iLOVEshoes: Jan-April 2012
So the last time I posted an iLOVEshoes post was back in October and since then I’ve come across a few new pairs. Okay, so not just a few but a good amount. But in my defense, I must say that a couple pairs of these shoes were for work and like I’ve said before, I hate buying work shoes.
I started the year off by swooping up the Jordan Space Jams Concords. HA! Didn’t think I was into sneakers huh? Well I started out as a light weight sneaker head and headed into heels the past few years. I had a pair of Space Jams Concords in high school which I still have but are pretty damn dirty. So my friend helped me grab a pair when he ordered his. And of course…I haven’t worn them. I just need the red and black 11’s (bka Breds or Playoffs) to help me finish my collection of 11’s.
One day I headed to the Nordstrom Rack in Palo Alto with Abi and Gail to search for some Sperry Top-sider’s that Abi was looking for. Instead I ended up with a pair of Dolce Vita’s that I can not stop wearing. Like seriously. They’re my default shoes anytime I go out now. Whether it’s a bar, lounge, or club I’m wearing them. Although I did wear them the last time I worked bottle service and my feet hurt like a bitch the next morning. But all the other times I’ve worn them, no problem.
Before I headed to Coachella, I was looking for a pair of cheap boots to wear. The forecasts were saying it was going to rain at least the first day of Coachella so I wanted shoes I didn’t mind messing up but would still keep my feet dry (for the most part). On my hunt for these boots, I ended up at Nordstrom Rack again, but this time in Daly City. They were going through a remodel and it seemed to me that they had a better selection of shoes. And this is wear I found these two pairs…
I came across the Sperry Top-sider’s that Abi was looking for when I bought my DV’s. And seeing them in person instead of a picture made me realize why Abi liked them so much. I’m not one for animal print, but like Abi said before, it’s the patent leather that makes them so dope. Having a pair of regular blue Sperry’s, I knew these were going to be comfortable. And as a good friend does, I asked Abi if it was okay with her if I bought them. Haha She said yes, but because I’m awesome…I asked the cashier if she could help me find Abi’s size. Luckily they had them at the store downtown so I picked her up a pair on my way home.
Don’t mind the bad pictures. They’re slightly dirty because I ended up wearing them to Coachella.
So back to Nordstrom Rack Daly city…I found these bad boys.
Sam Edelman for the win! And seriously…who cares if they are “last season” shoes. I still think they’re hot.
Okay so shortly after buying these, I ended up going to two malls in the area to look for my damn boots. Luckily I found these cheap light brown/tan colored combat boots at Cathy Jean. They didn’t have my regular size but I tried on the next size up and they happened to fit perfectly. I got these for less than $30.
And I ended up wearing them the first two days of Coachella.
I stopped by the Cathy Jean in the other mall I went to to compare their boot selection but instead I found these flats that were on sale. I bought both pairs for less than $40. Strictly for work. Since I stand all day at work I usually end up wearing flats. And imagine wearing the same flats over and over. For one, the soles on flats aren’t the best and can get worn out very fast. And two, lets be honest…even if you wear those little “not socks” socks, your feet still sweat and your shoes may start smelling. I’m just saying. So to avoid the funk, I now have at least four pairs of black plain flats that I can rotate between.
Lastly, to add to my collection I got the Jordan 12 Playoffs. I have the 12’s from when they were last released but they’re pretty dirty. I was helping my friend order a pair since he was heading to a family dinner. However I ended up going to dinner with the boyfriend and his friends. So being cray cray, I brought my laptop with me and connected it to the hotspot on my phone. Once it hit 9pm I was online trying to order them. I had my friend’s pair and they boyfriend’s pair in my cart already but the Nike site was having issues. Once we were done with dinner we ended up leaving but I tried again once we got home and I was finally able to checkout and order their pairs. Afterwards I went back in to order myself a pair and because mine are kids sizes, they were easier to get.
I think that’s enough shoes for the first half of the year. We’ll see what the second half brings!
The Little Things
Whether it has to do with friends or family, and even strangers, husband or wife, girlfriend or boyfriend, to sights and sounds, smells and touch…
…it’s all about the little things.
Like when your mom leaves you a note on your bathroom mirror to have a good day.
Your friends stopping by your work to bring you food or coffee for no reason.
Waking up to a kiss from your boyfriend. Or better yet waking up in his arms.
Waking up to the sun shining through your blinds.
Coming home to flowers on your nightstand. Or receiving a package from a friend who lives in another country.
Falling asleep to the sound of the rain.
Your mom delivering home made baked cookies to your apartment. Or walking by the smell of fresh baked bread.
Hearing the sound of your baby laugh.
The giddy feeling he gives you when he smiles at you. Or how beautiful she looks when she’s happy.
Moments where you and your friends are laughing so hard over something that wasn’t even that funny.
Getting a text or call from your friend that’s on the other side of the country just to say “hi”. Or from the other side of the world.
Putting on clothes right out of the dryer, making you feel all warm and cozy. Especially warm socks.
Getting into bed with fresh sheets. Or digging your bare toes into a plush carpet.
Taking a nap to the sound of the ocean.
Waking up to a text from him saying good morning.
It’s the feeling you get when you hear the click of a photo being taken from a film camera.
The feeling you get when someone tells you that you made their day. Or just the feeling you get knowing you have helped someone.
Getting a fresh batch of french fries from McDonalds.
The way he holds your hand. Or kisses you on the forehead.
When a baby grabs one of your fingers with their whole hand.
Him calling you beautiful. Or how handsome he looks dressed up.
That one balloon that became a yearly tradition between you and your sister.
And just that simple feeling of being happy.
The list can go on and on…
It’s simple…sometimes it’s the little things that count.
Saturday with the Ladies
This past Saturday the girls and I had a date to go rock climbing. Some of us haven’t gone in a few years so we needed to refresh our memory by taking a quick lesson. We then spent another a couple hours climbing.
Reg getting up there on the orange path!
Tre about to touch the top.
Not getting to the top isn’t an option for Meiche on the yellow path.
This one was a little hard. Kim trying to stay on the orange path but there’s this one corner that was hard to get past.
This is the same place where Kim got stuck in the picture above. That corner was kind of hard but I was able to get past it. That shit made me so tired after!
So Meiche wanted to try a 5.10 which is harder than what most of us were doing. So for the last climb, Meiche tried the 5.10 pink path while Reg climbed an easier one next to Meiche so they could meet at the top. Obviously Reg had to chill a few times up there so she did things like this…lol.
*High Five*! We made it to the top!
And this is what my friends and I do…we do cool shit like this.
Random: Tech Support for Relationships
A friend posted this on Facebook. I thought it was hilarious considering everything is like an electronic or some type of software/application these days. Enjoy!
Dear Tech Support,
Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0
In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such
as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5, and then installed undesirable
programs such as EPL 5.0, NBA 3.0. and UEFA Cup 4.1,.
Conversation 8.0 no longer runs,and Housecleaning 2.6 simply crashes
the system. I’ve tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail.
What can I do?
Yours Desperate
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Dear Desperate:
First keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package,
while Husband 1.0 is an Operating System.
Please enter the command: “http: I Thought You Loved Me.html”
and try to download Tears 6.2 and don’t forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update.
If that application works as designed, Husband 1.0 should
then automatically run the applications Jewelry 2.0 and
Flowers 3.5. But remember, over use of the above application
can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5,
Happy Hour 7.0, or Beer 6.1.
Beer 6.1 is a very bad program that will download the Snoring Loudly Beta.
Whatever you do, DO NOT install Mother-in-law 1.0 (it runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of all your system resources).
Also, do not attempt to reinstall the Boyfriend 5.0 program. These are
unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0.
In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited
memory and cannot learn new applications quickly.
You might consider buying additional software to improve memory and performance.We recommend Hot Food 3.0 and Lingerie 7.7.
Good Luck,
Tech Support
Coachella Day 3.
The third day of Coachella was probably one of the best days. The weather was great and because it was the last day we had to live it up!
Tello and I headed there early since he wanted to see Band of Skulls. Since you can hear everything from the main stage at the beer garden, we decided to chill there and grab some drinks while we waited for the other car of people to get there. By the time they got there Santigold was up.
Whitney and Sarah! And “the other guy”, aka Thomas, in the background. Haha
Whitney and JC.
John and Sarah.
Met up the boyfriend and his friends. By the last day the full bar ran out of Jameson. Jager bombs had to do.
Ran into the lovely Jasmin! If you live in the bay and need birthday cakes or cupcakes, hit her up at The Flour Girls!
Walking with Jenn and Whitney.
Mr. Handsome. 🙂
Whitney had some paint and John wanted a stick figure on his chest…Lol But his doppelganger is in the background. Haha
The Weeknd during sunset. Baby making music.
My one photo of Justice.
Whitney was going at it with the paint. I think I was just standing there and she came up and put two lines of paint on my face. Lol
BTW, Tello’s friends are awesome. Had a great weekend with them!
Snoop! We were kind of far for this. I’ll be honest. I lost track of time and was too into the hot link I was eating. By the time I was done we heard the music start. It was still awesome watching Snoop, Dre, Kurupt, Eminem, and 50. Can’t forget the resurrection of Tupac. Which btw, when you’re far like we were…we couldn’t tell if someone was acting as Pac or what the hell it was. Although I had heard rumors or a hologram before the show, it was still kind of weird and we didn’t know how to feel about it. Lol
I had an awesome time and although I’m currently sick, it was well worth it! Until next year Coachella. I’m definitely coming back.
Coachella Day 2.
It was nice and sunny the second day of Coachella. I was happy it cleared up! But for some odd reason I ended up wearing pants that day. Maybe because I was scared it was going to be hella cold at night.
First of the day on our list…Childish Gambino.
Apparently there’s a video on YouTube of a guy climbing this bamboo thing…and then falling off. I’m too chicken shit to watch it though.
Sebastian Ingrosso.
And David Guetta.
Ferris wheel time!
And Radiohead.
Coachella Day 1.
If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter then you know I headed to Coachella this past weekend. Sorry if I flooded your timelines with photos! It was my first time going and although my original plans, along with my second set of plans, didn’t work out I still had a great fucking time. I took a ton of pictures and because of that I’m going to have a post for each day I was there. The festival started on Friday but I flew down to LA on Thursday to meet up my friend Mike. His friends rented a condo for Coachella so we headed down to Palm Desert to meet them. Weather forecasts predicted rain on Friday but luckily it wasn’t pouring. We had some sprinkles here and there, but nothing too major. It was definitely cold by the end of the night though.
Hello Tello.
Ran into Daniel!
Neon Indian.
Ran into Peter.
Yea. That happened.
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