Good Stuff Cheap
This morning my friend and Black Friday shopping companion for the past few years, Tammy, picked me up at 4:30 IN THE A.M. and we headed toward Chattanooga to ‘gather our goods from afar’. Because we are P31 women that way.
Now back in the day, leaving at 4:30 would rate us as hard core but apparently the Black Friday officianados decided to up the game and begin opening stores at midnight. As much as I want to play, I am just too old. After a full day of visiting three branches of our family and eating so much food I have to force-swallow the next bite so as not to hurt anyone’s feelings, I am just not up to midnight line-standing at Toys R Us. Instead, I’ve relied more and more heavily on the online ordering in the past few years and much to my delight I’ve found that many of the BF deals are available without ever having to get out of my pj’s. By the time I left this morning, I had already purchased the main things I needed. So, the rest of the day was more about drinking Starbucks and chance lunch meetings with more church bff’s than stalking down a $98 television.
Now back to the pj’s, I feel I need to interject a word here:
Dear sweet women and their teenage daughters who wore pajamas in public today,
THE MALL? NEKKED?! REALLY?!
Love,
Lisa the PW
I hope you girls who braved the crowds found lots of great deals. I am most happy about my $7 feather pillow. And if you wore pj’s to the mall, I hope you found some pants. And undergarments. And a laptop to order from home next year. No offense. I’m just looking out for you, darlin’s. It’s my ministry.
Tammy and I were shopped out and home in time to watch the epic Iron Bowl between Auburn and Alabama. The ensuing trash talk that is sure to take place at church is why Luke and I have taken an oath of neutrality where the two teams are concerned. I like Auburn’s coach but Alabama’s team so it’s best for me if I just stay loyal to my beloved Dawgs and the most fabulous Coach Richt. We may not be winning so much but that in no way diminishes the awesomeness that is UGA football. Jesus is teaching our boys humility so when we are DOMINATING again we won’t be obnoxious about it. Yes, I’m confident that’s it.
So now that Thanksgiving has passed I am lying on the sofa on my cushy new feather pillow (did I mention I love it?) and watching embarrassing amounts of iCarly and looking forward to Victorious’ Freak the Freak Out. I’d love to hear what deals you scored today and what you had to go through to get them?
Oh Lisa. I love it when you’ve had too much coffee. ;-)
But this post makes me wonder: Is today the first time you’ve seen teenagers wearing pajamas in public in your neck of the woods? Because up here, it’s almost a staple. I’m not so worried about impropriety as I am frostbite. Seriously, girls, thin pants and slippers at the bus stop is a recipe to enter college missing a toe.
Lisa @ The Preacher's Wife Reply:
November 26th, 2010 at 11:50 pm
hahaa…i have in fact seen them worn in my town but i thought it was just because we are in the middle of nowhere. i thought the mall warranted a little more effort… love you friend!
and i don’t care so much about frost bite as seeing things i just didn’t wanna. :)
Yes, I am confident that’s what it is to.
And so I will carry this theory with me into tomorrow’s game. It will be my padding, my buffer of insulation and protection if you will, in case we don’t pull off a W.
Tomorrow’s a double whammy for me though. Florida State plays Florida first, then Georgia/GT after that. I don’t lose well to the Gators no matter which team I’m rootin for.
Oh, and I was in my pj’s at mama’s house in Florida all morning. Slept til 9:30 on black friday, yes I did. (I bought some things online though!) I’m one of those rare women that would rather pay full price than stand in line for 2 hours with 400 other people. I tried it one year, and the pre-shopping anxiety bout near did me in. It was at Gayfers (if that tells you how long ago I tried it) and the cracker jack boxes with the extra 25, 50, or 75% off coupon inside was almost the death of me at 4freezing30am… I got a 25% one and the people on either side of me both got 75%. I may or may not have gone to the end of the line to get another cracker jack box. Because I’m not at all competitive in my bargain shopping.
Happy late Thanksgiving, Lisa.
We all have so much to be thankful for!
Lisa @ The Preacher's Wife Reply:
November 27th, 2010 at 10:13 am
Yes we have so very much for which to be grateful. And if we beat Tech, well then that would be the icing on the cake.
Laughing so much at Gayfer’s. You are so awesome..:))
I like my sleep WAY too much to do the whole black Friday thing! My hubby left at 10pm Thursday night and got some good deals then was back home by 1:30am. I did brave Walmart around 3pm for a couple things to decorate for Christmas but by then the crowds were gone.
As for the leaving in pjs, yea, let’s dress before leaving the house people! :)
Sweet Blessings,
Jenifer
Lisa @ The Preacher's Wife Reply:
November 27th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Gotta love a dude who will go gather the goods for you..lol
I love that you love the Dawgs and Coach Richt. I graduated from UGA and I was fortunate enough to hear Coach Richt give his testimony several years ago and I literally “go to my prayer closet” to pray for him LOL. At the beginning of the season I was so stressed that the higher ups were going to fire him b/c of all of the outrage in Athens but it seems like that is not going to happen. I would much rather our college boys be impacted for Christ that win every football game. But I am looking forward to dominating next year too.
Lisa @ The Preacher's Wife Reply:
November 27th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Same here Laray.. Every team has some rebuilding years. How do you recover when you lose Stafford, Massaquoi, and especially Moreno in one year? We’ll be okay soon…:) And you are so right, we need to be growing God-fearing men, and if they happen to be great football players that’s even more awesome!
Since I was stuck at work with a surgeon who obviously has no understanding of Black Friday I shopped online…..from work in scrubs that are much like pajamas. I got paid to shop this year, gotta love that.
Lisa @ The Preacher's Wife Reply:
November 27th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Luke wishes I could get paid to shop…:)) Love you girl!
No deals on this end… I NEVER shop on black Friday. Just don’t want to deal with the crowds. I did take the kiddos to a movie and that was very fun..
Lisa @ The Preacher's Wife Reply:
November 27th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
We go to the movies on Christmast Eve Day. I love that tradition so much!
Tammy Reply:
November 28th, 2010 at 9:09 pm
ME 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Lisa @ The Preacher's Wife Reply:
November 28th, 2010 at 9:57 pm
It’s all about the company we keep..lol. Y’all up for Voyage of the Dawn Treader?
Tammy Reply:
December 2nd, 2010 at 6:18 pm
We sure are. Just let us know the time.
My mother and I used to do a full 12 to 14 hours on Black Friday, which then was strangely enough called “The Day After Thanksgiving”. Sadly, we are both too old to want to do it anymore. Thank goodness for online shopping!
I bought a Bulldawg Snuggie for my daughter and forgot to take it out of the car. She gets in and says, “Oh, cool, Mom, you bought yourself a Snuggie!” Bummer.
Prayers for our household would be in order this evening as my Ga Tech husband will be in the basement watching while I will be upstairs peeking around the corner of the laundry room door, too nervous to watch my beloved Dawgs (until they’re ahead by about 35)! Then I may or may not be talking trash down the basement stairs…
Go Dawgs!
Beth
Lisa @ The Preacher's Wife Reply:
November 27th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Praying there will be occasion for much trash-talk on your end, Beth! After losing to Auburn, my heart would be dashed if we had to give one up to Tech!
I don’t do Black Friday shopping. I’m not a big shopper plus it makes me sad. Too much spending… materialism.. and I just don’t like that to be the beginning of my Christmas season! But I did get the last 2 gifts for my boys (they get 3 each) online this weekend. And I got good deals all the same!
And yesterday was a BUMMER but ROLL TIDE! I’m an Bama fan through and through!
Lisa @ The Preacher's Wife Reply:
November 28th, 2010 at 9:53 pm
I agree it can be ridiculous. Tammy and I agreed years ago it’s about the fun of having a girl day moreso than being devastated if we don’t get the deal. I always feels like such a good steward when I can save money on something I intend on buying anyway. :)
Ahhh….our beloved DAWGS pulled it out. That was a beautiful cap to a wonderful weekend!
Lisa @ The Preacher's Wife Reply:
November 28th, 2010 at 9:53 pm
Amen sister!! They just almost killed us in the process! ;)
Ha ha! No jammies outside the house for this girl… but I did wear a cute tee, cardigan and {gasp} comfy yoga pants.
Although, I did purchase $10 Dearfoam slippers to trade in for my sneakers that were hurting my poor little swollen and not-quite-healed toe :D
My feet felt nekked, as I don’t normally dress so casually outside the house.
Lisa @ The Preacher's Wife Reply:
November 28th, 2010 at 9:55 pm
Girl, if yoga pants are wrong, I don’t wanna be right. :) And I love me some Dearfoams!! And don’t get me started on the saga of the toe I hurt last year. It overwhelmed my life for weeks so I understand the need to relieve the pain. :)
No braving the crowds for me… but the starbucks would have been worth it! I skipped the long drive, stayed home (it’s 2 hrs to the nearest Wal Mart for us here in the boondocks) and enjoyed my husband and kids. Our kids are 16, 20, and 22, and we had barrels of laughs over old home videos of them before potty training and on into adolescence. When no one was looking, I hopped online and purchased 2 gifts… on sale, of course! A truly great day!
thanks for sharing,
Sharon
Lisa @ The Preacher's Wife Reply:
November 28th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Bliss, sister. Bliss..:)