Rain

I was told by everyone that London is the place for rain. I didn't really believe this statement until I actually saw it with my own two eyes. I was definitely not prepared, mostly because I didn't want to be. I'm not a rain person, and as of now, will never be.
So, with rain falling about every other day, I have finally figured out that I need to invest in some rain boots. This came to me today after walking for about two hours in sopping wet oxfords, which in turn, put me in a sour mood.
Looking around at everyone else dry booted feet, I realized that not many people wear actual rain boots. Most shoes I noticed on a rainy day were either calf height leather boots, hiking boots, or stilettos (which is not uncommon for any weather here because I saw some lady wearing four inch heels when London had their biggest snow in eighteen years).
I decided to invest in a nice pair of boots, ones that will last literally forever. I chose to hunt for Hunter boots. This came about from when I was back home in Indy. My Mom and I were in Nordstroms looking for good shoes that can get wet in preparation for the London rains (which obviously didn't work out well). We saw the table of rain boots. I couldn't see myself wearing any of the styles.... at all. They were all so plain, chunky, and odd. We looked at Hunter and Sperry mostly. Then we got into a conversation with the lady helping us about Hunter boots being from the UK. They originated in Scotland but have a huge client base in London these days.
Well, once I had to deal with this terrible rain, I decided WHO CARES WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE, I'M SICK OF HAVING SOPPING WET FEET! My search for Hunters began since, well, they originated from this area!


I went into sooo many stores to find my perfect match. I saw red, but I have a red coat, saw green, but I felt like I was in the army, saw brown, but I already have a pair of tall brown boots. This was a lot more difficult than I had expected it to be. I seriously went into at least eight stores. The last stop was Harrods. I found Hunter heaven!

BUT, to my luck, the only colors they had in my size were green and pink (which I never wear). Obviously someone is buying these shoes if they don't have any sizes! I hope people don't just wear them around their garden, because I have not seen one person on the streets with Hunter rain boots on. I will be the one to change that though, when I end up finding the black originals.

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