What a Life!

When I told Traci that I wanted to buy a pair of Birkenstocks because A) I thought they were comfortable and B) I wanted to show off my hand-knit socks, she about had a cow. “You’ve lived in the Midwest too long. You would not wear socks in your Birkenstocks if you still lived in Maryland!” she chided.

Well, at the Birkenstock store, they have a whole wall devoted to nice-looking socks, so I had a hard time believing that it is not correct to wear socks with your Birks. I asked the clerks and they said that as long as your socks aren’t white socks (think sports socks), it is perfectly fine to wear socks with your Birkenstocks.

So back to what my dear sister said, quite frankly, I don’t care if I live in Paris – I’m wearing my hand-knit socks in my Birkenstocks, thank you very much.

And here’s a picture to show you what it looks like:

See, it’s really not that scary.

Signed,

Your fashion-oblivious sister

P.S. Happy birthday, sis!