Texas Rain

Well, we finally experienced our first rainy day in Texas. Initially, we laughed at all the people we saw running hurriedly into buildings with their parkas and knee high boots. After all, the temperature was a mild 56 F, and it was ONLY rain! Our curiosity was piqued though, when we noticed that about 60% of the girls around here were running around wearing rubber boots, albiet very cute rubber boots. It rained for 2 days. And, only those in the Northwest can understand what we mean when we say that it was a very wet rain. Big, huge drops that create fifty small droplets when it hits your head. It was a thorough soaking. But still, we couldn't understand the reason for the rubber boots.

There were all sorts, boots with stripes, boots with polka dots, rubber boots with little fur cuffs at the top. We had never seen such a myriad of different rubber boots. Our experience with rubber boots amounted to a single style and color: knee high, black. There was a tiny fad back in the 90's where there was a small rubber boot with lacing, but that didn't last for very long. They just weren't practical for the Northwest. Either buy a good, sturdy winter boot or a long, elegant dress boot, but why wear a rubber boot?

Then, we decided to go to the Post Oak Mall which is less than a mile from us, and if it had been sunny, we probably would have walked, but since it was raining, and we still have a little baby, we decided to drive and let the kids play in the play place. We were walking through Macy's and I saw these really cute rubber boots. Now, here I have to admit to peer pressure. Here were all these lovely girls going around with cute rubber boots, and I didn't have a single pair, so I succumbed to the pressure and picked up the boot. Tried it on. Really cute. Hmmm...should I or shouldn't I? Well, I thought I'd check the price. I mean, it was Macy's, so the price was probably going to be steep. I turned the boot over and saw the Roxy label, and was just about to forget it when I saw that the boot only cost $12. Hmm...some more. Tanner shrugged and said why not? So, I bought the boot though I still hadn't figured out why everyone seemd to wearing them.

Well, after an hour of playing in the play place (we were waiting for Home Depot to call us with a proposed discount thing since we were buying so much STUFF from them), we got the call that made us all pile into the car and go back to Home Depot. We parked. Opened our doors, and I stood up, expecting my foot to be on solid pavement. Instead, my foot went into 2 inches of running water. Yup. No kidding. The rain was falling so thick that the pavement was covered in a sheet of water. My sock, my shoes, my foot: soaked.

And then I undestood -- the light bulb went off -- the Point of Revelation -- the answer to my question -- Why did so many girls wear rubber boots????