It brought me true Christmas joy to give my coveted NorthPark parking spot to a cute white-haired couple in a Cadillac this morning. Probably out shopping for their grandkids. But seriously, people, do not go to NorthPark past 10:30 in the morning. There are not spots, not even valeted spots. A Banana Republic sales associate told me that shoppers were reporting one-hour wait times for a parking spot. She said one shopper was bragging about circling for only 20 minutes. 20 minutes! Same goes for Highland Park Village. Don’t do it to yourself. There is still time; shop Amazon.