Sleep Shopping
So, the past couple of days I've been MIA, but for good reason, I assure you.
Wednesday we all went to Grandma and Grandpa Sullivan's apartment for the pseudu-Thanksgiving celebration. I called mom beforehand and asked her, for the love of everything, not to get KFC chicken. Or, at the very least, tell me that they're getting KFC so that I can get something else to eat. Because, as I mentioned before, I still have flashbacks of the KFC incident of 2002. However, much to my delight, mom was getting Lee's chicken. And, while I've never had Lee's, I guessed that it had to be less bloody. Which, after eating a couple pieces, I was pleased to find out that I was correct.
After eating, we spent about an hour or so talking with everyone. I've been really enjoying visiting with Grandma and Grandpa Sullivan. And, strangely enough, they've been really happy with Mike and I. I was actually kind of worried that they would not approve and shun Mike as they are conservative Southern Baptists. However, they even made mention to Mom later that evening after we left that they really liked Mike and were glad that Mike felt comfortable to come back to their apartment. So, another person that likes Mike better then me....sweet.
So, Thanksgiving Thanksgiving was pretty uneventful. I went to Grandma and Grandpa Pond's place, as usual, for lunch. Mike went over to his family's for Thanksgiving, so I didn't even really see him that day. I was probably at the grandparents for about 4 hours. I spent most of the time chatting with family and making my Christmas list and checking it twice, trying to find out who was naughty so I can figure out who gets the best gifts hehe. I needed to get my list together for my special Day After holiday. The most joyous of days...
So after Thanksgiving I go over to the Moeller's to go over the flyers and specials and to strategize who's going where. For the amateurs out there that have never done this, you have to have a battle plan with multiple points of attack in order to survive Black Friday and to get the best deals. Melissa's mother and father had Meijers, Jackie (Melissa's sister) and their cousin, Jenny, had Walmart and Menards, and Melissa and I had OfficeDepot and Elder-Beerman. Sweetness.
As people can tell you, I love my Day After holiday. It's my Christmas. I don't go shopping for the deals; I go there for the experience, the hunt, and the craziness that surely ensues. And this year I wasn't disappointed. I went to bed at 9:30 as I had to get up at 4:00AM. And, precious, it didn't work out quite the way I wanted it to.
I laid in bed from 9:30 until 2:30AM, tossing and turning, thinking of the joyous shopping that will be happening shortly. Unable to sleep, I took a shower and got around, praying to the gods for a wonderful and freeing shopping experience that I can tell my grandchildren. I got to the Moeller's house 3:15AM with no sleep; yet looking so pretty.
Melissa and I hit the shops hard, throwing our credit cards around like no body's business. By the time that we hit the first shop at 5:00AM, my mind had this weird fuzzy feeling and I had some problems concentrating. As you can imagine, it only got worse. I was walking around the rest of the day like a zombie, trying to focus on the prize. Near the end of the shopping experience I don't really remember. I just remember whipping out my credit card a lot *laughs*. When we got back home (FYI, I wasn't driving, which probably gives you and all pedestrians relief) and had a 3 hour super-power nap, I looked at my spoils and was pleased with my spoils.
I got about $70 worth of Bath & Body for $30 bucks, $6 rolls of wrapping paper for $2 each, a fleece throw that was originally $40 for $10, and a couple other odds and ends pretty cheap. So I was very pleased with the shopping experience. I just wish that I was more coherent to remember some of it hehe
