For the Love of Shoes

It is a rarity that Luke complains about what he wears. And attempts by kids to have him play dress up have met serious objection. However there is one aspect of apparel for which Luke has great interest. SHOES! No lie Luke has the patience to try on 10 pairs at a time. And he tends to like them all. When it’s time to get new shoes, Target is his preferred store. The price is right, even if we’ve had a pair or two not last very long. We started out buying him StrideRites, but after 2 times of spending $45+ dollars on a pair only to have bigfoot Luke outgrow them in a couple of weeks, we are ok with Target.

Luke may just be following in Grandpa M’s footsteps in more ways than one – Pop Pop wears a size 14! When Luke was born, the doctor stood amazed at how big Luke’s feet were even then saying, “Big feet, strong man.”

This means the love of shoes is officially genetic. I have a lot of shoes. I mean A LOT. The way our master closet is configured doesn’t help. There is plenty of room for storing them in their boxes. Why throw out a pair if I have room to keep them? As the saying goes – they always fit!

I have dress shoes, tennis shoes, bowling shoes and a pair of jazz shoes I keep to wear at 80's parties. I do have some pairs that match only one outfit, like a lavender pair I wore with a maternity dress and a red patent pair I bought for a Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz costume. But, I have learned over the years to maximize my shoe spend, I try to only buy shoes that are black, brown or navy – the colors I wear the most. Someday I'm sure I'll only buy the comfortable kind :)