A Four Letter Word!

When we hear that someone said a four letter word we all know how that translates. Yesterday was a series of four letter words. You have to understand that I spent my teen years on the open ocean with a variety of sailors, so my 4 letter vocabulary was colorful. I only realized I was a lady when I met Greg and he was a gentleman. So now the four letter words only come out on occasion and I have increased the list.

So, back to yesterday. After work I was meeting Robin downtown for coffee before we headed to the Tulan Center to experience a variety of alternative health interventions. Since I was also going to be attending a birthday party for my very spunky second cousin I wanted to shop at Leapin Lizards for a gift (see a previous blog about shopping local). Oh, you need to know that in my family I am the oldest cousin and so I now have many second cousins who are under 6 so get to shop at Leapin Lizards which is way too fun. I digress....well the parking downtown is challenging especially when you want to park on Wall Street. I found a space in front of Starbucks....walked back to Leapin Lizards...found a gift immediately because once walking through the door you immediately regress and they always say buy for someone what you would like to recieve! Walking back to my car my feet started hurting...I heard the beginning of rumbling from them...shit these shoes hurt....once I got back to my car I realized I didn't have the cash I would need for the evening so I walked back down Wall Street to Wells Fargo....by then the feet were really screaming four letter words. On the way back to Starbucks I stopped at Merenda's and pushed my face against the window...it was so sad...one table still set with linen napkins, silver ware, and salad plates. The fan spinning slowly over the bar in total darkness...then more colorful language snaked from my feet making it's way to my mouth.

Now, here is where I increased my vocabulary...as I reaching Starbucks...no Robin in sight...my brain kicked in and recognized another four letter word....3 feet tall....SALE!!!!!

As my brain registered this new four letter word, the clerk said ( and this was in really slow motion I swear ) the shoes in this room are half price.....another four letter word....SHOE.

In 30 seconds I purchased a pair of red Josef Seibel's, my absolutely favorite shoe maker. My feet shut up, nothing nasty came out of my mouth and my brain registered 2 new four letter words for the day. Best of all walking next door to Starbucks Robin immediately noticed I had red shoes on....