tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12274188821483040402024-02-06T20:18:58.290-08:00Lissa's Shoe BoxLissa Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584911371004698510noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227418882148304040.post-55752703909714354502014-04-26T14:55:00.002-07:002014-04-26T14:55:42.591-07:00PurgeI went through a huge closet purge that involved getting rid of around 40 tops, 10 skirts/pants, and 30 pairs of shoes. Between removing anything that I really hadn't worn since we moved to New York and accepting that I will probably never get back to the same size/shape that I was before having babies, there was a lot that needed to go. <br />
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I also got rid of a few pairs of shoes that were a little bit painful to
wear. When I was working at a desk all day, I could wear shoes that
pinched a bit and it was fine, but now that I don't have the luxury of
sitting all the time, it just doesn't work so well!<br />
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So here's a run-down of what a got rid of (because I know you're dying to see).<br />
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A great purchase from Forever Young shoes. My favorite part (which you can't really see in the picture) is the pink polka dots on the inside of the shoes. So cute!<br />
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I got these from Zappos.com after getting the same style in a bright
green. They're so beautiful and came in so many great colors, I just
had to get another pair! (Unfortunately, in the great clothing purge, I got rid of the few things I had that actually matched this so it seemed silly to hold on to them.)<br />
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I got these for super cheap at Payless (something like $7). The snake print is so unique and fun!<br />
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I got these at Mervyn's in the summer of 2008 (I miss that place...they use to have some really cute shoes). I love me a good espadrille!<br />
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Also from Mervyn's. These shoes are what really got me going with fun colors of shoes.<br />
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I had been looking for red heels for a while and finally found these at Mervyn's. (What did I tell you about Mervyn's having great shoes?) <br />
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These are handmade shoes from Chile that I got in high school to go with one of my formal dresses.<br />
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I got these to go with a dress I bought to wear at Severin's cousin Kristin's wedding. <br />
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These are the first slingbacks I ever bought. I went shopping with my sister Janae specifically looking for sling backs and t-straps. I found these at Payless--I especially love the floral print on the bottom. These shoes always had a bit of a 70's vibe for me (am I crazy?) which I thought was fun.<br />
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I went to see Mamma Mia! with my friend Lia while Severin and Lia's husband, Peter, saw The Dark Knight. We got out before they did so we did some shopping and I picked these up at Payless.<br />
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Found these on clearance at JC Penney and loved them immediately (I love a unique shoe). Luckily, I came home and actually had things I could wear them with!<br />
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I really don't remember where/when/why I got these shoes....but they're cute! :)<br />
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Got these from Payless on the shopping trip with Janae when I was looking for
t-straps and slingbacks. They were my first pair of t-straps.<br />
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Got these at Payless back at the beginning of my pumps phase. Don't you
love that little cutout flower on the inside? Sometimes the cutest part
about shoes is the inside. Too bad nobody else sees it!<br />
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Another pair of handmade shoes from Chile. I got these to wear with my green formal that I wore for my high school graduation.<br />
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I got these at Charlotte Russe. I was looking for a strappy, "sexy" pair of heels. Ta da!<br />
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I found these on clearance at Kohl's a few days before we got married.<br />
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I got these at Ross when I went shopping for a college graduation outfit.<br />
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Got these on clearance at Mervyn's. They have been well loved!<br />
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Also a Mervyn's clearance find. Who doesn't love a leopard print shoe? (Rhetorical question.)<br />
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Also on Mervyn's clearance (surprise). I loved the fun color.<br />
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After I got pregnant with Hamilton, I wanted to get some more low heel/flat options so I went to Payless and found several great pairs, including these.<br />
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A few years ago I spent some birthday money on a few new pairs of shoes at Charlotte Russe. I just loved the bright color of these (and I happened to have a jacket and a purse that matched).<br />
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Another pair from the birthday trip to Charlotte Russe. The color plus the pattern made these hard to say no to!<br />
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Another pair from the Charlotte Russe birthday shopping trip. So bright and happy!<br />
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My other brown flats were getting a little worn so I got these at DSW Shoes.<br />
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When I got my new job with BYU Athletics, Severin took me shopping to celebrate and I
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I got these ones from shoebuy.com. So many great things about them--I loved the straps/buckles on the side, the snakeskin pattern, and all the different colors.<br />
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Part of my first purchase from shiekshoes.com. <br />
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<span class="Lkb">From Justfab.com...I had been wanting a pair of light pink heels for a while and finally found these.</span><br />
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Lissa Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584911371004698510noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227418882148304040.post-61689664770375829292013-07-23T13:23:00.001-07:002013-07-23T13:23:47.433-07:00The Return of the FlatI've updated my slideshow with a few pairs of new shoes (from Christmas and my birthday...NYC budget doesn't much allow for just-for-fun shoe purchases). You'll notice a stark contrast between my newest pairs and most of my other pairs, namely heel height (or lack thereof). As I suspected/feared, high heels just really aren't that practical for city living. I walk almost everywhere I go, and I'm usually pushing a double stroller too. And as much as I love heels, I really don't want to walk 20 blocks in them on a regular basis.<br />
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Come to find out, despite having what some people would call a ridiculous number of shoes, what i don't have a lot of are sandals or open-toed shoes that are flat, a.k.a. good for walking. As the weather warmed up here I was not loving the idea of wearing socks/closed-toed shoes all the time so I used some birthday money to get a couple pairs of basic sandals. This may have to become a tradition as long as we live here!<br />
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Now I know some of you are feeling bad for all my high heels that never get worn anymore (I would be if I were you). Never fear, I still wear them. Of course, not nearly as often as I did before. Mostly just for church (and even then, I wear flats to walk to and from church and only change to heels when I get there), but every once in a while I will wear them around the house if I know I don't have to go anywhere far that day. I do miss them sometimes, but there is a time and a season for everything, right?Lissa Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584911371004698510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227418882148304040.post-34514402787266882852012-10-27T12:03:00.001-07:002012-10-27T13:41:39.404-07:00Moving to NYCWe have now been in NYC for a couple weeks. Throughout the moving process, I have had to force myself to make some tough choices about getting rid of stuff. I'm not a hoarder by any means, but I do have a hard time getting rid of things sometimes. So we got rid of quite of bit of stuff before we left, but it was mostly household items--I did not really do much with my clothes and shoes. Once we got here and started moving things in, I had to face the hard truth that I just had too much to fit in our closet (even though it is a walk-in). I knew in my heart of hearts that this would probably end up happening, but it was just too hard to get rid of things until I really faced the reality.<br />
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So as I filled the closet, I made myself get rid of things that I really just don't wear that much anymore, or I know I won't wear much at all now that I'm a stay-at-home mom instead of a working girl, or that are similar enough to other things in my closet that I can live without them. So I have reduced my total number of shoes from 108 to 94 (I know 94 is still a lot, but hey, I'm still me). These are the ones I'm getting rid of:<br />
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I got these ones from Payless probably 8 years ago or so and was totally in love with them for a long time. Something about them gave me kind of 70's vibe that I thought was super fun. One of the straps broke a few years ago and I actually bothered to have it repaired instead of just throwing them out because I like them that much. But they have started feeling a little clunky and I just don't wear them much anymore so it was time to go.<br />
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These are handmade shoes from Chile that I got in high school to go with one of my prom dresses. It is a nice heel height to have around, but I just don't find myself needing silver shoes all that often these days.</div>
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These flip-flops are so soft and comfy! Unfortunately, I really don't have much clothing in these bright colors so I don't have anything that I really wear them with.</div>
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Back before my shoe collection really became what it is today, I just needed a basic pair of black church shoes so I got these. As I went through looking for ways to downsize, I did have to wonder how many pairs of plain black heels one person really needs so these had to go.<br />
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I bought these in high school (almost 12 years ago) to wear to a semi-formal dance. I loved them for SO long that even though I haven't worn them for a couple years, I was having a hard time letting them go. It is finally time.<br />
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I called these my Cinderella shoes. I got them to wear with my bridesmaid's dress for my sister's wedding. The dress was actually REALLY cute, but was a little bit short for me to wear comfortably so I sadly got rid of it. I have a similar pair of white open-toed shoes, so I had to choose one to get rid of.<br />
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I got these at Forever Young shoes (oh how I miss that place!) when I was just beginning to get into pumps. Similar to the black shoes I talked about earlier, I had to wonder how many pairs of plain brown heels I really needed so these hit the chopping block.<br />
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I got these at Walmart because they were just a fun color and good for wearing to the pool and such, but I don't love the rubber strap and I've just kind of stopped wearing them.<br />
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I got these when I was doing my student teaching (more than 5 years ago, if you can believe that) because I needed a good mid-size heel to wear with pants. Now I have several options and these just don't get chosen often enough to warrant keeping them around.<br />
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Pretty much the same story as the ones above, but the brown version.<br />
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These were one of my more brave purchases, back before I really had many pairs of colorful shoes. I still think they are super cute, but I have never worn them much (and one of the dresses that I did wear them with I am also getting rid of).</div>
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I got these on clearance at DSW shoes because I needed a fairly flat pair of black shoes. I have since found other ones I like better and basically stopped wearing these.</div>
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I got these at Charlotte Russe (they have some SUPER cute shoes). I was looking for red heels and not having much luck, so I got these espadrilles instead. I have since purchased a couple pairs of red heels and the color on these has been faded a bit by the sun, so after much debate I finally decided I had to let go.</div>
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So those are the ones to go. Now that we living in the big city and spending ridiculous amounts of money on rent, I probably won't be able to get new shoes nearly as much. But I do have a new goal that anytime I get something new, I have to get rid of something I already have. We'll see if I'm actually able to do that! :)</div>
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Lissa Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584911371004698510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227418882148304040.post-70014125249484016632012-03-19T10:15:00.011-07:002012-03-22T08:39:45.210-07:00High Heels Are My Achilles HeelI know, that title is super dorky, but I just couldn't resist.<br /><br />As I mentioned (or jabbered on about) in my last post, I have a serious lack of practical shoes. Since that post, I have purchased 4 new pairs of shoes and they all had at least a 4 inch heel (as a side note on that, check out the updated slideshow below). I keep telling myself that if I'm going to buy shoes, I need to buy more flats or at least shorter heels--ones that I could actually walk around in all day--but when I get on a website and start looking at shoes, logic seems to go out the window. All the high-heeled shoes are just so stinking pretty!! I mean, look at this picture I found on google:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraKjI_uSvpgFLpoD0cI8Mvzq9HWyBCQ3J1RVbptu9mqD6RlydfGAXkoNC1nv8r_ypXLvdhHkAKmgLE3hPwgOOFl57IM6hiWzin8xvE-FJ8ZJ8IolqFlsocEp3P5GA2I_M7nJwS-zTWTDu/s1600/vs.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraKjI_uSvpgFLpoD0cI8Mvzq9HWyBCQ3J1RVbptu9mqD6RlydfGAXkoNC1nv8r_ypXLvdhHkAKmgLE3hPwgOOFl57IM6hiWzin8xvE-FJ8ZJ8IolqFlsocEp3P5GA2I_M7nJwS-zTWTDu/s320/vs.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722746509108777458" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br />Yeah, those flats are cute. But look at those heels. Va-va-voom! And they're not even a fun design or color.<br /><br />I've heard some people talk about how high heels just objectify women and such other nonsense. You can feel that way if you want, but I don't. When I'm walking around in my high heels, I just feel good. Not only do I feel like I look good, but I feel good about myself all around. I feel like I can do anything (except maybe walk up the 2 large flights of stairs to my office...the elevator is my friend). I feel empowered! I start walking around all sassy-like thinking "Man, I am so awesome. I am like the most awesome person in the world." Okay, maybe not that extreme, but I do feel pretty great. It also doesn't hurt that heels do so much more for your legs than flats.<br /><br />So I guess the emotional high is why, when I see a cute high heel, my brain turns to mush and instead of thinking about how I really don't need any more high heels in my soon-to-be New York City life, I just drool and click "Add to cart." Whoops.<br /><br />I did buy several pairs of more practical shoes when I was pregnant because as much as I really wanted to keep wearing all my awesome shoes, the extra 30 pounds and increased lack of balance really weren't letting that happen. (Increased lack? Does that even make sense?) My point is that I clearly am <span style="font-style: italic;">capable</span> of buying practical shoes if it becomes a matter of necessity. It's just not nearly as fun. And somehow I feel like I'm not getting as much for my money. I know that is probably weird/ridiculous, but seriously. When I compare a pair of heels for $50 to a pair of flats for $50, the flats just seem like a rip-off. There is so much less shoe there! Kind of the same philosophy that leads me to buy 4 pairs of $20 shoes rather than 1 pair of $80 shoes. Why would I spend x amount of money on flats when I can spend the same amount and get an amazing pair of heels? I feel like flats should cost about half as much as heels. Really, does anybody else feel that way or am I totally on my own here?<br /><br />On top of all that, I feel like heels just make an outfit look so much more put together. They are more professional, more composed, more sophisticated and refined. Perhaps this harks back to my not-so-secret wish that our society was less casual sometimes. I kind of long for the days when you got dressed up to fly and housewives walked around in dresses, heels, and pearls. Obviously there are many parts of the 50's and 60's that I am glad we left behind, or have at least tried to leave behind, like the racial inequality or the lack of seat belts. Or even on a purely superficial level, the black and white televisions and lack of cell phones. But I can't help watching shows like Mad Men and Pan Am (don't judge) and wishing that we were a little classier.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsxxSZk9ZUrkLqNTZXOvNu832D949026fNg6bnZaw0r3QNcqyqTIhu3KbcjWfsVk3GIZAmJmxn35j2nB0lARzYlgNoLCJooYTAaggL-B4wCIz391n6utqC1FJBJM1S5cCshucxpDmTpoC/s1600/class.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsxxSZk9ZUrkLqNTZXOvNu832D949026fNg6bnZaw0r3QNcqyqTIhu3KbcjWfsVk3GIZAmJmxn35j2nB0lARzYlgNoLCJooYTAaggL-B4wCIz391n6utqC1FJBJM1S5cCshucxpDmTpoC/s320/class.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722746502763431842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Like this lovely lady featured on the <a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/1486_couture/exhibHighBarSuit1.php">V&A</a> website. Doesn't she just embody class and sophistication? Also, I'm sad that we don't wear hats anymore. Can somebody bring that back please? I will volunteer to learn millinery. I told my husband the other day that I want to be British royalty just so I can wear beautiful hats and not look silly.<br /><br />Ha. When I started this post I was merely intending to explain my incredible weakness for all things high-heeled. Who knew it would lead me to my apparent issue with modern "casualness" (better called laziness or sloppiness most of the time) and my love of hats. Actually, I could probably write a whole separate post about hats...I have so much more to say on that topic! I guess you just never know what you're going to get here.<br /></div></div>Lissa Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584911371004698510noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227418882148304040.post-31885001621380892092012-01-06T14:54:00.001-08:002012-03-19T11:24:44.381-07:00Shoe ConundrumWell so it's been a while. Lest you think I've lost my love for shoes (how tragic would that be?), make sure to check out the slideshow and see the several new pairs I've purchased since my last update.<br /><br />I've run into an interesting conundrum lately. Come this fall, we will be moving to New York City and I will go from being a working girl to being a stay-at-home mom. So the issue at hand is that as a stay-at-home mom in NYC, I'm just not sure I see myself wearing all of these 3, 4, and 5 inch heels that I have. I mean, obviously there will be times here and there, but it will not be an every day thing like it is now--especially since we won't have a car and I will be doing a lot more walking.<br /><br />So do I start buying more "practical" shoes now? Which brings up a whole other issue in that we are trying to live more frugally now since NYC will be super costly so my shoe purchases are going to have to decrease, at least for a little while. What does one wear around New York when you don't have practical shoes?? And why is it that "practical shoes" so often equal "ugly shoes"? I know, I know, there are lots of cute flats out there now. But still--when it really comes to good, comfortable walking shoes there aren't a lot of beautiful options out there. And let's face it, I like beautiful shoes.<br /><br />Also, do I just wear my high heels around the house everyday for nobody but myself? Do I chase my toddler around in high heels (but then change shoes if we're going somewhere because we'll have to walk wherever we're going)?<br /><br />My husband likes to tell me about all the women he has seen in NYC walking around in skirt suits and tennis shoes, like that might encourage me to be more practical. Silly man. It's like he doesn't even know me sometimes. No offense to you practical shoe people out there, but I would not be caught DEAD in a skirt and tennis shoes. I rarely wear tennis shoes as it is, but certainly not with anything other than casual clothing. I just won't do it. It looks stupid. There, I said it. You people walking around with your pantyhose and your sneakers: you look dumb. I know there are like a million of you in Manhattan and you could easily take me down, but that won't make it look like any less of a fashion faux pas. Obviously this is a hot-button topic for me.<br /><br />I know some of you out there are probably thinking, "Just wait, once you've lived there and experienced it, you will change." Ok, maybe you're right. But I really don't think you are. I have been known to change my mind in the past, but this is one area where I just don't see that happening. At least not in the near future. I mean, maybe when I'm an old lady stuff like that just won't matter that much anymore (I don't get why that happens, but it totally does). But for the foreseeable future, don't count on it.<br /><br />So next time you're in New York (after September 2012), come by and see me and admire my shoe collection--you may be the only person in NYC that gets to enjoy it. Or maybe you'll find out that I'm braving the streets in my heels for the amusement of others. Who knows.<br /><br />Well that's enough of a rant for now. By the way, I'm open to suggestions on how to handle this NYC shoe thing.Lissa Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584911371004698510noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227418882148304040.post-77188398761974909812011-03-31T22:00:00.000-07:002011-04-01T10:43:03.509-07:00Shoe PhilosophyI've been thinking about my philosophy on shoes lately...there are a lot of different philosophies out there, but I think there are two main categories that really influence your individual philosophy: cost versus quality and comfort versus fashion. I've used my incredible artistic and computer graphic skills to create the charts below to demonstrate my point (click on each one to see it larger).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrKkLetIywxpB488l52ui7BThUwoS_oBHCQLnY3Cw9YSqhhuRVP3fEnKAj18ffL_NVQZ7pVJvLIS6fn5_46hSGFc73DLOLHwImuF-Mp4fS78YJHoNiI-SHz5xip_EG4NR9d60kcATFp46x/s1600/Cost-Quality+scale.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrKkLetIywxpB488l52ui7BThUwoS_oBHCQLnY3Cw9YSqhhuRVP3fEnKAj18ffL_NVQZ7pVJvLIS6fn5_46hSGFc73DLOLHwImuF-Mp4fS78YJHoNiI-SHz5xip_EG4NR9d60kcATFp46x/s320/Cost-Quality+scale.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590669434372099090" border="0" /></a>On the cost/quality scale, I would probably say I'm about a 2 or 3. I mean, hey--I wouldn't be able to have 90+ pairs of shoes otherwise. It's hard for me to spend over $100 on one pair of shoes (not that I haven't done it before) when I know I could get 3 or 4 pairs for the same amount somewhere else.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6D0IHpzcuS3l7iuc4V6ItCLILuF7YRHyzR6xveJGiYdUFW16rgfgMaBG8_3w6xmvasAuq9_nasRXRD86xOkWvnVZkAxvbyyPbv5Ihk-9DZEibzkNIX4s10iR-2bbMA0VkBlsv37t_jUAb/s1600/comfort-fashion.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6D0IHpzcuS3l7iuc4V6ItCLILuF7YRHyzR6xveJGiYdUFW16rgfgMaBG8_3w6xmvasAuq9_nasRXRD86xOkWvnVZkAxvbyyPbv5Ihk-9DZEibzkNIX4s10iR-2bbMA0VkBlsv37t_jUAb/s320/comfort-fashion.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590669439224276082" border="0" /></a>On the comfort/fashion scale I'm probably about an 8 or 9. Which if you think about it, you kind of have to be if you're a 2 or 3 on the comfort/quality scale. Cheap shoes aren't always made to be super comfortable--I guess it costs too much to make them cute AND comfortable. <br /><br />What's interesting is that one of my sisters is practically the opposite--she wants/needs her shoes to be comfortable and she is generally willing to pay for that.<br /><br />I know it's possible to be close to a 10 on both scale cuz, hey, if you care about shoes enough to spent that kind of money on them then it's very possible that you care enough about how you look to endure a lot of pain for that look.<br /><br />What I'm curious about is if there are people out there that are close to 1 on both scales. Can you care that much about comfort and still find cheap shoes that will work for you? I guess there are people out there that are crazy good at finding incredible deals. You'd probably <span style="font-style: italic;">have </span>to be one of those people to be on the lower end of both these scales...<br /><br />Anybody care to opine? Where do you fit on the two shoe philosophy scales? Do you think there are other significant factors that I've forgotten?Lissa Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584911371004698510noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227418882148304040.post-8538093823719850592011-03-20T20:15:00.000-07:002011-03-20T20:37:36.315-07:00Buying shoes onlineSo in the last several months I have discovered several great websites for buying shoes online and thought I would share:<br /><br />1 - Zappos.com: Can be pricey, but they are generally pretty quality shoes and they have free shipping both ways. They have some of the prettiest/most fun shoes I have seen.<br /><br />2 - Shoebuy.com: Similar to Zappos--huge selection, free shipping both ways. In my experience (which is still limited) I have found some better deals at shoebuy.com, but not quite as many fun styles or colors in the price range I'm looking for. (I also posted a link for $$ off at shoebuy.com a few posts ago.)<br /><br />3 - Shoedazzle.com: An interesting concept. It is similar to those CD or DVD clubs where they send you a selection each month except it does work a little differently. At the beginning of each month, they send you an e-mail letting you know your "showroom" for the month is ready. They give you a selection of 5-10 shoes in your showroom for you to choose from. Every pair costs $39.95. You can opt out each month so you're never required to buy anything (but if you don't opt out by a certain date, they charge you the $39.95 and you get a credit on your account).<br /><br />4 - Justfab.com: Same idea as shoedazzle.com but I like having both so I get more selection options! :)<br /><br />Also, I have <span style="font-style: italic;">finally</span> updated my Current Shoes slide show below with several new pairs from the last 6 months. Look for the "New!" tag.Lissa Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584911371004698510noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227418882148304040.post-70117956858100734642011-02-11T12:36:00.000-08:002011-02-11T12:51:46.048-08:00ThoughtsI got some new shoes recently but haven't had a chance to take pictures yet...those should be coming to the slide show soon so keep an eye out.<br /><br />So I've been thinking lately that sometimes finding the perfect pair of shoes for an outfit is very complicated. You would think with 80+ pairs of shoes, you would always have the perfect pair, but let me tell you--that is not the case.<br /><br />For starters, there are so many different shades of each color...you can't just get a pair of red shoes and be good. There's dark red, candy apple red, bright red, and so many more. And red is one of the easier ones!<br /><br />And don't even get me started on heel height. With some pants you need flats, for some pants you need 2 inch heels, for some pants you need 4 inch heels. So not only do you need at least 3 shades in each color, you also need at least 3 different heel heights in each shade. Oy!<br /><br />Of course the reality is that you can't even find the shade you want half the time. If you are just looking for some fun colors of shoes, there are TONS of options out there, but if you are looking for a specific color...good luck! Especially if it's not a neutral color or red. Green seems to be a particularly difficult one to find if you want cute shoes in a particular shade. There aren't a ton of green options out there in general, so when you add in style preference and specific color wants/needs it gets very tricky.<br /><br />And if color and heel height isn't enough, sometimes you just need a particular style to really complement the outfit. So even if you have 10 (or possibly more) different pairs of black shoes, sometimes you just do not have the right style and heel height combination. Or even the right style at all.<br /><br />Ok, I don't want to seem ridiculous...I recognize that this is really not the worst problem in the world to have, but hey, we all have our trials. ;) Has anybody else experienced these issues, or is it just me??<br /><br />(Oh by the way, check out the previous post for $10 off at <span style="font-style: italic;">www.shoebuy.com</span>.)Lissa Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584911371004698510noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227418882148304040.post-43487280320258933662011-02-11T12:28:00.001-08:002011-02-11T12:28:40.119-08:00Here's $10 off at Shoebuy.com<div style='width: 300px; max-height: 234px; padding: 8px; margin: 0 auto auto 2px; overflow-y: auto;'><div style='float: right; width: 113px; height: 100px; padding: 0; margin: 0;'><a href='http://shoebuy.popularmedia.net/click/share/6f686b80-184b-012e-29ea-f269fb153929'><img src='http://www.popularmedia.net/cache/17ce4f5bf0fa8a4925058b25f1615836/15a2ff10e178db73bf05b6974b511481/invite_image.jpeg?d=20090519101629'/></a></div><div style='font: bold 12px Tahoma; color: #2f2f2f; padding: 0; margin: 0 123px 8px 0;'>"Shoes are so great! Check out this website...I just bought two pairs from it today. Awesome!"</div><div style='font: 12px Tahoma; color: #2f2f2f; padding: 0; margin: 0 123px 0 0;'>Save on shoes, accessories, handbags and apparel at Shoebuy.com. We've got something for everyone and for a limited time, you can save $10 on that special something. Valid on purchase of $50 or more.</div><div style='font: 11px Tahoma;padding: 0; margin: 8px 0;'><a style='color: #005cff;' href='http://shoebuy.popularmedia.net/click/share/6f686b80-184b-012e-29ea-f269fb153929'>View >></a></div></div>Lissa Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584911371004698510noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227418882148304040.post-71684196227448091382010-09-21T10:08:00.000-07:002010-09-21T11:33:02.387-07:00Hello, Goodbye<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">It's been a while since I've updated! I have had a pretty big turn-over in my shoe collection. I've purchased several new pairs since last time (see the slideshow at the bottom of the page and look out for the "NEW!" tags) and decided to finally get rid of all these shoes...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nS0MGmVN8iFElgtspi7hl-OgISm2QzHXWSJAhfnnpUtGMjoLhKsECCZVW6hZmaNeR8Mr36nirrdwVZIrDg3Vgs4ZwS9jj5cir3jtvJh53SF_0KGy0L0lFcgvXgDFni70_eB_TFk49W0-/s1600/IMG_0052.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nS0MGmVN8iFElgtspi7hl-OgISm2QzHXWSJAhfnnpUtGMjoLhKsECCZVW6hZmaNeR8Mr36nirrdwVZIrDg3Vgs4ZwS9jj5cir3jtvJh53SF_0KGy0L0lFcgvXgDFni70_eB_TFk49W0-/s320/IMG_0052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519419877659946194" border="0" /></a><span style="" class="gphoto-photocaption-caption">Standard black shoes from Payless. You have to have a few sensible options, right? At least I used to think so. :) I really never wear shoes like this any more.<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHit9JDahjVOd45ds2vlYR7OZN0yG08ElDGOBKfehh-N98KVcXC95cLN5BRDj7KNc49w6fCAeCyEjpPBojrTbZ9PvdAzeFLbAkMSsri8rRNxcKxTdQdLLf9cNhh_fe73z3INDgq4UdGTq_/s1600/IMG_0053.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHit9JDahjVOd45ds2vlYR7OZN0yG08ElDGOBKfehh-N98KVcXC95cLN5BRDj7KNc49w6fCAeCyEjpPBojrTbZ9PvdAzeFLbAkMSsri8rRNxcKxTdQdLLf9cNhh_fe73z3INDgq4UdGTq_/s320/IMG_0053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519419658779751634" border="0" /></a><span style="" class="gphoto-photocaption-caption">Also from Payless. I think I got a new pair of plain black shoes and a new pair of plain brown shoes from Payless every winter for a few years.<br /><br /></span><span style="" class="gphoto-photocaption-caption"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8Mgk58bbhQr4dBROfszFCjhmozkYGb8b1f9ey0xGGPxYLPIrOosdZ4wg4I7JRt9AfSfh4ci3Wb8fKUafvvvRFfwOTda6oVYYkeSsblVgmoIvrV8kUmBB4WCj4P9bvpYSLTOH0MNI8762/s1600/IMG_0054.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8Mgk58bbhQr4dBROfszFCjhmozkYGb8b1f9ey0xGGPxYLPIrOosdZ4wg4I7JRt9AfSfh4ci3Wb8fKUafvvvRFfwOTda6oVYYkeSsblVgmoIvrV8kUmBB4WCj4P9bvpYSLTOH0MNI8762/s320/IMG_0054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519417009140320850" border="0" /></a><span style="" class="gphoto-photocaption-caption">One of the standard brown pairs from Payless.<br /><br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglcNASJdhsWvbea2I9j6z6qB7j5HUHA9K5esfNqG-3hoYEK2jg0A07KK2WSD_9fXUhL2IYkbEurj3WEJj5BqIYKlIO77HPylzqQsacyPfZt1Ea_Ys5vQVnmnrT9SzcoQeHtCAbctRVRgsI/s1600/IMG_0055.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglcNASJdhsWvbea2I9j6z6qB7j5HUHA9K5esfNqG-3hoYEK2jg0A07KK2WSD_9fXUhL2IYkbEurj3WEJj5BqIYKlIO77HPylzqQsacyPfZt1Ea_Ys5vQVnmnrT9SzcoQeHtCAbctRVRgsI/s320/IMG_0055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519416748682983666" border="0" /></a><span style="" class="gphoto-photocaption-caption">And the other standard brown pair. They're a little worn, but I love that little flower laced in at the toe!</span><br /><span style="" class="gphoto-photocaption-caption"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3iUyMMgFJJo6WwWL96S-z2J6N96OaRMd2LaM-vIdtI_XccQnZ1Z8XTh7SIqK9oMeiA9G_R8_zznDTw_j8fSNqDLP986zBDd-FlCvwXE05QlA1B048dy9lTlYWMMxR9PFnJK5l3hjpvm8/s1600/IMG_0062.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3iUyMMgFJJo6WwWL96S-z2J6N96OaRMd2LaM-vIdtI_XccQnZ1Z8XTh7SIqK9oMeiA9G_R8_zznDTw_j8fSNqDLP986zBDd-FlCvwXE05QlA1B048dy9lTlYWMMxR9PFnJK5l3hjpvm8/s320/IMG_0062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519419389899248610" border="0" /></a><span style="" class="gphoto-photocaption-caption">Payless...<wbr>by now you may have realized that during my first few years of college I went to Payless every couple months to see what new styles they had.<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEt1ONE_QZn0PNpQzDKq0dQ39DePlhoyY31kWycK093wl8FAfIbwnt95Q53pPUNYWM0b37bcR4GfijwzBLhGGnNVOm4vP8YIQPa6ek9BfiaXK1Mbroyp4efui8kGbe-2M-df3_jABLtru/s1600/IMG_0061.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEt1ONE_QZn0PNpQzDKq0dQ39DePlhoyY31kWycK093wl8FAfIbwnt95Q53pPUNYWM0b37bcR4GfijwzBLhGGnNVOm4vP8YIQPa6ek9BfiaXK1Mbroyp4efui8kGbe-2M-df3_jABLtru/s320/IMG_0061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519418861390070274" border="0" /></a><span style="" class="gphoto-photocaption-caption">Say it with me now: Payless summer sandals.</span><br /><br /><span style="" class="gphoto-photocaption-caption"></span></div><span style="" class="gphoto-photocaption-caption"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbLC0TAhJB2f35otX-wxtwh_iAwKZepkglSWQ6A6uk1l7l7d_GREuLYom3PGXKaq5YwrczW3V_NExciizei0C4Nthcb2YmKHcZqJoR4KMSysmuv4I_hCKjFQZwam7bvR9BAlBQTfenvbEF/s1600/IMG_0059.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbLC0TAhJB2f35otX-wxtwh_iAwKZepkglSWQ6A6uk1l7l7d_GREuLYom3PGXKaq5YwrczW3V_NExciizei0C4Nthcb2YmKHcZqJoR4KMSysmuv4I_hCKjFQZwam7bvR9BAlBQTfenvbEF/s320/IMG_0059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519418019710024434" border="0" /></a><span style="" class="gphoto-photocaption-caption">Don't you love the pink soles? I think they're a nice touch. Got these at the Jumbo in Chile. It's sad to see these go but I'd probably look like a 12 year old if I wore them now.<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqv00QSdhWjqh9PDleivCs8QPAxQQnp-ZCqqwhyZzVxrkAa-4LYOSPQSDFa1Pn9Sb8MJ_EsQhTC4YPwSv4Dabv9O_opcJJKyQE3V5X6fc7ZQD-5eAAPja-PJHd7BPXAK2bUBqUdQn7vMq/s1600/IMG_0046.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqv00QSdhWjqh9PDleivCs8QPAxQQnp-ZCqqwhyZzVxrkAa-4LYOSPQSDFa1Pn9Sb8MJ_EsQhTC4YPwSv4Dabv9O_opcJJKyQE3V5X6fc7ZQD-5eAAPja-PJHd7BPXAK2bUBqUdQn7vMq/s320/IMG_0046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519417724053491698" border="0" /></a><span style="" class="gphoto-photocaption-caption">Got these at Payless after I got my new black slacks because I can't wear anything but flats with them. I wore them on one of our New York City trips and they got pretty beat up so I finally replaced them.<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7Hb5wSCOWndreo_utIdwlhskL_vKUF0FZv5z9-vdnLCGFcGdfhU3k-oyvsp7pZCXFUbxJ5JouNXg6UJK-8dejXp2qBZto4-qU7Riet0DqWWdHGYiVUd2fMv_pVi8iGBnSVl16Rhd9dyv/s1600/IMG_0043.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7Hb5wSCOWndreo_utIdwlhskL_vKUF0FZv5z9-vdnLCGFcGdfhU3k-oyvsp7pZCXFUbxJ5JouNXg6UJK-8dejXp2qBZto4-qU7Riet0DqWWdHGYiVUd2fMv_pVi8iGBnSVl16Rhd9dyv/s320/IMG_0043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519417404557479026" border="0" /></a><span style="" class="gphoto-photocaption-caption">My first pair of shoes with some real color. Got these at Forever Young shoes in the beginning of my pumps phase. I had to buy some outfits to wear with them, since I didn't have anything! :)</span><br /><span style="" class="gphoto-photocaption-caption"></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="" class="gphoto-photocaption-caption"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsxk0ydr4utauYOf8sfSYU29K-pwwonpK0s5JwY551gNSyDgSqe3lool_qfTAODIEayfKmI6BskMHNrFJrZfQnz9dn3Q7oM0HO-6Fxx5wbN9tSFALTV35wMqS3JRBA0KTleVuTpeRuI4G/s1600/IMG_0067.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsxk0ydr4utauYOf8sfSYU29K-pwwonpK0s5JwY551gNSyDgSqe3lool_qfTAODIEayfKmI6BskMHNrFJrZfQnz9dn3Q7oM0HO-6Fxx5wbN9tSFALTV35wMqS3JRBA0KTleVuTpeRuI4G/s320/IMG_0067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519416187965569666" border="0" /></a><span class="gphoto-photocaption-caption">Can't remember for sure where these are from. Probably Payless. They're not the cutest shoes ever, but the top part is this elasticall<wbr>y material that is SO comfortabl<wbr>e!</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cXKJzIp3vKM_yjgcAITrrDVJzcsz9roS4h-lzUlgqyoxvAtswB3_oB__WjyqFXDz_ErPGwO0T6hFd_lcaGQ5MoFeHNZ_wBWubHOPh2TNzhOk3fTnp4x4tbCc3tTcHgEU6C-pleKb3vnR/s1600/IMG_0071.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cXKJzIp3vKM_yjgcAITrrDVJzcsz9roS4h-lzUlgqyoxvAtswB3_oB__WjyqFXDz_ErPGwO0T6hFd_lcaGQ5MoFeHNZ_wBWubHOPh2TNzhOk3fTnp4x4tbCc3tTcHgEU6C-pleKb3vnR/s320/IMG_0071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519415629615880450" border="0" /></a><span class="gphoto-photocaption-caption">From the good old BYU Bookstore my freshman year.<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTxubZGqrm5eB6X5CdCRPP2sZ83D94ao-8JQSrLhoSWYGL_S32kiI5YkfZqD4E7RuB1695O7QJxEgsaGcAz8R1uO7kU1HXWidtZIPVmBnfmmBHKZNFS4x_UgF_hg-XzaBviL_k0XqqykJp/s1600/IMG_0074.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTxubZGqrm5eB6X5CdCRPP2sZ83D94ao-8JQSrLhoSWYGL_S32kiI5YkfZqD4E7RuB1695O7QJxEgsaGcAz8R1uO7kU1HXWidtZIPVmBnfmmBHKZNFS4x_UgF_hg-XzaBviL_k0XqqykJp/s320/IMG_0074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519414856769779026" border="0" /></a><span class="gphoto-photocaption-caption">Good old Walmart. I couldn't resist the flowers.<br /><br /></span></div>Lissa Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584911371004698510noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227418882148304040.post-59855677359828396382010-01-03T13:47:00.000-08:002010-04-07T16:24:33.855-07:00Rack it upAnother pair of shoes will be making it's way to DI soon...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOzkBxkN44uwEVNowOWECZMf278Ybm4TxbDncNjefbEY3GVbg4zjmXlHiUtqauLRjTZGQp1HzSzHNbVEYw_M6hQBXymzIMAum9BcZasrmHGyPCN2gJSolCOsUIKy7IL1YuRKRLoNStgetT/s1600-h/IMG_0040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOzkBxkN44uwEVNowOWECZMf278Ybm4TxbDncNjefbEY3GVbg4zjmXlHiUtqauLRjTZGQp1HzSzHNbVEYw_M6hQBXymzIMAum9BcZasrmHGyPCN2gJSolCOsUIKy7IL1YuRKRLoNStgetT/s320/IMG_0040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422637131865780482" border="0" /></a><br />A girl in my freshman ward gave me this pair. These are what really got me into slingbacks.<br /><br /><br />And since this is my shoe blog, it seemed the perfect place to mention that Severin got me a new shoe rack for Christmas. I had one already, but it is full and the floor was starting to get cluttered with shoes that had nowhere else to go. So now I have two shoe racks and no shoes on the floor. It's nice to be able to get in my bottom dresser drawer without moving a bunch of shoes!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDCM3DohucVpXubx1D1SrMRZKCb4JNW7rMsS5Nma9saPjXHO1nNp_33TSWkynTyjn1oELDFUwFQhw1x88LSYRCNFHkAEK1-J0WA4zWVGTm7pOuNGZixXqP07f_rrHK7BzsAQ4Ype2WFtf/s1600-h/IMG_0099+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDCM3DohucVpXubx1D1SrMRZKCb4JNW7rMsS5Nma9saPjXHO1nNp_33TSWkynTyjn1oELDFUwFQhw1x88LSYRCNFHkAEK1-J0WA4zWVGTm7pOuNGZixXqP07f_rrHK7BzsAQ4Ype2WFtf/s320/IMG_0099+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422637137224310066" border="0" /></a><br />I've also gotton some new pairs of shoes in the last little while..check out the slide show at the bottom and look for the "NEW!" tags.Lissa Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584911371004698510noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227418882148304040.post-36020213918172369952009-11-09T21:39:00.001-08:002009-11-09T21:41:59.917-08:00On the clock...So a couple months ago, my department was putting together a presentation at work for a Division Staff Meeting. The presentation was on accountability so our presentation was kind of a joke about how nobody took accountability for the presentation and we all some excuse for not being there. We put together a slideshow with picture of everybody doing whatever their excuse was. My excuse was that there was a huge sale at Payless so during work one day, I went to Payless with a few coworkers to get some pictures. I had to try on some shoes and such so we could get good pictures and I just <span style="font-style: italic;">happened</span> to find a couple really cute pairs on sale. How could I not get them? I mean, really. So check out the slideshow at the bottom of the page and look for the "NEW!" tag.Lissa Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584911371004698510noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227418882148304040.post-83471900115523677642009-07-28T12:00:00.000-07:002009-07-28T10:48:20.390-07:00So long, farewell...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBpNzl6LqAhkAnLxFdTvIS5La68juACb4aY3-qMlPk8x5zzAc_pqbcDts9hW2TIIJ0yAbyzOCUhXoK9g2JneeGihyphenhyphenGHrd1wTasaDdq5lGP6yQIWbZpodWH6Kkv823-CoI5YCgdN23sJgQ/s1600-h/IMG_0068.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBpNzl6LqAhkAnLxFdTvIS5La68juACb4aY3-qMlPk8x5zzAc_pqbcDts9hW2TIIJ0yAbyzOCUhXoK9g2JneeGihyphenhyphenGHrd1wTasaDdq5lGP6yQIWbZpodWH6Kkv823-CoI5YCgdN23sJgQ/s320/IMG_0068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360991004114585394" border="0" /></a><br /><div id="lhid_caption" class="gphoto-photocaption"><div style="" class="gphoto-photocaption"><span class="gphoto-photocaption-caption">Aren't these just fun? They're from Payless and totally machine washable (yep, that's terry cloth). I recently gave these to my sister, Janae, who wears them all the time thanks to their incredible comfort.<br /><br />I've also gotten some new shoes in the last few months and have finally updated my slideshow. I marked the new shoes with a "NEW!" tag on the photo. :)<br /></span></div></div>Lissa Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584911371004698510noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227418882148304040.post-21337457709316150452009-02-08T20:40:00.001-08:002009-02-14T19:47:19.506-08:00Another one bites the dust<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlb2aDmeMdTroOT2fSx0gKIyn4teQnJ4eBV-zsJFkeFwfx-KzjoleCeGaNTAqqdpTZ0O9FT6Tc9A0UYBuzrmwQproeLcn5PSyfK3w4lHuMEGQLYHFWXyH3TGVow9KvKCzPH0q_dHT59fh/s1600-h/IMG_0017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300653320757406690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlb2aDmeMdTroOT2fSx0gKIyn4teQnJ4eBV-zsJFkeFwfx-KzjoleCeGaNTAqqdpTZ0O9FT6Tc9A0UYBuzrmwQproeLcn5PSyfK3w4lHuMEGQLYHFWXyH3TGVow9KvKCzPH0q_dHT59fh/s320/IMG_0017.JPG" border="0" /></a><span class="gphoto-photocaption-caption">Recently retired these ones: Payless summer sandals. I just can't help it.</span>Lissa Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584911371004698510noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227418882148304040.post-14260397410679642682009-01-18T23:52:00.001-08:002009-01-18T23:54:01.130-08:00Current ShoesAt the request of some (I'm sure you realize that this took <span style="font-style: italic;">SO</span> much encouragement), I have posted a slideshow at the bottom of the page that shows all my current shoes. As I retire them, I will post the information about them, but until then you can at least see the pictures. :)Lissa Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584911371004698510noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227418882148304040.post-34414626677226581102009-01-03T01:15:00.001-08:002009-01-03T01:45:02.316-08:00The Beginning of the EndKnowing my great love for shoes and the difficult time I have in letting them go, when I started doing some "shoe cleansing" my husband had this great idea of creating my own little "shoe box in the sky" for all my retired shoes. Part of my difficulty in getting rid of shoes is losing the memories (I know, I'm lame). This blog will give me a chance to record any memories I have of the shoes. This first post will have a lot of shoes due to the aforementioned cleansing. (By the way, if you see any shoes you might want, let me know and you can try them out; otherwise I will be taking them all to DI. They are all about size 7 or 7 1/2.)<br /><br /><br />Some summer sandals I got at Payless during my freshman year of college (when my shoe collection really started to grow).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuptyBEZnxNQUtKDG3xSyuJ8otT3PLA0BwhW8J7dqXpruqMKLrJ16qifuiixYBkhDJuspt3Pm6ymIIj2bWn0ChS5q09mLzFPyXMCXA8zSnDrOtUMdYXUwIWUYq1VYiYVqMH3m-8XFch0Xn/s1600-h/207.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuptyBEZnxNQUtKDG3xSyuJ8otT3PLA0BwhW8J7dqXpruqMKLrJ16qifuiixYBkhDJuspt3Pm6ymIIj2bWn0ChS5q09mLzFPyXMCXA8zSnDrOtUMdYXUwIWUYq1VYiYVqMH3m-8XFch0Xn/s320/207.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286996504274401266" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sandals from Bakers--my favorite shoe store for many years. I was very sad when it disappeared from the University Mall. I went to Bakers with my sister, Janae. I bought these and Janae bought the next ones down. I always loved hers so she gave them to me after her mission.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmPs8rqWqSvF50U7cchFf5w_itNkEStT4Etrn8r0GD6FIPcXZfPQzBNO-A5NedAH2GFmHB11zWz88nAY_n4Kx3KqHaDd50yBJFNTBPHwJ_v8EaiPGy6sy4Endj-iZzpHGyl5ieqp3z650/s1600-h/206.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmPs8rqWqSvF50U7cchFf5w_itNkEStT4Etrn8r0GD6FIPcXZfPQzBNO-A5NedAH2GFmHB11zWz88nAY_n4Kx3KqHaDd50yBJFNTBPHwJ_v8EaiPGy6sy4Endj-iZzpHGyl5ieqp3z650/s320/206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286996499863831410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1mILDTENC1IsjGufzuXF6aYe-W9kbhhCY3uUqL0sDIq5cdF5OEeLDn6w3nNeflWPA9EswATTxqHJQjX4s13nk5_v85NS-KWW_JApzmr8SgFMRkBMHbkyCKnDI4wajhanLbFBJ9oFZxWM/s1600-h/204.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1mILDTENC1IsjGufzuXF6aYe-W9kbhhCY3uUqL0sDIq5cdF5OEeLDn6w3nNeflWPA9EswATTxqHJQjX4s13nk5_v85NS-KWW_JApzmr8SgFMRkBMHbkyCKnDI4wajhanLbFBJ9oFZxWM/s320/204.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286996207905994194" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I love the little roses on these! I got them at the Jumbo when I was living in Chile. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCA1FRVW58lPHXZ3YF5upzsMPg_lt5ul_jrzk0xp9lgwh-bHU1eAzKvedXdpLIJ8GfW5XcoaQhXtJLfcS48NkUG9RopqMSoHK1xe7P6lZ6g5UIlp2QGuQp2r0LSye-UdlUEdg8byU-APd/s1600-h/205.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCA1FRVW58lPHXZ3YF5upzsMPg_lt5ul_jrzk0xp9lgwh-bHU1eAzKvedXdpLIJ8GfW5XcoaQhXtJLfcS48NkUG9RopqMSoHK1xe7P6lZ6g5UIlp2QGuQp2r0LSye-UdlUEdg8byU-APd/s320/205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286996497728547954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Another great Payless purchase. Severin calls these my "Lamanite sandals".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqam_StOCph8_70BWZUyI06jV2QVSQvziJq6Kx4Dqaj1ODzKcV2IdPA5IhmLe1jNLGQnPNJ-KKVygmiP_mux2a3V9cjiIPnWnIoMXrubyFYaihEZmnv5dyr_2qTNWj5H2dpAFccQBbZ_g/s1600-h/203.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqam_StOCph8_70BWZUyI06jV2QVSQvziJq6Kx4Dqaj1ODzKcV2IdPA5IhmLe1jNLGQnPNJ-KKVygmiP_mux2a3V9cjiIPnWnIoMXrubyFYaihEZmnv5dyr_2qTNWj5H2dpAFccQBbZ_g/s320/203.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286996199002448818" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Got these at Forever Young Shoes...my temporary favorite after Bakers was gone. They have some FUN shoes there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGd13JgAETntOguxRUzvcobE0LXVqOh980pGafpWIDVEbqL8JXIyj7eEvfqZDrHSOBhyphenhyphenLvfBrfvWpNyLfDa3p5j8qEotQRwESdHtv31_8UCNATFNIYjqbFQNntZTLA3VVIhyWs97kzF7V3/s1600-h/202.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGd13JgAETntOguxRUzvcobE0LXVqOh980pGafpWIDVEbqL8JXIyj7eEvfqZDrHSOBhyphenhyphenLvfBrfvWpNyLfDa3p5j8qEotQRwESdHtv31_8UCNATFNIYjqbFQNntZTLA3VVIhyWs97kzF7V3/s320/202.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286996194228702050" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I believe these are a Walmart original. Love the sequins. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGacJS9U1PQj0ld2ugGdrsZnXB9qdjAA_rBP83w2bLRhi2yge2o2QDLf6VWj7qiTnzeiYeTPeavXs9rSQHPdTL04LRuCM1i19eILUd-6dsmmOEUmLp7XOBQbcFqqMTyPG4ShRajZmiarTP/s1600-h/201.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGacJS9U1PQj0ld2ugGdrsZnXB9qdjAA_rBP83w2bLRhi2yge2o2QDLf6VWj7qiTnzeiYeTPeavXs9rSQHPdTL04LRuCM1i19eILUd-6dsmmOEUmLp7XOBQbcFqqMTyPG4ShRajZmiarTP/s320/201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286996188762286018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Don't remember much about these ones, really...pretty sure they're from Payless.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzMICFdXlOmfzZi_KpbR7IvrF8gyPd4lMm41tCMbt9heinJF2PiqqNx8cwLvdpbM9sNGPygs2vtFlzAQlTYDP6hkkPGBSABjpjA5jZI-nIJu25-e8KnTa21t1YiBPCXyBoUaNCBD2x6ri/s1600-h/200.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzMICFdXlOmfzZi_KpbR7IvrF8gyPd4lMm41tCMbt9heinJF2PiqqNx8cwLvdpbM9sNGPygs2vtFlzAQlTYDP6hkkPGBSABjpjA5jZI-nIJu25-e8KnTa21t1YiBPCXyBoUaNCBD2x6ri/s320/200.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286995800882168962" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Also from Payless...I seem to have a hard time resisting the summer sandals there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9a3Cmb8AQPqweWMRz0kln4wbTvHp42imedsi4LZgIkKYvrEBXifHMXmO53fA7ZNcVCOKsTeMkZ4MMTebkaaID9IA-B60gMAjI5RLbGT7V6_NHlhnGZrJ4pacpI4UQIs0yrEOaoog_fsw/s1600-h/199.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9a3Cmb8AQPqweWMRz0kln4wbTvHp42imedsi4LZgIkKYvrEBXifHMXmO53fA7ZNcVCOKsTeMkZ4MMTebkaaID9IA-B60gMAjI5RLbGT7V6_NHlhnGZrJ4pacpI4UQIs0yrEOaoog_fsw/s320/199.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286995798304095042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Got these shoes to wear with my black slacks--for a long time they were the only shoes I had that would work with those pants. Now they finally get to retire.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMHrNUlRxVEdI61qEW4SivIs86Dao-tg7r_yFRWfxNqb7_UGvsyBhsrZWiK2V1JuRDSxaY-WZdqLLdWt_LblUTd21PuAQ6_ugoyOJMu2HvJbwwqO7-l3TpHmTu1yGFrlFwds6ox1TRAFh/s1600-h/198.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMHrNUlRxVEdI61qEW4SivIs86Dao-tg7r_yFRWfxNqb7_UGvsyBhsrZWiK2V1JuRDSxaY-WZdqLLdWt_LblUTd21PuAQ6_ugoyOJMu2HvJbwwqO7-l3TpHmTu1yGFrlFwds6ox1TRAFh/s320/198.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286995792341662898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I got these my sophomore year of college. My sister and I were going to preference together so I went out and got a new outfit (black skirt with pink ribbon at the bottom, fuzzy pink sweater, pink heart jewelry), then got these shoes to go with it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzb77B3yRuwWzz9CrtgcOYOMlD5RaymGcJFOrKKbmKBHr6TN14DnrR-Q3kSDgwrAQGO6In5LnmnYh7wZI-bqslnBizOfrtlSvSokYLbfffPqyps6xVt9At6zs9orhLeGBo0mVvg1SHnme/s1600-h/196.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzb77B3yRuwWzz9CrtgcOYOMlD5RaymGcJFOrKKbmKBHr6TN14DnrR-Q3kSDgwrAQGO6In5LnmnYh7wZI-bqslnBizOfrtlSvSokYLbfffPqyps6xVt9At6zs9orhLeGBo0mVvg1SHnme/s320/196.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286995421227677122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Payless summer sandals. Need I say more?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNP3G0akjXbbbiUP3DY9QZhRrhfxlryf_Hi99l-0i60_3W4HU0o_MZQEzsD1QadG0JdtIw_k7mEs1olxKSE5utaVXb71Bdyu6QFkhU0aeuGU7-uM_EjenInSGibGRwkI6rIvTJ8BMCfk2/s1600-h/195.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNP3G0akjXbbbiUP3DY9QZhRrhfxlryf_Hi99l-0i60_3W4HU0o_MZQEzsD1QadG0JdtIw_k7mEs1olxKSE5utaVXb71Bdyu6QFkhU0aeuGU7-uM_EjenInSGibGRwkI6rIvTJ8BMCfk2/s320/195.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286995416752213842" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My sister-in-law, Lyndi got these for me for my birthday a couple years ago. You can't go wrong with pink and purple.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtf2QMedBOjlC1jpQ8-9duSYLDfzE1fZCrJ1jjtuqLdhYlPpMCMAV1S-ekiFTube0Ytp_aNpHZ2vR6wWmvmDXdhqhfW-nb-vYLNY9bFrNiexveX50kPPByaPXIbI6BuoJHW4sXgPeRW2tJ/s1600-h/194.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtf2QMedBOjlC1jpQ8-9duSYLDfzE1fZCrJ1jjtuqLdhYlPpMCMAV1S-ekiFTube0Ytp_aNpHZ2vR6wWmvmDXdhqhfW-nb-vYLNY9bFrNiexveX50kPPByaPXIbI6BuoJHW4sXgPeRW2tJ/s320/194.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286995404935471634" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I actually got these shoes at good old DI, but they are Steve Maddens. I went shopping at DI for the first time with my Aunt Carol and cousins and found two cute skirts and these shoes. Awesome deal, of course.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlL_FlAE7Nwc9m3thjKtcxepinStrb2pwONPgfEuWTLTH_7MFS0J44_iIaWep6T15P8wABmwzxzY19kjEMhD1-2mvXJ2zGW24kESzNuU7wR6LrsPJtISB4ITC1KFHSMmPOdoBul2zVktZ/s1600-h/191.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlL_FlAE7Nwc9m3thjKtcxepinStrb2pwONPgfEuWTLTH_7MFS0J44_iIaWep6T15P8wABmwzxzY19kjEMhD1-2mvXJ2zGW24kESzNuU7wR6LrsPJtISB4ITC1KFHSMmPOdoBul2zVktZ/s320/191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286995403809055554" border="0" /></a>Lissa Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584911371004698510noreply@blogger.com6