Dear Sunglasses, R.I.P.

A few months ago I found the cutest, bling-iest pair of sunglasses at Ross for $5.

My purple, diamond-studded, XOXO sunglasses made me feel so hip every time I put them on. A friend of mine called them my rock star glasses. They polished off all my outfits perfectly.

Then they broke.

And my heart broke a little with them.

You know that feeling you get when you put on your favorite pair of thrift store jeans, or sip a mug of home-brewed coffee perfectly crafted by You? That feeling of satisfaction, when you just want to smack your lips and congratulate yourself for finding such pleasure in something you made yourself or got for next-to-nothing? I had that feeling about these sunglasses. And then it popped like a balloon.

No, they could not be repaired. One of the sides broke off completely. Maybe you're thinking, "If you had spent a little more money on sunglasses, they wouldn't have broken." Perhaps. But expensive things break, too, and then you're not only heartbroken about the item that's ruined, you're upset about how much money you lost.

Thankfully, I am only out 5 bucks. And I can get new sunglasses. But they can never replace my rock star glasses. Thus I am writing this post in honor of my dear purple XOXO sunglasses, who will be sorely missed.

In lieu of flowers or condolence cards, please share about your favorite cheap thing that simply makes you happy when you wear it, use it, eat it, look at it, or whatever it.