Black Friday Morning

Friday, 11-28-08
Usually mom and I get up and go shopping together, but this year we didn't see a lot of things that we needed so we decided not to go. Walmart was having a great deal on gaming chairs that I wanted to get for Kirstin's kids, so I decided I would just get up and run to Walmart. Elissa said that she wanted to go and that I needed to wake her up to go with me. I told her that it was going to be really early and Darin tried to tempt her with getting doughnuts in the morning but she just told Darin to save one for her because she wanted to go with me. Of course my sweet boy was up at 4:30am - I don't need an alarm clock with Zach - and I tried to coax him to go back to bed. That didn't work so Darin brought him to bed with him as I got ready to go. I went and got Elissa up and dressed and then as we are getting our shoes on Darin and Zach come downstairs dressed. Darin decided since he was up that him and Zach would run to GI Joe's for some things. Yep, this Black Friday was a family affair. So Elissa and I went to Walmart and Zach and Darin went to Joe's. Crazy!

This is AM!

Daddy and Zach came down to join the fun!

We are ready to head out....I'm already tired.....

Elissa and I got to the Bonney Lake Walmart about 10 mintues after 5am and the parking lot, which is huge, was COMPLETELY full. I had to drive up and down the rows to find a space and people were already coming out with their purchases. We got into Walmart and it was a complete mad house. I do Black Friday every year, but I always stay away from Walmart and now I know for good reason. The electronics and toy area was completely unpassable. The carts were at a stand still as Elissa and I are trying to weave in and around them to find the Vrocker chairs. I was ready to leave after just a few mintues. I asked an employee if she knew where the chairs were and a customer told me they were down further. I made my way down there and it was out of the chaos area so I decided to try and get them. All the carts were taken, so I was dragging these two big boxes down the aisle and telling Elissa to keep a hold of me. I thankfully ran into an empty cart and a woman helped me get the chairs in the cart. I wanted to look at several other things there too, but it was back in the mad house area and I wasn't going to go back there. It actually only took me about 10 mintues to check out and then we got out of there. You have not experienced Black Friday until you have gone to Walmart. Insane!

Here we are with our purchases.
Then we promptly headed to Starbucks for coffee, chocolate milk and a doughnut. I called Darin while we were waiting and he and Zach had gotten the items we wanted at Joe's and they were waiting for Home Depot to open to get a ladder. Elissa and I went across the street to Target and promptly drove on by as we saw the line was down and around the building to get in. So we headed to Fred Meyer for 1/2 price socks and BOGO free games. I called mom on our way home and I think she was a bit sad that she hadn't gone with us. This was the first time in years that she hadn't gone out. She said that she was not going to be left behind next year! :0) We got home just after 7am and the boys were already there. At 8:30am we were all taking naps!