orange you glad I didn't say banana?

When we were kids

my brother was a bit of a joker and someone gave him a book of knock knock jokes.

He either got it for his birthday one summer

(his birthday is in August)

or someone gave it to him as a treat for his summer vacation.

It wasn't really a treat for the rest of us

who were badgered with

"Knock Knock!"

ad nauseum for the entire stay at the cottage and every summer that followed.

I think that book is still at the cottage

and I can honestly say

I haven't heard a knock knock joke in a dog's age.

That little story has nothing to do with what this post is about. 

I was just trying to come up with a title 

and I remembered the punch line of that long forgotten knock knock joke.

So there's no relevance.

It's a tie-in of sorts.

The point is,

I've wanted an orange purse for about two years now.

I am very fussy about purses.

I think it's because I, like many people, have a hard time finding clothes that fit just so.

I'm not a little person by any stretch and I'm tall-ish

so it can be tricky.

I also have big feet so I can't take solace in buying shoes to make myself feel better

 (really expensive and hard to find. Shoe shopping is work for me. )

So that leaves accessories.

My motto?

Accessories always fit.

My desire for an orange purse began years ago when I was at the airport.

I don't even remember where I was going

I just remember that I saw this woman who was carrying an orange hobo bag, leather, and beautiful.

I even tried to figure out what brand it was.

I'm pretty sure it was Furla

and it was from seasons gone by.

Disappointment reigned

(I also acknowledged that I probably could not have afforded it.)

So each fall, I've kept my eyes open for a similar bag.

And this year - 

bingo to ya.

It's from Banana Republic.

It was $185.

Which made me pause.

Because while I'm a bit of a purse snob 

(I don't really care about labels but it must be leather 

and I love a single strap and it needs to have a certain shape.)

It was a lot to spend on a purse. 

So I waited.

And this week, 

the waiting paid off.

Banana Republic has sales on Wednesdays

40% off regular priced merchandise in store

so I went last Wednesday

but the store I went to didn't have the bag.

This week they had the 40% off

online and in-store

so I ordered that sucker 

and because it was over $50 the shipping was free

and, get this,

it arrived on Thursday.

Seriously.

Saved $74. Not bad.

And the best part? 

I love it.

And the other best part?

I can stop looking for an orange purse

and move on to the next obsession.