We did it.
Well, sort of.
Our day had been lovely. We spent Thanksgiving here at our house with all the family and friends who would join us. Lots of kids. We kept things simple. The children played until they were all nearly in tears of exhaustion. The best kind of days. We said goodbye to the last of our guests around 7 PM.
Britton and I take our place in line at the first of our stops, Toys R Us, around 8 PM. The line is about a 1/4 mile long at this point. We set up camp (chairs, blankets and iPad equipped with "The Office" reruns.) Ladies all around us are snapping mad comments about "cutters" and "how dare they..." Seriously, I was/am scared of the over-botoxed woman standing directly behind.
Around 9 PM I take a road trip to Jack in the Box. Tacos and Breakfast Jacks for the evening snack. Upon my return, the line is well over 1/2 mile long and completely wrapped around the strip mall.
All this for Legos?
Just moments before 10 PM (opening time), I make a visit to Vickie (Black Friday Extraordinaire) who was strategically located like #10 in line. She had been there since like 5 that evening waiting. Just as I make my arrival to her location, she grabs hold of my sweater and says, "Let's go... we're going in." The doors open and the first 50 rush in.
My thoughts: What? I can't! The women behind me will kill me. My husband is back there. They will know I "cut." They will kill him. I will be stuck inside Toys R Us (once you go in, you can't go out) and have no idea of the brutality taking place upon him....
Vicki: (Her game face seriously on and pumped liked I've never seen before...) Let's go!
I have no money, no phone and no shopping cart. People around me are darting like bullets with their eye on the prize. My mind goes blank. What is my prize?
For a brief moment, an out of body experience.
Where do I go? What do I do?
It's like I had never been to a toy store before or even better, had no idea what a toy was.
Are these people for real?
Have they never seen a toy before?
Enough.
Game face on.
Shop and grab and carry.
Reality: Hide out in a corner until Britton makes it in and finds me.
Stay low when I see people I remember from the back of the line. Keep hidden.
The funniest part.
When I finally find Britton,
he's running crazy around the store with a billowing cart and a mad look in his eye.
Next stop... Target.
This time, all kids in tow.
The crowd at Target was intense, but nothing like Toys R Us.
Refuel.
Two rounds of Hot Chocolate and off to Old Navy.
We finally fell exhausted by 10 AM and all went home for a nap.
A successful and very fun outing indeed.
4 comments:
That is awesome! Next year I am staying home for Thanksgiving just so I can see Vickie in action...she is incredible!
This made me laugh out loud, what a fun night! Congratulations for surviving a real Black Friday! I was laughing when I was imagining Britton running around Toys R Us. Hilarious.
I am so impressed. I missed all of the black friday shopping this year! such a bummer
SO MUCH FUN! Can't wait to do it again next year. I still can't believe you both did not come up. I was saving your spot and everybody around me knew it. We are way tougher than anyone in that line. I must admit Brit was fun to watch. He looked like a professional. Next year we will plan better so we can hang out. It sounds like you had quite the set up with chairs and movies.
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