Hope

It has been in the 80s here the last couple of days.  For those of you who woke up to snow in the past week, I apologize.  I would gladly send you some of our heat so we can all have a happy medium, because I'm not ready for hot yet.  But the sun was lovely, and maybe the Vitamin D helped my mood. After yesterday's post about friendship, today I am actually feeling hope for the first time in what feels like forever.  It might be short lived, it might turn around tomorrow and bite me in the rear, or maybe it will blossom into good things.  I don't know, but I'm sure as heck enjoying it while it's hanging around.  In the spirit of hope I figured I'd type "hope shoes" into image search and see what popped up.

We all know I can't wear white shoes or they would be completely filthy in about 5 minutes.  I like the style of these, though, and I'm going to pretend that the lighter color is actually gray or silver, because then they would be the colors of my alma mater, and that would be fun.

This one is sort of cheating?  But not really.  The name of the first (technically 4th, but you know what I mean) Star Wars movie is A New Hope, even though everyone just tends to call it Star Wars.  Besides, it's my blog and I say it counts.

 

I want to like these.  They're so close.  The colors are fun.  There's just something about the velvet that doesn't quite sit right with me.  I'm not quite sure what it is.

 

I love the colors on this one (duh) and you know I love stripes.  This isn't 100% for me, but I still think it's fun and quirky.

This one is my favorite.  Love the colors and the stripes.  It makes me happy.  As do you you, my friends.  Thank you for being in my life and helping contribute to my feeling of hope.  I hope (hee) I can do the same for you in some small fashion.

Homesick

The hubby asked me last night when I wanted to go home anytime soon.  Um, YES!  I don't have definite plans, yet, but I've started looking at plane tickets, and thinking about dates.  And worrying about the puppies while I'm gone.  I don't even have a plan, yet, but I worry what they will do while the hubby is gone for 14-16 hours a day.  I know.  I have issues.  Anyway, since I've been thinking about Montana, it seemed like a good idea for this post.

University of Montana Grizzly shoes.  Where I went to college.  Not Montana State, which would  be our rivals (not that I actually care about sports, but I still get vaguely annoyed when people assume Montana State when I say University of Montana).

Mountains!  Montana?  No idea.  Don't care, I say they are Montana so they are.  So there.

I love buttercups.  They say spring to me because they are always the first wildflowers that appear, and I loved looking for them as a kid.

The Montana state flower is the Bitterroot.  I couldn't find shoes, but I found this line of jewelry which is really cool.

 

The Montana state bird is the Meadowlark.  Obviously this is NOT a meadowlark, but it is the name  of the shoe, and I think they shoe is awesome.  I mean, duh, it's blue.

It's true.  I heart Montana.  Even if the heart is over Billings and not Missoula. Stupid Billings.  Hopefully I will make it home soon.  In the meantime, I will just think fond thoughts of home and family.