February’s New Look in Footwear

Blue Eyes wants to be sure that everyone knows that I know not to wear socks with sandals, so I thought I would share this picture and my explanation for the picture on my blog…

When I met Blue Eyes I didn’t dress very well. For some reason, I liked the colors and textures of the clothes at C.P. Shades. The clothes were mix-and-match tops and bottoms, easy to make an outfit for someone who needed help. But, all the pants and skirts had elastic waists and the shirts were sort of tent-like, and I wasn’t a very big girl, so I was pretty swallowed up by the clothes. Well, it was a milestone in our dating life when Blue Eyes tactfully and compassionately said something like “these clothes aren’t the ones that flatter your figure the most.” And that was the beginning of the slow and steady progress I have made, with his help, in dressing a little better.

I have come a long way, but every now and then I still shock him with something ridiculous like these socks with sandals. I want ya’ll to know that I know this is ridiculous. I lost a big toe nail, because I asked my foot doctor to get rid of it, that is a longer story, just know that I’m glad it’s gone. But my big toe really, really doesn’t like shoes and while February has been warm in Texas, I’m still not ready to go without socks, so for a little while, this is it. (When taking this picture, I noticed that my socks are even inside-out. Oh, no.)

Blue Eyes and I have a big double-date on Saturday to a fancy sushi restaurant and he said I better not be wearing socks and sandals. My friend Jennifer said I should wear open-toe high heels. You know, with my nail-less big toe, still gooey and red, just kind of there. That would get even more attention than the socks and sandals.

Well, to be civilized, I will at least wear a band-aid.