Day-After-Thanksgiving idiots.

Yes, we are idiots. My sister, her fiance' Josh and I all decided we were going to go shopping the day-after-Thanksgiving. What on earth were we thinking?
Thanksgiving day, we spread the newspaper ads all over my parents' living room floor. We price-matched, we swapped papers, we compared prices, we took notes and mapped out our traveling plans. It was exhausting. Especially after eating-- all. day. long.
We decided to go to Wal-Mart at a nearby, smaller town. When I was younger, it was the only place mom could find our Game Boys when they were popular. We got there around 11:50ish. They were "open" 24 hours, but the sale started at midnight. I had a list of things that I had wanted to try and get for Zoie, as well as myself.
At WM, there were already quite a few people standing around the aisles waiting for the midnight strike. My sister and Josh were going to get some Shark SteamMops that were on sale for $29. I headed back to the electronics to try and get Zoie's items.
However, they opened the cases early, so by the time I got there, most of the items were gone! I was able to get her the How to Train Your Dragon Wii game for $14.99 (regular 49.99), some DVDs for $2.99 and even a couple of Blu-Ray/DVD packs for super cheap. All-in-all, I bought about 10 DVDs, a Wii game, and a Shark Steam Mop, all for less than $90. I was sooo proud of myself. :)
We stopped at the WM closest to home on the way back just to see what they had. I grabbed some Tag Reader books for Z (mom and dad bought her the Tag Reading System for Christmas) and got them for 1/2 off (price matched Toys R Us).
We then headed up north, about 30 minutes away to go to Sears. They had a front-load washer and dryer that I wanted. Both for $599. Yes, BOTH. So we stop by Mickey D's (it is now a little after 1 am.) and grab a bite to snack on and then went to the mall. We pull up and look over, and who do we see? My PARENTS?! They were already in line!! WHAAAAA? They decided to get in the shopping spirit (for those of you who know my dad, he is NOT a shopper when it comes to shopping with us). They were in line at 1 am to help save a spot for me! Unfortunately, Sears didn't open until 4 am. So we waited. and Waited. and Waited. In the freezing cold. Like, FREEZING. We took turns going and sitting in the truck to un-thaw.

We were about number 20 in line. Around 3:30ish, the manager comes out and starts handing out vouchers for the popular items. They then ask who was here for the front-load washer and dryer set. They only had 4 available. HUH?? So of course, the first FOUR people in line wanted them. BUM MER. I was frustrated and upset. However, we stayed and I was at least able to get the garage door opener I wanted for half-off (Craftsman for $99).
We then left and headed to Academy, where my dad had found a gun-cabinet that he wanted that was an insanely great deal. We were supposed to go to Lowe's and a couple other places, but after not sleeping for almost 24 hours and stuffing my face all day long, I was beat. I even fell asleep in the truck when everyone else had gone into Academy. Yeah, I know-- party pooper. lol
But we had such a fun time hanging out in the freezing cold with my parents. I love them so much. They were willing to drive 30-45 minutes away at 1 o'clock in the morning to stand in below freezing temperature for me. For over three hours. I am so lucky. <3