you know you're a grown up when ....

i passed a new marker this year. i remember thinking that i was heading into grownupdom when i got my first washer & dryer. over the years, every so often, i will find myself thinking something or having an urge for some objet desire that seems very adult. there has been more than one occasion this year, while shoe shopping, i was saddened to see that most of the shoes with any heels were too high for me- a day i thought would never come. part of the "too high" comes from not wanting to look like a caricature (if anyone thinks i already do, please let me continue in blissful ignorance) & the other part comes from practical considerations of locomotion & being ambulatory in a safe & reasonable fashion.

look, there goes the point.....

so, back to the "crossing over" marker. i was in williamsburg last week with my mom, who wondered what i might want for my birthday this year (which is later this month). i do enjoy the privilege of having a life with almost no needs that are unfulfilled & most of my wants are also fulfilled. she suggested it might be something i would like, but would be unlikely to get myself. & this is what i came up with-

i know, i know. my husband gave me an all-clad pan a few years ago & i do lust after them. they are wonderful to cook with & clean up easily (without teflon). they are nice & heavy & feel so substantial. i'm probably just a patsy for the madison avenue manipulators- oh, well. i do love my pan- i love cooking with it (even though i don't cook often) & it makes cooking more enjoyable. so here i am, getting a pan for my birthday & loving it. seems kind of adult to me...

thanks, mom & dad for the birthday present!