Miniature Things: "Cause Diamonds are a Girls best friend"

It's somewhat possible that my love for brown paper packages tied up in strings has been replaced by robin's egg blue boxes tied up in white ribbon. Never in my life, did I ever think I'd set foot into a glitzy jewelers like Tiffany & Co., willing and able to purchase something! But my Bestie really is the bestest in the whole wide world, and she thought my 31st Birthday was simply the perfect time to get me a Tiffany's gift card. Armed with a gift card of her own, we headed together to 5th Avenue in the big city to have an adventure. It was certainly an experience that I'll never forget.

I guess I wasn't totally sure what to expect when we set foot into Tiffany's, but what I certainly did NOT expect was to be treated so well. They've got their customer service down to a science! Never once were we treated like lesser customers because we weren't buying 20k engagement rings, and every salesperson was enthusiastic about letting us try on whatever we wanted. There certainly is something magical as well about all those glass cases, all the glittering jewels, and all the white gloves of the sales personnel as they're constantly cleaning and polishing!
It was tough to look at so many beautiful things and have to choose, but after a long look around the store, my heart was simply set on something from the Paloma Picasso line. An odd choice for someone like me who isn't particularly a fan of either Picasso's paintings nor a bunch of hearts! But this sterling silver piece just spoke to me for some reason. It needed to be around my neck.

Difficult to photograph, but intricate and gorgeous in person!

A few more walks around the store, and Kristal feasted her eyes on another lovely sterling silver piece, a graduated necklace. It seemed a bit dramatic to me in the case, but once it made it's way around Kristal's neck, we both knew she had to have it! She says she feels a bit like June Cleaver when she wears it, and I think that simply adds to it's glamor.

All in all, I honestly couldn't have asked for a better birthday gift. I'm getting to an age where "things" aren't as important to me as experiences are, and Kristal really knocked it out of the park this year in finding me something that accomplished both! As a wise woman once said "Your memories are your jewels," and this one I'll treasure always.