Monday -- Ally (and weekend bonus!)

I'm feeling a little frumpy today with all my layers, but I'm warm so that's gotta count for something, right? I really hate wearing a coat in the winter (Al's constantly making me wear one) and while it was coldish today, it wasn't windy so it really wasn't THAT cold. So I layered up and skipped the coat. I totally get this from my mother, by the way, who visited me at work today and was wearing layers (and no coat) to keep warm too :)

Cardi: NY&CO

Purple ruffle-neck top: Gap

Black turtleneck: Old Navy

Pants: Old Navy

Flats: Liz Claiborne

Necklace: gift







Close up of the neck/layers:



















Shoes:


Al and I were pretty busy this weekend with errands and shopping and eating. Since I'd be doing two of my favorite things (eating and shopping) I had to be comfortable. It was also super rainy and icky out so nothing TOO cute was worn b/c in no time, I'd look like a drown rat.

V-neck tshirt: Old Navy

Sash/belt: Vera Bradley (via trunk sale for $1)

Jeans: Levi Strauss Signature

Shoes: *cough*crocs*cough*

These jeans are one of my dirty little fashion secrets. I know they don't look good on everyone and some of you are too good to wear jeans from Walmart, but for $20, they fit well, wear well, and serve their purpose.

They're also perfect if you're losing weight and nothing fits right :)

And the shoes. The shoes are comfortable and it was raining and I have a tendency to fall. All things considered, they're not the worst thing I could wear. Besides, at least I'm not boiling them, right??

The Incredible Shrinking Crocs

What do you get when you take one pair of Crocs Prima flats, two 90+ degree days, and one back seat of a car? You get shrunken Crocs. *sigh*

Please disregard my sorry excuse for a pedicure. They're haggard.

I wear a size 7 and that's the size these Crocs WERE before they camped in my Honda.

I especially like how one shrunk significantly more than the other.












Why would one shrink more than the other??

















The right one curled up and was at least two sizes smaller.












Kimberly googled it and suggested putting them in the dryer on low for 3 minutes. I did some googling of my own and learned a LOT of people have Croc shrinkage. (*snort* reminds me of a Seinfeld episode...) A popular resolution was to boil the shoes for 2-3 minutes, drain, let cool for a sec, then put them on so they mold to your foot. Seeing as how boiling your shoes is WAY more fun that tossing them in the dryer (too much like manual labor and less like a science experiment), I pulled out the stock pot and got to work.

Everyone in the pool!!!













Unfortunately, the suckers float so I had to hold them into the water. My hands got quite the steaming.











Flip!!!













After 2-3 minutes in the bath, it was time for a quick shake and on my feet! It took a couple trips in the bath to get them just right especially since the right shoe needed far more TLC than the left.
Much better!!! Almost the same length :)













The right shoe is nearly flat again!!













It's was a success! The shoes don't fit quite like they did before, but they'll do. It just means I'll have to wear them less. I know Tracey, Leslie and EVERYONE (including me) will be thrilled :)