It's a Special Occasion

I've had these dishes since I was in high school. They were part of my "hope chest", if you will. There were many other things in the "hope chest" which I have slowly decluttered over the last year. However, these dishes stayed and sat in the cabinet waiting for special occasions. Whatever that meant... I used them when friends came over and I would prepare full meals. Otherwise they never saw the light of day. I had my every day dishes which I used for myself. I finally decided, after reading many a blog that pointed the concept out, that every day is a special occasion to be celebrated and I shouldn't save these dishes for some magical event that rarely occurs. So... Out with the every day, in with the special occasions!