walking shoes

Last Friday, before my surprise party, I was walking around Old Town in a pair of sandals all day and by the time I said goodbye to my last guest and sat down for the night my feet were hurting so bad. I took that into account and now I've been trying to find a new pair of shoes I can walk around Old Town and keep up with a bunch of kids comfortably. I have a pair of Vans that I absolutely love but they are starting to come apart and I also have a pair of Keds but they are just plain old. The Keds I bought before my trip to Germany the summer before 9th grade. Yes, they are that old. I need shoes that are comfortable and cute.

Here's what I've been thinking:

So I love espadrilles and I found some that I think would be well made and at a reasonable price but I'm not sure how great they are for walking! They're by a brand called Soludos and they have some of the cutest designs. One pair in particular I sort of fell in love with but the sole seems to be made of tough material and I don't know if I want to buy a pair and then regret that decision by the end of my first day...and for the rest of my life!

While I am unsure about the espadrilles I know that a pair of Converse would work out fine. I've owned Converse before so I know they can be super comfortable and can be very versatile. I am leaning towards this pair, which I've seen on lots of people and are kind of classic. I would have little-to-no regrets buying these. But then every night I would lie awake thinking, "what if..."

Lastly, there is the great Toms debate. My sister just ordered a pair and they look so comfortable and would go with everything but I just don't know. I'm sure if I ordered them and wore them and got the full Toms experience I would be like, "dang, what took me so long??" but I don't know if I want to commit at the moment. Does anyone else have this sort of problem? If I did get Toms I would have to get something like this lace up pair. Also, they have some pretty sweet sunglasses.

Ugh, the age old which-shoe-should-I-get question. Gets ya every time. Someone help, please.

Until tomorrow,

Caroline