Round Robin Challenge! - shoes

Shoes, everyone has some, wears some, and knows about 'em. Shoes are the subject of this
Round Robin Challenge! This challenge was dreamed up by Vicki, author of the blog, "Maracas." So, without further ado, here are my shoes.

It's funny, I no longer have the outfits I wore to my daughter's weddings, but I still have the shoes! Amazing!

I wore these pink beauties to Carrie and Ole's wedding. They were married in the Rock Garden at the Los Angeles Police Revolver and Athletic Club, the site for some the 1932 Olympics events, on April 25th, 1992.


It was a beautiful, black and white wedding, set against all the spring California greenery. I couldn't wear black or white, I mean really, so I wore pink, hence, the shoes. While the new couple were on their honeymoon, in Hawaii, the L.A. riots exploded. When they came home, Bob was working (LAPD Detective), and SoCal was under a curfew. When Sharon and I broke curfew to drive from Long Beach to LAX to pick them up, in the dead of night, we weren't stopped, thank God, we were armed. Ya know, ya got to be prepared.

I wore these strappy sandals for Sharon and Marcelo's wedding. They were perfect for the setting.





They were married on January 25th, 1999, in Kauai. Their setting was the Blue Hawaii Wedding Chapel, at the Coco Palm's Hotel. This is the chapel used for Elvis's wedding in the movie Blue Hawaii. They played Hawaiian Love song as Sharon walked down the aisle. The whole family was there. We went on the honeymoon with them, we all stayed in Kauai, then Maui. We had 8 days, with separate rental cars and agendas, I might add.

I think, I've got to get rid of these wedding shoes.

First thing in the morning and last thing at night, I'm in my slippers. Love 'em.



In the summer, I live in Bass sandals. I very my first pair lasted 30 summers. When they gave out I immediately got a new pair. They lasted about a month. We were visiting Carrie in NC, and her new puppy loved 'em, and ate 'em up. Carrie and I immediately went to the nearest Bass outlet store and replaced them, just to be safe, I got two pairs.

For work, I'm all about comfort. I have 4 pair of work shoes that I try to rotate. The Clark's on the right are my favorites; they're 8 years old and on their last legs.

You'll find me most days, whether I pottering around the house and garden, or running around town, in my New Balance Walking shoes. They are usually my choice for Tai Chi class, too. Here they are tucked at the end of my dresser, ready to go.



Last but not least are my cowboy boots. I love 'em. When we retired I had 6 pairs of cowboy boots, but found I wasn't wearing 'em. I donated them to our local charity that supports the food bank. Bob donated his, too. But last year we attended a Country and Western Dance, and figured that was a good reason to get a new pair of boots. One pair each makes more sense than the 8 pairs we had taking up closet space. Boots are big.

I snapped some pic's of Bob's shoes. I can't leave him out.

These are the shoes he needs to ride his bikes. He has a 3rd bike that doesn't require special shoes.

Here's a mosaic of Bob's non-biking shoes.