Christmas Day 2010

I opened my presents early this morning. Then, it was a pretty relaxing day with my family. We went to church, then out to brunch (really good food, including prime rib and smoked salmon), then watched the Lakers lose to the Miami heat (on TV, of course, and I'm now soooo glad I didn't spring for the inflated cost of tickets to this game--oh, well, the Lakers are NOT out of the running for a 3rd straight championship--I have confidence my boys will get the job done!). I got some really good presents, including jewelry from my parents and homemade goodies from my coworkers. My little sister, who couldn't afford to buy gifts for several years, due to being in dental school and working on paying her debts, gave me a generous check and more jewelry. I was pleasantly surprised.

Christmas: a time for angels, and I'm so lucky to have one who understands my shoe fetish and feeds into it (thank you soooo much!). Now onto the very special present pictured in my last post. These traveled several thousand miles to get to me and are a really rare treat. They were sold only in the platform 150 mm version here in the USA, and those sold quickly. I was bummed I missed out on them. Because I'm trying to be more financially conservative (not easy for a Christian Louboutin fan!), I just couldn't justify the $1195 plus tax price tag for them. Then my shoe angel stepped in at just the right time. Here they are, my Christian Louboutin Clou Noeud spiked slingback in nude kid leather, with a 120 mm heel:

I hope everyone had a merry Christmas, and for those of you in the US, enjoy what's left of your Christmas Day!

"Soon It Will Be Christmas Day"

This line from the classic Christmas carol, "Silver Bells" has been going through my mind since about 4:30 this afternoon, driving after my 2nd trip to a Target store in 1 day (little nephews in town, I think parents reading this would understand). It's true, though. Christmas Day is coming in less than 1 hour!


I got an early Christmas present. It came much sooner than expected. In a few hours, I will unwrap this package and we will see what's inside. Those of you who follow my posts on tpf already know what it is. So do I, but I treat every single one of these like a special gift, and since it's Christmas, I may as well contribute to the occasion.


Until then...