The other day when I was getting ready to leave work I looked outside and it was POURING rain. I went back inside and got my umbrella, then as I was about to walk into the rain I realized "MY SHOES!". My fabulous beautiful SUEDE Manolo Blahnik shoes.
I looked out at the rain, then down at my shoes; out, down, out, down. I considered my options:
1. Run out in the rain praying my shoes don't get "too" wet.
2. Run out in the rain fully knowing my shoes will most likely get ruined.
3. Do the Redneck run - take my shoes off, and run like hell......barefoot.
Look classy, but most likely ruin my shoes or look trashy and not ruin my shoes??
So......off those suckers came! I put them in my bag, zipped it up, and made a run for it. Note to self: when running like hell barefoot in the rain, concrete is slippery when wet. I nearly fell 2 or 3 times, but I was focused on the end goal. Keeping the shoes safe.
Once I got to my car, I took my shoes out and inspected - not a drop on them. Whew. As I was preparing to drive away I realized there were definitely tiny pebbles jammed into the bottom of my feet. Shit....hmmm.....I found a gum wrapper and used it to get the pebbles out and soak up as much water as possible. Note to self: a 1 x 1 gum wrapper square does not absorb much water.
Finally, I was good to go...I looked over at my shoes one more time - still safe and sound.....Victory!
You can take the girl out of Oklahoma, but you can't take the Oklahoma out of the girl.
