Vera Vera!

Well some time zones it is August 5th! The new microfiber collection Vera Vera is online! If you go to the verabradley.com homepage of the 3 rotating photos is of the new microfiber! I love that it looks like polka dots! I love polka dots! They also have Vera Vera listed under collections but havent loaded all of the new bags yet. I cant wait to see them! It is hard to see any detail in the catalog.

Happy Shopping!

Vera Sighting - TV

Just catching up on Real Housewives of New Jersey, guess who carries a Calypso Baby Bag?! Jacqueline!
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I lost my Vera Bradley sunglasses!

Yesterday my Mom and I went to kayaking on Mission Bay. Our friend Yvonne set up a fundraiser for the Breast Cancer 3 Day walk and Aqua Adventures donated the all the money from kayaking to her team! It was a really fun fundraiser and they made $900!

I had never been kayaking before and was afraid I was going to fall in the water because I had heard from a couple of my coworkers that the boats can be unstable. Well that should have been the least of my worries, I should have been worried about my sunglasses! Yvonne sent out an email ahead of time to let us know what we should bring and one of the suggestions was a strap for our glasses. I have a cute strap that I use out at the river...it is pink and has blue whales on it, so I threw it in my bag.

Our kayak adventure started around 6pm, so the sun was setting and right in our eyes for part of the time, so I took my sunglasses with the strap attached and a hat so that it wouldn't be so bright. Once it got closer to 8pm it was getting a little darker and I didn't need my sunglasses, so I took them off and just let them hang from the strap around my neck. Well here comes the hardest part of the trip...getting out of the kayak! You have to pull up along the side of the dock and then kind of roll out of the kayak. Well I was so worried about falling in that I completely forgot my sunglasses were hanging in front of me. I successfully made it onto the dock without falling in the water! I pulled my kayak out of the water and went to hang out my life vest and that is when I noticed my Vera Bradley sunglasses where missing! I started searching the dock and I found my pink and blue sun glass strap so I had hope that maybe they fell off on the dock, but no such luck! We looked everywhere, even in my kayak. They must have fallen in the water but I didn't notice because my kayak was splashing around while I was trying to get out of it.

I lost my Purple Punch Frannie Sunglasses. They had metal frames on the front and they had black arms that had the diamond design on them, like the quilting on the bags. The inside of the arms had Purple Punch. Those where my only item in Purple Punch.

Even though I lost my sunglasses I still had an amazing time! It was a great way to see the bay and spend time with my mom. Plus there was food waiting for us when we got back to the dock! We had a really fun time. Thanks Yvonne, you put the fun in fundraiser!

Matchy Matchy

So normally my purse and gym bag don't match. I take my Night Owl Miller bag to the gym and sometimes use it for a change of clothes for after work. I don't really have a lot of purses that match or coordinate with Night Owl. Today I am carrying my Simply Violet Angle Tote and that doesn't go. Last week I carried my Cupcakes Green Tic Tac Tote and I kind of liked the way they looked together! Maybe because they are both bright bold colors. I took a picture of them together. I should see what else coordinates in my closet.

If I thought that I was going to live in my place a lot longer I think that I would put a few hooks in my hallway and use my bags as decoration! I could hang a tote bag in the back and then a purse in front of it. Plus maybe I would be more likely to swap them out more if they were super easy to get too and not stuffed in the closet.

Travel Favorites are on sale!

Now through August 4th you can get a small duffel for $35, large duffel for $45 and a garment bag for $55 in select colors. Offer is online and at the outlet stores.

Vera Sighting!

Night and Day Saddle Up

3 Weeks Without Buying Vera!

Oh, I forgot to mention...I havent purchased any Vera Bradley for 3 weeks!