Here lies the remains of the very last square shaped glass I owned.
Once upon a time, G & I had a wedding and at this wedding, a kind friend gave me a whole set of these glasses as a gift. 12 in a box, I believe, and I loved them oh so much.
Since then, all 12 of the glasses have died horrible deaths. Some dropped hard against our tile floor; some against the sink; a few in the dishwasher. All have been shattered into tiny pieces by me- None by G.
This goes without saying...I am the ultimate klutz.
And if you are thinking to yourself that a couple of glasses from Target are no big deal, let me please mention that I once dropped the glass lid to a deep Calphalon skillet G's parents gave him when he moved out of their home. It shattered into 29 million pieces & my husband practically shed real tears as I swept all that glass up. I break big stuff, too.
When I was still living at my parent's home and constantly falling down the stairs, dropping a dish, breaking a glass or running into a wall (yes RUNNING INTO A WALL) my dad always said the same thing to me...
"Jess.....SLOW...... DOWN."
And as I tried to cook dinner, talk on the phone, empty the dishwasher & play fetch with Jack all at the same time today I realized he is right. My klutziness is a direct result of the fact that I am ALWAYS in a hurry. I am constantly rushing, racing, moving, thinking, fidgeting, trying to get to the next thing or trying to do 8 things at once.
I don't even know where I am going with this post except to say that I am going to try to slow down from now on. When I confessed to G that I had finally destroyed our last glass he told me that the next cups I buy should probably be "plastic baby cups" because normal people cant destroy 12 glasses that quickly. I am going to buy my plastic cups & I am going to try to cultivate more patience while I'm at it.
Who knows...maybe someday I can even get to the point in my life where I will be big enough to own glass cups again.
Until then, here's a sippy cup.
I feel your pain. I have about 2 or 3 glasses left from our wedding! If you need any sippy cups, you can come over and borrow some! :)
ReplyDeleteI hear you, girl. I think I have one glass left from my wedding. Pretty fabulous that you broke all 12 so quickly. I really love that about you (and I'm being serious).
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to hear about that dream.
p.s. when are you moving? :( (BOO)
Have you heard of "unbreakable glasses"? I registered for like 5 sets when we got married and got like 3. They are the best! They look like glass, and almost feel like glass yet- they are unbreakable. They're awesome and they even have the "square shape" you said you loved so much. I still have them and they are the best! You can find them at Bed Bath and Beyond :)
ReplyDeleteJessica... i know i say this all the time.. but reading your stuff is like reading from a famous author... you are soo soo good at writing. seriously. do something with it!! its such a great talent!
ReplyDeleteOh Jess, that is too funny. I was going to tell you about the "unbreakable glasses" but Tori beat me to it! They are seriouslt the best. Thats what we have too and they are my favorite. I would highly reccomend them. That way you won't have to borrow Kates sippy cups.
ReplyDeleteTarget has cute little sets of cups/plates/bowls with flowers and butterflies on them for $1.99 a piece - they work great for Lauren, so you might want to invest in some of them. :)
ReplyDeleteYou are SO funny!! Seriously...how can you make breaking a glass such a cute and compelling story?? You have a gift :)
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