Happy Father's day to all the daddy's out there :) We had a great one here in the LeRouax house. The kids and I got Derrek some cards and made him breakfast and we splurged big time on a gift that has been a long time coming. 6 years to be exact. We got him his boot case. Some of you may be thinking to yourselves his WHAT?? A boot case? Here is some quick background info for those who dont know. Derrek was a member of the Corp of Cadets at Texas A&M. He was a proud member of Company K-1 (KAYO-K for those who are familiar). As a freshman you go in to have your feet and calves measured for these boots that you dont even get to wear until 4 years later as a senior. The boots alone cost $1200 give or take a few $100. Anyways, after wearing these boots through out senior year they are then proudly put in a display case (aka a boot case) for all the world to see as they come through your home. Well, its been 6 years since Derrek graduated and in those past 6 years his poor boots have been sitting in their velvet covers in our closet. OUR CLOSET!! How sad is that? So I finally decided that it was definitely time for a display case so that we could bring them out into the world to display proudly. Derrek was thrilled to be getting this as his gift and he found a guy who hand makes them out of Dallas. Mr. Bowen started doing this b/c his son went through the Corp at A&M. He has been doing it ever since. He did an amazing job! To view his work go to www.springwoodworks.com.
Here are some shots of the case with Derrek's boots in it.
This is a picture that Mr. Bowen sent me so that I could see the finished product. These are not Derrek's boots but I wanted to show off the etched Corp symbol that is on the top of the case.
I hope everyone had an amazing Father's Day!!!
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