Thursday, March 18, 2010

A trip and a skip and a laugh...


REPOST FOR SHOW ME YOUR SHOES PARTY

I am always amused when I see someone "trip" over nothing...it makes me chuckle. I call it "a trip and a skip". The person trips...does a little skip...and they always turn around to see what they tripped over...and of course, there is NOTHING ever there. That is the funny part to me, "the look". It never fails. Pay attention to this because what I say is true. They always turn to "look". And it always makes me "laugh".....except for today.

Why was today any different? Because it happened to me...at least 6 times. And here are the culprits:
New shoes. New green suede shoes. Yup...green suede shoes. And they caused numerous "trips and skips", and just as many "looks". And because it happened to me, it wasn't as funny as I always thought. I felt like a toddler...one with new shoes...who runs all day, trips and skips and ends up with skinned knees. The only difference is that toddlers don't look back...they keep looking ahead, keep on truckin' and never get embarrassed. And I didn't skin my knees. Thank God!

These caused me so much embarrassment today...THIS ONE to be precise: I "tripped and skipped "at the grocery store, the teacher center, at the Post Office, at the mall, at the farm stand and at the Christmas Tree Shoppe. Yup...and each time I "looked back".
When I got home, still flushed with embarrassment, I checked the toes. We all know what suede looks like after a few scuffs. And then I checked them all over. And guess what? I am not a klutz. One of the shoes was a half size larger than the other. The culprit. So, back to Marshall's to complain...got a new pair...and hopefully my psyche will not be harmed by this day of embarrassment.

Oh...and the best part: the shoes cost only $10.00.

My new motto: "don't look back"!
Patti @ Pandoras Box
Patti @ Pandoras Box

I live in central NY and I am a retired family and consumer science teacher. I enjoy all types of crafting, decorating and cooking

14 comments:

  1. I enjoyed reading your post. You described perfectly "a trip and a skip" (I like that description)...I've been there done that!!!

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  2. I hate to laugh...but...tee hee. ;-) The best part is your punchline with the two different sized shoes.

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  3. Now that is my type of shoe, looks so comfy.

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  4. My favorite color, and so cute. Gotta love Marshalls! Thanks for sharing.

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  5. Oh how amusing :). At least you figured out what all that tripping and skipping was about. Thanks for linking up to the party!

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  6. So funny! Glad they fixed it for you, they are darling shoes!

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  7. Oh you poor thing with two different sized shoes!! They usually check at the store don't they? must've missed yours! They are cute though & I'm glad they fixed it for you! Have you tripped & skipped since you got it fixed?

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  8. I love these shoes! Super funny!

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  9. i have tripped over my owns shoes many times. But i have never done the look, i know it was my shoes that tripped me.

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  10. Your totally made me laugh out loud with your 'trip and skip' because it is so true!

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  11. I laughed all the way through reading your post. I am a tripper and a skipper, and yes a looker too.
    Hope you get the right mate to your pair at Marshalls!

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  12. I'm such a klutz it's usually a skip, trip and thunk.

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