Shoes, shoes, shoes

I love shoes. I mean I missed the house payment because Payless was having a bogo love shoes. I mean not allowed to go into a store that has shoes without supervision love shoes. And I found a pair I am in love with. Adore, really. Don't worry, though. I've never missed the house payment because I bought shoes. The urge has been almost overwhelming.

When hubby and I moved to Florida, we were digging through boxes for I don't know how long. He opened a box and took out a top layer of purses with a couple of belts. And then he started taking out shoes. And then he took out more shoes. After the third time of bringing out shoes he looked in the box. He asked me if the box had anything else in it. I said yes a couple of purses and a belt or two. He had already taken those out. Then yes, the rest is shoes. The box was a speaker box. The really big speakers for a stereo. The next question was whether or not I wore them all. Not at the same time, but yes. I like options.

We lived with my brother in law for awhile and he had a dog. That dog was the biggest pain in the butt you could ever imagine. She was always getting off her chain and roaming the neighborhood. And she liked to chew my shoes. But only my left shoe. I had to replace more shoes tahn I care to count because of that dog. And some of them I really liked, darn it. But shopping for the replacement was fun.

If I ever feel down, I like to go shoe shopping. But I don't like to go where they wait on you, because I might not actually be buying anything. I wouldn't like to get their hopes up for nothing. I just like to try on shoes that I probably wouldn't ever wear. I like to try on shoes with really high heels. And I love almost anything in a boot or a wedge. I don't like a long, pointy toe. I prefer a soft, round toe, but I don't mind a square toe. I like a great sneaker with just the right amount of lift in the arch. Heaven on my feet.

One of my greatest joys is having a new outfit and no shoes to go with it. That means the hunt is on. I know the best places to go for sneakers, or heels, or funky, or whatever. Usually, hubby stays home with the kids for that trip. It is high energy, low stress and all kinds of fun. It's hard to keep up with me when I'm in power mode.

I have been looking for a pair of shoes to wear with jeans and nice pants. I have been looking for something very specific. The shoes I have are about ten years old and very out of style, but they are all I have. I have a brown pair and a black pair. I've been looking for a shoe that laces up like a dress shoe, but has a heel. I would like to have a brown pair and a black pair. And last month I finally saw it in the Penney's ad. But it was still more than I can afford.

Now Target and Payless both have it. The one at Payless has more of a patent leather look, while the ones at Target are a little sexier. My dilemma is this. The one at Target is $6 more than the one at Payless. And because they don't have it at the one at our mall, I have a $3 off coupon if I go to another Payless. I know what I should do, but that isn't what I want to do. And I've tried on the ones at Target and they are so comfortable. And sexy. They just made me want to take my hubby around the corner and do things that are so not appropriate in the middle of Target. You can guess which ones hubby wants me to get.

Shoes are the thing that makes me happy. If we won the lottery, we would have to build a closet just for my shoes. I love for my kids to have lots of shoes. I love for my hubby to have lots of shoes. Hubby says he always had two maybe three pairs of shoes. He has six now. He says he never had that many shoes before. You never know when you need a good pair of shoes. The big girl is now only a size smaller then me. That means my shoe wardrobe is about to double. I think on that happy thought it's time to say good night!