CoCo me: The search has ended and we have a winner! (and update)

Yes. I have searched high and low, day and night. And I have found it, just perfect. If you are wondering if I have found my eternal mate you are way far from what I'm talking about (he'll come eventually I guess). It's actually so ridiculous you might stop reading this after you find out what it is. So, I keep you in suspense . . . Have you ever looked for something that was not significant but so important to you? Well, this is what I was searching for and I will explain why . . . a boot. That's right, and boot has kept me up later at night than school has.

Here's the thing: I have giant calves . . . well not that big but a size that boots are next to impossible for me. They take me years to find them and are usually either very expensive or cheap. I've liked my boots in the past and believe me when I say I have tried just about any boot style/fit out there. I wanted to get some nice looking boots for DC, ones with a mid-heel to wear at work and on the weekends. The ridiculous search began about two weeks ago when I started to look them up online. I first looked for the same brand as my old ones and found a site that had them, but I wasn't convinced. My calve measure 16" and most boots' circumference come in 15" - impossible for me to get through my calves. I found some that were cute and ok priced but I wasn't sold on them. Like when you know you have found something good but it doesn't feel right. So, the searched continued up to shoes.com, a great site btw. They has the boot I was looking for and had it in my cart for about 6 days while my mind decided to make itself up. I discussed it with Blanca and she said to go on and buy them since it would be hard to find other ones on sale, with free shipping and that fit me - but I waited. I felt so depressed at times that I even looked at plus size women's boots - sad story of my life! But, they were expensive and not my style. I came by these Madden Girl boots and thought they were cute and would fit on the calves, but they were last year's model and impossible to find. I looked at another pair of Madden Girl boots and read the reviews; it sounded pretty well except the info on the boot said that it was 15" circumference. That night, after staying up late and looking at virtually every shoes site there is (if you need a site for shoes just ask me and I will direct you), had a dream/nightmare about boots - pathetic, I thought, just plain pathetic. Just yesterday I decided to look them up and found that DSW had them so I went to try them on at the store and ALAS they fit like a glove!! I thought I would start dancing of how happy I was. I knew that the wait was necessary to make such an important purchase (hahah, I'm crazy).

My "I'm searching for the perfect boot" face

So if you are still reading the ridiculous boot story of my life, you really know how much this has meant for me and my self-esteem. I mean, just posting the size of my calve is like revealing my weight or something. Thank you for reading - I appreciate you!!

The ONE

Update on life: Nothing is really happening other than work and being home. Oh, and the super hot summer - if you would believe that I love this 100+ weather. I went to Sea World yesterday and redid my tan/burn. Now tomorrow is off to Six Flags for more tanning!! and burning?? I gotta grab some color while I can . . .

Here's what's been going on in picture - who needs words?