Well, my office is about 3 minutes from the mall. But the traffic was gridlocked, so it took me 15 minutes to get there. Then, there was gridlock in the parking lots

, so I just came home. I expected it to be crowded, but not like that. I'm going out first thing in the morning though. I've been thinking about shopping online this year, but I just feel better being able to get an in-person look at what I'm buying.