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Spotted: My Birthday/Holiday Gift From MrB

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Whenever I photograph a purse, I try to get one of the dogs to pose with it.

Henry the dog was bored by this lace-print Prada bag in 2008.

Gigi the dog lurked near a Louis Vuitton in 2005.

The Prada bag that MrB surprised me with for my birthday/holiday gift last month is so big …

MrB picked this out all by himself.

… that it required the presence of both dogs!

It was tough to wrangle the two of them into the picture.

I was impressed that MrB was brave enough to manage another solo handbag-shopping trip. After he surprised me with a bag in 2010, he exclaimed, “There were so many options! How does anyone ever decide?” This time was easier, though, because he knows he can’t go wrong with leopard print.

The two-dog photo reminds me of the band Three Dog Night. The band’s name comes from reports of an indigenous Australian custom of sleeping with a dog on cold nights. Colder nights required two dogs. The coldest nights were “three dog nights.”  I love Three Dog Night’s cover of Harry Nilsson’s song “One” just as much now as I did when I was a kid. I’m a fan of their style too. Shiny shirts, long hair and mustaches are like leopard print — you can’t go wrong!

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  1. Omg, Wendy!!! Gorgeous new bag!!! I hope MrB gets to read the comments (I’m sure I’m not going to be the one praising him here), because he totally needs to know what great job he’s done with choosing it!! So impressed! And so looking forward to seeing this bag and YOU in one pictures (dogs are optional)!

  4. Love the leopard, and kudos to Mr.B for his fine selection.
    I think it’s time we took our twin Prada’s out to lunch again.

  5. I LOOOOVE that bag! Great job MrB! He has great taste (that’s why he married you!). Gigi and Henry next to that bag is too hilarious. And on a separate note — the two of them are much more attractive than Three Dog Night!

  8. Love the bag…who wouldn’t?

    Mostly I love that you got your doggies to sit still near it for a photo…I have two miniature dachsund’s and they would NEVER EVER sit still to take a photo…truly a kodak moment.

    Always love cruising your new collections on the website…loving the silver bowtie ring…Valentines day maybe???

    C

  10. I’m not surprised he chose that gorgeous bag all by himself- it’s pretty obvious to me that the man has excellent taste. : )

  14. That photo is priceless. And I’m not at all surprised that you’re one of the few who knows the origin of the phrase “three dog night.” Their cover of “Mama Told Me Not to Come” is a fave of mine.

  16. Dude, Mr. B. has you sussed! Not many wives would allow their husbands to buy them a purse they hadn’t specifically asked for because they’d get something that would look perfect on the shoulder of a) a hooker or b) a homeless woman. Mr. B. however, knows his stuff. Can he be MY personal shopper? Of course, he’d have to pay for the stuff too but in an ideal world… 🙂

    Your word veri told me to shut up! The nerve. (it has a point)

  18. EEEE!!! Better not get near me with that bag or I might steal it right out of your hands. I COVET!!!!! Mr. B has excellent taste, as do you.

  25. Love the bag, clever Mr B! I can believe he chose it unsolicited. BTW I am Australian and I have never before heard of that saying regrading 3 dogs. Also fan of that song and your cute pups.

  27. what a nice present! I got earrings for christmas and in my move lost one of them…no more presents that can get lost for me, I’m pretty bummed about it

  30. Love the bag. Does that make MrB 3 for 3 in the bag dept? Well done! You should bring the latest out for C&D so that I can inspect it in person!

  31. Lovely bag! For a moment I thought your doggies were going to pose *inside* it. But they’re clearly too well-brought up for that.

    When we were kids we used to listen to Three Dog Night all the time — on an 8-track! Thanks for the flashback…

  32. So sweet of your hubby! Your bags are gorgeous. 😀 And omg, you have *two* Pekes? I think I’ve only seen Gigi. I have a Peke too though I’d love to have one more. 🙂 How old are your babies?

  34. MrB has excellent taste. Perhaps he can take MrM shopping next year.

    And as a Canadian I have to say that we were brought up to believe “three dog night” was an Inuit saying. How can those skinny hairless dingoes keep anyone warm? Our muscular hairy huskies are big hot water bottles!

    But Gigi and Henry are the cutest!

  37. Your new bag is GORGEOUS! I am on the lookout for a pair of leopard heels and leopard bag. Your Prada is perfect. Can you tell me which season/model it is please? I want to get it!

  39. I never knew the true meaning of “Three Dog Night.” I feel edumicated now!

    MrB has superb taste in bags. And he has superb taste in wives (and dogs)!

    But now, I want to see just how huge the bag is in relationship to the diminutive Miss WendyB. You simply MUST pose with it. Dog optional.