The Times They Are a Changin'

I was late getting on the Crocs bandwagon. My old roomie, Jess, bought an imitation pair from Payless and I remember wondering why she would wear garden shoes out in public like they were regular shoes. Fast forward to Jess' wedding five months later. After getting blisters on my feet from the shoes I did bring, in desperation I bought my own pair of imitation Crocs at Payless intending only to wear them for the plane ride home and then give them to Mike to wear while mowing the lawn. Once I got used to wearing them I didn't want to take them off. Still, despite them being very comfortable, they were not the most attractive shoe to wear. Last summer when I was on the hunt for a muted metallic gold ballet flat, I bought the Crocs Prima style and was quite pleased with them until my feet started getting sweaty and the shoes would make a farting sound when I walked. Now the fashion problem was solved but now I had an even more embarrassing social problem -- faux flatulence. For the last month of my pregnancy they were pretty much the only shoes I could still wedge on my fat feet, so I swallowed my vanity because the comfort benefit was worth it. Now that we live at the camp, we still three pairs by the door for running out to the maintenance building or grabbing the mail. I usually just assess which pair is the least dirty and choose that one. Okay, now we're really sounding country.
Anyway, yesterday when I went shopping with my mom she announced that she was going to buy me a new pair of Crocs and she had read an article about a new high-heel version that we should check out. Usually my mom and I have very different opinions on what we look for in shoes. She buys shoes based on style, I buy based on fashion. When we first got to Macy's I saw the Croc heels and thought they were cute, but I really wanted them in black and they only had gold and bronze. Plus, you had to ask for your size instead of just shopping on the Croc wall and I wasn't sure I was completely in love with them. We then went to Journeys and I tried on the Sassari style there, but I still didn't love the gold and I thought there was too much material on them and I thought they would just make my feet sweaty. We tried a few more stores, but all in vain. Finally on the way out, I said, well let me just try on the Cyprus style because it only has two thin straps. Much like my first experience with Crocs I wondered how I had lived so long without them. These are the perfect blend of form and function and I highly recommend them to any woman who thought heels were always uncomfortable. These give you an extra 3-4" of height and feel like you are walking on flats!! I love them!! The funniest part of the whole experience was when I looked at the receipt they rang up as "Comfort Shoes"...I guess I am turning into a full-fledged SAHM now :)