Black Friday 2011

I am recording this experience that happened to me for my kids to know what a adventure I had on Black Friday this year,  And just so you readers know, I did not get hurt and am ok.

I had told my sister W~ that I would go to Black Friday with her this year to help get the stuff.  Now just so you know I have done Black Friday a few times but it was not something that we grew up with, as our parents did not do it and I had not done it for 3 years when I was 32 weeks pregnant with the twins and went to Joann's with my mother in law (who I missed having with me this year!).  After talking with my other sisters we decided to divide and conquer at certain stores.  W~ and I got to Wal Mart just before 9pm.

Our closets Wal Mart is a smaller one, not a full super center.  Wal Mart did not close down so we were able to walk in and stand by our items.  At 10 pm they told we could touch the items we wanted.  I was right at the front of the display and reached down to get the two Wii Games that I wanted  and I got pushed down to the floor.  I couldn't get up because of how many people were crowded in on me.  I didn't get hurt other then when you bump your knee.  It was more scary then anything and it made me think of the stories in past years of people getting trampled to death.  But I got the games that I was trying to get and all was well other then being shook up a little!

 We got a couple of other items that we wanted and as we were standing in line back in the garden section to check out we noticed someone had put some cute Disney Princess Barbies in the cd bin, so we grabbed them for the girls for Christmas.  We were out of the store by 11pm and on our way home.

I got home and visited with my mom who had stayed the night so I could go out again in the morning and Dan could go to work.

I went to bed and got up at 5am and got to Joann's Fabric store and stood in line.  I was able to get the fleece that I wanted for the kids and then waited 1hr 20 min to get it cut. I really was missing my mother in law while I waited and was thinking of our shopping trip 3 years ago.  I even sent her text to let her know I was thinking of her!

Once I was cut (3 fabrics was all I had compared to peoples 25 or so) I walked right up to the cash register and paid and then I drove by Target which I knew there was a few items that W~ and I wanted there, but after Wal Mart we had decided to take our chances that there would be some later.  There was hardly any cars at Target so I went in.  I saw more employees then I did customers.  Target had opened at 12am.

I found what W~ and I had wanted and then a few other things to finish my Christmas shopping.  It was a lot less stressful waiting to go in 8 hrs after they had opened even though they might not have had the items that we wanted, but they did.

I was home by 9am and then the kids helped me put the lights on the tree and decorate the tree.

Now all my gifts are bought and I just need to finish making a few gifts and then mail the two gifts that need to be mailed out of state.

I am excited for the gifts that I was able to do for Family and Friends!  I really did try to think about each of them and what they might like!

I hope you all had a Great Thanksgiving and a great holiday season!

Annette