the post thanksgiving blues... or blacks

Thanksgiving is right around the corner... literally like a week away... and I, like most people am completely unprepared. So I decided really, in order to keep up with the holidays, to skip Thanksgiving, and go right into Christmas.

Okay, no, I won't skip it... we are doing the traditional fare, but with just a 14 lb. turkey, and six of us, which is a huge step down from our usual holiday.

However, I feel that if I get a jump on Christmas now, I can actually enjoy the weeks before it... trimming the tree, sending out cards, shopping, wrapping, and baking... all in preparation of my favorite holiday of the year.

So with that, I give you the hideous black friday ads... yes, I have already started scouting and scouring, hoping to find great Christmas finds... hope I don't sound too much like the all American consumer...