Soon after we left home I realized that the heel cap of one boot was loose. I took one pair of shoes along but never wore them – it was the boots only. In October when we went on our trip to Wisconsin I wore my black boots. I’ve worn them more this Winter already than ever. I also have a pair of full grain leather UGGs that I wear when it is really really cold. I’ve worn the same pair of black boots for years now. There are a couple of weeks in Spring and Fall that I wear shoes with toes and heels but most of the year I’m in boots or flip-flops 😀 When I’m not in my house that is – in my house I go from barefoot to fuzzy socks. I basically go from flip-flops all Summer to boots in the Fall/Winter and back to flip-flops in the Spring. I love boots and wear them most of the winter.