i still love live radio and cd's... i know pretty pathetic... once that was done i combined them on the flip software in movie mode... and added it to a vimeo account... viola... "24 hours in Flagstaff"

2. Is that dog on Brennen's lap a new addition? sorry... but as cute as she is she belongs to my brother's... she is a lover and we enjoyed every minute we got to spend with her....

3. Why were there ambulance and police at the sledding area? no cool story or explanation... when we got there a lady was sitting awkwardly from a bad landing and was eventually hauled off on a stretcher.... i definitely hope she is better!

4. Who loves polka dots? well easy question... that's me... I'm a sucker for polka dots and secretly have an obsession with them.... :)

5. Did Aaron eat that entire sushi piece he put in his mouth? haha! yes he sure did.. he is a firm believer in not taking a bite in any sushi roll.... it apparently ruins the flavor explosion.... haha!

btw.... a big THANKS for all the rave reviews.... and yes... watch out Mel and Steven, Shannon's Shaky Hand Productions are coming to get'cha!


XOXO, Shan

Monday, January 3, 2011

Good-bye 2010.... Hello 2011...

Flagstaff..... you hold my heart. from Shannon McCabe on Vimeo.



Just a little tid bit of my New Year's day!!! Aaron got me a Flip camera and have always envisioned making great home videos.... well this is not a GREAT video.... take some anti-nausea pills, grab a nice drink... and enjoy!

btw..... thanks to all my family and friends who inspire and challenge me!! <3

Love, Shannon