[birkingal]

Originally Posted by peanutbabycakes

fast forward a few months later....to july 2007. DH and i were on a trip with our friends to another friend's wedding in lexington, KY. late one night as the guys were all sitting around drinking and playing cards in the hotel, i pulled out my laptop and started surfing eBay. hmmm....what do i need? LOL!! i typed in hermes kelly and guess what popped up!!?? a bunch of kellys, of course! but one stood out from the rest. i had always wanted a red hermes bag...preferrably a birkin with gold hardware, but tonight a vintage rouge VIF courcheval gold hardware kelly caught my eye. OH MY!!! at that same moment, DH's friends were making fun of him for being "p-whipped" by me for spending so much money buying me (in their words) "an overpriced polkadotted pepto bismal colored bag".....they were referring to my fuschia ostrich birkin that i had with me! of course, DH wasn't going to allow them to bash him like that, so he just said "whatever dudes, don't be jealous bc you're not married yet!" so then i said, "yea honey, you show them how it's done! i'm about to hit BUY IT NOW on a bag and you're not even going to flinch!" LOL!!!

so then i hit BUY IT NOW and a few days later, this bag arrived.....

It's past midnight here and I'm trying to smother my LMAO type holler without waking baby up. Too funny.

[creighbaby]

Reading through this entire thread was well worth being late for work. I love the stories. Thank you for sharing.

[LoVer]

Your thread is the most amazing thing. It's like a mesmerizing novel with fabulous illustrations. Seeing your closet is like dying and going to heaven, I've never seen anything like that. It's a true inspiration to all of us.

Please keep posting - we want to see your whole house, we want to live in your house!

Congratulations to you on all your beautiful things and thank you for sharing with all of us mortals.

[kelly32]

PBC, I've been waiting for ages for Vlad to approve of your showcase, and I was definately not disappointed!! You are a very fortunate gal, and I wish you and your extremely understanding DH nothing but the best! I love how you remember every detail about your H bags... Beautiful!

[valerieteo]

PBC your closet is gorgeous.. it is definetely TDF. serious thanks for pretty much showing your closet and doing the whole inventory! i love your stories about how they came about and how every purse has a memorable place in your heart..

thanks once again

[blingaholic]

So, PBC, are you an interior designer now? Did you take up your builder's proposition?

[rox_rocks]

holy macaroni!!!

this is the mother-of-all-closets PBC...truly amazing!

and the multiple reveal of your treasures...just unbelievable...

you are one lucky lady!

[lulilu]

I kept looking for this reveal thread in the H forum and only stumbled on it by chance.

PBC, you have fantastic taste and great talent at design, and making this thread so much fun. Thanks for sharing.

[Tamarind]

Well just think of all the money you saved by not having to pay the designer...that would pay for lots of H bags!
I have really enjoyed your thread. You and your DH are lovely together. I think he clearly realizes that you are patient with your MIL because you love him.

[peanutbabycakes]

my sunglass collection...most are chanel, but i have dior, cartier, & fendi as well. i have a few more pairs but they're still boxed up somewhere. i would search for them, but i'm afraid to open up another box as i have yet to finish organizing the other boxes i've already opened!

[peanutbabycakes]

another glimpse into my rustic french country bathroom.....

-exposed wooden beams in the ceiling
-oil rubbed bronze crystal chandelier
-glass mosaic tiles
-custom made glazed cabinets
-crystal knobs
-marble countertops
-Rohl wall mount polished nickel fixtures with Swarovski crystals
-heated towel bar

[sep]

Thank you so much for sharing your closet with us! It is really beautifully designed! I saved a copy of your closet to my computer to help me curb my appetite bags believe it or not... so I can focus on the new house savings!

[loveaddict]

ahhahaha =) i cant stop craving to look for your new post =) i seriously think this is the best forum ever.
please please tell us all bout the fabulous bargain stories!

oww and sorry for being noisy but how come you always managed to get birkins in vegas? is it that available there? or because u r a regular?

bout ur dh expensive hobby, its ok =) your story somehow relate to me so much because my dad is almost the same with ur dh haha in 'hobby' and in 'MIL' hahahhahahahah =). t

hx u so much for making our day =) im sure so many people here feel the same way as moi =)

Originally Posted by peanutbabycakes

thank you so much everyone and i'm so glad you're all enjoying my thread!

simonexoxo: you're too too funny! i have crystal knobs on all my closet doors, bathroom drawers pulls, and kitchen drawer pulls as well!

mspiggy: we initially hired a designer to work on our entire house, but 1 month into the project we fired her because everything we ended up doing was based on my ideas! i basically made all the material selections, designed all the built in cabinetry, and picked out paint colors for the entire house. after completion, my builder liked the finish product so much he propositioned me to work for him as the designer for his future homes!

mrsnordic: yes! start writing everything down!!

birkingal: oh just wait till you hear all my fabulous bargain stories!!

loveaddict: yes, secret stashes do come in handy!!! LOL

ghost55, mrposhspice: what sweet sentiments from the both of you. i really appreciate it.

[peanutbabycakes]

thanks again everyone!

moviegirl: bring them on over!! your H bags that is! i'll make room for them!! haha
hermesrose: thank you for coming back to my thread!! you're so lovely! i will try to add pics of my bathroom and kitchen throughout this thread.
ILML: thank you! the diamond is actually a white princess cut with pave yellow diamonds underneath surrounding it. with the flash, the center stone appears to be a canary diamond bc of this!
orchids: i've come a long ways with hermes, haven't i?? LOL! it's so crazy looking back on when i first posted about that BJ kelly!
guccigal, guccisima: what a great idea! what fun that would be! unfortunately i wouldn't be able to leave it out on the coffee table for fear of my DH reading it and finding out all my secret buys! hehe
marie2008: good luck on your move and i hope you have lots of fun opening up your own "boutique"! please share pics as well when you're all done!!

[peanutbabycakes]

Originally Posted by loveaddict

ahhahaha =) i cant stop craving to look for your new post =) i seriously think this is the best forum ever.
please please tell us all bout the fabulous bargain stories!

oww and sorry for being noisy but how come you always managed to get birkins in vegas? is it that available there? or because u r a regular?

bout ur dh expensive hobby, its ok =) your story somehow relate to me so much because my dad is almost the same with ur dh haha in 'hobby' and in 'MIL' hahahhahahahah =). t

hx u so much for making our day =) im sure so many people here feel the same way as moi =)

naaaah, i haven't purchased too many bags from vegas. i've purchased my birkins & kellys in other H stores as well. DH and i frequent vegas quite often, so i always try to pick up something (even if it's lil') from the vegas store each time. i love the SAs there too.