Sunday, May 23

Argentina 1: 72 Hours and an Empty Suitcase, but I Got My Crocs!

I'm sitting on the couch and quite perplexed at my inability to start packing for Argentina...did you know I'll be leaving the country in less than 72 hours?! What happened to the convo where I said-- "Oh yes...my trip to Argentina this summer...Yeah I know...two months away...yeah...real soon..." 72 HOURS?!?!?!!! UGH!

I have officially bought out all the travel size everything at Target and Walmart...Jesus worked a miracle and I found Crocs, the shoes, for $10 by mistake and divine appointment. I'll tell you that story.

I really needed water-proof shoes. My last pair served its last day in Mexico and are probably now on some needy person's toes in Morelia. I knew that Crocs would be great and lightweight, but they are also $35 and NEVER on sale--cool stuff doesn't go on clearance. I searched the entire mall for them and to no avail. Super sad. I asked at the last store if they knew where I could buy some and she recommended I try Dillards.

Dillards?! Land of way-expensive stuff? I never go there cuz I'm too broke to even breathe their air. I graciously accepted her advice and made the death march towards the store not fit for the Broke College Person. I go to the shoe section and the lady points me to the Crocs. I saw they had a cute pair--hmm...These might work. I asked the lady--"Are all of these $35?" She proceeds to affirm that. I go to find my size--8, 8, 6 (who wears a size 6?) ...10...Wow! They have my size. I slide them out and turn them around to find the price. Are my eyes deceiving me? Could this really be? No way!!! On the back of the only pair of Size 10 Crocs is a clearance price that says $10.45!!! TEN DOLLARS AND FORTY-FIVE CENTS! Before I do the two-step Baptist dance in the middle of Dillards, I went to ask if this could be a mistake. The lady rolls her eyes when I ask her if the Crocs were on sale-- "Crocs are never on sale." I wanted to tell her--"Well you don't know my God!" I brought her my treasured Crocs and she says--"Well there must be a mistake, but I have to give them to you for this price."

When there seems to be no way, God steps in and BAM! sale.


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