Black Friday!

One place you WILL not find me today is in the stores! I’ve lived in the US for over 9 years now and NOT ONCE have I ever ventured out to the sales on Black Friday (as they call it). Jason put me totally off the idea the very first year we lived in Maryland when he told me how crowded the parking lots got and the Malls etc. I took his word for it and didn’t need to go see for myself. And over the years I’ve heard more horror stories about how crazy it is out there!These days the stores are opening earlier and earlier, which I think is just crazy. I usually spend this day putting our Christmas tree up, but over the past few years I’ve been pre-occupied with Kristen’s birthday and party preparations. Some years her birthday actually fell on Thanksgiving day so I would still put the tree up with her the next day. But this year, as you know her birthday is on Sunday, so I’m making today a kind of ‘rest’ day. I’m doing some laundry, and I’ve packed away the Fall decor but that’s all I’ll be doing.So, did you all have a good Thanksgiving Day? We had a wonderful time. I had invited my friend Brandi and her family. She came with her hubby, her Dad (who is visiting from Phoenix) and of course Kately, Kristen’s best friend at school, and her 4 yr old daughter Mackenzie. My inlaws were here too. I was so busy with all the cooking I didn’t even get my camera out But Brandi was taking some pictures so I might be able to get some off her later to show.