Yay amazon! awesome delivery! was expecting them sometime between the 19th and the 24th. arrived on the 18th (bought from heart and soul)

the boots themselves are a little shorter than I was expecting, but still pretty fabulous. the leather is a little stiff but feels like it'll break in nicely.
I normally wear between an 8 and an 8.5, so i got an 8.5 expecting the boots to be stiff and having wider feet i wanted toe room....I have plenty of toe room, and heel room. in fact plenty of room in general.  I think an 8 would have been better. point is, don't guess your size, if you're not sure go find out before you drop a couple hundred on a pair of boots just to have to pay to mail them back. (which i am not doing, because I am cheap...instead i will invest in those little heel things and thicker socks!)
otherwise, they are kinda awesome!