My Black Friday Miracle

*Product names may have been changed to protect the innocence of my children and their Christmas experience.

In the dark of the morning around 3:30am I awoke to a slim fast and the Late Late show with Jimmy Fallon. I skipped my hygienic rituals and ran off to the store. Toys that R Us was my first stop with a line 10 miles long. It had opened at midnight and my friend who had been their since 10:45 was standing in line with at least and hour wait. Waiting in line was not an option so I had to skedaddle to get the Best Buy for my laptop computer. I arrived a half hour before the madness began. My laptop was specifically not a door buster so I waited with patience in my warm car. When the line started moving I ran to the end to find that despite the words in the add they had given out golden tickets for my most needed desire. I sort of complained to the guy at the door and then he told me that if the blessed shoppers who had the ticket to computer bliss did not pick it up by 9am then it just might be mine! I left feeling hopeful but also disappointed, could I get back at nine? Would someone decide not to buy this great find?

At 5:15 I headed to wait for Target to open but when I arrived the shoppers had gone wild and my next hot item that belongs in the house of Weston had all been put in the carts of the shoppers that knew the store opened at 5. Disappointed again I went off to Wallmart to meet my in-laws who got me hooked on this mess. I got what I needed and was holding out hope that sometime before Christmas I'd find another good deal. Deep down inside I thought, oh well, I will spend $700 less dollars on this fateful Friday. We went back to Target and got the less exciting things that I needed and stood in the check out line. While waiting I noticed a shopper that held my desire! I asked where he got it, if he'd been there since 5 and he said, "Why no, a nice lady didn't want it anymore and gave it to me." While waiting in line I eyed this man and wondered why I wasn't there when they wanted to give this away. I hoped he would decide that this items wasn't for him and he'd hand it right over before the lines end. When what to my wondering shoulder should appear than a tap for the NICEST teenager dear! "The QZ you wanted..."she started to say..."someone just set it down over there to give it away!" I ran and grabbed this 32" QZ with a huge smile from ear to ear! My SIL and MIL clapped their hands with joy, my day was looking up, a miracle had appeared! I told this young girl she was now my BEST FRIEND and that when I next go to yoga I would focus on her so happiness would come her way. She blushed and said your welcome...OH what a NICE girl!!!

Off to the Navy that surely isn't young we went for a sweater for my SIL's dear son. I found a few things and was still feeling euphoric when my cute little friend from Target walked by. I thanked her again and then we were on our way to Roberts for some more fabulous holiday shopping!

After Roberts we headed to Best Buy with a prayer in our hearts that I could replace my computer that had recently died. I waited in a line for the non-claimed door busters listening to the crazy people behind me say, "What is this line for? I don't want anything particular but ooo ooo ooo, this line looks like fun." I hoped some random person wouldn't get my laptop. The adrenaline was kicking in as I wondered "Do they have anymore?" After thirty minutes I was told that if no more that 3 people in front of me wanted this same laptop that it would be mine! After another 15 minutes and the people in front of me having 3 cards declined I waited for a manager to void their order and I walk out of the store with joy in my heart and a laptop in hand!

I ended the day with a yummy breakfast at MiMi's with great company followed by a trip back to Walmart, Target, Toys R Us, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Payless for a few more things. I thought this day would be a bust but it ended up GREAT! Ah the suspense of black Friday is better than any amusement park (other than the drastic price difference...laptops and QZ's cost much more than a ticket for a ride!).

I unloaded the car and took a short nap...


...and now I sit here with my brand new laptop. I'm still hygienically challenged but what good is a shower when your beaming with excitement!