Black Friday

Last year while visiting Tracy in Atlanta, Sarah and Rachel experienced the "ultimate" in Black Friday shopping. In a manner that only veteran professional shopper Auntie Carol could rival, the three girls headed to the grand opening of a new outlet mall. After an hour in traffic and another hour just trying to find a parking place, the girls finally began their mission more than an hour past the official beginning of Black Friday.......at about 1:30 am. In order to prepare for such a grueling night of shopping, they carbo-loaded on Nachos at Taco Mac's first and then caffeinated themselves with Mountain Dew all night long. They literally shopped until they dropped.

Since Sarah and Rachel inherited the "tradition gene" from me, it was no surprise that our trip to Atlanta this year included another Black Friday extravaganza. This year I was privy to all the fun.

First, of course, was our stop at Taco Mac's where the girls obviously got their first carbonation and caffeination for the night.

We were actually shopping before midnight and I put them to bed at 0600 and went back out for more.

While I must admit it was fun (and there were some really good deals), I prefer to spend my hard-earned money without working so hard.