ads that are thicker than the newspaper, aka black friday ads.

alright. i'll admit it. i got sucked in. 

i had zero plans to go out on black friday, i had no need for anything in particular, and i definitely did not have money to spend. 

so why did i go? my parents were looking through the ads during breakfast on thanksgiving and i joined them (baaaaad idea). all of the sudden i started to need things. those darn ads got the best of me. i would have a few more dollars in my pocket had i not looked at the ads found in the newspaper thanksgiving morning. as i was looking i kept finding things that i could find a use for. the deals were just too good to pass up and before i knew it i was in line at target (for 40 mins, might i add) at 9 pm, waiting to get into the store thanksgiving night. two of my sisters were already going and that was another reason why i caved and went. im not saying that i'm regretting my decision entirely (although my bank account IS suffering) because it was fun to spend time with my sisters. all of our thanksgiving plans were over by the time we went and it actually gave us more time to spend with each other--even if we were exhausted the next day. 

i ended up getting my sisters birthday present way ahead of time. 
i got my engaged friends their wedding presents for cheaper than i would have if i waited. 
i got my parents christmas presents (haven't dont that in a while due to lack of funds). 
and i splurged a little and got myself a few things, but i don't do it often so it's ok, right??

not sure i'm the biggest fan of black friday. not sure if i will make it a tradition. but i'm not a hater.