Marcia, Marcia, Marcia

Last week, feeling a little blue about something (as is normal for me from time to time), my cousin Jennifer said “you need a little pick me up.”  YES, I thought, please God let her have a flask in her bag.  Alas no.  Instead she said “let’s go to the Barnes and Noble”.  The excursion ended up being a success though because I bought the new Janet Evanovich book and a scone (not actually in that order) and was feeling a little better.  Happier now, and back in the car, Jennifer said “that was fun.  Now let’s go to…”…PRAY GOD let it be lunch.  Let it be lunch…lunch downtown…let it be lunch...I'm so hungry, please be lunch. “That was fun.  Let’s go to …yes, lunch…wait, no, that didn’t sound like lunch.  Wait, what’d she say?  “Let’s go to the second hand store???”  Huuuuuuh????  Then she said “you’ll thank me later.” Grrrrrrrr……

So we get there.  And I'm grumpy.  But then inside, I see it.  There it is in the corner.  The super-cutest, most awesomest, totally amazing purse EVER!  I get even closer and notice:  the original tags are still on it.  AND it comes with the original satin drawstring bag they give you to protect your little gem from harm when not in use (because if you can’t tell by the picture, it’s SUEDE!).  And right next to it, a Coach wallet.  Shut UP!  $64 bucks, out the door.


my groovy new purse
 

Now I know you're looking at the picture and thinking I’ve lost my mind, but here’s the deal:  I love it not so much because it’s perfect for summer (which it is!)…but because it looks like something Marcia Brady would carry with her to Westdale High!  And because it’s Marcia’s, I know Jan would then steal it to take on her fake date with George Glass.  And then I’m thinking, too, that if only she HAD stollen the purse from Marcia, she would have had money with her to pay for the engraving on the silver platter, or a place to put her charm bracelet so she didn’t knock over the house of cards.  Don’t you see?? I HAD to have this purse.  It was meant to be.

SO…in keeping with this theme (which, to quote Jan herself, is “absolutely positively goofy”...lol):  what recipe is it, do you think, that I’d like to share with you later this weekend??  As if I even had to ask.  You know where I'm going with this.  That’s right......coming soon...PORK CHOPS AND APPLESAUCE!!