Shoe Shopping

I had an AWESOME weekend!<br /><br />The birthday celebration continued!  I had a shoe-shopping date with my friend Margie Friday afternoon.  I've found that as the weight has started to come off, I care more and more about the way I look.  I want to look <i>nice</i>, not just presentable.  I could have a nice outfit on, but then the shoes I've paired with it are all wrong, making the whole ensemble look terrible.<br /><br />Not anymore! <br /><br />In very recent history, I've had some amazing luck at Payless with their flats.  This time around, I was in search of sandals for summer, and sandals I did find!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTd_v8d54CHU1YulbAjkRpwNo1SG5hdMV0C-RR0ObQ-4Z7hYZnBJcVWAIu0ou0B6JAwM4VAKO2tz9v-1rNhNal93l3M4PKI4FcTofIjdnL6lPU1zdxOuYpvA2xbqLNl1Ck3pwOml-N_8s/s1600/gold+shoe+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTd_v8d54CHU1YulbAjkRpwNo1SG5hdMV0C-RR0ObQ-4Z7hYZnBJcVWAIu0ou0B6JAwM4VAKO2tz9v-1rNhNal93l3M4PKI4FcTofIjdnL6lPU1zdxOuYpvA2xbqLNl1Ck3pwOml-N_8s/s400/gold+shoe+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyiKU-ftY5G38OL0M7WkRyKEdHdHh23RAT9S3nKfSeJd4dY9OEDhJC0IsJg7d-P388D5r9Dt7i3Cxut1cNfmwU_6fgMkIo9sHU56z9i85NZaxs3PXBYxoAmEc8s9Htgm2K55VUxEGY3Q/s1600/gold+shoe+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyiKU-ftY5G38OL0M7WkRyKEdHdHh23RAT9S3nKfSeJd4dY9OEDhJC0IsJg7d-P388D5r9Dt7i3Cxut1cNfmwU_6fgMkIo9sHU56z9i85NZaxs3PXBYxoAmEc8s9Htgm2K55VUxEGY3Q/s400/gold+shoe+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Margie and I both had HUGE success at Payless - so cheap but so cute!  We even bought a few of the same pairs - you cannot deny a great steal in both style and price.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8yV1U0JkOALmLSMpjfgJWr4i0tGbhsY1HzmuxeR0FnMbkDi5YdZsp0OSlcKgjwLpipvbBk5BSAjxnTr8Z3Yaef0KNtrdXLmqQqLef4ozwsMjsfDuc_b-CXc9K8lBh2MZ38eVEoqZ5Ts/s1600/brown+sandal+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8yV1U0JkOALmLSMpjfgJWr4i0tGbhsY1HzmuxeR0FnMbkDi5YdZsp0OSlcKgjwLpipvbBk5BSAjxnTr8Z3Yaef0KNtrdXLmqQqLef4ozwsMjsfDuc_b-CXc9K8lBh2MZ38eVEoqZ5Ts/s400/brown+sandal+1.jpg" width="360" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGs1DQVh6cGIhD8ZrTQB4NoX-fvVQ4Su5MWskSD9VCx-dJ5SLYIIbrld-X_zdgzkOPJUVb_X84bxBsKQ9heLbq7RuoCUmUblw7b3DcUQaw5835R3U9enWtIQWbEVDCLj4fVQlri8ZOJ8/s1600/brown+sandal+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGs1DQVh6cGIhD8ZrTQB4NoX-fvVQ4Su5MWskSD9VCx-dJ5SLYIIbrld-X_zdgzkOPJUVb_X84bxBsKQ9heLbq7RuoCUmUblw7b3DcUQaw5835R3U9enWtIQWbEVDCLj4fVQlri8ZOJ8/s400/brown+sandal+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Alas, brown was not enough.  I needed silver as well.  I did not, however, need Charles to be munching on the price tag.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMhRCJayOsHqhyphenhyphenWtjMFjfc2azeUaPsYS0LS1ZdNyHGwDkYQrbh_Jn5ap-g2F9zUFWttYRU0YoS47hdjL3Le3BelW44CCiqeo0IhkidRSY2bRbuXB-gOHNaD7tCtP4GmaZD7qeMG9qyMgE/s1600/silver+sandal+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMhRCJayOsHqhyphenhyphenWtjMFjfc2azeUaPsYS0LS1ZdNyHGwDkYQrbh_Jn5ap-g2F9zUFWttYRU0YoS47hdjL3Le3BelW44CCiqeo0IhkidRSY2bRbuXB-gOHNaD7tCtP4GmaZD7qeMG9qyMgE/s400/silver+sandal+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />A hardcore lover of purple, I had to get these:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKVSLli6QP41FjNMLv4jbUWexGPk-PGRBeW8WzMw2mn7_Kxcv9CzkXEOPakeDi7Y4vp1WKIcMv8-iZPFtC_Q3AapnhOQp6BSPAf1BWjr6S1qG6zB1mcZP9vQEowfQEEaQMz2q3tuLsH4/s1600/purple+sandal+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKVSLli6QP41FjNMLv4jbUWexGPk-PGRBeW8WzMw2mn7_Kxcv9CzkXEOPakeDi7Y4vp1WKIcMv8-iZPFtC_Q3AapnhOQp6BSPAf1BWjr6S1qG6zB1mcZP9vQEowfQEEaQMz2q3tuLsH4/s400/purple+sandal+1.jpg" width="363" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">they look silver here, but trust me!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHyOO9U5ftHYP57v1XlTXTFOBe1zkvMlg_BMC0K_S1IlegKFuj-40fbujZG4NhVSGkIHh9-eRaFg3SExWHBhnFBR3Kzt0PnSkgjx8Uhmj3-8jmmWlzybzNWHTim6CSvrLnbKuuHTRZN0/s1600/purple+sandal+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHyOO9U5ftHYP57v1XlTXTFOBe1zkvMlg_BMC0K_S1IlegKFuj-40fbujZG4NhVSGkIHh9-eRaFg3SExWHBhnFBR3Kzt0PnSkgjx8Uhmj3-8jmmWlzybzNWHTim6CSvrLnbKuuHTRZN0/s400/purple+sandal+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I won't deny that I'm going to be using this shoe shopping experience to buy some matching clothes, especially for those yellow numbers.  And yes, when I find something I like, I just tend to buy one in every color.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj986dKjqjHnpZZDBav7L-Sq7r74A7qiTsWEtFLlvd1HNrbW-qn1bY4yJySpDhfvm2acdcCpOleNIkBSn8PJsPC1INfnHyGSKCUzFSsZ0uXUKg4rc6gtifLh5ehnduLe0RVfBghuYuiW2s/s1600/shoe+group.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj986dKjqjHnpZZDBav7L-Sq7r74A7qiTsWEtFLlvd1HNrbW-qn1bY4yJySpDhfvm2acdcCpOleNIkBSn8PJsPC1INfnHyGSKCUzFSsZ0uXUKg4rc6gtifLh5ehnduLe0RVfBghuYuiW2s/s400/shoe+group.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />We later continued our shoe shopping at <a href="http://www.dsw.com/" target="_blank">DSW</a>, where the shoes are again, very cute, but much more pricey.  This time, I was searching for a summer walking shoe.  I walk a lot to/from work and I like to get outside during my lunch hour for a stroll.  My feet tend to regulate the temperature of the rest of my body, and I knew for summertime walking I wanted something a little more substantial than a flip-flop, but not quite as restricting/claustrophobic as a traditional tennis-shoe.<br /><br />Enter the Barefoot Designs J-41 shoe!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84SgJpcG-mneYQr3g2C9nAW6x0_lXBx0RbGK_2uYGOJS7ig5g8Bjxl8iSAV_Arxi3pPs1A2zqVjsRTvYpUaZzL30kIE05EVEvQdkH6Y8wFMmuaKMEqqqg8T4NjcKPSStj2Kei6e-lbU0/s1600/summer+walking+shoe+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84SgJpcG-mneYQr3g2C9nAW6x0_lXBx0RbGK_2uYGOJS7ig5g8Bjxl8iSAV_Arxi3pPs1A2zqVjsRTvYpUaZzL30kIE05EVEvQdkH6Y8wFMmuaKMEqqqg8T4NjcKPSStj2Kei6e-lbU0/s400/summer+walking+shoe+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charles is always there when you <i>don't</i> want him to be!</td></tr></tbody></table>With the help of Margie's keen shoe-shopping eye, I was able to snag these babies and they are EXACTLY what I was looking for!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijV3l7f3BwLlIYcIKb9ovlElGOi87tkyBT81nx5UMxo8OiKvU-528Btp5shkqLVIYbelpUu_ZrG2CZqmKuyfkNloqDS13UyB-7C_kMT5jHVZVBJ9__MzxwM0_XlEEcum3UFYeoGidx0w8/s1600/summer+walking+shoe+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijV3l7f3BwLlIYcIKb9ovlElGOi87tkyBT81nx5UMxo8OiKvU-528Btp5shkqLVIYbelpUu_ZrG2CZqmKuyfkNloqDS13UyB-7C_kMT5jHVZVBJ9__MzxwM0_XlEEcum3UFYeoGidx0w8/s400/summer+walking+shoe+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />As for an end to an already perfect Friday, later on we went to see Titanic 3D with our neighbors.  I love Titanic, but I have to admit that once they hit that iceberg my love for the movie quickly declines.  Even though I KNOW what happens, I'm still on edge for the remainder of it all.  I'm glad we went to see it though - the 3D offered a cool perspective.<br /><br /><b style="color: #674ea7;">Do you ever shop at Payless?  </b><b style="color: #674ea7;">Where is your favorite place to buy cheap, stylish shoes?</b>

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I had an AWESOME weekend! The birthday celebration continued!  I had a shoe-shopping date with my friend Margie Friday afternoon.  I've ...

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