Grown-up Shoes

Yo-yo! It's been awhile since I posted--seems like that's the case for everyone, though. It's a bit of a bummer because that's how I check up on folks. My brother tells me I should get back on AIM, but that's awfully dangerous/tempting to have available at work. We'll see.

What's new with me? Work is going along pretty well (don't jinx it!) and I'm making some headway there. Wedding stuff is at a lull, which will assuredly change when I go home for Christmas. Cake tastin', flower pickin', music hearin'. . . you name it, baby, we got it on our itinerary.

Currently I'm trying to get a new used car. I love my lil' silver honda civic, but it's at 112,500 miles, and it's only going to be worth less the more I hold onto it. Further, I'm going to be driving both to WV and upstate NY, and a civic is just not as snow-friendly as I'd like. SO, this weekend I checked out a 2001 Honda CR-V, which is pretty cute and it's built on the same chassis (sp?) as the Honda Civic, so aside from being a taller ride, it's pretty much the same sort of vehicle (plus all-wheel drive and more cargo area). And it's red, which would be neat!

But of course car shopping requires haggling. I'm getting better at it, and part of me really enjoys it, but it's still exhausting. We'll see how it turns out. Worst case scenario, I'll buy my Civic new tires and maybe invest in a tune-up. She's a good little car.

As a reward for my test-drive/bargaining on Saturday, I went shopping all Sunday afternoon. This meant I went to Marshalls and tried on anything I wanted to, and whittled it down to what I could actually USE. I've got two bridal showers to attend over christmas break, and for work I live in jeans. So, I now own a pair of black and a pair of grey dress slacks. I got an amber-colored jersey-knit top on clearance (I love the color and it sort of wraps and drapes). Finally, after watching about a billion episodes of "What Not to Wear" on TLC, I decided to invest in some pointy-toed heels. Typically, this is so not me (especially since I have really long toes that don't really form a point). However, every freakin' episode of WNTW I watch they are telling ladies to try out the pointy toe, because it lengthens your legs. So I tried on a bunch and found some actual comfortablish ones on sale.

I'm blogging this because it was a weird milestone, in my book. I've never liked shoes all that much, and I've only recently experimented with heels much recently. And I must say, although the pointy toe looks kindof funny on the display shelf, they looked pretty sexy on mine feet. Sexy in a grown-up classy sort of way.

It all makes me wish I made more money. I love clothes and shoes, and it bugs me to have to dress prepared to be bleached or stained on a daily basis. I wish I could afford exactly the car I want, and I wish I could be putting money away for savings and vacations and car repairs and travel home. I would love to have a house or a condo instead of our apartment--room for parties and maybe even a dog or some cats! I'm just making ends meet right now. But at least I could afford to make ends meet in some sophisticated shoes. It's a start :)