Seattle is lovely. Yesterday I did lots of touristy things; went to Pike Place Market (awesome), went to the flagship Bon Marche (now Macys), and hiked all over downtown. In the interest of fashion rather than comfort, I chose to wear some cute Kenzie heels instead of my Nikes that I should have been wearing. The results were not pretty; I had to sit down several times just to let my feet recover enough to truck on. And, when I got back to Bellvue (where my hotel is) I had to (yes had to) get a pedicure so that my feet could soak and recover a bit from the damage. The man doing my pedicure was very gentle; he could see the damage, including a nice bloody spot beneath one of my toe nails.
After returning to the hotel and letting my feet rest a bit, I headed out for an evening on the town; first I had super cute red heels, but then, once I realized I couldn’t walk, I went back to my room and put on sneakers (and had to change my outfit to suit them). Didn’t feel too sexy out in a bout in my tennis shoes, but still I had a good time.

Happy Veterans Day to all of those who have served (you know who you are), and thank you for all that you do for our country!