Yay! New shoes!

[osaraba]

A bit over a week ago, I placed an order at hottopic.com for two pairs of sneakers, a hooded sweatshirt, and another pair of sneakers for Liz. They came today while I was at work, and so I tried them on when I got home. They're look really cute, and they fit, so I'm definitely keeping them. All the shoes are by Volatile, which is my favorite brand of shoes -- they're really my style. Unfortunately, they don't have the velcro sneakers that I have now, but one has to take what one can get. The first pair is black with a silver and blue flame on the sides, in a size 11. I normally wear a size 9, but Volatile shoes run small and so I usually take a size 10, but Hot Topic didn't have any 10s left, so I just got an 11. Luckily, it really isn't too big, maybe about half an inch. Like the velcro version that I have now, they're going to take a while to break in. The second pair is black suede with gray piping, in a size 10. They fit perfectly and are really comfortable, which is a complete, but pleasant, surprise. Liz got the same black/gray sneakers as I did, but in a size 9 for herself. The hooded sweatshirt I got is by Dickies (whose double-knee work pants I adore). It's one size too large, but it doesn't look bad, so I'm keeping that too.

And now I really have no money.