Guess what? I won a bag from a contest that I entered 3 weeks ago online! I guess to continue, I must explain that I happen to frequent the "purseforum," a place where well-off handbag lovers from around the world post about their purchases and the minute details of each season's bags. On one of my idiosyncratic visits to this forum, I saw the particular bag that I just won on a certain celeb who I may or may not have a girl crush on, and loved it, especially the way, as Aaron said, "She carries that bag like it didn't cost $600." In fact, it probably didn't cost $600 for her...and now, it won't cost $600 for me either!
It's only the second contest I entered on that forum, because I only enter when it's a bag I actually want.

I'm super excited about receiving it. Obviously.





When I told my parents, I first talked to my mom.
Mom: Oh! So what's it like inside?
J: Well, it's zebra print, and I don't really like that, but--
Mom: I mean pockets! That's what's really important.
J: Oh, well it has one outside pocket and one inside pocket.
Mom: .....Why is it so expensive then?
Haha, my mom is so funny, she has been searching for a tote for ages with lots of pockets in it. The requirements are: lots of internal pockets for organization, and it must not look like the bag of someone who would carry an amount of cash worth robbing. My mom stopped carrying purses ever since she got robbed once when I was four in the parking lot of the public library, and is just now wanting a bag to carry. I found her one from Brooklyn Industries that would be perfect, but she doesn't like the colors, and thinks it's too expensive.

Then, I talked to my dad.
Dad: I hear you won a very expensive bag. Why is it so expensive?
J: I don't know...I guess because of brand name.
Dad: What color is it?
J: Brown...
Dad: Well that's a pretty normal color! I'm just trying to figure out why it's so expensive! (laughs) Well, you wouldn't have paid $600 for it anyway, I'm sure.

Which I wouldn't. But that wouldn't stop me from lusting after it, and other, out-of-my-price-range bags. But score! Now I don't have to lust. Or at least, it will be a fulfilled lust. Haha starting to sound a bit gross.