Boots, boots, & boots

Everyone is always talking about the weather.  ALWAYS.  Every time I  go on Facebook, six out of eight people's status talks about the weather (I love making up statistics).  Monday everyone said it was so cold they didn't want to go to work, last week everyone wanted a snow day, but everyone HATED shoveling.  I don't know why people always feel the need to talk about the weather, we all know what is going on out there, we are all living in it.  You know a conversation has really bit the dust when someone brings up the weather; why must we talk about the obvious?  Unless you are Helen Keller locked inside a room that is air controlled, we all know what is going on outside our window.

Once at a Christmas party, my two cousins and I started talking about shoveling and how much we hated it.  In about five minutes, all thirty people were talking about the snow, who shoveled what, rock salt, the traffic, car accidents caused by snow, etc. Sadly, this is probably the most normal topic my mother's side of the family has ever talked about.

The last thing I will say about people talking about the weather: WHY ARE YOU SO SURPRISED BY THE ELEMENTS??? THIS IS THE NORTHEAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I would be pissed if I lived in Florida and it was snowing; now that is something to talk about!

I said to one of my friends that some days I wake up and know that I am going to be an idiot, like no matter what I say or do, I will screw something up.  Today was one of those days.

I will start here, I am a sales person, so I cannot always say that I am 100% honest (but I am still an angel!), but I am very disappointed with my Marc Jacob boots.  There are TWO rips in them!! One in the rubber lining on the calf and on the baby toe of my left boot.  I have not worn these boots more than 15 times since I have bought them.  When I find some time, I will be writing to Mr. Jacobs himself.  I am now on the prowl for a pair of rain boots, if you can recommend any, please let me know.

So because these purplicous boots are damaged, I did not know what to wear to work.  As much as we all love them, we know Uggs are more of a hassle than help when it snows.  Uggs do not have any traction and get soaked in under five minutes - so you will either fall or lose a toe due to frostbite; it really is your choice.  I decided to randomly put on a pair of boots that were in my back hallway, I did not know who the boots belonged to, but I wore them anyways.  Finders keepers; I needed something to keep me safe and warm on my journey to work!

Here is why I am an idiot, I knew that these boots were a little too big the second I put them on. I really did not care.  It took me about five minutes on the walk to the train to realize A.  I looked like a girl with massive feet B.  I still did not know whose boots I was wearing C.  The shoes were so big I had them on the wrong feet and they still fit comfortably.  When I got to work, my coworkers made fun of me.  I was basically just riding the hot mess express train, and usually I do on a weekly basis.

After work, I waddled over to my sister's basketball game (Go Framingham Ram's!) where my mother met me with a pair of boots that actually fit me.  Here are the evil, size 13 (I am not sure if this is the actual size) boots I thought fit me today:

This picture does not even do them justice,  I made my mom put the boot next to her head to show that they were bigger than her head, but she will not let me put her face on here.  I do not think she understands this could be her big break to becoming the blond super star she always wanted to be.

While I have been trashing boots, I now need to confess that I LOVE BOOTS.  They are warm (when they are made correctly), sexy, look good with just about anything (when worn the right way), and some are comfortable.  Being the compulsive shopper that I am, I stopped by Nine West before work on Monday --yes, when it was -2 degrees.  I have been looking for a pair of flat leather boots that went up to my knees and I have FINALLY found them!!  The boots were only $70 too, Nine West is having a kickass sale.  The name of these boots Sitcom, I do not know why, they do not remind me of a sitcom.  I saw a really cute pair of booties for $35 too.  This cold weather is going to be around for a couple of more months...if you are looking for a new pair of stylish maybe not the warmest boots - go to Nine West.  Here is what these lovely boots look like:

I do not think this picture does these boots justice, but you could wear these with a skirt, dress, leggings, jeans, really anything!  I am in love and highly recommend. http://www.ninewest.com/Sitcom/5518113,default,pd.html?cgid=4216631&itemNum=24&variantSizeClass=&variantColor=BLACKLE

On another note, WELCOME BACK PERKINS!!!  We have really missed you!  Like I have said before, I do not talk sports, but I cannot wait for the rest of the Celtics season with Perkins playing!

Who would mess with him!?

I promise more frequent blog entries :)  Happy Hump Day!