So on Wednesday, after a so so day at work I was going to meet Bryan and the kids at the Mall of America to visit the sharks at Underwater Sea Adventure (yes there is an aquarium at the mall and we have season passes). We honestly visit at least 2-3 times a month when we switch kid duty when Bryan has a late shift. We avoid tears and it becomes something fun that way.
Well, this time was a bit different.... I am setting you up for a big story here can you tell?
I got there a few minutes early and had a moment or two to check out Nordstrom's Rack. I went straight to the designer shoe area and scavenged.... nada. So they I went to the regular clearance rack of shoes and started to browse not expecting to find much of anything.
Then it happened. I looked at the top shelf, and saw the laces. I couldn't believe it... Could it be?!?!? I was so sure it was a knock off until I turned the shoe over....
BAM! It was my shoe!!!!
I ran straight to the end of the isle and ripped off the boot I was wearing all the while praying, I swear I was praying out loud that this shoe would fit.
Let's just say these boots will not be worn with thick socks, or socks at all... it is nylons all the way but the sucker fit!!!!!!
And it was the only one in the store.
I started to text Bryan like a man woman. He wouldn't pick up - didn't he understand that the shoe gods were looking down on me saying "we know you have had a shit 2 1/2 weeks and here is your break?"
So when he called to have me come help him get the kids out of the car, I hid the shoe in the size 9 area (I wear a 7) and ran, seriously ran to the car.... Bryan would later point out that I could have just put the shoe on hold, and how if someone had found the shoe how devastated would I have been... he has a point but I wasn't thinking clearly at that point.
I tired to explain the shoe karma that was happening to me, but Bryan had had a shit day too so he wasn't really sharing in my exuberance... but he let me buy the shoes anyways.
Let me break it down for you:
- Regular Retail $548.00 (yeah no way they were coming home at this price with two kids...)
- Then they were marked down to $300 something
- Then down to $127.
- And this is where it gets good. Bryan gets a discount... ohhhh yeah.
- And he had a $20 gift card there
And the story gets better. Oh so much better.
That night I went home and paraded around in front of my mirror with my new found treasure, and put together a killer outfit to go with my killer boots.
And the next day at work, I got a ton of compliments, jumped up and down in a few cubicles with my coworkers that knew that I wanted these exact boots so bad. Seriously there was jumping and squealing.
But then, as I was power walking down to my work cafeteria .... I saw her. My old college roommate from junior year.
To say it very simply, she made that year hell for me. I didn't want to be in my apartment at all that whole year, and pretty much lived in my room when I had to be there.
Well, thank god the shoe gods had smiled on me, otherwise I might not have had a killer outfit on, killer shoes on and having a great hair day. Believe me when I say I posed like hell waiting inline for my food (there was a bit of sucking in too... I am not going to lie).
I know she saw me, I know she recognized me and I know that this was the moment I was suppose to be the bigger person. But I wasn't. That's not my style. My style is to hold grudges. And believe me I am good at it.
Here is the best part (and you are going to think I am so evil, and you are probably right but I don't care) ... the years have not been good to her.... oh no no no no...
And she did not have a killer outfit on, nor did she have cute shoes on .... quite the opposite.
And I ignore the shit out of her!!!!! And even smiled at everyone else I knew and pretended that I was the most popular friendly girl in the world.
IT FELT SOOOOOOO GOOD.
Now I am pretty sure it wasn't actually god who set me up so royally, cause he probably would not have approved of my behavior ... but I am pretty sure it was the shoe gods who set up this shoe karma, and they were definitely high-fiving me for knocking this one out of the park!
So yeah this week ended on a high note for me.
As for house projects, my yellow table just need a coat of polyurethane and then it is done, and the exciting news is.... I have a chandelier hanging above it now!!!!!
Bryan and I were given a great gift card to Crate and Barrel for a wedding present from our good friends, and bought this chandelier for our new house.... 3 years ago. But now it is up and just needs a little wiring and it will be ready to go...
Kitchen is slowly but surly coming along!
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