It was with great anticipation that I was waiting for the launch of the HARAJUKU MINI clothing line at TARGET stores today. My sister, brother and I went to TARGET at 5am and waited for the store to open at 8am. I know it sounds crazy but when you are a fan you act fanatical! My sister was so excited to get clothes for my niece and nephew. My brother was along for the roller coaster ride to help us reach our goal of getting everything in the store. I really wanted the few bags that were part of the Harajuku Mini line. It was an epic adventure. People started showing up at 7am and you could tell they were there for the same reasons we were.Our friend joined us around 6:30 and by 7:45 am there were about 20 people waiting at the front doors.  The doors opened up at 7:59 am and my sister took off like a race horse and I’m not even sure where my brother went. But we all had a mission, to score as much Harajuku Mini items as we could.  It was like a crazy game show scene.  People were running and trying to figure out where all the displays were located in the store. It was totally wild.  Clothes were flying off the racks! Each of us were grabbing clothes and yelling at each other, “here get this” and “hey grab that”! We all had our arms full of stuff and didn’t even really know what we had until we stopped to get a cart.

The frenzy ended around 8:22 and my heart was still racing and pounding so hard.  I was able to get all of the items I wanted for Christmas.  My sister was also so happy to get all the items she wanted for her two kids (and the baby she is expecting, too). I have to admit although the launch at Target was super fun I think the best part of the whole morning was spending it with my brother and sister singing Christmas carols and sipping hot chocolate in my car.