"Sandalgate"

Well, I'd say Sandalgate is all but over, but it sure was an interesting run.

We had a bit of a difficulty this spring, that started when I asked Tim to go to the garage loft and get my bag of summer sandals. He came back in the house to inform me, ever so gently, that he had accidentally donated them, along with a bunch of other bags of clothes and shoes. I had a momentary freak out for sure, but then I just relaxed, and figured oh well, such is, can't change it. Then I figured someone would benefit from a bunch of nice shoes. And finally I figured that this justified a whole lot of guilt free shopping for me!

Life progressed and the spring turned out to be pretty cool, even downright cold sometimes. So I had plenty of time to shop for sandals I really liked. I took my time, and was very selective. I made close friends at Zappos. And I ended up with a collection that I am really happy with.

And as it ends up, by chance, I got rid of a bunch of old stuff, but replaced it with only high quality good. And ya know what? I wore all of those new shoes all through the last two, stressful, weeks of school, and amazingly my feet didnt hurt!

Yeah, Sandalgate kinda turned into a good thing...a life lesson through footwear if you will. I learned that if you let go of the old it can make room for the new. I learned that giving something good to the world comes back to you. I learned that I am old, and I need better footwear. That's just the way it is.

To wrap up,today, I found a final shoe item I was looking for. Replacement flip flops that I needed...yes, needed..nice ones...Reef. It's funny, too, because up until today I could not find these anywhere except obscure sellers online. But today, I NEEDED flip flops. I jammed my pinkie toe last night, and purple and blue bruisey me was not fitting in to any other kind of footwear. I walked into Bass Pro Shop with Tim, and there they were.

More lessons I suppose, this time in the age old life sends us what we need when we need it.

Life has sent me shoes, life has sent me flip flops.
SUMMER has BEGUN!