Boots

Lately I've been missing my faraway friend. She's about 4,000 miles away, give or take.

When she moved away, she left me her boots. These are boots I've always admired and coveted. I went to the shoe store to get some and tried on endless pairs, but none of them ever fit me properly. But she left hers with me. And I wasn't sure they would fit. The first pair of socks I tried on with them made them too snug and I was seriously bummed, but then I tried on a pair of thin running socks with them, and now they are perfect.

I wear them and I feel closer to her, less lonesome for her. But just a little.

Right now I'm baking cookies and watching the new Charlotte's Web. I thought I never would, but I am, and 20 minutes in, it is so sweet and adorable and lovely that I have deemed it acceptable even though it makes me intensely long for the songs of the original. I'm not sure how I feel about Julia Roberts as Charlotte though. She's being a little too cheeky in her first scene. I don't remember the original Charlotte being this cheeky. And I don't remember the other animals shunning Charlotte and calling her ugly? Maybe I blocked that out. I also rented Miss Potter and The United States of Leland.

So far this weekend, I've spent lots of money getting my car fixed (some more), finished up a project at the library, gone to an art show/party where I felt awkward and square to a shocking degree, eaten Thai food, done laundry, and gone to the Farmer's Market for a hazelnut latte and garlic cheese biscuits and raspberry scones. I'm looking forward to having coffee with my friend and her daughters tomorrow. I've decided no longer to freak out about school. And I'm really glad I've got my boots to keep me warm.