Blackened Friday
It's the day after Thanksgiving--the day where over half of all Americans freak out about the Christmas Holiday approaching (or whatever holiday they celebrate come mid-December)--and go shopping. It is also the day retail merchants hope to get all their numbers into the black and finally make money for the year. Did I partake in the madness (some stores opened at 4am. Right about the time I am nursing The Peanut.)? Hell no.
We're doing online shopping (and shipping) this year. It makes my life easier as well as happier. I don't have to run out to 300 stores looking for the perfect gift for my mom, dad, sister, aunts, uncles... friends. You get the idea. Now I just browse, click, pay, and ship. To their door with little more than a sweat. It makes for a great mood stabilizer this time of year. Especially with an infant in tow.
But was I in a car today waiting for the husband to brave a few Doorbuster sales? Yes. Yes I was. And I was more the delightfully happy to be drifting in and out of sleep people watching all the shopping madness as the children slept in the back seat. It made for a pleasant hour or so--at least until the baby woke to nurse. Once that was remedied I played a joyful game of I Spy with the kiddo and we counted how many people came out of the store until Dad arrived (we topped out and got bored at about 63).
As far as completing the holiday shopping? We are close. Close enough that I can consider myself ahead of the game for once. I just need to jump on a few more web sites tonight... and I can call myself done.
We're doing online shopping (and shipping) this year. It makes my life easier as well as happier. I don't have to run out to 300 stores looking for the perfect gift for my mom, dad, sister, aunts, uncles... friends. You get the idea. Now I just browse, click, pay, and ship. To their door with little more than a sweat. It makes for a great mood stabilizer this time of year. Especially with an infant in tow.
But was I in a car today waiting for the husband to brave a few Doorbuster sales? Yes. Yes I was. And I was more the delightfully happy to be drifting in and out of sleep people watching all the shopping madness as the children slept in the back seat. It made for a pleasant hour or so--at least until the baby woke to nurse. Once that was remedied I played a joyful game of I Spy with the kiddo and we counted how many people came out of the store until Dad arrived (we topped out and got bored at about 63).
As far as completing the holiday shopping? We are close. Close enough that I can consider myself ahead of the game for once. I just need to jump on a few more web sites tonight... and I can call myself done.
