Friday, December 4, 2009

Thanksgiving/Black Friday

For Thanksgiving this year, we ate with Robie's family at his sister's house in Heber.  It was a really fun time full of stuffing my face with all kinds of things I should really be staying away from.  But still, fun.
As much as I love Thanksgiving, the best part about it is the day after known as BLACK FRIDAY.  Robie and I just love waking up at an unatural hour and fighting people to the death to get the best deal we can on things we probably don't really need.  We woke up at 5am this year (a later start than normal), and shopped til we dropped wearing slippers and pjs.  There was no time to take pictures to document this event.  We were just too busy.  Here are some of the things we got amazing deals on this year:
  • Home Depot- Mini light up Christmas trees for the front porch, 120 AA batteries for $20
  • Radio Shack- Wii remote charger
  • Wal-Mart- A ton of random things that we use to stock up for wedding presents for future married friends, movies, mini food processor
  • Best Buy- More movies, Microsoft Office Programs for our computers
  • Staples- Hard Drive
  • Roberts Craft Store- Christmas tree to replace our 2-foot tree we have had for the last 2 years
  • Kohls- 4 new pillows for our living room couch
  • Bed Bath and Beyond- Cool serving tray, glass drink dispenser, Christmas gift for bother-in-law, Salt City Candle
  • PetsMart- A million dog bones/treats for our dogs
  • Sears- Christmas presents for family
  • ShopCo (My favorite for Black Friday deals)- New Christmas ornaments, Christmas lights, Christmas tree light thing to hang in window, Christmas wrapping paper, and a glider/rocker for my sister-in-law's nursery we picked up for them
Okay, so that is SO much stuff right?  Well, yes, it is, and it filled our FJ up so much I had bags and boxes on my lap for the drive home.  The most amazing thing about Black Friday is everything is crazy on sale, AND we had coupons to all the places.  So we basically got discounts on top of discounts, and we seriously only spent around $200-300 for EVERYTHING...no lie.  As far as I am concerned, our Christmas shopping is done...and it feels so good!

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