Doctor Who's Day - Least Favorite Season

I'm doing Doctor Who's day a couple days late, but I wanted to do it so I don't get off schedule. Today's topic is least favorite season.

This was an easy decision. My least favorite season is the season that wasn't really a season. See, David Tennant 3 regular seasons, but then he wanted to work on other things and still be the Doctor. So, instead of doing a regular season of Doctor Who, he did 4 specials.

I didn't like it because the specials were spread out over a year. They also didn't do much to advance the story until the end when he regenerated. Also, I just plain didn't like one of the specials, only tolerated another, and the last two made me sad.

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I would've much rather just had a regular season even if it meant having a different Doctor.

Which season is your least favorite?

Life

Sorry for the lack of blog posts this week, but sometimes life just happens, you know? I actually did have a couple planned this week, so hopefully I can get this out before the week is over.

I didn't mention this, but on Saturday after my awesome Vera Bradley day, I came home and just felt awful. I couldn't get warm, but my face was hot. M had been sick on Thursday and Friday and it looked like I had finally gotten it. I ended up having a fever that night and spent a lot of Sunday in bed. Luckily, I felt better Monday morning because I had to work.

Speaking of work, for some reason, the end of the school year means subs are in high demand. I'm booked every day this week and already have two days scheduled next week. I'm glad for the jobs and the money, but it is tiring. I spent my afternoon wrangling kindergartners, then went to the grocery store where I wanted to hurt people because they were acting stupid and by the time I got home, all I wanted to do was sit down and not get up until bedtime.

So yeah, blogging is not real high on my list right now. I promise it'll happen soon though!

How's life treating you lately?

A Very Vera Bradley Weekend Wrap-Up!

If you "like" the Argyle Love Facebook page, then you know that I had a Vera Bradley event to attend on Saturday.

My mom and I went to The Party Shop Hallmark Store in Warsaw, Indiana. They are a Vera Bradley retailer and they were having a very special event. Joan Bradley Reedy, daughter of Vera Bradley, and sister of Vera Bradley founder, Barbara Bradley Baekgaard, was there.

I've never been to The Party Shop before, so I was surprised to see they had an extensive area of Vera Bradley merchandise. This is the first non-Vera Bradley store I've seen with this much merchandise.

(I didn't take my camera, so this will be all cell phone pictures, but I think with a little editing, they look pretty good.)

They had the new styles in stock, so I was able to compare the Whitney to my Stephanie. I should have taken a picture to show you! I think the Whitney looks shorter in height, but I liked that it was divided into three compartments. It only has 1 outside pocket, but again I think the compartments make up for that. I'll consider it next year at the Outlet Sale for my new purse.

I also got to examine the new Crossbody Baby Bag. I really love that it's crossbody and I'm sure that's a style my husband would prefer if he has to carry a baby bag. And I should probably note here that we don't currently have a need for a baby bag, but we're hoping to have one soon. I don't like any of the current patterns of this bag though. They combined 2 patterns on each one and it's patchwork. I'm not sure how that will work in the fall with 3 colors being released during each release. I'd really just like one in Indigo Pop.

I also spotted this Rolling Luggage in Yellow Bird. I'd love to own this as Yellow Bird was one of my favorite patterns, but sadly it was out of my price range!

But let's get on to why we were really there...

Here's Joan Bradley Reedy! She was very nice and took time to talk to everybody. I shook her hand and said hello, but mostly I just listened to her talk to other people. She did have a book with her about the history of Vera Bradley and my mom and I flipped through it. She posed for pictures with fans, but I won't even pose with Mickey Mouse, so I you know I didn't do it here.

But here's a picture from The Party Shop's Facebook page. That's me in the navy blue hoodie and the Make Me Blush Stephanie.

And here's Vera Bradley, herself. She's even wearing Vera Bradley clothing in this picture.

On our way out, I spotted these and gasped...

Yellow Bird china! I think I need these! Never mind that I have no need for china or a place to store it, I love it.

Afterwards, my mom and I decided to check out some antique stores. I had never been to these stores before, but I did see some interesting things. I didn't buy anything though.

The really interesting things were at an antique store in North Webster, Indiana. There, I found some vintage Vera!

When I saw this bag hanging with some other older Vera Bradley bags, I thought there's no way that's Vera. I don't even know that pattern. But, I opened up the bag and sure enough, there's a Vera Bradley tag inside. It turns out, this pattern is called Blue Holiday and it was made from January 1997 to January 1998.

Here's another vintage Vera I didn't recognize. This is Regatta and it was made from January 1994 to January 1996. The seller wanted $50 for this one.

I did recognize this pattern. It's Zebras and was made from April 2001 to January 2003. This pattern cracks me up because the zebras are facing away from you. I didn't check the price on this one, but now I kind of wish I had. It might have fun to own this one.

I saw a few other vintage Vera purses that I recognized, but I didn't take picture of those.

I did however spot this guy in another booth...

An official Vera Bradley teddy bear! For only $9, I'm kicking myself now for not buying it. It would be cute for a little girl's nursery - My first Vera! The pattern on this guy is Elizabeth, which was made from January 1997 to January 2003. Hmm, is it too late to drive to North Webster?

Well, that was my very Vera weekend. How was your weekend?

Pinterest Sunday

Time for my weekly Pinterest roundup! Every Sunday, I share with you a few of my top finds from the previous week.

In honor of Earth Day, today, I thought I'd share some outdoor things I've pinned. This spring we're focusing on landscaping the front of our house. We currently have bushes and landscaping on one side of our porch, but the other side is bare. It looks a little odd! Not sure why the previous occupants did that, but we're going to fix it! So lately, I've been pinning pictures of bushes and flowers that I like.

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I love hydrangeas and this vanilla strawberry hydrangea is awesome. It blooms white, changes to pink and then strawberry red. Too bad our soil is acidic, so hydrangeas bloom blue here.

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Knockout Roses are supposed to be very easy to grow.

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This is what hydrangeas look like in our neighborhood. Those are hostas at the bottom. We have lots of those in our side bed and the back. They are super easy to grow. Maybe we could put some more in the front?



If you're on Pinterest, leave a link in the comments and I'll check out your boards.