O Happy Shoes!
Monday, January 12, 2009 at 10:22PM Today I had to share the story of my happy shoes with you. The story begins two days before Christmas when Sara was in town for the holidays. Shalae and Sara and I decided to go shopping.
We had all stupidly worn heels, and although we looked adorable (smile), we were dying by the time we got to Buckle, one of our favorite stores. So we did what every intelligent woman with aching feet would do—we bought flat, comfy shoes!
They’re not the cutest shoes; they actually remind me of slippers. But oh, they felt good! The minute we put them on, our feet were happy—so we called them our happy shoes. We felt so much better that we went out for dinner and enjoyed another few hours of mother-daughter time that we wouldn’t have been able to endure without our happy shoes.
Now fast forward a couple of weeks to today. Shalae and I set off today to shop for our family photo.
This family photo is a big deal; it’s the one that goes in the Stampin’ Up! catalog. And because I’m so Type A, everyone has to color coordinate, down to underwear! (Okay, I’m just kidding about the underwear.) But I’m not kidding about having to color coordinate, so I buy everyone one top or shirt once a year. They’re responsible for the bottom half.
The photo isn’t scheduled until next month, but everyone has to try everything on, so we have enough time to exchange and return, so we wanted to get a jump start on it. Shopping for everyone’s clothes can take hours, sometimes even days. Knowing this, Shalae and I had to make an important decision this morning. Did we want to look cute or did we want to be comfortable?
Well, as I mentioned earlier, sometimes I’m an intelligent woman, and this morning was one of those times. We went with the happy shoes, (we may even have to change their name to the shopping shoes) and the day has been wonderful! We’ve found more than we thought we would, and we’ve got the shopping just about finished—earlier than we had anticipated. You can all look forward to seeing our photo in the catalog next summer, and you’ll know that the day we bought the clothes was a happy one because we had happy shoes.
I wanted to add a quick side note. I found out today that I’ve been a bad girl! I didn’t realize that we weren’t supposed to post photos on our blogs of products that were in the new catalog until January 19, the date the catalog goes live. So the boxes I showed on my blog yesterday are actually forbidden pictures!
However, since I’m not selling anything, I’m hoping that my photos generate a lot of interest and hopefully drum up a little business for our demonstrators. For those of you who are customers, contact a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator come Monday (January 19) for the papers and products you need to make the boxes. And for those who are demonstrators, I promise I won’t post early again!
Reader Comments (43)
Rachel (UK so you have to say Norty with a British Accent OK>)
I love that you are as human and enthusiastic as the rest of us :-)
I saw a really blurry image on line somewhere of your lovely blue shoes at convention...pretty but not happy I am thinking?
Sue...almost always in happy shoes now :-(
When we do family portraits (and we only have 2 adults and 4 children to organize) I get a bit Type A myself with our clothing choices. I am always excited when a new catalog comes out to see your family photo and how everyone is dresses - it gives me ideas for our photos!
(ps- they always look great!!)
I'm pretty sure you weren't the first person to accidentally leak it, there've been a few mix-ups lately on if you can or can't show photos. Being an Australian Demo I love the leaks because it gives us a little hint of what's to come (maybe, if we're good lol)...
OH... and, by the way, note to self: ALWAYS wear uncomfortable shoes while shopping... it's a great excuse to buy a new pair! (ha!)
Sharon Field / Jacksonville, FL.
I have to tell you that I "intended" to wear heels during my presentation at Leadership. BUT...when push came to shove, I opted for "comfort" and an unflattering look with the straight, wide legged pants with flat shoes! BUT...my feet weren't hurting and hopefully my "comfort" came across too:-)!
Thanks always for being a mentor in SO many ways:-)!
Don't forget that you can photoshop Shanna in :-)
Also, thanks for the comment on not posting early. - I guess now all demos will have a way out when they do it. (Well, if Shelli can. I can) :)
I can't wait to see the picture! One day, I'd love to meet you face to face! For now, have a cyber hug from me.
Yay I love the fact that you went shopping in uncomfortable shoes and then when you got to the shoe store had to stop and buy some sensible ones! That would so be me as well!! Maybe I should try that with my Fiance and who knows I may come home with another pair of wonderful shoes to add to my collection! :)
I know I always wondered how your family was so coordinated on/in the cattie photo's but now it all makes sense! Well I can't wait for the next cattie! Once again, SU! has done an awesome job with the new cattie! I can't wait to get the new circle cutter!
Alise
I really do LOVE SU!!!
It's so nice to see how real and down to earth you are. I can't help but say how much I love being a Stampin Up demonstrator and how fun it is to have our"leader" be so real. Your post today made me laugh.
Kathy
Cincinnati
This entry cracked me up!
BTW, I have the perfect stamp set for you. It's on page 54 of the CURRENT catalog (minding my SU policy p's & q's! LOL).
Humor in High Heels ... "Give a girl the correct footwear and she can conquer the world! -Bette Midler
;-)
Gayle
Florida
Love your Blog.:)
Dolores from Miami,FL