"adult figures charging toward a concrete toadstool"

after spending several hours cleaning the house (kitchen--hands and knees to scrub the floor...NOT the princess i wanted to be...i prefer aurora, thank you), everything smells so nice (candles in every room!) and i'm anxiously awaiting the arrival of shawn's big christmas present...it's supposed to arrive today, and so i'm hoping that it will get here before he arrives home from atlanta.  unfortunately, when i went down to the basement today to get the wrapping elements, i realized that there wasn't any paper--just gift bags.  so, the wrapping and arranging under the tree will have to wait, but the possibility of the personalized presents that i ordered arriving all week is so exciting!
[pause for noise of ups truck sound...i know, very ironic at this moment, but i promise...]
yea!  both shawn's and rick's gifts are here!  i'm so excited!  looks like there will be a trip to the store soon to get some wrapping and tissue paper!  (as well as some thank you note cards for my tooo generous colleagues...i'm still flabbergasted by my holiday surprise!)
anyway, for all of you ladies out there, in the vein of holiday gifts for yourself, here's my top recommendation...mostly i'm posting this because these boots engender a wildly thankful and exciting feeling in my soul every time i wear them.

i absolutely didn't think that would be the case, but i'm telling you, they are the break-out shoe purchase of the year (for me, at least).  be warned, however, if you do succumb, you will have a major decision to make every morning--wear the magic boots, or wear something that matches?  the bright side of which is, of course, that you have so many blessings of different kinds in your life that this CAN be a major question...