It was all going so well. I picked up three more gifts at lunch time and had five more I was going to get this evening. But one of them required a trip to Norman. There was a particular video game I was getting for one of the girls that was sold out at every single metro area Best Buy except for the one in Norman. So I had purchased the game online for in-store pickup in order to reserve a copy prior to making a trip down there to get it (the only smart thing I did all day).
My first mistake, though, was NOT getting dinner before heading down there. I figured after picking up the girls from school around 5:45 that we'd go ahead and get to Norman, then get some food, then hit the BB. But my second mistake, taking the highway to get down there, got in the way. I didn't realize there was major construction between OKC and Norman, so it took us 45 minutes to travel less than five miles at one point. Also, I was completely boxed in by six different semi-trucks, so I couldn't even abort the whole highway endeavor. By the time we got down there it was after seven, and the kids were quite hungry. Fortunately, I had some chips in the car and we had been snacking while at a standstill on the highway.
The whole bit took so long that I had the girls do their homework while we waited for food as I was afraid it'd be too darn late if we waited until we got home (and it was after we made all of the shopping stops).
The good news is that I've only got three more things I plan on picking up in the next couple days, which should conclude my sorry excuse for Christmas shopping.
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