When my parents decided to downsize from a thirty four hundred square foot house to a twelve hundred square foot condominium, they had to get rid of a lot of things to make it work. I had always been fascinated with my mother collection of Prada and Gucci handbags that she had compiled over the years.

I asked her if she would have to part with any of them when they moved. My mother told me that I could go into her closet and choose four Prada handbags and four Gucci handbags from her collection that I could have for myself. I was so excited that I think I ran all the way up the stairs to her closet. It took me about thirty minutes to make up my mind of which ones I wanted, but in the end I was very happy with my choices.

My mother also gave my sister and sister in law four Prada handbags and four Gucci handbags apiece to be fair. The funny thing is, she still has quite a few handbags left to move into their new condo when they go in about a month. She told me that she will just have to store them in the spare bedroom closet for now.