One of the Roderick girls favorite holidays has got to be Black Friday. Everything about that day makes us all giddy with enthusiasm for the hunt. We have been known to get up before Starbucks opens. I can understand your surprise. It boggles the mind.
Thanksgiving 2009 was spent with our sweet Kelsey up in wild and wonderful Washington. Forks, Washington was behind us and we were ready to rise for a downtown Seattle Black Friday extravaganza, beginning with a bus ride to the Rack. I can not tell you how much damage we did there. Suffice it to say it was extreme.
Onward to our favorite Nordstrom, the flagship store, in Roderick-ese, the mothership. We stopped to refuel at the coffee bar just inside the door. We all looked for each other because there was a huge crowd picketing out in front of our hallowed establishment and we needed to get a Roderick head count.
Indeed, we were all there and were greatly disturbed. The unruly crowd was from PETA and had a problem with the fur that was being sold in our beloved store. They carried very disturbing signs and tried to guilt us into leaving our "happiest place on earth". We weren't budging. We would not be bullied. We had shoes to buy and clothes to charge. Still, we are not so hard hearted as to not feel sad for them and the animals they are seeking to protect. We did our shopping in under two hours.
We also did not purchase anything with fur.
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