A Black Friday to look forward to...

I am not getting up before dawn to stand in line to push and shove through a throng of crazed people to get one out of only five laptops in the whole store for the amazing deal, and the 42 inch TV for $399.99. That is not me, and most years the day after Thanksgiving is just another day for me. I usually get ready to put up our Christmas decorations, by moving furniture around to make room, and vacuuming the floors and dusting the entertainment center, so that we can get out my Christmas Village pieces, but this year, I am excited. I will be shopping with my husband's Aunt and his sisters at a craft bizarre and at a friend's store. There is no rushing for me, if someone wants something that I am looking at, I will not push and shove them to get to that item, I will not glare and shout at someone who cuts in line in front of me, I just will not. At least that is my hope. Don't get me wrong, I am usually a nice person, but I do not like crowds, I get antsy when I am in a confined space for too long with a lot of other people, but I will be with my husband's family, and if you are married too, you will understand that you do not want to give these people any more ammunition than they already have on you. Then the plan after hitting those two places, we are all going to go to lunch. Which is actually what I am looking forward to. Adult conversation! That will make all of the traffic, and the crowds worth it, adult conversation! No Blue's Clues for two hours, followed by Dinosaur Train for an hour, with a Backyardigans thrown in there for good measure, my hubby has volunteered to watch the kids for me. Which means football, all day long! That will be torture for them, and by the time I get home they will be glad to see me, and I them! What a great day to look forward too!

Black Friday is Approaching...

Will you be part of the madness that happens in the wee hours of the morning? I can say, that I will not. Now, I am not saying that I will not be out amongst the throngs of people later on in the day, but I need as much sleep as I can get with a teen and two young children in the house.
My plans are a little less stressful, for me that is. I say that because my wonderful husband will be at home watching over, and caring for the kids while I am out. That, my friends is reason enough for celebration. If I happen to go to the grocery store without my kids, I am the person, walking slower than a snail, looking at the packaging, and the displays, while thinking of menu ideas, checking the labels, and gumming up the aisles, yes, that is me. It is my respite to go to the grocery store without the kids. So, thank you for allowing me to get in your way, as you hurry by, trying to pick things up and get out of the store as fast as humanly possible, it is much appreciated!
But, I digress for a moment and think wishfully on the next chance I may have for that to happen. As for my Black Friday plans, I talked to one sister in law and asked her if they were all(her sisters), going to do their usual craft fair and Real Deals excursion, to which she said yes, and then she asked if I would be able to come...woohoo! There it was, the invite, third time in the over eight years that my hubby and I have been married, and not in consecutive order, but an invite just the same. So excited to be included, even if I had to initiate that happening. So, does it matter that I will not have more than $20 to spend all day long, No, not in the least. I have been invited!