my (new) favorite china pattern

though it's approximately twice the price of my dear, departed pattern, T and i have now selected Bernardaud's Elysee as our "fancy" china.

such is life!

but, thanks to the generosity of various family members and my mom's friends, we are already well on our way to a full set of Elysee. i am telling you what, if not for my mom's dedication to helping me register, re-register, return merchandise, etc. i would have entirely lost my mind by now. i think she's been to bloomingdale's in my stead no less than five times this week. how nice is that!?? insanely so, i think.

so now we only have to find crystal and silver to match up with the china. i'll post about the contenders anon. (oh, you know you can't wait. nothing's more exciting than tabletop posts!)