Starbucks at Tiffany's

I am a girl. And with that said, I loves jewelry. And who sells jewelry? Tiffany's, that's who! Girls love Tiffany's. I think. Although, I almost gave up on the jewelry store many years ago after an unfortunate incident. Shortly after my college graduation, Halbastram, Momma Halbastram and I were out and about in downtown Chicago on the Mag Mile. Passing Tiffany's I insisted that we go inside and have a looksie, even if we were flat broke. From the moment we passed through the revolving door, the security guard stared us up and down and even followed us a bit. I guess we were dressed in our especially lower-class garb to inspire such scrutiny from the police academy reject. So after about 2 minutes I didn't even care about looking anymore and we left the store. This, of course, tainted my love for Tiffany's for a while.

And then I went to Kansas City and Halbastram encouraged me to go to the Tiffany's at the Plaza. Talk about a polar opposite! From the moment we walked in, the sales lady was not only super cordial, but she offered us Tiffany Toffee even after it became apparent we were not in jewelry buying mode. Every visit to Kansas City from that point on required a stop at Tiffany's. The last two visits resulted in purchases...inexpensive purchases, but purchases nonetheless. I didn't get any jewelry but oh to have that Tiffany's box! The first purchase was a day planner for my bestie for Christmas. The second was a gift from Halbastram. He saw it and said, "now this is absolutely you. And we're not leaving until you have it."

The Box

The Prize

Ta-Da!!

It's a beautiful cut of glass but boy is it heavy. You'll be getting in shape while guzzling down your deliciously cold hops and barley. I've only used it twice, as I'm afraid to take it anywhere near the kitchen for fear of breaking it. So it sits on the bookshelf in between my dvd of "Did You Hear About The Morgans?" and "The Complete Fifth Season of Saturday Night Live."

Oh, and Starbucks is across the street from Tiffany's. Almost forgot to work in the title.