I Need a Knock-Off

I am totally feeling the tall gladiator boot thing right now. Perhaps you will agree with Allen and think they are heinous. I don't care. I need to have my legs inside of them. Unfortunately I need to find them with one less zero. Anyone seen a decent department store pair???

I love these Givenchy's. $2100. Sadly, that number does not fit into my shoe budget this year.

These Miu Miu's are so much fun. $4000. Probably never going to happen for me.

I'm Failing

In an effort to retrain our spending habits (read: in Allen's effort to retrain my spending habits) after a few months of apparently blowing through too much cash(both of our birthdays, our anniversary, christmas, and traveling for thanksgiving and christmas in a two month period has a tendency to melt money away), I promised Allen that I would spend NO money in January on discretionary items, such as clothing and shoes, and in an effort to ensure that I spend no money in January, I agreed to refrain from shopping online or shopping at the mall, or well, shopping period. Rotorooter already ruined our goal to not spend anything outside of the usual bills, grocery, gas, etc. Thanks guys. And then that sort of sent me into a tail spin (it is totally fair to blame my bad habits on poopy problems). I fell off the wagon. But before I confess my sins, realize I have not spent even two minutes shopping online until yesterday. That is fasting from shopping for over a week. Did you really think I could even make it that long Allen? I deserve some serious credit. And regardless if I slipped into shopping oblivion, I am still keeping strong on my promise to purchase nothing this entire month. Forgive me love, but sometimes I just need to see something pretty and imagine myself wearing it. Yesterday, in a moment of weakness, became one of those days, and I "stumbled" upon this dress at http://www.shabbyapple.com/.

My girlfriend Jenny introduced me to this site a couple months ago and I am madly in love with it. I think this dress is completely adorable (BTW, do you happen to own this puppy Jenny, and if so, what size do you think I should buy??....she is my fashion consultant).

And by buy, honey love, I of course don't mean this month. Just when the time is right and I have your permission because I am that kind of loyal, honorable wife.

I am also curbing my online shopping again, Allen, because you are right, once I start, I cannot control myself, and I will buy. I hope you understand and appreciate this sacrifice as it is Victoria's Secret semi-annual sale and there is free shipping with no minimum purchase. I am not even going to look. That is huge. Perhaps even deserving of a cute, little, sophisticated brown dress??