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Thanksgiving/Black Friday

We had Thanksgiving this week and it was a lot of fun. This would be my first Thanksgiving with a significant other. Jason is such a wonderful man and I don't think I tell him enough how much I appreciate him. This was also the first year I got up on Friday morning to do Black Friday shopping. I guess I never had a reason to get up and go until we had kids to buy for. Since we don't get them but every other weekend, we don't have an abundance of clothes for them, but it's enough to last us for a couple of days. Well, we get the kids from December 18th to the 28th so we had to go get them some new outfits to wear. We showed up at Old Navy at around 2:30 am, expecting them to open at 3 am. The first few people got the new Lego Rock Band for free. Much to our surprise, there were already people in the store and there was a line wrapped around the whole store to check out. "What the..." we said. "Why are yall already open?" We asked the saleswoman. She then explained to us that Cedar Hill was one of two stores in the metroplex that opened at midnight and they were already out of the Rock Band. Great. So, we found quite a few good things, then proceeded to stand in line at the checkout for 55 minutes. We did get up to the cashier and lo and behold, she used to work for me at Roadhouse and they had a Rock Band we could take! It is an XBOX 360 one, but Jason thinks he could trade it in for a Wii for a discounted price. Then, it was off to Walmart. It was only 4:20, and while the store was open, the toys we went there to get were wrapped in tarp in the middle of the aisles and we were not allowed to touch them until 5:00 am. Oy. I was standing there waiting and I saw a pregnant woman waiting as well and just kept thinking, "Please don't let people push into her..." Into the line we went, where we waited, once again, for 45 minutes. Oh, and the bike we got that we thought was $29 was really $55. No bike this time. At 6:30, it was time to head back to my parents, where mom had just arrived from Target. Jason and I took the dogs out and he went upstairs to go back to bed and my mom and I went to Kohls to find some more stuff. Finally, we were done, and got back at 9:15. Over 7 hours of shopping done by the time I usually get to work.

I always swore I wouldn't get up and be a part of the crazy crowds but now, with kids, I understand why people do it. We probably saved over $175 today and got just about everything we needed. I can't help but look back at my life a year ago and still cannot believe I am engaged with two future step-children. It's crazy how life leads you but I am so thankful for my life, for my family, and for my friends. Thank you to everyone who has been so supportive of me over these past few months, stay tuned for more Christmas craziness!

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Nikki McCallum said…
You should have taken some crazy shopper photos. Nathan had to be at work at 3 am so I didn't get to go. I don't like the madness, but I do love me some good deals.
November 28, 2009 at 12:17 AM
Jenna @ Sharing My Jennarocity said…
I kick myself because I never remember to take pictures. I totally should have!
November 28, 2009 at 5:58 PM
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