So its time for one of those disgustingly materialistic posts... I figure that since I really don't do it often, its OK once in awhile.

I am now the proud owner of my very own pair of Manolo Blahnik shoes... Everything you have ever heard about them is true... They are magic for the feet! It literally feels like walking on air!!! I am in so much trouble, because, for all the drooling I have done over couture shoes, I have NEVER been able to fathom paying $500+ for a pair of shoes, especially at the rate I tend to wear them out... Now though, I finally understand... The difference between walmart shoes and mid range shoes (Steve Madden, Nine West, etc.) is at least doubled when going from mid range shoes to couture...

My friend Dan is a personal shopper in the suburbs of NYC, so he will usually have a line on any really great sales, which means that I am likely in even MORE trouble. But for all the abuse I sense my wallet is about to take, I still can't help squealing like a little girl at the thought of more shoes like these...

{Insert contented sigh here}