Quote of the Day

In accordance with tradition, I declare the Games of the 30th Olympiad closed, and I call upon the youth of the world to assemble four years from now in Rio de Janeiro to celebrate the Games of the 31st Olympiad. From the Closing Ceremony of the Olympics

“A Beautiful, Leather, Grown-Up Thing”

Ryan bought me a beautiful gift to commemorate Chickadee’s birth.

No, it’s not the Birkin bag that the title of this post pays homage to. But it is my first designer handbag, and the bag that I’ve had my eye on for a while–a Kate Spade. I feel just like Rory Gilmore did when Logan Huntzberger gave her a Birkin bag as a gift:

Oh. Well, it’s beautiful. I mean, it’s snazzy and classy, and oh, smell it. It’s got that great new car smell, except it’s not a car. Oh, I love it Logan. I love it. Thank you so much.