Boots!

I have tomorrow off of work, and I am so excited about it. I don't have any earth-shattering plans, but I am really looking forward to the day.

We're having some lovely people over for dinner, so after I get up (which will hopefully be luxuriously late), I will head over to Whole Foods to pick up everything we need to prepare the meal. And at some point I will head to the gym to swim for an hour (or, if I happen to wake up early, I'll go to water aerobics class). There will hopefully be some relaxing on the couch. And possibly a trip to the dog park.

But what I am most looking forward to is SHOPPING. I don't shop much, especially these days when we are working on paying off my surgery. But I've decided to make one purchase that I really missed last winter: soft, warm winter boots. I have real, hardcore snow boots (with purple trim!). They're great. We bought them when we found out we were moving to Denver for real. They are tough, and waterproof, and warm, and they have great traction. But they are also stiff and awkward and not really comfortable for long periods of time. They're designed for really walking IN snow, like when you have to take the dog for a walk or whatever.

So yeah, I have that. But what I WANT is cozy warm fluffy boots. Not ones that do well in the snow, not necessarily even ones that are practical and reasonable. No, what I want is the winter equivalent to summer's flip flops. Comfortable, easy, slip on right away when you're headed out the door, not appropriate for brutal weather.

Basically, what I want is Uggs. Though they are expensive, and also not the most attractive thing I've ever seen. So I'm going to the mall to try some on. And I'm also going to try on Emu boots, because those are similar but more affordable. Although also possibly even less attractive.

So, here are my options. I'm considering three colors of Ugg: sand, eggplant, and gray.

I like the sand the best, I think. They're the most versatile and the least offensive. But I'm concerned that they'll show dirt too easily. But I've also heard that if you apply the weatherproofing and dirt-resistant spray stuff, they don't get that dirty, and they can be cleaned. Thoughts on this? Does anyone have experience with this?


Then there's the eggplant. Yes, this season Uggs are available in a deep purple. Which is awesome, but do I really want purple boots? Boots that I would wear with everything? Wouldn't that be a tad over the top? I mean, it just seems excessive. But on the other hand: PURPLE.



Gray is sort of my backup plan, if I decide that the sand will show dirt and the purple is too much. But I don't really LIKE the gray. I just don't want to get the chocolate (which I also like), because I wear too much black. And I don't like the black ones either. Gray is the least offensive of the remaining colors, basically. But does that reasoning really make sense for such expensive boots?


Then there's the Emu option. But a) I don't really like any of the colors (they don't have a sand or eggplant equivalent--their beige is hideous--so I'd have to go with the gray), and b) they really are ugly, in my humble opinion. Still, is it worth it for the cost savings? The Uggs cost almost twice as much as the Emus.


Sooooo... what do I do? Uggs or Emus? What color?