#189 Marissa's Miracle

In Post #152 I told you about Marissa, an Auburn graduate who discovered she had a brain tumor in January. I just read on her blog "A Day In The Life" (see my blog list on the left) that they successfully removed it! Praise the Lord! She still has to go through chemo, but this is a truly amazing event. Please continue to keep her and her family in your prayers.

#188 Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery

So the woman in post #186 who mentioned not knowing there was a bar in the bathroom is Nancy. (You made the blog!) Today I brought up the shoes again and she asked me if it bothered me when people go out and buy the same thing I have. I asked her if she bought the shoes - she did! She stopped at Nordstrom on her way home from work Friday. Her son is getting married soon and she needed them for the rehearsal dinner. I have no problem with anyone wearing what I have. I think it would be fun to wear them on the same day.

#187 Heel Yes

Today I have set a personal record for shoe heel height. I am wearing a pair of 4” wedge platforms (Franco Sarto Carnival Wedge in black). Last Saturday Julie and I stopped at the Nordstrom half yearly sale (taking a break from celeb searching during Indy 500 weekend). It seems like when I shoe shop with someone else I end up trying on the highest heels just to be funny. So I tried on a cute pair of open toed black patent slingback wedge platforms (whew!). And I thought they were really cute. And I bought them! While looking at them in the mirror I noticed other patrons staring at me. And I swear I heard someone whisper from the other side of the sale rack, “She’s really tall even with no shoes on.”

I wore them around the house a bit to see how they felt. Wow I am really tall in these shoes. I told some friends at work about them. And today I brought them in to wear at work to see how they feel wearing them all day. I asked opinions from about five people. My main concern is that I not look ridiculous. I know what I like and am comfortable wearing most anything but wanted an honest opinion about a 6’6” woman wearing 4” heels. I got the thumbs up. Well, from everyone other than Ethan, who is 6’8”. He doesn’t like it when I wear heels. He’s really kidding, but deep down inside I do think it bothers him a little. His wife is tall so he’s ok.

I have discovered two issues with these shoes: 1) My legs will not fit underneath my desk so I have to sit somewhat like a man; and 2) I have to duck when walking into the restroom stall so I don’t hit my head on the bar. I mentioned this to another woman here and she said, “There’s a bar in the bathroom stall?” She never noticed.

These shoes will hereby be known as my “Nordstrom going out of business” shoes. Or maybe I should call them my “hit my head on the bar in the bathroom stall” shoes. Be careful out there ladies.

#186 RIP Nordstrom Circle Centre

It was announced today that the Nordstrom at Circle Centre is closing. I don't know when. I did go to the half-yearly sale yesterday. I did try on a couple pairs but didn't purchase either. We still have a Nordstrom at Keystone, and will (hopefully) still get the new Rack in Castleton, but that's way on the other side of town. Bummer.

#185 Capri Diem

I’m not sure what this phrase means. I just made it up. “Pant day?” I thought it would be funny to put a twist on the word capri, since today I am wearing a pair of capris (cropped pants). For many years I refused to wear capris. I thought that if I wore them people would look at me and say, “That poor girl grew out of her pants!” One day Julie and I were shopping at the Eddie Bauer outlet store in Edinburgh. I found a pair of raspberry red tall capris. Since they were a different color than the norm AND technically were talls, I tried them on. Julie tried a different pair on. Inside the dressing room we both came out and I asked her, “Does it look like I grew out of my pants?” She said no, so I bought them. Since that day I have embraced the capri and have bought many more. They are a great summer pant. I even have a pair that are regular-length pants and I turned up the 3” hem to make a cuff. The fashion experts say that cropped pants make women look shorter so regular-height women really shouldn’t wear them. Well, then, they are the perfect pant for me!

#184 Carpe Temporis Punctum

Usually people say “Seize the day” but I wanted to say “Seize the moment”. A couple weeks ago at work I was reminded about how important it is to do this. I will not go into detail, but I had an opportunity to do something and passed on it, thinking the opportunity would present itself later in the day. I ended up being very disappointed that it didn’t. So make sure you carpe temporis punctum!

#183 Chris O'Dowd

I have a new celebrity crush. I saw "Bridesmaids" over the weekend (loved it!) and the part of Officer Rhodes is played by Chris O'Dowd. I'd never heard of him before. He's Irish and has been in some British TV/movies the past few years. Very cute. Great curly hair. And very funny. (Check him out on Conan.) Then I found out he's relatively tall - 6'3" or 6'4" (depending on which website you believe). He's cast in an upcoming movie "Friends with Kids" scheduled to come out in 2012. I am very much looking forward to seeing him on the big screen again.