John thinks I insist on standing outside of Best Buy while waiting for their midnight open because I want a break from the nightly routine of getting the kids to bed. Which, if he knew anything about me at all, he would realize is totally ridiculous. Okay. 98% ridiculous. But still more ridiculous than not ridiculous.
Why? Here are a few reasons I've had time to come up with while standing in this slightly chilly outdoor weather. For the past 30 minutes.
1. Standing outside in the cold (as mentioned, I'm in line as I type this) isn't comfy. Sure I'm in my yoga pants and winter coat but it's not where I would choose to spend my free time on a normal night. (Meaning any other night that *isn't* tonight.)
2. The kids are probably in dream land right now. Meaning that my night would be a bazillion times more relaxing if I were at home at this very moment.
3. I would rather be snuggled into my cozy spot on the couch watching one of the many "guilty pleasure" TV shows that are constantly on while snuggled up with a toasty baby and listening to the snores of my other two from their rooms.
No, what I'm really standing outside in the cold for is a 42" TV that we would never splurge on because it's one of those things I just can't spend an obscene amount of money on when we've got a mortgage, tuition for Katie, two car payments, and baby expenses. But for the price, I figured why not see what the fuss is about.
So I'm at the end of a very long line with next to no chance of getting one of the TVs but... I still don't want to give up. This is the first year I've done this and it's probably going to be the last (I don't play the lottery and I don't (usually) gamble because there's no guarantee I'll win) but even with the horrible terrible no good odds, I want to see it through.
In the cold.
Update:
I didn't get the TV. Duh. I pretty much knew I wouldn't but, like I told John, I wanted to try. And he went with me.
Granted he did spend most of the time in the car watching the activity in the line (line jumpers. Ugh.) and listening to the police radio. And let me tell you, things were hopping at Best Buy, Target, and Walmart.
As a nice little break... I did get to see two guys doing a choreographed dance in the back of a pickup truck. (I know, odd. And oddly entertaining.) I watched said truck park. Two guys got out and started to dance a jig in the back of the truck. A few seconds after they started, the truck pulled forward. With the guys in mid dance. It seemed a little unexpected. And the quick move caused one of the guys to topple out onto the hard ground. It was pretty funny. Okay, I laughed so hard I teared up. And then my eyes kept watering. Comfortable? No. Worth it? Ohhhh yeah.
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