Running Shoes and Happiness

I have been having such shoes issues!  Even going to a running store and getting a professional fitting didn't work, and I tried twice!  The shoes I had been using for so long finally gave out on me - they had gotten so big on me since I have lost weight even in my feet that they were sliding all over the place and making it dangerous to run.  Sadly, I was already in the smallest size of those that the stores carry.  Thus began my shoe hunt and it has been horrid.  I started by going to the running store and they put me in some shoes that made the sides of my feet hurt if I ran for more than a few minutes.  I took them back and they put me in some that are great - for everything except what they are made for, running.  If I run or jog in them the balls of my feet are killing me at 5-10 minutes in.  They refused to do a second exchange, so my $120 Asics running shoes are now just plain gym shoes.  I went and got some Reeboks that are supposed to be for running - $110.  Ouch at about 5 minutes.  Spent over a week talking the store into an exchange.  Finally I just went to Payless and bought a $30 pair of Champions, also labeled running shoes.  All of my running shoe dreams have come true!  These things are awesome, and just to ice the cake a bit, they are much cuter than any of the others.  Sadly, my running ability has declined while I was spending all this time not running because of shoe issues.  That's ok though, I'll fix it.  I am soooo happy.  It's a bit surreal to me that running shoes have made me this happy.  Running shoes!  Me!  The girl that formerly would have only run to save her life.  Then again, I guess that's exactly what I'm doing!