we have a friend named Vera...

...Bradley, that is.

it's no surprise that mckinlee and i have a slight obsession with vera bradley.
i actually never used to like it because all the prints seemed so old-ladyish.
but apparently vera got with the program and now i love the modern prints!

mckinlee and i had each received a $20 coupon in the mail for anything in the store
(be sure you get on their mailing list and you will get great coupons!)
then last thursday, they were having an open house with different specials all day and they said you could use any coupons on top of the special. woohoo--we're there.

they had water bottles & cookies with different prints on them--so cute!
water bottles in tea garden & floral nightingale
cookie in suzani (and it was delicious!)

mckinlee was originally going to get the perfect pocket tote to use for her service bag, but when we got to the store they had displayed their 4 test patterns for summer. they had each print available to buy in just a few styles, so she ended up with this...

the hipster in lime's up! isn't that pretty?
(we were told it and the 3 other prints will come out in may.)

i have been wanting a hipster too.
when i'm shopping or running errands, my big purse always seems to hurt my neck so it was medically necessary (ha!) that i get a hipster and the wallet that goes with it!
the special when i went was buy one bag get a wallet half off. so that combined with my coupon resulted in a free wallet!
i got mine in happy snails because i wear those colors the most.
the wallet is the accordian wallet and i like how much it holds.

i have been using it every time i've been to the grocery (and lately that's been a lot--but that will be for another post!)

are you friends with vera too? what print is your favorite?