The harsh, bitter air froze my poor, ungloved fingers as they held the small paper tightly. My eyes strained to make out the colorful shapes lit by the moonlight above me. Looking up from the brochure, I found that the line of shivering people was beginning to move toward the corner of the building. It took me a few seconds to wake up the frozen nerves in my legs and take a step forward. As the temperature dropped and time slowly passed, I began to realize that I should have bundled up in layers, like a warm, puffy bun, before leaving the house. I took a quick look at the time on my phone. There was only an hour left, I thought. We stopped again, now closer to the entrance, so I looked around, then to the back of the line, only noticing that the line had gotten longer than it was at my arrival. There were only a few minutes left before the doors closed. open. Families and friends chatted excitedly in their tight-knit groups about the things they wanted to buy. As I listened to some of their conversations, I heard the echo of a deep man's voice cutting through the commotion. “There will be no traffic in the store under any circumstances. If you get lost, use your map to guide you through sections of the store or ask one of our store associates. If you're buying an Apple product, line up in front of the electronics center. If you buy something else, you can simply queue at the checkout to pay. Hope you have a safe and wonderful shopping experience this year. Minutes after announcing the warning, the doors opened and people ran toward the entrance. I walked in quickly, then was blinded by the bright lights of the store. I narrowed my eyes and used my senses to... middle of paper ... are you up so early? My golden retriever was waiting for me on my queen-size bed. Her tail wagged excitedly as she headed towards the Christmas tree, festive with many ornaments, expecting me to follow her. “Oh, okay!” laughing lightly. I bent down to grab a shoebox-sized box from under the tree. Wrapped in shiny foil the color of my Golden Retriever, the box was quickly discovered. “Here’s your buddy!” I hope you will like it! I took a soft fabric toy out of the box. It was a plush toy dressed in red and white, the size of a shoe. Sally grabbed the item and jumped excitedly holding her new Santa dog toy in her snout. Delighted that she liked her gift, I took out my DSLR camera and looked through the lens. Taking a photo of Sally as she smiled proudly into the camera, I captured the precious and magical moment around us..