H: The Shoes. Yes, THE shoes

Been a looooong time between posts again and again, I don't have a terribly good excuse except that we've been busy. We recently decided to start looking for a house. To buy. Yes, we may become homeowners....exciting! And....just interesting I suppose. A year ago, my life was very different and a lot has happened in a short amount of time. I'm not complaining, quite the contrary it's been wonderful meeting my partner and growing more and more. Not to say that there haven't been growing pains, but all in all it's been remarkable. I'm extremely lucky to embark on this new and exciting life with the person that I love.

Incidentally, I've been following the Prop 8 trial very closely, and I'm warmed by the notion that I may get to celebrate my marriage in a State where our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters will get to celebrate theirs, too. Just my two cents.

Anyhoo, back to the frill!

I thought now would be a good time to let everyone in on my most exciting find yet; Khussa shoes!!!! (The extra exclamation point is the "I-would-have-called-my-mother-to-gush-if-I-didn't-know-she-was-busy-running-around" exclamation point.)
Josh and I are the same height (6 ft), and I knew early on that I didn't want to tower over him while standing at the altar (with our egalitarian relationship, I felt that would send the wrong message). I considered just about everything and looked just about everywhere; kitten heels, flats, ballet flats, the list goes on and on but nothing ever seemed right (and ballet flats look terrible on me. Seriously.) I couldn't find something that was satisfying; something that was simple, but comfortable and elegant with a bit of bling to boot. One day I was dinking around on a wedding website when someone mentioned Khussa shoes.
They're the shoes that belly dancers wear and they look something like this:
After I stopped twitching from the Convulsions of Joy, I took a closer look at these little beauties. As I mentioned before, they're shoes used by belly dancers so they're not your typical right/left. Actually, there is no right or left at all. They're made of leather and must be worn so that they'll mold to your foot, thus allowing for ultimate comfort, plus they come in a vast array of colors and patterns. I tell ya folks, when I found these, you could have knocked me over with a feather. Or a receipt showing an extremely, EXTREMELY reasonable price (think $30 and under).
I haven't ordered them yet, but I will in the next week or so.

*Squeal!*