the crazy lady on the beach in a boot

so today is my first day of vacation. i'm taking a few days to just relax and have fun with my boyfriend and some of his friends in ocean city, maryland. but on a morning when i can sleep in and not think about anything, what am i doing? i'm up at my regular time, asking a friend about a boot.

that's because in typical amanda fashion, i have injured myself a week and a half before going to the beach, making it necessary for me to contrive some system for keeping my toe dry and sand-free while i'm at the maryland shore. i've been torturingn myself trying to cook up ways to protect one toe while allowing the rest of me to enjoy the sand and sea. it's not easy, i'll tell you that much.

so what happened? last week i (insert stupid story) dropped something on my big toe on my left foot. within hours, the toe and its nail had turned an amazing shade of lavender. when i could finally get a doctor's appointment days later, the situation had not improved. thankfully, nothing was broken. but my doctor did suggest we remove my toenail, since it was probably going to fall off anyway and taking it off would be the best way to avoid infection. i'm told it will grow back. i'm told by next week i wont' have to wear a big stupid bandage on my toe and soak it in epsom salts every day. i'm told within a few more days i'll be able to get it wet and i won't have to wear plastic bags on my foot in order to shower. but none of that helps the fact that i'm heading to the beach...today.

after wracking my brain for days trying to think of an easy and effective solution for keeping my foot protected at the beach, searching online and asking for suggestions, last night my friend melissa thought of wearing rain boots to wade in the ocean. well, not rain bootS, just one. while brilliant, this solution will make me look like a crazy person and it probably will result in some heavy sweating. i don't care. if it will help keep my injured toe dry AND allow me to enjoy the atlantic even just a little, it will be worth it.