Boots

I found boots! After four years the search is finally over! The four pairs that I previously blogged about were boot overload. Having not loved any of them, they were all returned. I had given up. I was done. No more searching. I was resigned to never owning boots. And then I went to Kohls. And even though I have looked there before, even though I have looked there three times already this season, I had to stop when I passed the shoe department. I took a quick spin and saw them. They are a rich brown, with cute buckles and a heel. The heel was a point against them, but when I tried them on they didn't swallow my nonexistent calves! They actually worked fairly well. I was excitedly trying on a second pair to compare sizes, and had just decided to go with the original 8s, when someone took them from me! She walked up as I was trying them on and took the box at my feet....So, I fought her for them. She was puny. She didn't stand a chance. Okay...what really happened, as I stood there with my mouth agape, assessing how scrappy I thought she might be, I managed to have a reasonable discussion with her explaining how I needed the pair in her hands. Turns out she was settling for the wrong size. I told her the display boot was in her size and they surely had the matching boot in the back and would sell them to her (shocking concept, I know) as a pair. She asked, they retrieved, and I walked away with the boots! I wore them out on Saturday night. They were cute! I got compliments! They hurt like hell! I am still calling this one a victory.