Oh my freaking smurfs...
Black Friday.
Ok, so each and every year I always say I'm going to go. I spend Turkeyday obsessing over the commercials and seeing what the best deals are, and where they are. I plan my attack, the stores I will hit, and the best way to get to those stores.
Then, around midnight I talk myself out of going. I find a reason, no matter how small, not to go.
So following my usual pattern, yesterday I looked at the adds, planned a attack, and made the mistake of voicing my thoughts. Thoughts that were heard and taken seriously by a certian Bear we all know and love. So true to form, around midnight I was headed to bed , after watching Handcock. And thinking, I have no reason to go. I mention this to Frosty, so he says, Well I'll get you up at 5 and we can decided then. It's midnight, I go to bed. And naturally toss and turn thinking about it. So at 5 in he comes, so do you want to go?
I think of the crowds, the people, that parking, the money. I don't want to do this. It's just not worth it. So I start with my excuses, "Well, it's unfair to you since you have to work tomorrow night."
He smiles and says "I called in."
I say, "BB is still asleep, it's not right to drag her into this so early in the..."
"Mommy, I'm up. Need to go potty." And she toddles off to the restroom.
Alright what the heck? But at this point @5:15 I have already missed out on most of the stuff I might like. Like free gifts and good deals. But Frosty has never experienced the madness, and frankly was an unbeliever. So We go.
We go to Hell.
I mean Wal-mart Hell. ~shudders~
There is NO parking, folks are parking on the grass and out in the main street. We get inside and there are TV's everywhere. And more people than I have ever seen in one place in my life. I am not pooing you. But The whole reason for going was my mother had given me a gift card for the place, and the deals they have in the morning are the best I'm gonna get for what I want. But the problem was there were so many people, and it was such a mad house that I wound up just grabbing a camera, which wasn't really what I wanted. And the morning progressed like that. Grabbing things I really didn't need/or wanted. But we finally go out. I don't know how we did, but we escaped with our lives and crappy Wal-mart junk.
Then, the unthinkable. I say, " Since we are out let's go to Toys r us for that train set and the raving bunnies." WHY THE F#$%^ Did I say that? So on to another store, another sale with 2 things in mind. Just two things. Again no parking, no peace of mind, no hope. But we go and I actually find what I wanted. wow. but it was really all kind of mute since my little one was with me. and talk about spening more than expected....
Then we had the peice of mind to eat breakfast, and go home.
It is not a experience I care to repeat anytime soon...
Also, turkey day was nice, we had all the fixings, but the turkey wasn't done in time for dinner. So we ate all the fixing while the turkey cooked. After dinner We pulled out the bird and pulled the meat and put it up. It was the first year we cooked a Turkey and didn't eat it. And BB asked for a bone. Why? so she could put it in her room. That's my girl...
Ok, so each and every year I always say I'm going to go. I spend Turkeyday obsessing over the commercials and seeing what the best deals are, and where they are. I plan my attack, the stores I will hit, and the best way to get to those stores.
Then, around midnight I talk myself out of going. I find a reason, no matter how small, not to go.
So following my usual pattern, yesterday I looked at the adds, planned a attack, and made the mistake of voicing my thoughts. Thoughts that were heard and taken seriously by a certian Bear we all know and love. So true to form, around midnight I was headed to bed , after watching Handcock. And thinking, I have no reason to go. I mention this to Frosty, so he says, Well I'll get you up at 5 and we can decided then. It's midnight, I go to bed. And naturally toss and turn thinking about it. So at 5 in he comes, so do you want to go?
I think of the crowds, the people, that parking, the money. I don't want to do this. It's just not worth it. So I start with my excuses, "Well, it's unfair to you since you have to work tomorrow night."
He smiles and says "I called in."
I say, "BB is still asleep, it's not right to drag her into this so early in the..."
"Mommy, I'm up. Need to go potty." And she toddles off to the restroom.
Alright what the heck? But at this point @5:15 I have already missed out on most of the stuff I might like. Like free gifts and good deals. But Frosty has never experienced the madness, and frankly was an unbeliever. So We go.
We go to Hell.
I mean Wal-mart Hell. ~shudders~
There is NO parking, folks are parking on the grass and out in the main street. We get inside and there are TV's everywhere. And more people than I have ever seen in one place in my life. I am not pooing you. But The whole reason for going was my mother had given me a gift card for the place, and the deals they have in the morning are the best I'm gonna get for what I want. But the problem was there were so many people, and it was such a mad house that I wound up just grabbing a camera, which wasn't really what I wanted. And the morning progressed like that. Grabbing things I really didn't need/or wanted. But we finally go out. I don't know how we did, but we escaped with our lives and crappy Wal-mart junk.
Then, the unthinkable. I say, " Since we are out let's go to Toys r us for that train set and the raving bunnies." WHY THE F#$%^ Did I say that? So on to another store, another sale with 2 things in mind. Just two things. Again no parking, no peace of mind, no hope. But we go and I actually find what I wanted. wow. but it was really all kind of mute since my little one was with me. and talk about spening more than expected....
Then we had the peice of mind to eat breakfast, and go home.
It is not a experience I care to repeat anytime soon...
Also, turkey day was nice, we had all the fixings, but the turkey wasn't done in time for dinner. So we ate all the fixing while the turkey cooked. After dinner We pulled out the bird and pulled the meat and put it up. It was the first year we cooked a Turkey and didn't eat it. And BB asked for a bone. Why? so she could put it in her room. That's my girl...