Since last quarter of 2011, I've been pining for this pair. I only acquired this a few weeks ago, from my hard-earned baking money. Somewhere between saving up and acceptance (of not getting it), I realized that I was compensating for the "loss" with several other pairs of shoes. Oxfords from H&M Jelly shoes from Melissa My replacement Fitflops Sparkly shoes from Payless What's the lesson in this? I could've just bought that first pair with all the money I spent on the others. But, where's the fun in that? I'm close to broke but I'll live.