You put your left shoe on, you take your left shoe off
You know you are turning into an incredibly selfish person when you complain about the same things that the women on Sex and the City do (or did, since the show’s over).
The past few days I have been thinking about what I will wear on Thanksgiving Day. I have an outfit that’s perfect. This awesome brown suede(ish) shirt, my long jeans, and my tall brown (very high heeled) boots. The only problem with this outfit is that we’re going to Mike’s sister’s house. The first thing she makes you do when you get to her house is take off your shoes. I mentioned that these are my long jeans, so it would throw off my entire outfit if I had to take off my shoes. I would either be tripping on the hem of my jeans all afternoon, or I would have to roll them up and it will then look as if I am so short that I can’t find jeans that actually fit. Plus, my shoes are awesome, and I would like to wear them. So, my awesome outfit has been nixed.
But it’s such a great outfit. I am disappointed that I can’t wear it.
Last night I was complaining (in a mostly good-natured way) about this, and I realized that I was channeling Carrie. “This…is…an…outfit.” Hopefully my outfit is better than some of that weird stuff she wore. Regardless, it’s kind of mortifying to think that I am being that selfish, so I decided to shut up about my “outfit” and wear something less dependent on the shoes. But the basic issue remains: Mike’s sister makes us take off our shoes when we enter her house, which I am not a fan of. I mean, if it’s muddy, sure I’ll take off my shoes, but that’s not the issue here. The issue is that they don’t like for people to wear shoes in the house, no matter the weather. Mike always takes his shoes off as soon as he enters our house (and leaves them by the door for days and days), so he is on his sister’s side (and wishes I would come to see the light).
I don’t mind it so much in the summer, because I’m always wearing sandals, but I have to admit that I really hate this rule in the winter. I am colder than your average person, so I need the extra warmth of the shoes. Mike’s sister keeps her house colder than I would want (actually, it’s his brother-in-law who does that), and I get really cold without shoes.
I am seriously considering taking my slippers with me tomorrow. Then I can have it both ways - I can be warm and I can wear an “outfit.” Now if I can just figure out what I have that coordinates with light blue slippers decorated with cherries and strawberries . . .
November 24th, 2004 at
Carmen Miranda has a great hat for you to wear. Maybe you can borrow one of the Fruit of the Loom Guy’s outfits. Just a thought.
November 24th, 2004 at
are they japanese?
November 24th, 2004 at
I’m with you, I hate having to take my shoes off at the door! Its un-American! Just kidding, I always have cold feet too so I prefer to wear shoes all around my house!
November 24th, 2004 at
Mike, is your sister Japanese?
November 24th, 2004 at
my sister is proud to be an american, where at least she knows she has the freedom to tell people to take their damn shoes off when they come into the house that she owns.
November 24th, 2004 at
I hope she is going to pay for my doctor bills when I catch pneumonia.
November 24th, 2004 at
As a little person who feet do get cold easy, taking shoes off rule is LAME. And also, I love shoes. Shoes are realy THE KEY to an outfit, so taking them off reall throws everything else off. Now Im questioning Mike’s sister’s womenhood. Thats not good.
November 24th, 2004 at
i love my sister
November 24th, 2004 at
This is not about love. This is about cold feet and cute shoes.
November 24th, 2004 at
love is about sacraficing your own comforts for the good of others and their carpet.
November 24th, 2004 at
Kari…I’ll let you borrow my unicorn slippers.
I think you should take slippers.
November 24th, 2004 at
My shoes are not endangering their carpet.
Chrissy, can I borrow your unicorn shirt as well? To complete the outfit?
November 24th, 2004 at
Mike, what do you have against people’s damn shoes?
November 24th, 2004 at
Of course you can, Kari. I forgot…you need the whole ensemble.
November 24th, 2004 at
Maybe I will quit washing Mike’s damn socks, and we’ll see how much he likes cold feet.
November 24th, 2004 at
damn, that’s cold.
November 24th, 2004 at
I like the prolific use of the word damn in these comments. That’s all I’ve got.
November 26th, 2004 at
Wearing your shoes in the house can track chemicals from fertilizers and pesticides indoors that can trigger allergies and make you pets sick. Plus berber carpet on bare feet? Nothing like it. Oh yeah, and:
Damn.
November 27th, 2004 at
Yes, but! They don’t have pets! And, they have hardwood floors! Hardwood floors = cold.
November 27th, 2004 at
In that case I’m with you, Kari. Heated hardwood floors are the bomb, by the way.