
well girls, i am a new mom of a much-coveted chocolate chloe paddington! i want to say "proud" but as some of you know, this purchase was impulsive, naughty and downright selfish.

i want to say i love her, but maybe it was infatuation? or maybe i don't think i deserve to love her? arrrggghhh... what a dilemma!
this paddy really is a gorgeous chocolate color, but i guess i'm not utterly thrilled just yet because i see this as a fall/winter bag since it's so dark. she's a nice leather and the padlock and other details are really phenomenal. overall not as heavy as some people make it out to be, and i have the medium one with a small front pocket (11L x 9H x 8D). i am not all that thrilled about how slouchy this purse is - i guess i prefer bags with structure. and she can hold a LOT of stuff - but i wouldn't do that just because it would really be super heavy.
i must say that overall she is indeed beautiful (!!!) but i'm sorta keeping my distance and only occasionally stealing glances but promptly storing her back in her dust bag and box because i don't want to get too attached in case i need to sell her.
i have been waiting for her for a long, long time! and the anticipation was making me crazy but i guess the guilt is still there because i love my hubby so much. so unless he agrees to let me spend some of my recently liquidated stock on "anything i want"

then we may have to part ways.

because i honestly am enjoying my coach brown leather mia satchel and i may be too nervous carrying around such an expensive bag and worrying about it being stolen or damaged or whatever!
we'll see. to be continued...