Its not a holiday without some Queen 12/24/2015

Every Christmas Eve in my house, the kids (my brother, sister and I) each open one present before we go to bed. This particular night I got a Queen album to go with my record player. I put in on and we all started listening to it and hardcore jamming to "Bohemian Rhapsody" because how can you not? My grandpa had never even heard of Queen, so naturally the song was a shock to him. 
I started to interpretive dance near him, then I snuck up behind him and started playing with his hair to the beat of the song. He was half asleep but played along! Towards the end of the song my entire family was belting out the song, and when it got to the really quiet slow part I leaned into my grandpa and reached for his face and slowly put my hand on his cheek and then he did the same thing!! I think he's hooked guys. 
Then, right as the song was about to end, he reached up with his other hand poked me in the nose and went "BOOP!" haha
​-Zack

Present fail 12/24/2015

Spoiler alert!! If you're my sister! Which you're not.. so its okay. I got her a customized pillow for Christmas... well actually I got her a pillow case. I read the website wrong, and just ordered a pillow case for a small square pillow. I didn't have time to go out and find a pillow to go in the pillow case, so I took one of our couch pillows and shoved it into the pillow case. It was too big, but I managed to zip it. The increased size resulted in a very Very firm pillow. I went from giving her a really awesome pillow case, to an over sized rock. I feel like you'd break your face if you tried to sleep on it. But its too late, because like most people- I put off wrapping my gifts until Christmas Eve night. 
Do you know how difficult wrapping a pillow is? Not just any pillow, a rock hard, heavy pillow?? And I was too lazy to get up and get a bag to put it in, but I prefer the phrase too stubborn to quit. So I didn't quit, and I wrapped that pillow like it was my job! 
​-Zack

Faces are useless? Younger sister's theory 12/24/2015 

I walked into the living room to find my brother and sister sitting together and acting odd- but that's nothing new. When those two are together you know no good can come of it. My younger sister is just taking pictures of my older brother and then proceeds to edit it on her phone. I asked what was going on, and I was informed of my sister's "face theory." 
I'll share it with you all now.
The Face Theory:
Put your hands in a circle around the part of your face that serves a purpose (eyes, nose and mouth). Do you realize how small that is in comparison to the actual size of your face? Only one third of your face actually serves a purpose, the rest is all skin- or "wasted space" as my sister puts it. 
She then proceeded to color over all the "wasted space" on a photo of my brother to prove her theory.
​-Zack 

Lets get it on? 12/24/2015

For some reason, my grandfather's phrase this visit has been "Let's get it on." I'm not sure if he's aware of it's true meaning, or the fact that it came from the Marvin Gaye song, but regardless he's just been casually using it in conversation throughout the night.
Mom: Alright everybody ready for dinner?
Gramps: Oh yah! Lets get it on!!

*Me about to read the traditional Christmas story I read every Christmas Eve*
Me: Alright everybody ready?
Gramps: Oh am I? Lets get it on!!

They continued to get more and more timely almost like he was planning it- is this the new "that's what she said?!?!" has my grandfather just started a new trend???
​-Zack 

We're Pretty Powerful 12/24/2015 

Set the scene: around noon on Christmas Eve in my kitchen, with me, my older brother, my younger sister and my mother. My mother is making a shopping list so she can send me shopping for groceries while everyone else stays home and prepares the house for my grandparents coming to visit and Christmas time in general. Suddenly my mom forgets the last item she was about to write down. 
Mom: Oh no! I was just about to write something down and I forgot it! 
Me: *runs over and puts my hands over her ears* Its okay, this way the thing can't escape your head. *starts to slowly move her head around* Now we just need to shake things up a bit to bring the idea back to the front of your brain.
Brother: *starts "using the force" on mom* I'm using reiki on you! It'll help!
Mom: *Starts to lower her head onto the table*
Brother: Oh no! We were too powerful!
Mom: *Lifts head and starts to scribble on shopping list*
Me: Oh no, our combined powers fried her brain
Mom: *Suddenly jumps up* NAPKINS!! IT WAS NAPKINS!!
Brother: I TOLD YOU WE HAD POWERS!! 
-Zack

Fedex stole our couch!! 12/24/2015

We ordered a new couch from some website because my mom apparently won something online- I didn't listen to the full story. It was supposed to be delivered two days ago, but now its Christmas Eve morning and still no couch. Our grandparents our on their way and expecting a functioning pull out couch- uh oh... We called Fedex and were on hold for an hour listening to their tasteful holiday swing elevator music, after the first few minutes my mom put the phone on speaker so we could all enjoy those delightful tunes. Hopefully Santa will bring some of his elves so if the couch comes too late his elves can put it together for us!
​-Zack