Cole Haan Air Talia Bootie {Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Order #1}

Cole Haan Air Talia Bootie in Ironstone Suede - also available in Black

I wasn't planning on ordering these -- I didn't notice them in the catalog if they were in there -- but since I was looking for some great gray boots much of last Fall and never found them, I thought I would give them a try. (And I'm glad I did.) I ordered from my ipad in the lobby of our hotel in Victoria the first day of the sale. (I didn't mention in my Empress post that they only have wifi in the lobby and business center... otherwise you need to have a laptop to plug in if you want to use a computer in the rooms -- and I had not brought a laptop.)

I ordered my regular size, 8 1/2 M, and then read reviews (and heard from a sales associate in-store) that Cole Haan tends to run short and you should usually order up half a size. Happily they do fit in my regular size though, since I now see 9s are sold out online.

I was only able to try on one shoe since I injured my left foot recently sprinting outside and running over a rock or something to save Winnie the puppy whose collar tag got stuck in something in the backyard. Y'all, it was frightening because he wasn't moving - but luckily he was/is okay. So anyway, I got a pretty bad cut and a big bruise on the bottom of my foot. It's getting better, but still very sore and I am still hobbling a little and certainly can't think about putting that foot in some 3 1/2 inch heels right now. So... in pics below I'm just wearing the right boot:

I also ordered some Hanky Pankys on the Buy & Save deal and the Bobbi Brown chocolate and navy make-up set which is really great. I tried to get some pictures of the eyeshadows and lipstick/gloss on but couldn't get the pics to turn out. Boy, it's difficult to photograph eyeshadow on your own eyes. I'll try again tomorrow.

Happy Weekend!

xoxo