Ok ya'll...I went shopping today. Wasn't going to...but my mother called me up and said "let me take you out to lunch for your birthday...and let's do some shopping"
Well...they didn't have Coach bag #1 at Nordstrom...we went to the Coach store, they had it and, AAHHH - I didn't like it in person! (it was too "boxy" for me and didn't sit well under my arm) So back to Nordstrom we went.
They didn't have
ANY of the D&B's I posted here...so I poked around.
Then I saw this bag...I fell in love. I looked at the price tag, and promptly put it back on the shelf.
My mom came over and said "try it on!" (yes ladies - you know how you HAVE to try a bag on). So I walked over to the mirror...
I fell in love again.
Then my mom hands me 2 envelopes. #1 is a piece of paper folded around some cash...the piece of paper has a picture of coach bag #1 on it, with a "put this towards it - Happy Bday you old Fart" from my brother. The second envelope is a birthday card, with a piece of paper folded around more cash...from my parents. Again, the paper has the picture of the bag on it saying "a little more towards it". My mom says "we thought you'd like the other one - but get this one instead!"
So now I have the cash plus my gift card towards this bag...so I said "what the hey?" Hugged my mom (called my brother and said LOVE YOU!) and bought this: (pictures taken w/ and w/o flash)
Please don't talk me out of it...heheh...I really do like this! Love the dark brown and the silver beading...it's so cute. I'm really happy with it...and still dumbfounded that my family fed into my handbag addiction!
(FTR - I showed it to DH when I got home...his reaction? "It's the same size as the other one you have" Men!

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