Nice Shopping Weather

Nice Shopping Weather

After I wrote my last post, I decided that with the warm weather it would be a good evening to go do some Christmas Shopping. I’m not a shopper, so Christmas shopping is not easy for me, and I tend to put it off till the last minute. I don’t have a husband who will shop with me, so the burden of Christmas buying is always upon me. It was 40 degrees, dry roads, and nothing was on TV … so off I went. If I could get a majority of it done in one evening, I would feel ahead this year.

I got back at 10 tonight. I had to quit, as my legs, knees and back started hurting badly and I was getting hot. All reasons why I’m not a shopper! I managed to get a lot of gifts purchased, and did it all without going to the “mall”…hurray! I may have to make one trip to one store at the mall for Grandson’s Skylar’s gift, but otherwise I may escape having to go there. The most fun I had was buying for our 6 year old granddaughter; I kept finding all kinds of things for her, and eventually had to make choices. She loves the color blue and my last thing I spotted for her was a darling light blue coat with a light blue “fur collar”…well, I just had to get that for her, I can just see her wearing it! I hope that I’m right. Don’t worry, I made sure I got gift receipts for everything. It’s so much easier and fun to shop for little ones isn’t it? This year I insisted that our 27 year old make a list for me, so I don’t buy him any more clothing that he won’t wear! It made shopping for him easier. He will be happy that he won’t get any clothing this year! Since Scott and Sarah are off on their own in an apartment, I decided I could buy “joint gift/s for them for the apartment. They are both very hard to buy for, so something for the apartment made it easier.

I did most of my shopping at Target. I thought there wouldn’t be many there in the evening, but I was wrong. But, I’ll bet it was only half what it would have been during the day! I heard a lot of people being pretty grumpy. One couple was lamenting that they didn’t know what to get the kid because he has everything… another lady was complaining because someone left an unattended cart in the aisle, just to name a few of the grumbles. Gee…I’m thinking … grumpy people and it’s still early! What will it be like closer to Christmas! I’m glad I won’t be out there to find out. I did see one act of kindness. A man in front of me, on the way out the door, offered to help an elderly lady with her large bag, “thank you, but my ride is pulling up in front right now”, she answered, very appreciatively. I know he felt good that he had offered her help.

Oh, and at 10 pm tonight the temperature was at 36 degrees... yes, excellent shopping weather!

And I’m much closer to getting into the Holiday Spirit!