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This week, I was lucky enough to reunite with my "Fashion Master!" This lovely lady- Miss Nami Kim (Parson Grad) made her annual summer visit to Utah.

Nami and I- she has the most gorgeous smile!!! 

I love meeting Nami. It's always the rural Utah girl bombarding the city chic with endless questions about the glamorous life she earned with her brains and hard work! You go girl!! Nami also has been one of my oldest friends. So, we're quite comfortable around each other and know a little too much about each other :P  Our parents were friends when they were our age!!

Anyhow, back to the topic, because she is "the" Fashion Master,  I begged her to go shopping so I could mooch off her expertise. As we were enjoying our adventurous day she asked, "if you had a certain amount of money, what would you purchase?"

 Hmmm..

I am a girl and I can be vain- love reading magazines and watching Youtube videos Beauty Bloggers' post (my favorite ones are Hollyannaeree and Brunette Beauty Blogger. Check them out!) I do not wear a lot of make up but I do love collecting them (vain). When I secretly asked myself what I would do with an x amount of money, I started prioritizing-

I would love to own a Chanel bag and something that says Tiffany & Co. I've always wanted to use the entire collection of Makeup Forever HD line, and might as well start a perfume collection. And, forget about my F21 sunglasses and hello those $400.00 Channel sunglasses I once picked up and quickly set down. They were absolutely gorgeous! AND, I really could use some Jimmy Choos, some jewelry from Pandora. Not to mention a few items  my entire wardrobe needs to we wiped out. Oh, and I really really want to own a every single  Lancome's perfume. Ooohh,, please add  few boxes of Godvia truffles list.. and..   (Do you love how I'm thinking so much about my husband/family/friends?)

AHH. Honestly, if I really wanted to purchase that expensive bottle of D&G Light Blue 100ml, I could easily whip out my plastic friend and walkout smelling oh so citrusy and sweet! I could purchase five to ten MAC blushes, the Urban Decay eye shadow primer and their Nude eyeshadow palette, and of course, all of Benefit's liptints, the entire Wild Rose line of Korres.. you get the idea.

The question (once again), "if you had an x amount of money, and you had to purchase something tangible, what would you purchase?" was in my head the entire day. By the end of the day, I was sad I was so ... worldly, vain, and downright selfish. Why is it people try to validate their happiness with material objects? Why do we try to prove our social status or our well-being with what we owe rather than what we do? Jesus wouldn't love anyone less based on the clothing they wear, the number of degrees received, the type of career we pursue.. so why do we ? Why is it when we name a person, it's always either their occupation or academics, their "wealth", and their physical appearance. UGH. Labels, temporary happiness. Love, eternal happiness. Got it! Therefore, lots of repenting to do.

Thanks Nami, for bringing up the topic. Although she initially asked the question to make comparisons between men and women's responses.( HAHA. Comparisons between men and women? Yeah, I still have eternity to figure that one out and who knows if I'll ever understand men.. Psh)

At the end of our adventurous day, this is what I ended up purchasing- six books from DI for a whooping $5.00! (I know, the Shopaholic books. Hey, if I can't "shop away"  in real life, might as well through reading the life of Rebecca Bloomwood)! What a delicious stack of books!

For five bucks, a month's worth of entertainment.
Oh, and the love of my life in the back.. I am pretty wealthy if I do say so myself!

P.S. Okay, guilty! To be completely honest, we did walk out of Sephora with a beauty product or two. And, (now I'm just a walking contradiction) a nice thing or two wouldn't be too bad, right? Why is it so hard to live in the world but not of it? Gahh.

And, I am a bit hesitant to post because I know my mother will call and say these exact words, "honey, you don't need all those beauty products to feel prettier. You just need to lose weight." Sadly, it is probably true. So, long story short, I AM A WALKING CONTRADICTION and I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I POSTED BECAUSE ALL I NEED TO DO IS STOP BEING A GLUTTON!