CHRISTMAS SHOPPING!! humbug!

OK, before I get started on this entry, I am not anti-Christmas. I am anti-commercialism when it comes to Christmas. I have fond memories of Christmas as a child, who wouldn't, we had the traditional rotating aluminum tree complete with the ever changing red, blue and green light wheel.

I totally dislike, no hate, going into any place retail and seeing Halloween candy in the same aisle as the Christmas decorations! I'm not referring to after Halloween candy, I'm talking about Oct 15th!

So when Stacy said we were going Christmas shopping this past weekend, I could feel the fun coming a full week ahead. I'm not one for crowds or the crazies I know would be out, but people get more stupid this time of year.

It's all about sales and and not about Christ, oh no, can't have Christ in Christmas anymore, but give me your cash, cause you gotta have a new TV. Get in line at midnight, risk your life and get trampled for an electronic hamster.

While your at it take down the Nativity scene at the local park because the ACLU decides what is right for our community.

We started Saturday at the place most Saturdays start, Wally's. Check out this website if you don't believe me that the crazies are out. www.thepeopleofwalmart.com

This exercise stuff was on sale, I've got one at the house. I should use it more, which I plan to do. According to a good friend you should park these next to the laundry room, because for most, they will become clothes hangers. Then it was off to Dollar Tree to look through the 100's of rolls of wrapping paper. My lovely wife Stacy, sometimes can't remember some details of little things, but she can remember what wrapping paper we used for the past 2o years so we dug through every roll to find just the right ones.
By then it was time to grab something to eat. We have the same conversation each and every time we go to eat. I want to take her to where she would like to go, and she says she can't decide and for me to pick. So I whipped into Micky D's for a quick meal. After lunch we went next door to Logan's for some gift cards.
The it was off to the OG for gift cards. Here's a curious question. If we were going to Logan's and the OG for gift cards, why didn't we eat lunch there?

Now we had to go to Kohl's because Stacy had a 15% off coupon, and 15% is better than 0% right? Yep. But if you don't spend it, can you save 100%? Nope.

Next stop? My second favorite place in the world, right after the dentist.

The Mall.

First stop was the Gap, honestly I thought she had been kidnapped she was in there for so long. After the Gap, I became the pack mule.

After the mall, more gift cards.

Finally, a place I could shop and look around. I did enjoy myself during the day as I love to people watch and there was a lot to look at. But most of all, I got to spend the day with Stacy so I overlooked the crowds and the commercialism.

Christ is the reason for the Season.

I just wish more people would remember that.