Black Frursday

Ahhh the sound of christmas music and smell of cinnamon and turkey in the air...it must be holiday time again. I personally for many many years have participated in the black friday trend.  From losing my black friday virginity in the shock of the chaos, to racing for a christmas tree, mistakingly taking a infant in with me, the hours standing in line to checkout after the big gift hunt, working at target during the morning one year, ive really done it all. Its been a part of our holday tradition with our family for years wed tag team and grab deals for each other and fight off the crowds all in good fun and weve made many memories. I still have many items and i can vividly recall the story behind them on how i got them on Black Friday. Over the years it definatley has changed though from people being nicer and friendly to bout having to cuss a person out for invading personal space so intentionally but no matter the drama id see and deal with it its always been a fun shopping hunt. Weather i was going solo or teamed up with family members i was always sucessfull and ready to get home and start wrapping ;) 
Last year they really started it up with the sale going on thursday instead of friday and i will admit i went, My husband was deployed and so i guess that made it not such a big deal also i left very late as in after supper and i didnt really seem to grasp what was going on but now my tune has changed. I really am just aghast at the thought of the sale starting on actuall Thanksgiving day! I mean the Cowboys game will still be playing and some of the stores are expecting me to leave my family and go just for a few bucks saved? Um i think not! Before it was fun for the girls to meet up the morning after thanksgiving and do christmas shopping together but to just pick up and ruin the actual Thanksgiving traditions weve held on to for decades for more sales? No thank you I draw the line! My family time is actually worth so much more and my kids Thanksgiving memories will be of me at home with them surrounded by love and food with football playing throughout the house. Thats what il pay for thats what matters most. I will not be participating in this Black Friday now Thursday phenomenon anymore. So sorry stores you can wait till the weekend as you should to get any of our buisness we will be home enjoying our family.