no highheels on a hiking trip

not to many weeks ago as i was taking an afternoon stroll through blog land, i came across a quote, that i decided to steal borrow as my own.

"its like kenneth cole meeting coleman".

"hmmm!", i thought. "i totally relate".

 let me explain.

growing up in a small [not really quite so city, city] city.

make-up, high-heels, & coordinating jewelery were breed into you,

starting at birth with dresses, matching shoes & frilly socks, i was always a poster child for Proffit's [now Belk's]. im sure, through looking at pictures, i had coordinating blankets.

as years transitioned into teen years, appearance and all things girl, were a requirement of my daily routine. i remember "dressing up" to go to the mall, which was always like a vacation, as we just weren't a mall family. but, i look back now and imagine what a dork i looked like, wearing probably my sunday's best with white hose and shiny black patton shoes, while everyone else was running around in their tight fit 80s jeans and a oversized shirt.

i would've laughed at me.

but, its how i was raised. dress well. your best. at all times.

so, as an adult, i dress well, my best. at all times, but with a disclaimer:

i will trade my labels in for a faded pair of liberty overall's, anytime!

married into a family with a passion for mountains as deep as my love for the latest Sephora eye shadow, i was forced welcomed into a whole new world, one i had never known.

what? no electricity? no cell phone? no cable? are you serious? just call me when you get back!

this was normal conversations pre-engagement. they were not getting me in those creepy-muggy, bug infested, snake slither'n, dirty muddy, woods. never.

but i went [was kidnapped] once. & from that day forward, my passion for the mountains feel quickly as did my love for my hubbs.

as a girl in a mountain world, there are alot of compromises that all must make on a trip, as my can't-live-without-the-conveniences-of-home demands, must be met. at all times.... but i'll gut a fish & hunt w/ the best of them. thank the cotton-genius for pink-camo!

so, if your afraid of the great-out doors, like i once was....seriously. take off the heels. put on a hoodie & grab some jeans. get the coleman set [latern, cooler, tent, etc] & go.
trading the heels for some hiking boots.

you'll fall in love.

pink'y promise.

the heels will be there when you get back home.

nothing can compare to a weekend in a place

like this [above].

breathless.