The other day someone commented on the shoes I was wearing. It reminded me of one of Kristen's less appealing characteristics, at least to me, being ornery.
I was Kristen's Sunday School teacher when she was in 10th grade. She was probably the most disruptive student in the class. I thought it was just because I was the teacher. I found out later that she talked during all her classes. That's why she always had so much homework and Steven doesn't. He gets it done at school where Kristen probably yakked her way through any free time. Somehow she'd catch me off guard right at the beginning of class. And of course, the topic was usually shoes! Somehow she'd bring up the topic or someone would comment about someone else's shoes, etc. We would waste more time on fashion. I remember at times coaching her before we even left home to not get me off the topic of the lesson. She had a talent for misdirecting the conversation. I always felt bad for the guys in the class that would suffer through our shoe talk.
Her taste in shoes was iffy at best. She had this pair of black "hooker" heels. They were something else. I also remember we put money in her account and it wasn't long before she said she was broke again. I asked what did she spend the money on. Oh, a $40 pair of shoes that she HAD to have for a Pretty Lights concert. What is scary is I think I'm the same way. Don't get me wrong, I'm not buying new shoes for a Pretty Lights concert, but I do have some lame excuses for buying another pair. Finding the perfect pair of shoes, can be better than chocolate. Seriously, just ask the women you see killing their feet in a great pair of heels!
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