You can do anything if you're wearing the right shoes.

I mentioned that I needed a new pair of shoes to my husband recently. We happened to be at the mall and I was window shopping and saw a really nice pair of sandals. He encouraged me to try them on, so I did. I didn't love them for the price. After wearing them in the store and then trying on others (I think any female knows this exercise), I left the mall without buying anything. My husband, bless his heart, seemed confused and even a little sad for me. He told me how sorry he was that I didn't find any shoes I liked. The next week we went shopping for Father's Day, for him, and we looked for shoes for me but didn't find any that met my criteria.

1. I like good quality, usually expensive, shoes.
2. I like classy, unique styles.
3. I don't like to pay a lot of money for these shoes.

The following week my husband was attending a seminar in a hotel near my favorite mall. He suggested I go with him, leave him at the hotel, and go shop for shoes at the mall. He really wanted me to have new shoes!

Now, I confess. I really didn't need new shoes. I'm not sure just how many pairs I currently own but, I love shoes. And I enjoy shopping for shoes. Dear husband knows this and humors me.

So I went shopping and had success. I found a darling pair of sandals. Magenta kid leather with one strap across the front and a short, pale green heel. There is a pale pink magnolia with pale green leaves across the band. They were in my size and they looked good. I had to own them. They were 50% off the original price and then 20% off of that. Even still, they were about $10 more than my self-imposed limit for shoes I don't need and have limited wear-ability, but...

I bought them. I had little choice, really. I had to keep my husband happy. And he was very happy indeed. When I picked him up and he saw the shoe box, he laughed and laughed.