Yawn. Ten second grade boys were at my house on Saturday evening for my son's birthday party. Nine left at 8:30 and one stayed over night. At 5:30 this morning I heard the definitive (and deafening) sound of lego boxes being shaken and ripped open followed by a sustained period of silence. Shake, rip, silence. Shake, rip, silence. This pattern repeated itself until I lumbered into the living room at 7:30 to find five new lego creations assembled on the coffee table. I then had one hour to gulp down the obligatory cup of coffee and get ready for church. I still can't believe I pulled it off.
At 7:45 I was still in my husband's flannel pants, XL sweatshirt with a severe case of bed-head. Thankfully my hair responded to the hot rollers and my concealer did a fair job of hiding the 2nd-grade-sleepover circles under my eyes. What tipped the morning in my favor was the box leaning against the wall. The one I had packed up to "return to sender."
I hated to return the gorgeous teal leather Born boots, but the last time I tried them on, my right foot would NOT go in. My left foot? No problem. Since rheumatoid arthritis destroyed the cartilage in my right mid-foot necessitating surgery to fuse the bones, I've had difficulty pointing my toes to slide them into boots. See, the Born Allegra is a cowboy-inspired boot, so there's no side zipper. I guess my feet were extra puffy the night I tried them on (salty popcorn? totopo chips?), because today my right foot decided to cooperate and the lovely teal blue boots found their owner--no tugging with a shoe horn like an ugly step-sister.
Mind you, the Born Allegra features a three-inch stacked heel, which means "church only" for me. No downtown walking, sidewalk shopping for me in these babies. But for those of you with fairly normal feet, I think you'll really find these comfortable. The footbed is fairly cushioned and the toe box is perfect for a medium-width foot. Sizes run true.
The wardrobe possibilities are endless in the Born Allegra: leggings and tunic, jeans skinny/jeans bootcut, skirt high/skirt low with patterned tights. I chose teal to punch up the color of my many charcoal gray/black ensembles in the winter time, but the color is so versatile, I see myself wearing these for at least three of the four seasons.
The Born Allegra is available at BornShoes.com, Shoeline.com, OnlineShoes.com , and Zappos.
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