Last night, I got to partake in a super fun evening down at
Athleta UTC. It was a Sip & Style Shopping Event with
Bzees. I had only heard amazing things about
Bzees, so I was stoked to learn more about the company and product!
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The AMAZING
Smitha has been talking about
Bzees for a while now, but I have never had the opportunity to try them out. She always says how comfy of a shoe they are and when the opportunity presented itself I knew I had to give it a go! If you know me, you know I am
ALL about comfort (seeing as the only shoes in my closet are my running shoes,
Reef sandals or
TOMS).
I am so thankful I was able to attend the event. Our
Growth Groups (aka small group / Bible study) was supposed to start this week, but got pushed back to next week so at the last minute I was able to hop in my car and head down to La Jolla.
![BzeesXAthleta Sip+Style](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhdHTnXlRF_Y1EuEAGa9Fsyhpu9KlTziGKgg7mTNTEJQFeo5dFdWWXD1FYWGVEPWdPdnbKrsrVW3XyFsf0B_5bZtQc5WakZqpxZs9TQsXgDdEP5h5uDtQ5pqiND_eznWPa-RUbQDGflQ/s640/BzeesAthletaEvent.jpg) |
Athleta UTC always welcomes us with open arms! LOVE THOSE LADIES! |
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The fabulous Melissa, giving us a run down of the evening |
Oh my goodness. Remember when I said
Smitha always talks about how comfortable these shoes are?! Well, I
TOTALLY understand why! Like the website says,
IT'S LIKE WALKING ON CLOUDS!
I loved that the
Bzees ladies compared our feet to our curvy bodies ;) "Think about women. We all have curves. So do our feet." And they made shoes to fit those curves perfectly - with air infused outsoles, dynamic stretch uppers, free foam footbeds and they are even machine washable!
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Inspiration boards for this line |
And let's be honest, the hardest part of the night was picking out our favorite style. (Oh yeah, we were each gifted a pair of
Bzees just for coming to the event - how
amazing is that?!) I had a much harder time than I was expecting (and I only tried on three of the styles). I really wanted the
Black Sashay Slip Ons, because who doesn't love a ballet inspired shoe, but hoped the straps came up a little higher on the ankle. I loved the bit of a heel on the
Blue Warped Print Flawless Slip Ons, but as Smitha pointed out, they would probably go with less outfits. I ended up deciding on the
Grey Warped Print Lifestyle Sneakers and can't wait for them to arrive.
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Asia and I were having a hard time deciding, so we wore one of each for a while ;) |
As always, we were spoiled rotten! Not only did we get to try out the shoes, but we were able to eat, drink and be merry! Not to mention, a percentage of the sales went towards
Autism Tree Project Foundation. Shopping for a cause?! Don't mind if I do!
![BlueOceanSushi BlueOceanSushi](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVBLBiJdiRykZtw0jrJvFldgWSSNDiUKhbZhuyTBAVrmLfmZEr3DttLlZchAeWnqPCfjrRWuLTh7u65EnM8B5AmrXAiVim93RRGG1q9gW_siPW2-d8r59KESr9bRU_rEhJQtJC8LYNDY/s640/BlueOceanSushi.jpg) |
Although I don't eat meat, I only heard amazing things about the sushi that was provided by Blue Ocean! |
![CaliforniaFruitWineCo CaliforniaFruitWineCo](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKhLNbukX6gt6VExxZa-eETak5-OR_HXxpkn2Qz8fqqAIg9dTMBiJap-WwwPpgp5UEo18WI02iareiY3TpzKg4EwZ3lYk-OGRR2GV3AlB8SDxa_YV4On6GRzupr-cYcdaEBZ4X4_Vzwk/s640/CaliforniaFruitWineCo.jpg) |
I'm normally not a wine drinker, but the stuff from California Fruit Wine Co
was DELISH! And you know I love to support my local companies! |
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And truffles from Frost Me?! How lucky were we?! I had the hazelnut one and it was delectable! |
And as amazing as the events are that I am invited to go to, what makes them FANTASTIC are the friends (both new and old) I get to see. Who doesn't love seeing their blends (blogger + friends) more frequently?!
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So lucky to know all of these lovely ladies! |
![PhotoBoothFun PhotoBoothFun](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNgQ21gT8s1Mn8AEwiGWHU1RChL6dwMscU0hxFrUtSAJz9Uemwb352Ion53HokHcs6NDLCH9L_LNBL672XCVwP-8c8HoHkTEXeuTIJf3RfRKEUDPdnrjr3N56QK0a-BeO92CyfejQ2bM/s640/PhotoBooth.jpg) |
Who doesn't love a photo booth?! |
I have to say, I am extremely proud of myself. I told myself I wasn't going to buy anything (even though the shopping went to a great cause) and I actually stuck to my guns. There were quite a few things, however, that I put on my "must have" list - because
COLOR! Oh,
Athleta, you know how to entice me!
Have you heard of Bzees before? Do you think I made the right shoe choice? Which would you have picked?
3 comments:
I LOVE hanging out with you!
I can't wait for the Bzees to arrive! (And I am still excited about BOTH pairs of pants.) ;)
It was great chatting with you and Smitha at the event.
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