If wearing eyeglasses was a club, I would be getting my 30 year pin in a couple of years along with a tacky gold wristwatch...I might have run for president. There might have been a messy power struggle and a splinter group who later rejoined because they knew I was the best thing for the eyeglasses crew since the invention of nose pads.Okay... that fantasy is all well and good but let's get to the point. I wear glasses. I've worn them since I was three years old. That first pair had little loop arms to go around my tiny ears and a bugs bunny on the side. I was waaaay cool. Actually, what was cool was being able to see. My parents thought I was 'special' when I was little because I always knocked things off the table. Water glasses, wine glasses, sauce, pretty much anything in arms reach for me was destined for the floor. They never really 'got it' but it wasn't until I was screened in pre-school at the JCC that they found out I was knocking things over because I couldn't see and had NO depth perception! My mom told me recently that when I got my glasses for the first time she heard me gasping in the backseat during the drive home. She asked what was wrong and I asked her if she knew there were trees outside. Yup, that is how nearsighted I was. Couldn't see the trees in the yard.Over the years I became a connoisseur of glasses... well... when I got older... until high school I had some interesting choices... tortoise-shell with pink tint... oh yeah...In fact, here is a gallery of some of my glasses over the years:
I hope you enjoyed that... eep... but we are here to talk about my hero. You see the newest frames? Very cute, yes? I love them. I got them back in May actually. Why haven't you seen them? Well, gee... if you live in Colorado and we talk regularly it could be because I have just begun wearing them! Yes I know it is October. But in the entire history of me wearing glasses, this is the first time I can recall having so many issues. Maybe it's just my old eyes but I had to go back and get the prescription redone because my eyes just couldn't take it. Then I just couldn't get the frames to fit my face right. They just hurt all the time. Well... I wasn't very smart about it. You see, I picked a doctor on my insurance (yes I have insurance now and it is SO exciting!) who was near my apartment... not near work... but I live downtown. And the shops downtown close at the end of the business day... meaning I haven't been able to get back into my glasses place to get them fixed! Totally my own fault... super lame and a bummer... I've just been working on average of 60 hours a week lately. Long and busy days don't lend for running out to get my glasses fixed. So on a recent and rare day when I was home during business hours I went it.Shane (that is the fabulous Shane Wheeler for those of you playing the home game) sat me down and we talked about the issues. He measured my face, fixed the glasses and brought them back. With a flick of his magically fingers he fixed the glasses! He made a few adjustments and all the sudden I could SEE!!! I could see and they didn't hurt!!! It was a magical day and Shane, well Shane earned the title of glasses hero. He truly saved the day. The people at Vision Care Specialists
in Denver have been incredible. Spending time with me to get the right pair, the right prescription, and the right fit. We talked about prescription sunglasses and decided we would try to find a pair. Well, goodness gracious, my glasses hero comes through AGAIN! He finds me a pair that look amazing on my face and fit within my insurance budget. I walked out of there feeling amazing. He solved my glasses issues and found me affordable sunglasses with a flick of his optician magic wand! It was amazing. I went back to pick up the sunglasses the other day and his fabulous compatriot, Julie (who is the trendy and fabulous fairy of hot glasses), made some minor tweaks to my glasses and fitted my sunglasses on me! What a joy!!!But truly, I have been without insurance for 12 years. This is not so great being a girl who wears glasses. I have paid way too much for my glasses and gone to all manner of optometrists but I have received the most amazing and kind service with Vision Care Specialists.Thanks to Shane and Julie for fixing me up!
in Denver have been incredible. Spending time with me to get the right pair, the right prescription, and the right fit. We talked about prescription sunglasses and decided we would try to find a pair. Well, goodness gracious, my glasses hero comes through AGAIN! He finds me a pair that look amazing on my face and fit within my insurance budget. I walked out of there feeling amazing. He solved my glasses issues and found me affordable sunglasses with a flick of his optician magic wand! It was amazing. I went back to pick up the sunglasses the other day and his fabulous compatriot, Julie (who is the trendy and fabulous fairy of hot glasses), made some minor tweaks to my glasses and fitted my sunglasses on me! What a joy!!!But truly, I have been without insurance for 12 years. This is not so great being a girl who wears glasses. I have paid way too much for my glasses and gone to all manner of optometrists but I have received the most amazing and kind service with Vision Care Specialists.Thanks to Shane and Julie for fixing me up!