Little Blue Box

I haven’t written much about the Taj MaMall lately…my home during the holidays when I was there shopping every other day. This blogging thing has actually been good for my pocketbook…and thus…good for PaulA’s wallet. PaulA has to balance what I might say about him in my blog VS the check book balance… and I’m thinking he is happy to be rolling with the punches I give him on my blog. One-two.

Okay, so the other day I went to the Taj MaMall…(trying to remember why)…Oh yea, the gas company turned off our heat, for fear of explosion, until it got fixed…which took a week. So on a Friday I hit the wall and then the mall, ‘cause I was freezing my ass off…and my fingers were frozen straight so I couldn’t bend them to blog. I went to the Taj MaMall for a short 6 hours.

Just my good fortune, I happened to be there when Tiffany’s had its grand opening. The infamous Tiffany’s little blue box diamond sparkle jewelry store. You should have seen the mob. People couldn’t spend their money fast enough. Our mall is lacking in high-end stores and I suppose these people were tired of burning their money…so they decided to spend it. Personally, I think the real attraction is the little blue box. The box itself definitely increases the WOW factor.

My friend, Patio, gave me a little blue Tiffany’s box on my 50th birthday. WOW…she shouldn’t have. I tried to remember what I gave her when she turned 50….(now I am feeling like a Heal.) So I opened the box and saw a diamond “L” pendant. (Gee, I thought she understood that Kat starts with a “K”, but I could be "Lat.") Now I get it. She explained the “L” is the Roman Numeral for my age….30. I mean, 50. At that point, I didn’t know what to think…except another…WOW..a blue box and a diamond necklace. Then she proceeded to tell me the “L” is Cubic Zirconia.

I had a good time watching the people shop at Tiffany’s…plus it was warm there. Tiffany’s even served champagne for the masses but, unfortunately, no bacon and eggs. People seemed to be lapping it all up…and buying jewelry, hand over finger, to put in those little blue boxes.

I asked the sales person for “just the box, please.” Hmmm…whose birthday is next? I need a little blue box if I am going to pull a “WOW.”