Black Friday

If you don't know what this post is about by the title, then you do not need to read on!

I am one of the thousands of crazy people who wake up at 3:00 in the morning the day after Thanksgiving (or do not go to bed at all) to go out Christmas shopping for "The Deals". Braving the cold, rain and sometimes snow. It is a ritual among the women in my Husband's family and they have made me an addict. I am terribly saddened that I will not be partaking of the ritual this year. I will be far too pregnant to make the trek. And my doctor strongly opposes my participation.

This will be the first year in 8 years that I will miss it, and by now we have gotten so good we know how to avoid most of the lines and confusion. I'm still not sure how to process all of this... no Sheetz breakfast sandwich with Becky and Liz at 4:00am in front of Toys R Us, no waiting in line at Kohl's with Joy while we take turns looking through the men's/young men's section, no second breakfast/lunch with the whole crazy bunch of us, no Costco, no mall, no sorting through cars looking for lost items in Cindy's driveway...I just can't imagine.

Ok, the actual point of this post is to inform any die hard Black Friday shoppers of a great website that gives you a sneak peak into the Black Friday ads before Thanksgiving. Gottadeal is the best place to search BF ads and be ahead of the game. You can also register to have the newest ads emailed to you as they get them in. Some stores will also have door busters on specific days in November prior to Black Friday and gottadeal will email those to you too.

Happy shopping! Oh, and by the way - I have never seen a crowd of people like the one in the picture in all 8 years I have been going. Though, the Best Buy lines last year came pretty close!