Mr. G's family always puts together this little "holiday herald" every year. This year, Mr. G himself put it together. So, I thought I'd share it since I've been slacking with my ramblings (his formatting was too beautiful for blogger so you have to deal with the regular boring format and not his cool newspaper looking one).
H#LL Freezes Over
Pigs flew and rivers ran dry
on June 28th precisely as Greg and Rachel were taking their vows in
the Salt Lake Temple. Rachel flew home in March from her fabulous life (working
nights) and her high-rise apartment (with no elevator) in NYC, and was greeted at
the airport by Greg on bended knee.
After eagerly snatching the ring from the box and placing it on her own
finger, she agreed to be wed. Rachel and
Greg have been happily married for 6 months and thank everyone who came to and
helped with their wedding (and who left behind gifts, money, and gift cards).
They have both been busy with work, church callings, acting in plays and TV
commercials, and taking care of their first-born, Chancho. Rachel will again be in the spotlight this
February-April as Cosette in Les Miserables at the Hale Theater in West Valley, UT!
Miracle of Miracles
Joel, Sharon, and the whole Hansen
family have seen a real miracle this year with Joel finally recovering from his
health issues, getting back to work, and back to life! Sharon has been an angel to Joel spending much of her time
playing Florence Nightengale - driving him to California and Utah and all
around Las Vegas to doctors and hospitals - and nursing him back to health at
home. It was a very trying year and she'd like to thank all her children and
daughters-in-law for all their support and love. Sharon spends many happy hours
with her beautiful grandchildren, Ethan, Kate, Courtney and especially Ellie,
whose cute antics and loveable smile endear her to everyone. Joel is
happy to be back in action, and also loves spending time with his grandkids,
working with (for) Jonathan, and serving in his calling as Young Men’s
Secretary.
A Brain on PhDrugs
Holly’s brain is now officially fried by writing her 200+page
dissertation. She is still
writing the monster but hopes to be finished with a draft sometime before
2079. Holly will possibly graduate
this May with her PhD from Oklahoma State University, but all her hopes rest on
her committee chair who might be the long lost grandson of Napoleon. If she doesn’t graduate this year she will
continue to edit her dissertation underDr. Napoleon’s barking directions, and will finish
with her doctorate (and possibly her sanity) in 2015. She would write more about her life
but she has none. And her
fingers are bloody stumps. Merry
Christmas everyone! 
Royal Hansenbaums
Life continues to be busy for Jonathan, Liz,
and their four kids. Ethan turns 12 in February and will become a
“Geekon,” making it official when he learns to tie his own tie. He put soccer on hold to pursue his basketball
career and be like Jimmer. He has been
practicing dribbling and shooting and secured the starting point guard position
on his team, learning sweet moves (and all the NBA players’ names) from his
XBox NBA game.
Kate is still swimming, practicing three times
a week, and possibly developing gills. She recently placed 2nd out
of 40 swimmers in the 25 meter freestyle, and did well in various other
strokes! She loves to sing and perform, and has no fear of crowds. She was
a “soloist” in the primary program, and performed a Selena Gomez song at her
school talent show, complete with dance moves that drew lots of applause.
Courtney loves gymnastics and never stops her
cartwheels. She recently added back
walkovers to her repertoire and keeps getting closer to ringing the bell at the
top of a 20 foot rope! Courtney is learning to read and has mastered the Dick
and Jane books. She will be moving on to Homer's Odyssey
shortly. She is a great big sister to Ellie, who misses her now that
Courtney is in first grade and is gone all day.
Ellie is still their “peanut,” often calling
herself that when naming members of the family. She is able to
shatter glass with her high pitched screams, displayed often while playing/showing
displeasure with older siblings. Her favorite activity is spending
time with her best friend Grandma Sharon, and will sometimes burst into tears
in the car if she winds up at home without stopping at Grandma’s house!
“Mother Wiz” finally got released as Relief
Society Teacher, only to be called to be Courtney’s Primary teacher! She enjoys
full time work making lunches and doing hair to get the kids off to school on time. Jonathan
is still serving with the Deacons as 2nd Counselor in the Young
Men's Presidency and is excited for Ethan to join the ranks. He is
working hard at the law firm and is glad Joel was able to come back to work,
especially since Grandma Sharon has resumed sending his lunch with Joel.
Busy BYU’s
Work, school, prepping for the
MCAT, and attending 5 different weddings have kept Spencer and Ashley hopping
this year! Since Ashley graduated from BYU she has continued her glamorous
receptionist job at the Student Health Center.
Spencer soon joined her there as a phlebotomist, while still working as
a medical assistant, and moonlighting at a call center. There is light at the end of the tunnel as
Spencer will finish at BYU next year and start applying to Med schools (only to
start on another tunnel). Ashley’s other
full time job is doing all the things Spencer forgets and finding medical
campuses (campii?) with a year round temperature of at least 70 degrees.
The Greatest Miracle
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