Look what I got!

Last night hubby and I went to the Malecon at Plaza Las Americas to meet up with our best friends here in Cancun. I was on a mission - well two. Today is hubbys birthday and I wanted to make sure I had a gift for him. My other mission was that I've had my eyes on these pair of shoes for the last 3 weeks and finally decided I just HAD to have them.

So pretty...I love you new shoe

We all ate in the food court, hubby and Serg opted for tacos. They weren't impressed. My amiga S opted for the salad bar and she liked it. I myself chose to have sushi for $154 pesos. Can you believe it?? It was not worth that at all....I wont' have it again.

My favourite store in Cancun has got to be Massimo Dutti. I just love, love, love the style of their clothing. It's a mix between Club Monaco and Banana Republic. Prices are about the same too. That part kinda sucks!!

They wrapped hubby's present in two of these pretty bags :)

Funny thing? My uncle who used to live in Florence was here in November, saw the store and said he had to go. He is not a shopper, but admits that when he lived in Europe it was his go to shop. Is it Italian? Or Spanish? I'm really unsure, but I love their style. It's perfect for the climate here as well.

Next time you are in Cancun I highly recommend paying a visit to their store. They have one in La Isla mall as well, but it's quite a bit smaller.

Where did all my shoes go?

I, like most woman that I know have a "problem" when it comes to shopping. Do I have too much? Hard to say.... One of the first clues may be that I own a ton of shoes, but rarely wear any of them. I mean living here in Cancun you can't wear all those pretty high heels. Well at least this chicita can't. My feet swell up from the humidity, and I just can't imagine the pain I'd be in at the end of a night. I used to go by the phrase "beauty is pain", however, no more. Flip flops and sandals is about as fancy as I get - even the arch on my foot is starting to go.

Well....another sure sign you have too many shoes? You don't notice when they go missing. Yesterday morning our muchacha (cleaning lady) came to our house as per usual and started with some of her duties. I was sitting at the kitchen table sipping my coffee when I noticed the flip flops that she was wearing. I was PRETTY sure they were mine. Like 150% sure. Unless she was in Hawaii last year and bought them there...doubtful. I asked hubby to ask her, as my Spanish would just turn the conversation into a mess. Hubby asked "are those my wife's shoes"? She responded "No senor, your sister gave me these shoes" (we share the same cleaning lady). Sooo....we call my cunada who tells us she has never given her anything??? Okay, so now what? We asked her for her set of keys, and told her we just needed them to make an extra  copy, and on Monday she will go to my sister in laws for the talk. Maybe I left them at my sister in laws and she doesnt' remember giving them away? Unlikely, but maybe. I haven't been to my sister in laws place for well over a month, and I recall wearing them just a couple of weeks ago when my best friend was visiting.  Unfortunately, it looks as though we will probably have to let her go. It's only flip flops, but you just can't tolerate that. The only problem I face is if she really took them, would she really wear them to my  house? I would think not.... I don't want to get rid of her if she didn't do it, but at the same time I don't want to be stupid and keep her around. I really do like her, and I know she needs this job.

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Well.... I guess a woman really can have too many shoes!!!! How long were they gone before I even would have noticed?