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The Bica Cheia grey bag has arrived and design-wise, it is perfect. Great size (I learned my lesson - not too big!), tons of sections to keep you organized (even side pockets for water and umbrella!), light gold hardware (kind of looks like the hardware on my Botkier bag) and I can't say enough how much I love the 3 different ways I can carry the bag (satchel, shoulder, messenger, oh, my!). And, I admit, I bought the bag because Anthropologie had a picture of a woman carrying a dog in it. I will buy anything if there is a dog in it (see super cute Vogue spread on booties with pugs). That, and someone was selling it on eBay for way less.
But, I haven't switched over from the Botkier because I've rediscovered how much I love my Botkier's shape and super luxurious lambskin. It's better than butter. I touch it all day and love carrying it. The grey bag is made of leather (perhaps of an old cow?) and maybe I'll give it a try over the weekend. Maybe it'll hold up better in inclement weather than the Botkier and will be a good bag for the winter. I will keep it as part of the collection.
It's done! I think...
[in progress]
Normally, I'm passed out around 10 PM. But, lately, I've been staying up all night working on a photo book of M and my first year together. Prior to the advent of technology - the blog! - I was a journal writer and it was always important for me to keep memories, photos, dried flowers from bouquets, etc. Now, I can make and print a gorgeous book! Dare I say that I'm published?
I've known about photo books but always thought they were really painful to put together. Doris went crazy on www.shutterfly.com and made all this Petunia gear - stickers, mugs, luggage tags, magnets. She even made a photo book for herself. It came out beautifully and was really inexpensive. I made K a photo book for her birthday and it went rather well (except that I forgot some important photographs). B and C have a photo book for each year they have been together.
So, I bit the bullet and started pulling our photos from my office computer, laptop, emails, emails from other people, shutterfly, blog. Do we need to go through facebook and see tagged photos? After missing photos from K's book, I'm neurotic about making sure this book has everything. I also want it to be correct so I went through my calendar and old blog entries to make sure all the dates were correct and everything was in the right order. I still have to go through my journal (memories pre-blog).
Besides having an amazing book documenting our life together, it has been really fun working on the project with M. Believe it or not, all of the photo layouts that I picked are straight and orderly. M picked the crazy slanted layouts. Since she has a better memory than me (most anyone or anything has a better memory), she remembered photos we should use or special memories to write about. It has been really touching seeing what she wrote for us. I love that this is something we are creating together.
[in progress]
At Yale Club. Class of '75. Loved being at a lecture and of course, had to raise my hand and ask a question.
[in progress]
We've been friends since I was one. Like sleepovers of yore, chatting in bed, sharing photos and memories.
Good day for a little brown-nosing.
After 7 and a half years, Madonna and Guy are divorcing. She is moving back to her apartment overlooking Central Park. Apparently, they had been sleeping in separate bedrooms for a while and just use their Blackberries to communicate to each other.Believe it or not, they did not have a prenup. How everything will be settled depends on if they file in London or NY. Guy will get more if it filed in London but he stands to make out really well either way. Madonna wants this whole thing to be done by end of December but that seems unlikely. What about the children? What happened?Doris' text to me: A Rod
Maybe I'll run into her.
As you know, there are quite a few buns in quite a few ovens. I started to link up friends who are pregnant with other preggo friends and two met last night. I think they will be incredible resources and souces of support for each other.
The Bica Cheia grey bag has arrived and design-wise, it is perfect. Great size (I learned my lesson - not too big!), tons of sections to keep you organized (even side pockets for water and umbrella!), light gold hardware (kind of looks like the hardware on my Botkier bag) and I can't say enough how much I love the 3 different ways I can carry the bag (satchel, shoulder, messenger, oh, my!). And, I admit, I bought the bag because Anthropologie had a picture of a woman carrying a dog in it. I will buy anything if there is a dog in it (see super cute Vogue spread on booties with pugs). That, and someone was selling it on eBay for way less.
