It's a new day kids...

Many years ago, I received a pair of shoes that changed my life.

Taking me all over the world,

as far as the Great Wall of China, 

and as close as our nation's capital,

these faithful flips have been my friends 

through thick and thin.

So imagine my dismay when

--having donned my darling babies upon leaving this canoe--
I discovered they were no longer whole.

There is not even a picture.
I was this disoriented.

Thanks to an inventive friend,

they were put back together enough to get me home.

And I was left to grieve.

But then, I put on my big girl pants, and prepared to move forward.  As is fitting for this summer of ending what is over and beginning what is now, a new pair arrived in the mail yesterday.

And this morning,

 we cuddled together in my cozy chair,

and then set off for our first walk across campus.

It's a new day kids,

but we're ready for it.