Once upon a time in 2005 I moved to Utah and lived there for awhile. I was working a dead end job, hanging out, hating the cold...you know- the usual. Everything was going as usual when I found out the Goo Goo Dolls were playing a New Years Eve show in Las Vegas. Hurraaaay! Obviously I got tickets, recruited some friends to come along, and the night was a blast.
About a week before the show, however, I got a call from my brother asking if I wanted to fly out to Florida to work his super-sweet job with him. The answer to that question is always a yes. I was super stoked, and then he told me I needed to fly out in a few days. Miss the Goo Goo Dolls? Noooooo! So I worked it out that I could pack up all my stuff, drive to Vegas and go to the show, drive back the next morning and fly out. Brilliant.
When I got to Florida it quickly became apparent that I needed to buy some actual shoes for this job, rather than wear my standard every day every weather flip flops. I went to the shoe store and found these:
and a great love was born. They are the most comfortable shoes ever. Seriously. I didn't want to take them off in the store. So I didn't. I bought them.
Little did I know my first day of work was going to be taking this boat out off the Florida keys and getting caught in a crazy downpour.
My shoes had a rough time recovering from all that salt water. They were never quite the same after that, but I wore them everywhere.
Islands of Adventure,
wading through the waist-deep mud for work,
getting crazy dirty from riding ATVs...typical work stuff...
those things survived it all. They were amazing.
They even carried me around on our 3-week camping/hiking trip to The Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde, and the Arches in Moab, as well as other camping trips to Zion National Park.
Finally, eventually, they'd had enough. I sadly threw them away a couple years ago.
But this story has a happy ending! We found those same shoes not long ago at Journeys, and I wanted them soo bad but they didn't have them in my size. After all the hype, Logan tried them on and loved them and bought a pair. ha ha. Anyway, I was super sad and decided to look online and lo and behold, I found some that I might love even more! They're Vegan and they have cork-board soles and green polka dot insides :) I got them today as my reward for working out consistently for 30 days. I'm SO EXCITED! :)
About a week before the show, however, I got a call from my brother asking if I wanted to fly out to Florida to work his super-sweet job with him. The answer to that question is always a yes. I was super stoked, and then he told me I needed to fly out in a few days. Miss the Goo Goo Dolls? Noooooo! So I worked it out that I could pack up all my stuff, drive to Vegas and go to the show, drive back the next morning and fly out. Brilliant.
and a great love was born. They are the most comfortable shoes ever. Seriously. I didn't want to take them off in the store. So I didn't. I bought them.
Little did I know my first day of work was going to be taking this boat out off the Florida keys and getting caught in a crazy downpour.
Islands of Adventure,
wading through the waist-deep mud for work,
getting crazy dirty from riding ATVs...typical work stuff...
those things survived it all. They were amazing.
They even carried me around on our 3-week camping/hiking trip to The Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde, and the Arches in Moab, as well as other camping trips to Zion National Park.
Finally, eventually, they'd had enough. I sadly threw them away a couple years ago.
1 comment:
They are as cute as you think and I'm so proud of you for your workout dedication!
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