Wednesday Wanderings

Received a text message to say that Nicky had gone back into hospital as her liver is unwell. She was having a biopsy yesterday and is hoping to be out by the weekend. Fingers crossed this is the case. Get well soon Nick!

Had a very nice meal last night with Andrea & Tina (and her son and his gf) at the Tiger Moth. Unfortunately I was so stuffed afterwards that I had trouble getting to sleep and was still trying at 2am. Congratulations to Andrea for losing 10 1/2lb on the Cambridge Diet - just hope the meal didn't put it all back on. Now I'm wondering if I ought to have a go at it for a couple of weeks before my holiday.

Well I finally succumbed to the hype (and the huge amount of discussion on UKS) and bought myself a pair of Crocs. Personally I think they look hideous (mind you I thought Birki's looked horrid too and now I'm their biggest fan ... although to be honest only gizeh & clogs) and I was a bit dubious about them as they are made of welly rubber type material. I couldn't bring myself to buy the ones with the big holes in, and I bought black ones in the hope they'd be fairly inconspicuous under long trousers *LOL* (see pic below). My reasons for buying them were twofold - they are supposed to be the most comfortable shoes in the world (better than Birki) so they SHOULD be perfect for wearing behind the bar and for yomping round New Orleans.




So they arrived on Saturday and they were at least as nasty looking as I thought they were going to be. And yes they are very very comfortable. BUT they also make my feet sweat. I wore them for an hour at home and wasn't keen on the feeling, but thought I'd persevere so wore them behind the bar on Monday night. By the end of the shift (4 1/2 hours) my feet were so hot and sweaty I couldn't wait to get the ruddy things off which was a real shame as for the first time ever my feet weren't aching.

I am now wishing I had bought the ones with the holes as they might at least have kept my feet cooler, because they really were the most truly comfortable shoes I have ever worn. Instead I am now stuck with a pair of shoes that I am unlikely to ever wear again, and I certainly don't want (nor can afford) to fork out for another pair in the near future.

This time next month I will be on the plane on my way to New Orleans. I am getting really excited now!