I love dressing up. Spending hours pulling clothes out of the closet and standing in front of the mirror, for that perfect look. Putting on a fancy dress and high heels just makes you feel pretty, you know? Well, don't get me wrong, I love having a chance to dress up, but there's something about pulling on something comfortable that can make you feel pretty too. Maybe it's the fact that you're in your own comfort zone. I think that's what it is for me.
I've had my black Chuck Taylor Converse sneakers since I was thirteen years old. I remember the day I got them- I was so excited. Because all of the older kids that I knew had them and I wanted to be cool like them. Well, I used to go to youth group at church every Wednesday night with a huge group of kids and I was so proud when I showed up in my brand new Chucks.
I got there, and this group of older boys (in their Chucks) came up to me and told me I had cool shoes. Then one of them told me they looked too clean, and that I needed to get them a little dirty. I was thinking "ha, um NO. These are my BRAND. NEW. CHUCKS." But before I could even speak he took his own dirty Chuck and rubbed the bottom of it all over the perfectly white tip of my brand new one. I tried not to look devastated.
This is a picture of me, ten years later (wow, I'm old!) sitting in my comfort zone, wearing my Chucks. They still fit me perfectly. I don't think a person can ever be too old for Converse.
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