Friday I woke Wes up early to go to Walmart where we bought a memory card for $12.88-ahh, the rush of a good deal on Black Friday!! Then we joined my mom's side of the family for our traditional day-after-Thanksgiving-shopping-trip or also known as Wes's favorite day of the year to be part of my family! We love going shopping to get in the Christmas rush. When we were in middle school, my grandparents started taking the grandkids shopping on this day so we could pick out our own presents. My parents, and sometimes my aunt and uncle, join us too. We're still doing it even though we're all in our late 20's and two of us have husbands! In younger days, my grandad would secure a place in line as soon as we entered the Gap or American Eagle. He would let people in front of him for the hour we shopped explaining to each one what we were doing until we were ready to pay! Now since they are older, my grandparents like to pick a bench in the mall and we come find them with our purchases, but they are st
ill such good sports and absolutely love the day! One year, before we all had cell phones, we used Walkie Talkies to communicate. My grandmother brings bags full of bottled waters and crackers to snack on. The first year Wes came, I'm not quite sure what he thought. He'd never been shopping on that day. We ended up at Value City about midnight that year and he kept leaning on racks and falling asleep. He said he kept wondering when the day would end. I think he's grown to like the day now though!Yesterday morning we watched the Redcoats practice at Wes' school which turned out to be so fun! We had a great crowd of GAC families come out to watch. Here are some pictures of the band.
3 comments:
hopefully you didn't start your shopping before 6am, blakely! maybe wes and i should trade places next year. ;)
so fun! i love having traditions!!! my family and I use to shop on black friday too...it is just fun getting up early and getting into the "Christmas spirit"
Wes loves shopping.
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