Thanksgiving & Black Friday

Thanksgiving was yesterday! :)

I made my first sweet potato casserole. It was VERY sweet. Too sweet I think but everyone liked it. I made it from scratch because I didn't know that you can use the cans of sweet potatoes. ha!

After we finished those, mashed potatoes, and mac&cheese we went to Jocelyn's cousins house. She had made many other wonderful and delicious things. It was a small group of 8 but we sat around eating and talking for a long while. It was a great way to spend the holiday.

Jocelyn and I headed to bed after searching through all of our black Friday ads one more time. Then we woke up right before 11 pm to drive to Walmart. We got a few movies, a jacket, and a game for the boys. Then it was off to Old Navy - THE WORST! We waited outside for a while, then we got a few of the things we wanted (jeans mostly) and waited in the checkout line for TWO hours. It was the longest line I had ever seen. It wrapped around the entire store. Target was next on the list. They opened at 4 am and they had the longest line outside. We decided not to wait and just got in right when the line cleared. We got all the movies on our list and some fleece pullovers that were on sale too! :) Then we waited in a very long line, BUT they were so organized that it went by really fast. My applause goes out to Target today.

All in all I would count it a successful trip but I plan to shop online next year. It was too early and cold for the small things that I was buying. People who didn't get what they went for were able to buy it online while they waited to check out with other items.

I hope everyone had a fantastic thanksgiving.
I am already listening to Christmas music and plan to put up the tree soon! :)