my day today so far...

3:18 a.m. wake up (not kidding)

3:34 a.m. leave to go black friday shopping with Susie, Kathy and Dad

first stop: Target. um, we parked across the street (it was raining almost all morning, btw) because the Target parking lot was closed off bc its was completely full. we crossed the street and parking lot, and saw the line to get into Target was ridiculous (it went beyond the parking lot, past a strip of stores that are next to Target, and to a street uber far away. so, some of you may not know this, but Steak and Shake has a happy hour at 2-4 everyday. morning/when everyone should be sleeping and afternoon. so, seeing that we would not get into Target anytime soon, and seeing that it was about 3:50 a.m., Dad suggested we go to steak and shake for 1/2 price shakes. Dad got the turtle nut sundae flavor, Susie got a chocolate one, and Kathy got mint cookies and cream shake. I did not feel like have a large milkshake at 4 in the morning. I was holding out for coffee at Panera:). next we hit Old Navy and didn't get anything (the line went to the back of the store), then Academy Sports (which is one of my fave stores!) and I got some presents for sibilings. THEN we went back to Target and I literally could not find the end of the checkout kine (I think it wrapped around the store a few times) and decided we didn't want to stand in line for hours and hours.

6:00 a.m. PANERA OPENED!!! so after Target, Kathy and I ran across the parking lot to Panera and I got a coffee and a bagel:) Susie and Dad went to Kohls to get a vacuum cleaner that was on sale, but then didnt get it bc of the lines again.

oh, and somewhere in the morning we went to walmart.

After Panera/Kohls, we went to Best Buy and Staples for Dad.

we came back home (I drove;)) at about 8:30 a.m., we got home and Dad went to work.

Sarah had decided last night that she wanted to go black friday shopping, but at a more decent hour. and she needed a buddy. i was that buddy. between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m., I tried to make myself look less like I had been hit by a train (the coffee/caffiene helped:)) and we left at 9:00a.m.)

First we went to Lifeway, bc they had SUPER sales on some of the books. next was the World Market, and Sarah looked around a bit, and got a present for me for my birthday. next was Target (yes, the same place I had been twice already today). She got some presents and so did I (the lines were much shorter...you could actually find the end of them). Last stop was Barnes and Noble. Sarah got some books there (I don't know what ones).

I think we got home a little after 11:00 a.m. and I was tired and hungry. I had some food (Thanksgiving meal all over again:)), and organized my presents that I had just bought, and made lists for what else I needed to buy.

now it's 1:14 p.m.

Do you have any Thanksgiving or black friday stories?