the boot fiasco of 2011

i want these boots.  so bad.  i know they are funny looking, but i like them.  and they will keep my feet warm in italy.  so i want them. 

i would like to start this story by going back to october, 2010.  i was in australia with kelly, valerie, and cindy.  we were shopping around and of course, we came across an ugg store (uggs are made in australia).  i have always wanted a pair and i found a pair there that were big enough for my massive feet.  they were expensive so kelly talked some sense into me, reminding me that we lived in a tropical country and asked "when will you ever need winter boots?  unless you move back to canada?"  and since moving backwasn't my plan for now, i agreed and didn't buy the boots.  i should have bought the boots.

fat forward to present day.  kuwait city.  i can't find any boots big enough to fit my massive feet and i leave for italy in 2 weeks.  (holy moly!)  so i thought i would be clever and have the boots sent to naomi who lives in canada and then she would meet me in italy with the boots.  after finally finding a company that will shop to canada, i pres order and NOPE.  they won't ship to her address.  i have no idea why.  they will send the ugg care kit to her, but not the boots.  great.  so i ask around for people who have magic mail boxes (they call it aramex or something like that), but i didn't get much response. 

yesterday i went to tutor and i sucked it up and asked.  i know the young girl orders lots of things online so i asked the mom if they had the magic mailbox.  she said she has something even better.  i don't really understand it, but she gave me an address in florida, i typed that in, asked for overnight shipping and she said once it arrives at her address in florida she will tell "them" to send it here urgently.  i don't know what this means, or how long it will take but she is confident it will get here on time.  so thanks to this lovely lady, i will have warm feet in italy, inshallah! 

i'll let you know how it goes...