Since I got all deep yesterday, I have to be shallow today to keep the universe in zen balance. Here's the latest addition to my handbag collection. Cece mentioned on one of my Thursday 13's that she wanted a camo bag with some girlie touches. Shortly thereafter, I stumbled across this one. Serendipity! I think it's the cuteness, and the best part(s) about it: a built in change purse, my Ibook fits inside it, and it has compartments for my cell phone and a drink on either side. Plus the strap is exactly the right length. Win!

So yesterday in the car on the way to dinner, I told my husband about another handbag I want, which may or may not be the straw pineapple featured on this blog earlier, and he said with confusion, "Aren't you pretty well set for bags right now?"

I arched a brow at him. "But honey, I love bags like some women do shoes." He couldn't argue that, just sort of nodded and sighed. And then I announced, "I need a special purse closet."

He nodded again. "I'll call the carpenter."

How awesome is he?! It should be noted, we already have a number of projects we want done in the house, not just my purse closet. All the closets need to be redone with more shelving put in, so they're more space efficient. Andres also wants some bookshelves built in the dining room as we've overflowed the ones in the foyer now. I suspect we really need a house with an actual library. When I mention this (and a pool! why not go all the way, when you're asking for stuff?), he says, "Give me time."

Again, how awesome is he? If I lived in a house that had a library and a pool on premises, I would be the happiest woman in the world. I'm already pretty close, given how he tolerates my weird mood swings, my tendency to become a hermit when I'm writing, and all the assorted bullshit I do on a regular basis. He even watched How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days with me on Friday night! Sadly I could not persuade him to watch Legally Blonde with me last night. In other news, the girl taught me how to use the TiVo. Woot! Now we can watch Legally Blonde anytime we want (which is actually more often than you might think).

What's next for the bag lady?

Yes, I want all three.