This is my new bracelet...Pretty huh? It's made up of many orange gemstones of some sort.

So this is the story...

My sister and I made plans for dinner with one of our very awesome cousins (she married into the family obviously). She arrived before us and was reading one of my favorite books (luulabies for little criminals) and wearing this bracelet. Jordana, my sister, made a comment that I would probably love her bracleet, which I did and said so.

I love things orange and green and brown (like the 70's) and Jordana loves things pink and purple and turquoise (like an eight year olds drawing of a princess), so it was typical of me to like the beads and typical of Jordana to notice.

Our sweet cousin Maria immediately reacted to my compliment by offering me the bracelet. Even though I politely declined, she continued to insist, explaining that she had just bought it in Banff but had forgotten that she bought one almost identical, previously in Arizona. After some persusion I accepted. I put it on, showed off to Jordana about my good luck, and she whispered back, "I can't believe someone bought that thing twice".

Well, I like it.