Match?

So I kind of lucked out today and my bags match...or maybe I should say coordinate. I use my Night Owl Miller as my gym bag, so it doesn't match my purse on most days. Today I am carrying my Twirly Birds Navy Pleated Tote, so they actually don't clash horribly! I don't worry about matching, but it is kind of nice when it works out. I also brought my Night Owl lunch bag...I forget what the old one is called, I think Out to Lunch.

And I think that my new bag should arrive tomorrow! It is being sent from the store, so I don't have a tracking number. It will be a fun surprise when it actually shows up. Plus I got a killer deal on ebay this week...more details once it arrives!
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Vera Sighting

Night Owl that Amber spotted as we walked to the Oregon v Cal football game.
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60% off Puccini, Mediterranean Blue & White and Night Owl

Vera Bradley has 4 classic colors now on sale for 60% off through Sunday, October 31st! Choose from Puccini, Mediterranean Blue, Mediterranean White and Night Owl. I have never liked the first 3 very much. But I really like Night Owl. I have a Miller, Wristlet and Sunglass case in that color. I love the little owls, plus I really like polka dots and this is probably the closest it come to a polka dot print. Click here to check out the colors that are on sale.

Happy Shopping!

Vera Sighting

Night Owl Tall Tote
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Vera Sighting-TV

Okay, I did it, I DVRed Hoarders and fast forwarded to about half way and found the Vera Bradley bag! This is for you Rachel! I can't watch this show, I have watched it twice, but the stuff they have to sort through is too gross.
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You might have too much Vera if...

You have used so many bags this week and are too busy to put them away and they stack up outside your closet.

Although taking this picture inspired me to finally put them away.
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Too much Vera?

This week has been one of those weeks where I have pondered if I do in fact own too much Vera. My place is pretty small and it seems like when I don’t have a place to put something it ends up on my dining room table and the busier I am, the most stuff it seems to collect. I walked in the door this week and as I made my way to the dining room table all I could see was the Vera that somehow had started to collect there. My Mod Floral Blue Tote, Cupcakes Pink Pleated Tote, Make Me Blush Charleston Tote, Seaside Port Tote and my Night Owl Wristlet were all at the table, most had taken over a chair. I looked at it all sitting there and wondered if I was really getting enough use out of all my bags. But I think that the fact that they were all out of the closet meant that they had recently been in my Vera rotation, so indeed I was getting use out of them. That only leads me to think of all the Vera in the closet. While I do have a lot of Vera, I do think that I do a pretty good job using it all. Lately my spending has slowed down and I haven’t really been adding that much to it. I still want a purse in Simply Violet, but I am in no rush. Maybe in the next round of retiring items I can pick something up.

New Shopper Tote

The new Shopper Tote is available starting today (April 9-23). This one is in Sitting in a Tree. I got the one in Night Owl a while back, but I don't use it very often. I think that it is too stiff. I like the Market Totes better.

{There is a picture of the new Shopper Tote from the back of one of the summer mailers. It turned out a little blurry.

Today I swapped out my bag again. I am using my Symphony in Hue Saddle Up purse. I am going to a concert after work, so it will be nice since I wont have to carry it since I can wear across my body.

My friends and their Vera - Amber

Most of my friends thought that my Vera bags were a little crazy or bold when they saw me carrying them. But some of them have had a change of heart and even carry them now! Amber was with me when we visited the signature store in Hawaii and even though she didn’t buy anything it caught her eye. She had mentioned that she liked the Puccini print, so for her birthday I bought her a Curling Iron Cover in that print. By the way, Curling Iron Covers make great gifts.

Well it only took one and Amber was hooked. Her first purchase she made herself was Zip ID Case in Night Owl. Since then she has purchased a Zip ID Case and Laptop Portfolio in Pirouette.

About a month ago Amber called because she had just signed up to sell Pampered Chef and she was looking for a VB apron to wear to her parties. We had seen them at the Sacramento signature store back in December. I happened to be on my way from the LA Kings hockey game to the signature store in Glendale. So I told her I would see if they had any there. In the mean time I called a couple of stores in San Diego that I have purchased VB from and she called ALL the stores in Sacramento to see if they had one. No one had any aprons. When I got to the signature store in Glendale they said that they had been out since they had put them on clearance in December. They will come out with aprons again for Mother’s Day. Amber couldn’t wait that long, but was able to find one on ebay.

Amber was just at the Sacramento signature store about a week ago and picked up a couple more VB items. She took her coworker Melissa with her. Melissa had never been before and she ended up buying a Curling Iron Cover. (See I told you it was a good first item!) The woman at the store even gave them each a free Card Holder since Amber recruited a new VB fan!

And since Amber let me blog about her I am going to include a link to her Pampered Chef page. Happy cooking! http://www.pamperedchef.biz/amberf