The Saga Of The Purse

Last week at Midweek Fellowship my friend Mary came in with the the COOLEST new purse... I immediately admired it and asked where she got it, and she said "Matt's" which is Serenity Farms Feed and Tack in Wickenburg... AND, she said, HE ALSO HAS A BLACK ONE. Well black is my color for purses and the one I have is looking pretty ratty... so I immediately called Matt and told him to stick the black one behind the counter for me, I would be coming Sunday and get it then. Yes that was immediately! Despite Mary saying "Don't bother him at night" I do have his cell phone number and he likes me, so I KNEW he wouldn't mind...

Fast forward to Sunday and at 2pm I am still in Black Canyon City (it's all that MONKEY's fault lol) so I call Serenity and tell the young man working the store that I won't make it after all but DON'T SELL THAT PURSE! He assure me it is behind the counter with my name on it and they will hold it until Randy or I can get up there...

Fast forward again to Wednesday, Randy decided not to make a special trip up to Serenity since he had to go pick up Charlie on Wednesday morning anyhow... son once we have Charlie loaded we head for Serenity. Randy went on in ahead while I parked the truck near the hay we needed. Walk in the door and Matt says "Susan I am SO SORRY!" I look at him all startled and he tells me that one of the boys SOLD MY PURSE!!! However he assure me that I don't need to go look at the others, as soon as he found out he had already ordered another just like it for me and it will be here in a couple of days...

Well I am so bummed, because on the way out the door this morning, I picked up my old ratty purse and THE STRAP BROKE! But Randy convinces me to be patient and as soon as Matt calls he will run up to Wickenburg and get my new purse...

So all day Wednesday I am carrying around my broken purse in a plastic grocery bag (the height of fashion I tell ya!) and when I talked to Mary I had to whine about it all.

More fast forwarding to Monday night, Randy and I are waiting at my office for Mary who is running a few minutes late, we try to meet up and ride together into town for Midweek Fellowship to save fuel and spend some time together since her work schedule is so horrid now. She climbs in the Jeep and hands me a gift bag over the seat, telling me it is an early birthday present. I am quite puzzled as it is still well over TWO MONTHS until my birthday. I read the card first as I try to be polite like that ;) and I also say, "Gee could it be my purse" and she says no. BUT IT IS!!!!!

That stinker bought my purse and convinced Matt to fool me too, she even made up the excuse and story for him so I wouldn't buy a different one! AND THEN I find out that when Randy went into the store, while I was parking, MATT TOLD HIM TOO! So they were all 3 in on it and fooled me good.

But I guess I don't mind, looky what I got {big grin}