Is it worth $57?

This hat is so what's in my head all the time. Now is it worth $57 to tell the world?

I got an email about a Kate Spade sale and of course had to check it out. In checking it out I came across the best hat ever but it really isn't my style. I kind of wish it was but I think my husband would be happier that it isn't. He knows, all too well, my very strong desire to return to the happiest place on Earth - Hawaii.

If I was a snowboarder like my brothers then it'd have to be my style - my snowboard style. :)

Ugh... Another Price Increase

The US Postal Service has announced yet another rate increase. The letter rate for an one ounce mailing will go up two cents from 42 cents to 44 cents. Other mail categories, of course, are going up too.

All this will occur on Monday May 11, 2009 - my stinking birthday. One would think having Mother's Day on your birthday every few years was enough (it was last year) and this year I get the rate increase! So get those birthday cards of mine mailed on time to save a couple of pennies. Just kidding.

Beautiful Burberry Bags!

If you didn't already know, I am a HUGE fan of Burberry. A few weeks back I had to return some Burberry sneakers that I got a deep discount but bought the pair that was a 1/2 size too small but the right size made my feet look big. I have issues with my feet looking big. Anyways, it saved me a few bucks because at some point I accepted the fact the sneakers didn't fit and that I could live without them. :)

When I am in Nordstrom I must make my usual rounds to see the shoes and handbags. My last Nordstrom trip yielded some magnificient Burberry for 2009! May I introduce to you (from top to bottom) the Ruched Ribbon Lowry, Ruched Ribbon Hobo and the Catridge Pleat Lowry. My favorite color is definitely the white at bottom or the middle one called trench (fancy word for "close to khaki"). The top bag is credited as "pink" but in person is more of mauve colore. Don't get me wrong, if someone handed me one of these bags free and clear I wouldn't give a rat's ass what color it was. My favorite bag style/shapes are the the top and bottom ones. The middle is too big for me, it's probably as tall as I am. ;)

Sadly, unless I was rich like Richard Branson or they went on super sale I'll never own one. But a girl can dream can't she?

Not Again...

Last night on my way home during the snow my check engine light went on. That's the brightness in the left corner of the picture. On top of that we had to drive me not-a-surprise-it's-broken car to pick up Nick's (it might still be broken) truck from the mechanics at Ford.

A couple of months back my car stalled and had to have the spark plug wires replaced. I have no idea what it is this time but at least it's not stalling. Nick's truck had a broken seal that would leak oil from the engine and it would then burn and fill the car with a lovely burning smell. Well the smell is still there and we may have to send the truck back.

Technology is so frustrating especially when it's thousands of dollars and doesn't work right.

I Never Did Like that Groundhog

We just had a couple 40 and 50 degree days and then the groundhog predicts six more weeks of winter... So the next day we get more winter in the miserable form known as snow.