Thanksgiving tradition: Black Friday Shopping!

Alright....this is a brief and fast blog post! Thanksgiving was GREAT! Break was SO busy for me but it was a good time. Thursday was full of family and lots of delicious food followed by a Thanksgiving tradition: Black Friday shopping! Every year my mom, Aunt Debbie, and Grandma go black friday shopping....I join in when I can but I'm not near as dedicated as them. I can only take so much shopping before I get grumpy and want to go home.

Anyway...I convinced (surprisingly it wasn't hard) Dustin to come to Topeka with us. I made sure he knew he didn't have to go shopping with us. The deal was we were going to go shopping at midnight....he could stay at my house and sleep. I was only planning on going for a few hours at midnight but there was no way I was getting up at 4am to go shopping. So that is where Dustin came into play....he was going to stay with me at the house so I would have some company on Friday while my mom, Aunt Debbie, and Grandma shopped. Thanks Dustin! :)


So 10:00pm comes around and the first stop: Wal-Mart. Dustin decided to be brave and come with us....he wanted to see what this Black Friday shopping was all about! We get to Wannamaker (which is where all the stores are) and Dustin's eyes got bigger and bigger as he saw the people standing in line at the stores and all the traffic. I do believe the words that came out of his mouth were, "Oh my gosh. People are crazy!" over and over and over! I think he secretly liked it though! ;) We went to two stores...Wal-Mart and Target. We didn't see any fights or anything. Just lots and lots of people everywhere! After Target (which we waited in line for about an hour and a half to check out) it was 2:15am. Dustin and I were both done. We were ready to go home. My crazy mom, aunt debbie, and grandma however continued on. They were extreme shoppers this year....they definitely did not sleep that night! They literally shopped till they dropped. While they were shopping Dust and I went to my house and played rock band and talked until 5:30am....we may be crazy too but at least we were doing something fun with our time! ;) Just kidding....I know some people do enjoy shopping....I, however, am not one of them.

Friday afternoon/evening, there was a family gathering on my dad's side of the family so after my mom was finished shopping and we ate some lunch, back to Gridley we went. I had a cousin in town who I can count on one hand the amount of times I have seen him....or at least the times I remember anyway! The last time was about 6 years ago. So we got to see him and meet his family, and then see some of my dad's side of the family. It was a lot of fun! We don't get to see that side of the family very often but it is always a great time when we do....there is always a lot of laughter when my dad and his brothers are together! :) I am looking forward to Eccles Christmas! Then from Gridley, we drove on to Chanute. I was finally home! It was a short and busy trip home but it was nice to get away...even if it was to Chanute! I always enjoy being around my family!

I will be writing (I have actually started it, but just a few sentences here and there) another blog post with details about the rest of my break in the very near future. Some people have been asking about my experience on Sunday so stay tuned for details on that! If you don't know what I am talking about....be sure to keep checking back to find out! :)

P.S. So much for a "brief and fast post"! haha Whoops!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday with your families and friends and enjoyed whatever thanksgiving traditions you may have!!