I'm getting married in less than two weeks. I always knew people were supposed to give you stuff for the occasion, but I wasn't prepared for the sheer onslaught of free junk that accompanies this sort of thing. People neither of you has ever met crawl out of the woodwork bearing gifts months before the event. Once thing I'm glad I listened to my mother about was creating a registry or two. If perfect strangers are going to insist on showering you with gifts, the least you can do is give them some hints.
Now I'm your typical twenty-first century twenty-something in that I believe if it can't be done on the internet it's not worth doing, but mom insisted (quite correctly) that most people are afraid of the 'nets. So against our better judgement we created a few lists down at the local malloporium. While wandering around Pottery Barn a strange thing occurred to me: I majored in two things in college, glassblowing and margarita making and yet I own NO margarita glasses. WHAT? Not overly impressed by the very standard shape of the Pottery Barn designs, I set about an exhaustive search elseware, determined to find the perfect style; a wide rim for plenty of salt, a long, elegant stem,and a distinctive shape that says, "well yes, technically I AM a margarita glass but I am fresh off holiday in Scandinavia."
In the end time and reality dictated I give in to convention. My darling friends Jesse, Nathaniel, and Christina pitched in and showered all twelve and you know what? They're pretty perfect actually. Well balanced, salt-loving rim, just the right size to keep it cold. And while four ultra-expensive elegant glasses are nice, there's something to be said for having a room full of people with matching glassware and not really worrying if one gets broken.
So here's to the PB Classic Margarita Glass. After the wedding is over I will devote my life to making good use of them.
$22 for a set of 6
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