Going to Grandmas

I received a small suitcase in the 80's as a child for christmas. The original decal had worn off (with some assistance, of course) so the suitcase was light blue.

It went with me to pretty much every overnight stay at Aunt Carol's or one of my cousins'. It even went with me to camp one year. I even brought it on my(our) honeymoon. After we moved away from family, I used that case for our visits. The thing got used! When Ivy was born, guess what... I passed that little case down to her.

I'd kept it until last year. Until a cat pee'd in it. Couldn't get that stench out. So I had to toss it. I'm still upset because I was attached to that case. And I see the exact same one (the photo above) on Etsy being sold for $36.00. They're listing it as from the 60's. Which is ridiculous because it's from the 80's. There's no way in hell I'd pay that plus shipping.

I've been on the lookout for another like this. And I had a close call. We were donating at Goodwill and the lady right in front of us had a red one. I tried to snag it but the workers wouldn't let it go.

Sadface.