Weather Changes

I love this time of year, it's when everything feels cozier and we spend nights together playing games. I love getting ready for the holidays, even as hectic as they can get. I remember last year when Matt and I stood out in the 20 degree weather waiting for Toys R Us to open at midnight. We were in a line a mile long, literally. We must have waited for about 45 minutes with a bunch of other crazy parents hoping to get a great deal on something! Well, it turned out to be a bust! We barely got inside and I had to turn around because I was instantly feeling claustrophobic. There were people from wall to wall in there with NO breathing room. It was awful! There was no organization, they had no lines ready for the mass of people. They also ran out of merchandise before we even got in the door! We tried to walk around which was a nightmare, and the people with carts, well, God help them! I grabbed my poor hubby and headed for the nearest exit, which took us about ten minutes to reach. I felt so awful because he had humored me in the first place and secondly we still had all of our shopping to do!! I kept saying, "at least we got to spend some time together-alone!". He just looked at like I was an idiot! I'm sure if his body hadn't partially frozen he would have had a better retort. Now it is a lesson learned, and with the holidays looming already, we will NOT be going shopping at midnight again!