Shopaholic in Alabama

It only took me living to be 42 years old, but I have finally managed to talk the DH into a Louis Vuitton. He has always been great about buying designer bags as a gift for me. The first gift he ever gave me when we were dating was a matching Dooney & Burke handbag, wallet and key fob. (Don't judge the Dooney, the year was 1992). Over the years, we moved into Coach, Kate Spade, Burberry, etc - but I've never been able to talk him into a Louis Vuitton.  This is the year I will own that Louis Vuitton! How sad is it that I will have to travel to Atlanta or Jacksonville to buy this bag in person? Now THAT is a disadvantage of not living in a major metropolitan area (see, sometimes I do miss Charlotte). But hey, I'm thrilled to have a short weekend getaway with the DH and come home with a new LV.  So now I need your help, as I'm really confused about which bag I want to purchase. I tend to carry large handbags, I'm not a small person and look strange carrying a s...

Happy Thursday everyone! Hope you are doing great today! One day closer to the weekend... While I'm not fond of begging - I need your help with two small matters relating to this blog. Any recommendations, advice and assistance will be welcomed with open arms! My email address is on the sidebar. :-)   First, it's time to make things "pretty" around here. I would like a blog header/logo for Shopaholic In Alabama that speaks to the personality of the blog. I also need a "button" for the blog. Ideally this creation would be something that could translate down to business cards, stationery, etc. Maybe even some merchandising ideas that I have in my head for down the road... Another part of making the blog "pretty" - things are getting mighty crowded on the right side of the blog. I need to convert to a 3-column format and spread it all out.  Yes, I know I can do this myself...I googled for instructions and am LOST. Seriously. It's my hope tha...