Black Friday

The past few years Mike and I have taken full advantage of Black Friday early morning shopping deals by leaving for the stores two or three hours before they actually open , getting there to a line already standing in the freezing temperatures. Luckily my little brother Curt and his group of friends would have already been there since midnight and at the front of the line. Mike and I would casually join them and be one of the first ten into the store when the doors opened. Because of this we always got whatever we were after at the best prices. We also had a good time as we waited and froze together. This year however Mike was offered overtime at triple time pay. We figure that it is better to make money than spend it so he decided to work. Since I am responsible for making sure he is up for work, cooking his breakfast, and making his lunch and extra large cup of full espresso cappuccino is ready , I was also limited on where I could be. I did however finish in time to drive to Staples fifteen minuets before they opened in the hopes of getting a four gig thumb drive for seventeen dollars.Unfortunately for me ( fortunately for Staples ) they had offered some good deals on computers and there was a line, at least ten yards long, waiting to get in when I got there. Though I did get out of my car and started to walk to the end of the line, I decided that I would probably not get one anyway and went back to my car.I then drove past K mart where there was a smaller line but I didn't stop. I drove to Wal Greens where there was hardly anyone. I went in and they had the advertised specials that I wanted but the sale price did not go into effect for forty five minutes. I put the things that I wanted in my cart and was going to wait until I decided that I wanted more than the limit. I called and told Cindy to get ready and I would pick her up in five minutes. Within five minutes I had her and was back . The place was packed at this point but I still got what I wanted and waited until the sale time to check out. While leaving the parking lot Cindy asked where else we were going. Nowhere was my reply. Maybe it is the fact that I need Mike with me in order to enjoy these types of things, maybe we are just not as poor as we used to be when we would do anything for these sale prices,maybe I am just getting too old. Whatever the reason I will just have to pay more later or do without whatever it is but I am going back to bed !