| will work for shoes…. | 05.4.11 |
i am only half joking….
i was photographing a friend the other day…a good friend…the kind of friend who insists on paying me for my work, but who i refuse to except money from….this type of friend is rare & i can count on one hand the number of friends that fit into that category….in any case, after an afternoon of photographs she gave me this beautiful pair of manolo blahnik patent leather nude & white mary janes…that’s right SHOES…beautiful shoes….i blushed…i couldn’t accept…she insisted….and now miraculously they sit in my home, smiling at me every time i walk by…& i had i thought as i gazed at these beauties….i will “work for shoes”….some days exchanging money for photographs takes the air out of my sails…i know i know…i have three children…a mortgage…and so on….this is my job…my career & how i support my family…it’s just that money visits my bank account & always has to leave unexpectedly…some bill or commitment lures my hard earned dollars away…but shoes…shoes linger…they wait patiently in my closet until i take them on a little outing…they make me happy, even on the most uneventful of days….so i am thinking from time to time i will work for shoes…for my sanity…& becasue, well…they are SHOES….so mr. louboutin if you are listening, give me a call…
i’m all yours….xoxo
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wishing eveyone a day full of photographs & shoes
a little more sweetness....
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May 4th, 2011 at 5:26 am
exactly!!
May 4th, 2011 at 6:40 am
Wow you need to get out of my head. I love your witty posts.
May 4th, 2011 at 7:12 am
these are gorgeous!
and i agree with everything you said. l o v e
May 4th, 2011 at 8:00 am
I would work for those shoes any day!! Lucky girl you
May 4th, 2011 at 8:20 am
Well said! Those shoes are magical.
May 4th, 2011 at 8:33 am
I LOVE!!! So awesome Elizabeth!!! What a great friend!!!
May 4th, 2011 at 8:41 am
shoes, shoes, shoes. OMG!
May 4th, 2011 at 8:46 am
*gasp* Gorgeous! That friend totally knows you! What a perfect gift.
May 4th, 2011 at 8:57 am
Those shoes look amazing! And it’s so true what you said about money going into the bank and leaving. This post was so good, I HAD to leave a comment!
May 4th, 2011 at 9:07 am
Those have to be some of the most beautiful shoes I have ever seen. You hold onto that friend… she is definitely a keeper
May 4th, 2011 at 9:30 am
Elizabeth…those shoes are doing no one any good, just sitting on a cushion like that. You need to put them ON!
May 4th, 2011 at 10:00 am
Agreed! I’m a size 7– Mr. Louboutin, Mr. Blahnik and Mr. Choo, take note.
May 4th, 2011 at 4:32 pm
Sexy sexy shoes! And great and charming commentary! Thank you, btw, for your delicious images! I come here everyday and am always gobsmacked by your photos!
May 4th, 2011 at 5:59 pm
what a sweet gift!
May 5th, 2011 at 6:52 am
Elizabeth you are so funny and lucky! A great friend & pair of blahniks to last a lifetime!
May 5th, 2011 at 11:37 am
what a beautiful gift… they are sexy! you have an amazing friend.
May 5th, 2011 at 6:17 pm
Oh, Elizabeth… you have the gift to make me smile every single time I read something you wrote, or cry, but never, ever would I have the same face and feelings of before…
May 8th, 2011 at 2:14 am
Hahaha! I will work for shoes too!!
May 10th, 2011 at 11:06 am
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May 15th, 2011 at 2:26 pm
I own those!! That style is the first pair of Blahniks I ever bought for myself
Good taste, girl 
May 15th, 2011 at 7:00 pm
Best post EVER!!! This made me so happy… enjoy those beauties!!
May 25th, 2011 at 12:31 pm
i thought they were an urban shoe myth. where did she find them?