First Official Weekend of December

Our first December weekend went well.

Friday, we went to the Jazz vs. Raptors game.  I’ve never been in a suite for a Jazz game before, it was a blast!  We had dinner, popcorn, chips and salsa, and ice cream.  Also – my favorite part – a stocked fridge of soda.  I had multiple Diet Cokes.  Multiple.

As if we didn’t have enough to eat…I begged Zach to make a pit stop on the way home from the game.  Since before we left for our trip, I had been craving cheese fries from Sconecutter.  Gross, I know.  But amazing at midnight.  Also amazing at 6:00 am when you’re in high school.  Still don’t know how we frequented that place so much and didn’t go into cardiac arrest.

Saturday we were on a mission.  I was determined to get the items I needed from Trader Joe’s.  I had already been to the store twice before – with no luck.  Zach went to California on his mission, and we both had internships in different cities in California for a summer.  That’s where we became acquainted and it’s not hard to fall in love with Trader Joe’s and their delicious…everything.  We had a list of items we wanted that were already sold out when I had visited before.  So…we went at 7:45 am in the morning.  On a Saturday.  I know – my husband was dying.  We arrived and people [mostly women, let’s be honest] were lined outside the door with their shopping carts already.  They opened the doors at 8:00 and women started RUNNING into the store.  I felt like I was at the Nordstrom Sale all over again.  I was determined though, and got everything on my list:  Zach’s favorite chicken breasts, stir fry vegetables, cookie butter [3 jars of it], their amazing cheesy breadsticks, their artisan French bread, breakfast burritos, cheese pizza, a variety of dried fruit, a variety of their amazing cookies and candy, and so much more.

Also, TJ’s sells gorgeous LIVE BOXWOOD WREATHS!!  I love real greenery at Christmas – I had to pick a few up for our crib, and at such a killer deal.

Speaking of wreaths, I finally ordered this baby online for 40% off!  Have you seen Restoration‘s holiday decor?  To die for!  Their lights, their trees, and this wreath.  I wanted this wreath since the moment I set eyes on it.  It’s going to live on our front door really soon!

Saturday night we tried out a new [to me, not Zach] restaurant:  Faustina in downtown Salt Lake.  I got the butter fish and Zach had the stuffed steak medallions.  The bread alone was enough for me to go back – I can’t tell you how good our entrees were!  We ended the night with a decent movie at the Gateway.

Sunday, after church we made our way up to Ogden to eat dinner at Zach’s parents.  We explored their newly remodeled deck and back yard – I can’t wait to spend summer weekends on that deck, it is gorgeous!  We ate, talked, and looked through old pictures of Zach and other family members.  We arrived home earlier than we anticipated, so we decided to watch Elf before retiring to bed – a Christmas tradition in this Hendo home.

We’re excited to continue with December.  The next few weeks will bring lots of family/friend Christmas parties, more work parties, and a couple of fun get-togethers!  We love this time of year!

2 Comments
  • whitney
    December 11, 2012

    i LOVE cookie butter. i seriously just eat it but the tablespoon. forget putting it on toast and stuff! yummm!

    • K + Z
      December 12, 2012

      Amen, Whitney! I DID eat it off the spoon just yesterday, haha! I heard it is amazing on crepes…?