Happy Monday!

So last night I spent about an hour crying my eyes out on the phone to my big brother Cory. He helped me considerably (enormously is probably a more accurate word), but I woke up this morning with my eyes swollen and that kind of headache you have after crying your eyes out. Kind of like a crying-induced hangover headache. I was feeling VERY grumpy and very pitiful. And I have nothing but stupid decaff coffee in my house. Stupid. I am not usually a big fan of Mondays anyways (except I love Monday nights, 7 PM, fabulous small group at New Hope Church, childcare provided!) but today I woke up feeling awful. The kids were also grumpy and not wanting to go to school.
But I got an e-mail from my friend Amanda, and we agreed to meet up at the mall to walk (it is actually COLD outside here, for once!). After getting the kids to the school late, I was also late to the mall. But then there was Starbucks! And after I got that grande Americano in my system, my headache got MUCH better. We walked and talked for almost 90 minutes! Then we went back to Starbucks and hung out for a bit. When we got out to her car, she was putting her stroller in the trunk and I spotted the cutest pair of Crocs! Being me, of course, I grabbed them and I was like, Oh my! These are SO CUTE! And she was like I am giving them to Goodwill, you could have them but I know they'd be too big for you! (Everyone always assumes I have smaller feet than I really do, partially because I am so short, and also because my feet are so stinkin' beautiful!) And I say, Oh, no, these are my size!
So go figure, I woke up expecting to have an awful day, and had actually planned to just come home and sulk around the house, but thanks to a good friend, I wound up spending the morning exercising, enjoying time together, and drinking Starbucks! And I also got my dream Crocs out of it for FREE! How many people are lucky enough to go to the mall, spend only 2.50 and get a pair of shoes and coffee out of the deal? My new Crocs are the same color as my big ugly ones (PINK!) but they are the Mary Jane style, with the straps? They are so cute and comfy and don't give me Frankenstein feet like my other Crocs do. Thank you, Amanda!