‘Twas the Week Before Christmas

December has flown by, and we celebrated the week before Christmas in traditional Henderson/Fotheringham fashion…

But first, days 4-7 of the 12 Days of Christmas came to pass.  Zach loved Day 5 [Five Golden Rings] – 5 Krispy Kremes.

He also got a big kick out of Day 7 [Seven Swans a Swimming] – I folded 7 “gift certificates” into paper swans.  Yeah, origami is not my favorite and folding seven of those bad boys was a true test of my patience, but he L O V E D Day 7.  So it was worth the paper cut, I guess.

Wednesday night I drove up to Park City after work to do some recording for a Christmas gift.  My co-worker [who conveniently plays the guitar, bass guitar, and has a neighbor with a recording studio] offered to help me.  I’ve recorded in a studio before and studio time is beyond expensive.  This man [who I had never met before] did all the recording, the mixing, and the mastering for me.

I sang three Christmas songs and we had enough time left over to record one more.  Josh [my office buddy] asked me what my favorite song was, and I informed him it was “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” by the Beatles.  He happened to know it on the guitar and we recorded an acoustic version for my Dad for a surprise Christmas gift.  Josh is extremely talented.  I couldn’t believe he busted that song out of nowhere and it played it nearly perfect.  It wasn’t professional by any means, and there were many missed notes on my part, but it reminded me [during those brief two hours] how much I miss singing.  Not for crowds of people, but just for myself.  The Beatles track ended up being Zach and I’s favorite.

Bonus Track – I Wanna Hold Your Hand

Thursday my first two-story structure I designed showed up at our shop from Chinaland.  The guys started set-up and have a lot of work to do before the structure goes to SHOT Show in Las Vegas in January.  So far, it’s coming a long nicely.  Now I just have to pray that it doesn’t fall apart and nobody gets injured.

Friday we had a company lunched catered by Red Iguana.  It was SO delicious and I even brought my Cocoa Latte so the guys and I could have a hot chocolate bar.  Turns out even grown men love a good hot chocolate bar – even though they said it was emasculating and it felt like “Relief Society”.

Our weekend continued.  We finished our last minute shopping, wrapping, and delivered all our neighbor Christmas gifts.

Sunday we had our annual Henderson Christmas party at Classic Skating.  It was fun to see all of Zach’s aunts, uncles, and cousins – and of course our nieces and nephews.

We ended the night at Zach’s sister’s house.  We hung out with their girls until it was time to read stories and brush their teeth.  It gave me a very small insight into what having kids at Christmas time will be like.  We read “When Mrs. Claus Went On Vacation” and got them all tucked into bed.  I love these little ladies.

Meanwhile, the 12 Days continued with days 8-12.

We’ve finally made it to Christmas Eve.  We have plans that involve even more family and much more food.  Wishing all of our friends and loved ones a Merry Christmas!  Stay safe and warm, we love you!

2 Comments
  • Angie
    December 28, 2012

    And to think you could’ve gone to BYU with that voice. Such a shame. 😉

    • K + Z
      January 2, 2013

      HAHAHAHAHA! Ang, you are my favorite. I told Zach and he was dying!