DH and I got adventurous and tried something new this year: "Midnight Madness" at Tanger Outlet Center on Thanksgiving night. I never thought he'd be interested in shopping at midnight, after having worked all day, but he was game, so off we went..
yeah...us and thousands of other people.

DH had said, "They're gonna laugh at us...nobody's gonna be there!" But as we approached the end of River Road, we could see the cars backed all the way up to the Expressway, at 11:30 pm, just waiting to get in. Then, once inside, there were long lines at many of the stores, and at the mall office...and nowhere to park. By the time we finally gave up, and tried to come home, we couldn't get out! It was a little panic-making for a moment there. (Makes you wonder what would happen in case of a fire or something...could that place empty out quickly???)

But,it's good to try new things, and it was another bonding time for DH and I. We don't often get to do things just the 2 of us (well, just the 2 of us and all the other shoppers!) I guess that's the trick...do something together from 11:30 pm- 2 a.m. And then sleep in the next morning. Now if only I could manage our schedule that way...