That Just Happened!

The final day of Happiness week.  The things that have made me happy so far are Angus (my pug), going to the theater to see awesome shows (like Wicked), flowers for no reason (especially daisies) and winning things.  There are so many other things that make me happy.  Sunny days, decaf-grande-non-fat-no-whip-mochas from Starbucks, going to the bookstore…  

I recently realized I need to start appreciating the things that make me happy and that means actively seeking them out, so this week I did Happiness week.  These things all made me happy in the last 5 days.  Now, I am not a natural optimist, or cheery person, like Mille.  I am not a busy, call-it-like-it is new wife like Stephtastic.  I’m not an amazing, plethora of fun-filled facts of book and film like Kricket.  I don’t have the ability to create magical worlds like my bloggie friend Blond Duck.  I am not a hilarious mom like Jenners (whose blog is one of the first I ever read and started following). But I can learn from each of them.   

Day 5 is about friends and family.  People that are always there to laugh with, leave a supportive comment, or share experiences with, whether they are in the real world or in blogland.  MPW, and The Art Owl (formerly known as Jamo!) are two men in my life who I can always count on.  I have an extensive family and dear friends who sometimes get featured on the blog, but always let me know they read it.  Friends and family are always there to lend a helping hand and to offer kind words of wisdom and advice.  Friends and family are really why I started this blog just over 1 year ago.  

I’ve been blogging for a year (as of October 5th) and have 189 posts (this is my 190th) and 794 comments.  It’s those comments that keep me coming back for more.  The sharing of the craziness that can sometimes be life and all the reads along the way.  I’ve talked about work, family, weddings, engagements, books, challenges, friends, my life at home, and shoes.  Thanks for sticking around through my first year, I hope you are here for the second.   

Not my 1st Bday, but I AM wearing a tiara.

I got a package in the mail.  It had arrived within two days of my ordering it. Up until this point I was obsessively checking the order tracking page.

I eagerly opened it and my eyes rested on two of the most beautiful boxes I have ever seen.

Louboutins and DVFs (Diane von Furstenberg: the originator of the wrap dress.  Plus size women of the world, all hail the Queen!) of my very own!   I didn’t know which to look at first, but I decided to open the DVF box.

Oh how pretty!  And just perfect for spring!

And then…the moment I had dreamed about my whole shoe-lovin’ life. 

 A pair of my very own Louboutins that have never been worn on someone else’s feet!  I do have a pair in my possession, but they were bought second hand and most of the bottom was already scuffed off from someone else’s adventures.  But not these ones!   They are my very own to love and cherish and lick.   No wait, that’s not right.  I meant to love and cherish and wear to bed.  No wait…that’s not right, either.   Well I will definitely be wearing these babies all over because they are so awesome.

I was so excited I had to tell someone right that second.  So I called my Mom.  I preened, I sighed, I oohed, I justified, I fell in love.  And my Mom just sat there and said, “Congratulations!  Do you ever find it weird that you buy things that keep your feet on the ground and MPW buys things that keep his head in the clouds?”  I paused.  “Actually, no, Mom, but you make a good point.”  I buy shoes and MPW buys RC planes and helicopters.  I think it does an adequate job of summing us up though.  So on that enlightening note I said goodbye to my Mom and continued to jump up and down all around the apartment squealing at a level only Angus could hear (though not in the shoes…I’m not that coordinated).  And this is where I say goodbye to you so I can go and ogle some more, but not before leaving you a picture of my face when I opened the box.

Just kidding.   It was more like this…

Yeah, That Just Happened! (Thank Heavens and super shoe sales on the Internet!  You didn’t think I paid full price did you?  I have a mortgage to pay!)

Oh Spring!  My favourite season.  The warmer weather, the smell of the earth coming alive again, and the shoes…oh the shoes!  Gone are the practical boots of yore!  Here are the perfectly pretty heels of today!  (Which reminds me it’s time for a pedi).

Louboutin never fails to disappoint.  Turquoise, purple, and the bluest of blues adorn the highest of heels this spring.  Since I am unable to take any pics off the website, go to www.christianlouboutin.comand check out the high heels.  The turquoise butterfly looking ones are my fave.

The Spring collection of Jimmy Choo leaves something to be desired.  I am pretty sure I have seen similar shoes at lower price points in the past.  Not very inspired, although if you are looking for a pair of fabulous red pumps to take you back to Oz then these ones from Choo should do the trick

The only unfortunate part about spring is the return of the espradrille.  Ugh!  We want Dorothy, not the Scarecrow people.  If I wanted straw on my feet I’d go to the country and muck about with the horses. 

Props to Stella McCartney for the bright colour though.

And finally a shoe that makes me giddy like the school girl I never was (giddy, that is. I am pretty sure I was always a girl), from the wonderful world of Valentino.  The heel is little (perfect for dancing the night away), the sparkle quota is met, and they are girlie without being…girlie

They just make me happy.

Yeah, That Just Happened!