Kicking Up my Justin's

I recently read a blog post by Kathy over at Petticoat Junktion (don't you just love her blog name?) where she was pondering whether or not she was too old to buy a pair of cowboy boots.   To which I give a resounding "Hell no, you are never too old to wear cowboy boots!"  Case in point....

I've been a fan of cowboy boots since the late 1970's when the television show Dallas exploded all over America and I ran out and bought real cowboy boots and an honest to goodness, made in Texas, cowboy hat.  Over the years I've bought a couple of different pairs of boots, including these gorgeous, pointy toed ones with turquoise beading.....

I've had a pair of turquoise (can you tell I'm addicted to turquoise?) Justin Gypsy boots bookmarked on Pinterest for ages and for my birthday in August my kids surprised me with a pair.  Do I have the best kids or what???  Picture me 2 stepping around the room....

The stitching is incredible and even the soles look awesome....

The box is too pretty to throw out.  On the rare occasions that I'm not wearing my boots, I keep them in their box, all safe and sound.....

 

But these are wearing boots, not "keep them in the box and only wear on special occasion" boots.  You can go to Justin's website to read up on the specifics like their grip-on demand feature, stabilization technology, flexible comfort and waterproofing.  Once I slipped into my Justin's, I immediately knew they were a great boot.  They are by far the most comfortable boots I've ever worn.  They are a perfect fit and the leather is sturdy, yet pliable.  There was no need for a "break-in" period - I experienced no foot tenderness or blisters.  From a women's point of view I think they are the ideal combination of kick-ass tough and "ain't I pretty?" 

 

So where have I been wearing my Justin's?  The easier question is probably where haven't I been wearing them, because I rarely take them off.  I wear them in Chicago and I wear them in Kentucky at the lake.  I've been geocaching all over 3 states with them on.  Grocery shopping?  No problem.  When I wore them to the dentist, she oohed and aahed over them.  I dressed them up with a cute outfit and some turquoise jewelry for a business dinner and didn't look out of place at all.  But my favorite place to wear my Justin's is at concerts!  In fact, they got properly introduced to country music at a Miranda Lambert concert just days after my birthday....

 

 

We toe tapped and danced to an excellent concert that also featured Justin Moore and Thomas Rhett.  Miranda is one of the best writers and singers in Nashville and her show did not disappoint.  My boots got a good work out at her show!

 

She is one multi-talented and gorgeous lady - go check out her music.  She has a heart of gold and a "take no shit" attitude.  She is by far my favorite female country singer. 

 



Two weeks later we went to see Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, Lee Brice and Cole Swindell at Soldier Field in Chicago.  Chablis and I were both rocking our Justin's....

It was a perfect night for an outdoor concert and we spent almost the entire time on our feet, dancing and swaying to the music.  These boys know how to entertain a crowd....

.... and Luke had everyone in tears when he performed my favorite song "Drink a beer"  where he remembers loved ones who have passed on.  If you've not heard the song, look it up on U tube.  Have a handkerchief ready.

So Kathy, in answer to your question - "No you are not too old to get cowboy boots."  Giddy-up on over to your nearest store and pick up a pair.  I know you're in Nashville a lot.  I can highly recommend the Justin brand for durability and sheer comfort.  And when you get your boots, I want to see a picture of you wearing them.  Go rock them at a concert!

Who else out there wears cowboy boots??

(I am in no way associated with the Justin brand.  This is not a review of their product, just merely a post in response to Kathy's question about cowboy boots)

Doesn't Everybody Cache in Cowboy Boots?

Usually when we go geocaching I have on my gym shoes if we're caching around the neighborhood or in parks.  Whenever we're in Kentucky or in the woods, I always wear my Vasque hiking boots.  But last week I wore something I've never worn caching before - my cowboy boots!

The reason was because we were caching for a couple of hours and then going out to dinner at one of my favorite restaurants - White Fence Farm.  I didn't really want to go traipsing into a restaurant on a Sunday in jeans and hiking boots, so this is my version of semi dressed up.  LOL!

So anyway, the very first cache was a DNF, which is not the way that I like to start out the day.  It's hidden someplace in this general area.  The square box on the wall had recently been replaced and there were  pieces of wire and metal all over the ground. We stupidly assumed that the cache was missing, which just goes to show you that you should never give up and not to assume anything.  Did you know that you should never assume anything because it makes an ASS out of U and ME.  Get it?  Don't mind me, I'm in a goofy mood tonight.  So anyway, I checked with the cache owner and he confirmed that the cache is still there so now I have to go back another day and find this sucker.

Moving on....We found the next one here before we even got out of the car...

and then Dad quickly avenged this one that we had a DNF on last year.  However, I would like to point out that it was confirmed that we had a DNF because the cache had been muggled, so I didn't feel too bad after I heard that.

This next one was really cute and we enjoyed it.  I like a nicely hidden cache and cute cache container.

My husband, our driver, taking a cigarette break.  I can't help it - isn't he handsome??

Beware of scorpions when you lift a lamp skirt....

Private Property?  Did you see a sign that said Private Property???  Shhhhh...  I found the cache....

 Dad and I hiked quite a ways to get to these rocks out in the middle of nowhere...

While Dad searched for the cache....

I did a little fooling around and phooning.....  See how well I can balance in cowboy boots?

By noon we had really worked up an appetite and stopped for our chicken lunch.  I can't even tell you how good it was.  We made this plate of chicken disappear pretty quickly.

On the way home we stopped and grabbed a 2 part multi cache.  How cute is this??  I'm not giving away the cache number because I don't want to give away too much.  But I will tell you that stage one was at a famous restaurant around here and Chablis briefly worked at it for about 2 weeks many years ago.  It's a really cute train themed restaurant geared towards kids.  I still have some really cute tee shirts from there too...
Choo-choo!!!!!