New Boots

For the last few months I have been on the hunt for a pair of ankle boots. I have never owned any before and I really wanted something different to wear with tights and dresses during the colder months than flats or my beat up hardcore winter boots.

So the search began.

Now I have big feet. I wear a size 11 and sometimes have to go up to a 12. A lot of Canadian stores do not carry those sizes and if they do they either run small or the styles are...well no one would wear them. But there are some that I know of and are in the area and have pretty good prices: Sears, Aldo, Spring, Payless. (If anyone knows of any other stores please tell me). Another thing that bugs me is I have HUGE feet bones and my ankle bone is...not a normal size. So most times I can't get my monster feet into the little hole.

 So I check out Sears first and well...there isn't much. I find some nice looking boots but they are almost 200$. Sorry student on a budget here! Next I go to payless, I only find what I call "witch boots", you know the ones that are really pointy, black and well a witch would wear. That ain't my style. The other boots they have are flats and I wanted a heel. Next I check out Spring. I go to their clearance area because I will not pay full price there if I can avoid it. I find nothing. One store left. Aldo.

Now I don't really like Aldo. I don't usually have good luck there. Their size 11 is more like a size 9. And the shoes aren't all that comfortable, and the prices can be crazy. But I was desperate. When I went to the site I was in a pretty bad mood, I had a bad day, was stressing out etc. Shopping while pissy is not the best plan but I did it anyways. I go to their clearance section and start browsing the boots. As I get lower and lower on the page I heart drops as I see nothing that looks like it would fit. But then! Then I see a pair of boots that look like they could actually fit. They are grey, have a little wedge, tie up...and they come in my size! So I click buy, go to the cart and put in my info. Within 10 minutes I ordered what I hope would be the perfect pair of boots.

Yesterday they arrive. I was so nervous because if these ones didn't fit then I was screwed. I open the box and my heart sinks at how small they look. Great! I try them on anyways and OMFG my feet go in without any fighting and they tie up good...they fit! And they are so comfortable. So my search for the perfect ankle boots ended at a store I swore I would never shop at again :P

When I went back to the site to post a review I couldn't find them anymore so I guess they are sold out now. Like I said they are really comfortable. They are not tight anywhere, you can loosen or tighten them as you wish, the heel is not too high so I can walk in these all day without wanting to change to flats. They are dressy looking and casual at the same time so I can pair them with anything in my closet.



Update: So after two days of wearing them one of the bottoms of the boots started coming off. Now it did snow and I was walking in the snow, but still the bottom should not have come off. However, with some super glue i glued it back on, and after a good month they have not come apart again.

The other boots bottom started falling apart about a couple of weeks after the first one. It made me fall :P. Like the first boot, I super glued it and have had no problems since.

When I buy from Aldo or Spring (same company) I rarely buy them at full price. And, as I mentioned above, it's because they aren't made to last. The boots were about 80$ not on sale, and I would never pay that. Just something to think about when buying from them. Maybe it's just me, I tend to have bad luck with shoes, but honestly a boot shouldn't start falling apart after two wears.

Anyways I am still wearing them (when the weather cooperates :P) and I still do love them :)

O! And I found out that using some white vinegar gets rid of salt stains. I was nervous to try it but it really did work, and after putting some hot water on the vinegar it left no smell :).

The boots

I am too tall for my mirror. I could not take a full body shot but I hope to get Marc to get a full shot sometime this weekend and I will update the post.

Here are the boots:

I need a lot of practice to walk in these things! They are 5 inch heels and it's been a few years since I've walked around in heels that high. Yesterday was pretty funny, I couldn't walk without having my hand on the wall. What was horrible, was my phone rang and where was my phone? At the other end of the apartment, so I had to quickly walk in these boots to get the phone and it ended up being a wrong number :P I am glad I was the only one home when this occurred, I can't imagine the look Marc or the roommate would have given me.

Anyways today I am wearing them and I plan to wear them for about an hour every day till I can walk pretty good in them. Were these boots worth all the trouble? Yes, they are not too bad comfort wise (they are just really high and I can't stand still in them very long yet) and I do not plan to wear these boots for school or to run errands. They are my dress boots for the fall and spring when I need to wear a dress to go out to dinner and it's still too cold to wear open heels. So I hope to have them for quite a few years.

Wow the second picture is blurry! Sorry about that, I took it with my phone.

Cooking and Rambling post. Lucky you!

First I want to say that I am saddened by the news today on Jack Layton passing away. He left the public eye for a bit this summer to focus on his cancer with plans to return in the fall. Sadly he will not be returning. I do not follow politics, nor I am "In the know" about politics but there was something about Jack that drew me to pay more attention to what is happening in my country. He fought tirelessly about what he believed in, he wanted a better Canada, a Canada where people helped each other. I never met him but, from what I have heard, he was a great guy. In any case, Jack, you had plans for this country that we will never see but I hope the people in your party stay focused and fight for what you wanted. My thoughts are with his family and friends.

Ok on to other things:

Today the mother came up to go shopping! It was nice to go out for the day with her and my youngest brother. She bought two VERY nice dresses, once of which I hope she wears soon. We went out to lunch and just browsed stores. I bought sheets, I desperately needed. Also my Old Navy clothes arrived from the States! I bought my first ever pair of skinny jeans...yes this fat ass will be in skinny jeans! They will look awesome with my boots that should be here any day. I also got a shirt, Marc really liked it and told me I should order it. I have to agree with him, it does look nice. Once my outfit is together (hurry up boots!) I will take a picture and give you a peak.

This weekend we are heading up to my moms, Marc hasn't been up there in ages and my youngest brother has been begging me to bring him up. We're only going for the day but we might have my brother up on Labour day weekend, if we don't already have plans.

And now a cooking post about what we had for dinner on Sunday! (not many pictures because I forgot to document it)

I wasn't feeling particularly adventurous but I wan'ted to try something new. I'm not a fan of cream of soups but I wanted to add a sauce to the chicken. So I bought a cream of celery. Anyways the meal turned out great, it wasn't heavy at all but left us feeling pleasantly full.

So I cooked the chicken in the oven on 400 for about 40 minutes. I made sure it was mostly cooked (still very juicy, could use another 10-20 min in the oven) because I wanted to cook the rest of it in the sauce.

I then put some mushrooms (I bought sliced because I was lazy) in a pan, with some oil and red wine. I fried them up and put them to the side.

Once the sauce was hot (I used Campbells cream off so I just followed the directions on the can, I did add a little milk to it) I put the chicken in and let it cook for about 10 minutes. By then the chicken was perfectly cooked and still juicy.

I put the chicken on the plate, fried mushrooms besides it and then the extra sauce on top of the chicken. We had fries with it because we were out of potatoes :P and some salad on the side.

Reminder: My oven cooks fast so always make sure your chicken is cooked well, times vary. I don't want anyone getting sick!

 Mushrooms

Salad

Delicious Chicken











I apologize for the badly (spelling or wrong words used, my usual crappy grammar) written post, I am kinda bouncy and feel like I need to do many things. Sitting still and focusing is very difficult right now.

Damn boots are haunting me

Last week I stumbled upon torrid (horrible when you have no money) and I decided to check if my boots (yes mah boots!) were still in stock in my size. They were. I oogled and sighed and maybe cried, I can't be sure, and decided that along with a few other clothing items, I wanted THESE boots for my birthday.

I have been eyeing those suckers for a lifetime since around last holiday season, but I decided to go with a more piratical pair. But I never forgot those boots. I had (have) outfits planned around these boots. And yes I will be a fucking giant wearing them (5inch heel on a almost 6 foot woman) but I don't give a shit. I effin want these boots.  BUT, the damn shipping on torrid to Canada is insane. INSANE people! I will be spending 100$ on these boots and they are on clearance!! I am paying the same (actually more) in shipping than these damn boots cost.

Dear Torrid:
I like your clothes, I have a few pieces from you and they have fit wonderfully. I want to order more, hell i'd go across the border to get them but you don't even have shops close to the border (at least from Montreal...last I checked). Your shipping costs too much. I have ordered from other stores in the States and did not have to pay the insane amount of shipping you seem to think you need to charge. There are a lot of Canadians who would be placing bigger orders and more often if you bring your shipping down (and please do not go on about the border taxes and duty fees I have ordered things with those fees on and it still was twice as less as what you charge). I don't know why you wont even open a store somewhere in Canada, or at least TRY to. I want these boots so bad that I will pay the insane shipping fee but i'd much rather order a bunch of stuff at once from you than have to shop other stores online to get separate pieces because you cost too much!

Please bring down your shipping fees.

Boot loving customer

So yes I will order those boots and will pay the shipping fee. I have been thinking about these boots non stop for a long time so it will be worth it. If they sell out of my size though, before I can order, there will be an explosion of anger coming from my place. Check the news people.

The boots...They fit!

Thank the boot god!!
At first they didn't fit and I was almost in tears and called Marc in hysterics. Finding boots for me is a stressful event ok. Anyways I get them home from Sears and they look nice and I put my foot in--Good my fit goes in with no problems. Then i put the tongue up and start to zipper the boot up my leg--O no the zipper wont go the last 2 inches. I fight and fight but it just wont go<--that is the point I start freaking out.
After I get off the phone with Marc I take a look at the boots again--Hmm I wonder if these laces undo, in the picture it looks like they are just there for decoration but maybe they loosen. I pull the strings apart and the boots OPENS UP! I zip the rest of the boot up my leg with no problems and almost want to cry tears of happiness. Now that my feet are in them I have to say they are sooo fluffy inside and warm. They feel so comfortable and now I know that I can loosen or tighten the strings as I need. I hope these boots last me a few years because I do not want to have to find new ones.
'Sides that nothing is new in the life of Marc and Britney. We did decide though that if we must stay overnight at Marcs families house then (if we have enough left over cash from buying gifts) we are booking a hotel room at the local old hotel. I stayed there the wedding night and got ready there in the morning and the rooms are not that bad, the prices were a little high but maybe my mom booked me a bigger room I don't know. Anyways we agreed on that, also if we are tired and can't drive back home then we can stay at the hotel, just the two of us ^_^.