Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Does this REALLY Count?

You know the old saying that goes "You want for your kids better than you had it"?  When I was a kid, there was a very popular brand of shoe called Vans.  They had quite a few design options, but thanks to the movies Fast Times at Ridgemont High these were THE ones to get:

I never had a pair.  Now I think I survived just fine NOT ever having these shoes.  I mean, look at them!  But, they were a brand name item and they were pricey and I never had any.  Boo hoo.

Fast forward 25 plus years.  Well, like my mom wisely says "Everything old becomes new again": and over the holiday break, The Boy went to the mall with a friend and came home with a new pair of Vans.  His are caramel brown suede that lace up, but he loves them and they still have that most important feature of all:

They are REAL "Off the Wall" Vans.  And he loves them.  Se la vie.

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