Gah, parents! My dad has decided he isn't sure about Ohana- I should have just picked a place for them but instead I printed out menus for all of the places I thought they'd like so they could pick. Mom left it completely up to Dad since he is the picky eater. The problem is that he saw pork loin on the menu at Ohana and said, "Yep, that sounds good," without bothering to look at what they offered for sides and dessert. When I pointed it out to him he realized that the meat might just be the only thing he wanted so he changed his mind. It really is fine and no big deal at all since I can't make my ADRs until March but still, doesn't he realize I have charts and tables and graphs that I have to change now.
I have the check for the lottery money but still no reservation. I guess I forgot to take into consideration that just because we have the money now doesn't necessarily mean my parents will so we're still waiting a few weeks so they can recover from Christmas, taxes, etc. I was still itching to do something for my trip though so I ordered my new walking shoes. I haven't bought good, supportive shoes in over 10 years so I figured it was time.
I did my research with the shoes, scouring the boards here at the dis and then reading reviews on
amazon and other sites. I finally settled on the Ventura canvas Keens. ALL of the reviews are good on these shoes which was rare in my research. There was usually at least one person who didn't like a shoe for one reason or another but the Ventura seemed to be praised universally. I also picked them because while they aren't the cutest shoes I've ever bought they also aren't ugly (as lots of really comfortable shoes are). Finally, the price was right- I got them for under $50 including shipping. I should have them in a couple of days!
The reviews say that these shoes are good right out of the box but I'm glad to be getting them in time to break them in and test them out. Karen and I are going to start walking three times a week so I'll let you know if they are as great as they seem. It is freezing here, snow last night in fact and it is soooo tempting to put off our first walk which is supposed to be tomorrow but I'm afraid if we wait for warm we'll never start!
Oh, almost forgot-
here is a link for the shoes if anyone is interested- I got the Sahara/Natural but was really torn between those and the Iguana/Natural since I LOVE green. I settled for the safe neutral mostly because I live on a gravel road and I figured they wouldn't show dirt as badly when I start walking out here.