Are there any words more dear to a woman’s heart than “shoe sale?” There’s just something about a sea of markdowns that we cannot resist. This past weekend some friends and I were in Birmingham, Alabama, for the funeral of another friend’s 
mother. After the service, we needed some therapeutic girl-time, and there’s no better place than a sale at Southern department-store icon Belk. It’s definitely the place to be, female-wise. My friends were on the hunt for specific shoes for upcoming weddings and christenings and I’m always open to the siren song of possibility — “I don’t really need these 4-inch purple snakeskin platform sandals or these bright turquoise-and-yellow pointy-toe flats but you never know when they might come in handy.” That is, I was open to possibilities of expanding my own personal shoe options until somehow, from many miles away, my husband felt the cosmic vibration of me being in the middle of a shoe sale and called to forestall any impulsively major purchase. How does he do that???
Coffee with Cathy
Pour a cup & take a break
Coffee with Cathy 
I love the orange ones. Nothing to wear them with of course but I would have had to have them.
I like the yellow flat sandal , and the white wedge w/the rose on top. If I was there, I would HAVE to HAVE THEM. It becomes almost impossible to tear yourself away, unless, like you, there’s a phone call, and you return to Earth and remember your closet. 😉
Isn’t it nice to share some shoe love? I’m with y’all on your choices, too.
Man I missed some great shoes Saturday!!! All for the love of my daughter. I’ve been looking for some just like those white wedges!
I’m on to fall shoes now! Summer shoes are to tempting with all the sales. So which did you get??
How could you leave the turquoise and yellow pointy-toed flats behind?
Is Belk going out of business? Two near me seem to be closing. 😦
Kathy — I didn’t get a single pair! I could feel my husband’s disapproval from a whole state away.
Sarah — It was tough, believe me, to leave such cute styles on the table. It’s the new frugal me! (Nah, not really. But at least I tried … for a day.)
Becky — I don’t think Belk is going out of business. It’d better not, anyway, after swallowing our beloved Parisian. I know Belk continues to close some of the “underperforming” Parisian stores it took over a couple years ago, so maybe that’s what’s happening your way.
I don’t get the shoes thing, I’ll admit it.
Cheryl — I didn’t want to tell you all that you were missing! You did the right thing to stay in Barnes and Noble visiting daughter Laura. Daughter-time trumps shoe-shopping any day.