shoe shopping...

So they predicted snow over the weekend! Possibly a whole foot of it! And I have no boots for it. The only boots I had were these and I probably need something with smaller heels anyhow for later on. I went to the usual store where I find many different options. I love the boots i had gotten there before and they are still in excellent condition!

Well, I spent nearly an hour looking at the few options I liked. I really liked these. I wasn't up for the knee high boots mostly because I have never walked in them and I feel shorter than I already feel! :P These allowed me to fold them up for normal wear and pull them up when necessary.

The showpiece was a size 7 and the lady went in to find a smaller size. Yes, I am a size 5. Well, they looked and looked; they even looked for any boot my size that was waterproof in the store. But alas they couldn't find it anywhere in their store nor in the other stores in the whole state of Virginia/Washington DC/Maryland area!! They recommended next season I come in early!

For now, I settled for a boot that was the next most comfortable one. And for being extra patient with the staff, for the whole store they only had two staff!! It was crazy; they looked up boots and all while they were also serving others in the store (if anything they were awesome!!) and I was quite laid back about the whole thing, they gave me an additional discount than shown in the discounted price. It might be the member price or a staff discount! yay!  So, am not going to complain!

So, until next season, I can't be running about too much snow for too long! Until then I will be wearing these boots made in India! ;)

snowing!

It's started to snow! The flakes look more like dust particles at the moment! Started earlier than forecasted! But if it snows as forecasted we will get a foot of snow by tomorrow night and that will be my first "big" snow! The last time I saw snow was 8 inches in Tulsa, Oklahoma (where the userpic was taken).

It was a US Jaycees national convention. It was February 2002. My first time to Tulsa, where they were holding the national convention. Apparently we brought in the cold front. The temperatures were somewhere in the 60s (around 16C)  the week before! The convention brought delegates from every corner of the country. As we walked into the hotel lobby where the conference was to be held, everyone knew the Hawai'i delegation was in the house! I guess the Asian ethnicity and the tans gave it all away (for some reason at the national level, Asians were somewhat a minority nationwide). Well, anyway so we thought. But what really gave it away was that in 60F weather we were all bundled up in jackets, gloves, and mufflers!! 

The following morning we woke up to nearly 8 inches of snow - apparently a record high for Tulsa as well! So, we ditched the morning sessions and the whole Hawai'i delegation was out in the snow playing! We were kids again! I remember fondly a delegate from Kansas who just looked at us so baffled enjoying the snow. She didn't like snow much. She feels it's nothing but trouble! hmmm... we played and we played for nearly two hours - maybe more. By then our gloves were drenched and we were beginning to feel the chill.

We also remembered that some of us had shopping plans - going to Bath & Body Works (a store Hawai'i didn't have then)! Important things. By evening we all hated the cold and couldn't wait to get on the plane home! Luckily we were leaving the following morning. It was freezing. We all rushed into the van that took us to the airport. I always looked forward to returning to Hawai'i. I always missed it and always felt it calling me when away. But this time, it was felt even much more!

We landed in Hawai'i that was also hit with a cold front with highs of 73F (23C)!! For us we were in heaven. We nearly fell to the ground and kissed it! But we figured that would look too strange. For the rest of the week, we truly enjoyed 73F "cold"!! Other local friends thought we were mad.

Oh yeah, that following week, University of Hawaii was in Tulsa playing, I think basketball (or maybe Football?). The sportscaster was in his Aloha shirt enjoying a nice 75F weather in Tulsa OK!! Go figure!

And yes, we are spoiled in Hawai'i! It's truly a paradise that I miss so very much!