Fancy Friday

Friday was nothing short of extraordinary!

MV was coming home for the weekend, so we decided to take a little shopping excursion to Syracuse for the day. We met Jax in Scaryville and then I drove the girls up. Jacki lives in a weird part of town. It's not scary during the day obviously, but let's just say I wouldn't be walking in her neighborhood at night! We laughed and caught up most of the ride there. This weekend we were celebrating birthdays! April is always a tight month for birthdays, and I've been lucky enough to share it with friends. Saturday was Ashley's birthday, Laura and Pat's are on Monday, Mark's is on Tuesday, and mine and Kristen's are on Wednesday. The list literally goes on and on.

We got to the mall, and it was a lot of fun! We had lunch at Ruby Tuesdays first, we were all starving! Luckily none of us over ate at all, or we'd be in trouble in the dressing rooms. Although there wasn't anything special clothing wise, we all splurged a bit on accessories. I've lost 27lbs so far, and I'm super close to losing 30. Every 10lbs I lose, I get to reward myself. The first 10lbs I lost, I bought myself a Toy Watch. I was super excited about it. Watches are really great trendy accessories, especially when you don't accessorize too much. The new Michael Kors store had just opened up, and I was in some serious luck. Anyone that knows me, knows I love Michael Kors. I'm obsessed with watching Project Runway and love his designs and sense of fashion for women. 

Marissa and Jacki in front of the store

The store of course was small, but super clean and chic. They did carry some clothing, but nothing really that great. His website of course, has so many better things to choose from. Either way, we walked in and were instantly overwhelmed. There was so much to look at. His bags in particular are a special favorite of mine. He has such a good sense of design and functionality for the modern girl. I went over to look at the totes they carried, and discovered that they didn't have enough pockets for me. I was cruising around to find a new bag, but if I was planning on dropping that kind of money I had to be sure. The totes came in all sizes and styles. Rhonda got me this Harry Potter tote for Christmas I carry everyday with me to work. It's perfect. I have a Gianni Berinni bag for my everyday purse, so I just toss it in the tote with all the rest of my stuff. The only time I'd probably use a tote, is when I'm traveling so that idea was out. We cruised around some more. While Jacki and Marissa were finding exactly what they wanted, I was stuck in a rut. I'm super picky about buying big purchases. I usually research them way ahead of time, and I was flying by the seat of my pants on this one. Marissa found me a really nice bag. Although it had gold on it, I liked the style and the shape of it. I wear mostly black leather bags, they mostly match everything. I don't wear a lot of browns, so I didn't see the point in getting the white or brown one.

I kept picking it up and putting it back down. Then I would scurry all over the store to find more bags that I liked. Poor Marissa and Jacki were probably like sick of me in the store. I kept himming and hawing about which bag to get! Jacki made a good point. She works super hard for her money and feels no guilt about spending on herself. I ALWAYS buy for other people. I don't know why. I like spending on others, because the stuff I get is not necessarily what I would get for myself...thus making it a fun experience for me! The sales girl Brittney that was there, was the last convincing person that suggested I get it. They have a lot of merch movement in the store, and she assured me they'd be getting more in.  However, the bag was just my size, and my style. Looking back on it now, I'm not sure if I'd really prefer if it had silver accents instead of gold. It seems to work either way!

So do I feel guilty about spending $300 on a bag? NO! It was incredibly invigorating to spend that much on myself. For Christmas my sister helped me buy a $300 Michael Kors watch. I finally figured that if I spent that much on a watch, I could spend it on a purse. I would get way more use out of the purse, than I have gotten with the watch. Don't get me wrong, I totally love it. The bag for me is a big milestone. I'm treating myself with an accomplishment that is way more valuable than a $300 purse. It's changing my life. I'm starting to transform in the person that I finally feel like I am. It's starting to show on the outside more now, than just hiding in me all this time! 

Happy 20/30lbs loss and early birthday to myself!