Goodbye, Old Friends

I bought my beloved pair of Birks in 1996, I believe, when I was a college freshman, just learning the ropes of higher education and a life, more or less, on my own. These shoes have seen it all, traipsing right along with me. The joys, the love, the heartbreak, the stress, the elation, those mountain views, and these city streets.

But now, after some convincing from my massage therapist that these are causing some foot pain I have been experiencing, I must say goodbye.

I will miss you, old friends.