We had a good Black Friday this year, but the crowds were insane! We decided to head out to Strongsville area, because they have a lot of the stores we like. We decided to go to the mall first, as I was collecting Shopkick points, so I could cash in for a gift card. The mall was crazy busy and really too crowded. We went to JCPenney, Williams Sonoma, and a few other shops but left pretty soon after that.

Next on our list was Costco. Janet (my mother in law) loves Costco, but doesn't live near one, so this was a fun treat for her. They weren't busy at all and we could look around. We got a few things and got a free cookbook at the check-out.

We decided to go to lunch and got a table at TGI Friday's really easily, which was nice. Normally on Black Friday, it's hard to get a table. We were celebrating my mother in law's birthday and I made sure to tell the waitress to sing happy birthday!