I’m very excited to report that I got the Hello Kitty Nerds backpack for Christmas! It is the perfect size to hold my stuff when I go to school. It has a front zippered pocket and then the main zippered compartment. The pack is made of a canvas material that has a kind of water-resistent coating on the top. The straps are adjustable, so it even fits a fat girl like me! hehe. They are available at various places, but I know that ModCloth has them at this link. Yay! So cute! Click the pic to enlarge. 🙂
hellokittystuff.org 
Awww…. how adorable! I got one too, but just the face HK white backpack.
p.s. I’m in my mid-40’s returning back to college too (to pursue my dream of becoming a RN).
That is so great Nancy!!! Congrats! Also, I’m glad there are other “older” people like me rockin’ the Hello Kitty backpacks! lol 🙂 Yay for us!!! 🙂 hehe
You are so right! Age, in my opinion, is just a number. It’s how you feel in your heart and mind. Heck, I have 10 times more energy than the 18-19 year old college kids on campus. I receive so many compliments weekly on the backpack and also “where did you get that?” You too?
heh…well, I don’t know if I have more energy, but I agree age is just a number! 🙂 Yes, people have said nice things about my backpack too! Sounds like you are having fun with school! 🙂