This Is Madness!!!!!!

No, its not Sparta, this is Black Friday!!!!!!! Well I guess you can call me crazy.  Yes, I along with my sister went out into the madness also known as "Black Friday".  Only our "Black Friday" started from Thursday about 9:00 pm.  Now it is never my idea to go out into the madness of crazy people out to find the best deal possible.  My sister however is a fanatic.  She has been talking about it for the past week.  She had her sales papers lined up and her list made before I even got to her house for Thanksgiving dinner.   And of course me being the good sister that I am cannot allow my sister to face the madness alone.  Just about every year I go with her.

So this is how our madness began.

I was already tired from the night before, the little one had a bad night and woke us up quite a few times.  I was unable to get in a little power nap for the night ahead because we had to make a few stops to visit before going to my sisters for dinner.  But still tired and all, I decided to press on.

Around 9:00 pm we decide to go the Toys R Us because they open at 10:00 pm Thursday night with all of these great deals.  We drive by the store and the line is about a mile long (literally).  Although we are crazy, we are not that crazy to stand in a line that long.   Whatever we would be going for wouldn't be there when we got in the store anyway.  We would just go back later. So, on to Walmart,  I hate  (yes I said hate) Walmart on a regular day (too may people and not enough check out lanes.)   Anyway so we arrive at Walmart about 9:10 pm., the deals don't start till midnight.  I wanted to go home and take a nap but my sister wanted to go in an scope the place out.  I didn't win the conversation.  In an effort to help me with my tiredness my sister purchased me this 5 hour energy shot.  I usually don't take this stuff, so a half a dose had me going. It actually worked, although I do not advise the use of such products, even though they are completely legal ;) She is such a bad influence (and my parents call her the good one).

So after three hours of crazy people we did manage to get some good deals.  It was just our luck that as we reached the check out lane a cold front decided to come through.  As we are leaving the store the rain is come down hard and sideways and it is getting really cold.  I ran to the car drove it up and we literally threw everything in, a few things got a little wet but were were soaked.  We went to my sister house to change since she lives close.  We finished that and we were on to Toys R Us.  We got a few good deals but spent way too much money.  I was consumed with delirium by now, no sleep and lots of caffeine. We then went back to Walmart for their 5:00 am deals.  Why?  Because this is "Black Friday">.  We were dealing with a different breed of crazy people because this is when their electronics went on sale.  People were standing next to the items with their hands on them waiting for 5:01 am.  When 5:01 hit it was pure MADNESS!!!!!  My sister made her way through the madness to grab the items that we had went back for.  I am not equipped for that kind of madness and panicked and stepped away from the crowd.  We did get what we went there for, well almost anyway.

So on to the next store.  Nothing to see, so we went to IHOP (yummy) for breakfast.  My sister was starting to wear down I could see it in her eyes.  But by now we might as well finish what we started.  So I took charge. After two more stops and a few more good deals we were done, FINALLY!!!!   I got home after 9:00 am and hadn't slept for over 24 hours.  I crashed and now I am sharing my journey with you.

So here's to you "Black Friday"  and my 5 hour energy shot for such a memorable time of madness.  Until next year ;)