Vera Bradley Sale Info!!

So after a long 12 hours, I am finally home from the sale.  Just thought I would post a little entry for my fellow Vera lovers heading to the sale with some tips.

We left Piqua a little after 7, arrived in Fort Wayne a little after 9. Traffic was really good.  We were in line outside for about an hour, then moved to the line inside the Coliseum. Once you get inside they will hand you a flier with all the bags/prices on it. Once you are inside, there are a lot of things that have been reduced even from the listing!  We finally got in to the sale about 11:30.  It is worse then any black Friday sale I have ever been to!!!  They will give you a large pink trash bag to put your items in. If you see something you may like, put it in the bag, because when you go back it might not be there.  We shopped for about an hour.

Once we were done shopping about 12:30, we got in line to pay.  While you are in line for that you can start sorting through your bag and deciding what to keep/toss. Everyone else is doing this along the way so you can actually pick up stuff right up to the check out that people are getting rid of.  We finally checked out about 2:00.  When we were leaving the line was all the way to the back of the parking lot. 

~Other helpful info~

-Pop and bottle water was 3.00 each. Bring your own drinks/snacks if you can because you will get hungry/thirsty.

~You may want to bring a backpack with things to do.  I said if I go again I'm going to take a deck of cards.  When you are waiting in line it does seem like time is creeping by. I have internet on my phone so that was somewhat helpful for me to pass time.


Prices

Luggage/Travel

Garment Bag-49, Large Duffel, 49, Miller Bag-45, Small Duffel-39, Super Tote-39, Weekender-55

Handbags

Amy-12, Audrey-12, Baby Bag-49, Backpack-35, Betsy-29, Bowler-27, Bucket Tote-27, Gabby-23, Handbag-19, Hannah-12, Hipster-25, Holiday Tote-15, Katie-7, Libby-19, Lisa B-29, Little Betsy-19, Maggie-15, Mailbag-25, Messenger-32, Mini Hipster-19, Mini Laptop Case-29, Morgan-23, Olivia-15, On the Go-23, Pleated Tote-39, Reversible Tote-35, Saddle Up-35, Small Tic Tac Tote-15, Stephanie-39, Tall Zip Tote-25, Tiki Clutch-25, Tiki Tote-39, Tote-22, Vera-39, Villager-35

Accessories

All in One Wristlet-20, Belt-1, Brush & Pencil-9, Checkbook Cover-9, Clip Zip ID-6, Clutch Wallet-15, Coin Purse-7, Cool Keeper-8, Curling Iron Cover-12, Ditty Bag-15, Double Eye-9, Euro Wallet-12, Eyeglass Case-6, Hanging Organizer-24, Hard Sunglass Case-12, Jewelry Book-25, Jewelry Box-19, Large Cosmetic-12, Let's Do Lunch-19, Medium Cosmetic-11, Mini Cooler-15, Mini Zip Wallet-10, Patchwork Coin-8, Pleated Headband-8, Pocket Wallet-8, Reader's Case-4, Skinny Headband-6, Sleek Wallet-19, Small Cosmetic-10, Taxi Wallet-15, Tech Case-10, Travel Cosmetic-19, Turn Lock Wallet-25, Wristlet-12, Zip Eyeglass Case-7, Zip ID case-6, Zip sunglasses case-7, Zip Around Wallet-15

The patterns that they have really range from item to item, but I will have to say that the one that I saw the most of was the Puccini.

Hope everyone has a good time and gets some good deals!

Change of a different size....

So after a few times of almost losing my wedding ring and my watch not fitting correctly anymore, I finally bit the bullet and went to the jeweler to get them fixed.  I had to have two links taken out of my watch, and they have to take my ring down two sizes.  Not the places where I would have expected to lose "sizes", but hey, I'll take it!

Have a good one!

Everything Must Change....

I have put off writing this entry for a few weeks now for fear that I would disappoint some of you.  You see, I have always been one of those people who cared more about what other people thought more than what my own opinion was and it is time for that to change.

I have been on my diet plan, lifestyle change, whatever you prefer to call it since June.  Now while I have been very successful at it (lost about 75 pounds) it has been a fight the whole time for me.  Part of what they do on this plan is to remove any and all real food and use 100% meal replacements.  This was not an easy transition for me as everywhere I seem to go, there is someone eating around me.  I gave it my best shot, but the last couple of months, realistically since the holidays, I have not been able to stay 100% on the plan.  I have gained and lost the same 10 pounds since December and it was really getting me down in the dumps.  I know that 75 pounds is a great loss, and I am in a heck of a lot better shape than I was last year at this time, but it's still not what my goal was for myself.  Since I did not hit the goal I had set for myself, I felt like I had failed even though I had been successful.  I mentally fought with myself for a few weeks trying to decide if I could still continue to lose weight on my own by eating right, exercising, etc.  One days I was literally in tears because I was terrified that I will gain all of the weight back or not be able to lose anymore.

I have worked so hard to get to this point, but I'm not ready to give up.  I got out all of my old Weight Watchers materials that I had before our wedding and started that plan again.  Last week was the first week that I did the plan, and to be honest I wans't expecting to lose anything since I was transitioning back to food. I lost 4 pounds!  This is week two, so we will see how that goes, but I feel a lot better, and I don't feel like I am struggling as badly anymore.  I am trying fruits and vegetables I've never had before, I'm taking classes at the Y 4 nights a week, and I am just trying to be more positive in general about what I think I can accomplish.

I will continue every day to try my best to make myself and all of you proud!  Thank you for all of your support!