careful what you wish for

when i first set eyes on these bowls it was kismet.  i went to pottery barn with a friend to look at frames and i ended up drooling over these bowls.  so pretty and white, i thought to myself, now THESE are cereal bowls!  AND, they were dishwasher and microwave safe!  the cereal bowls i had at the time were not microwavable and shallow.  can't have much cereal in those and i loves me some frosted flakes and would like to have them in a nice, deep bowl.  oh, i could just taste it and this could be the perfect bowl!  or so i thought.  anyways, that first night i used my rule for buying pricey things.  that rule is, walk away.  if after a couple of days i still feel the need to have it then go back and buy it.  after a few days i knew i needed to have those bowls and so the next time i went to the mall i stopped into pottery barn and bought 8 of those beauties.  at home, they look good in my cabinet- i decided to switch all of my dishes to white and they look so crisp and pretty! 
the first time i used one i had tomato bisque.  i was not only enjoying the yummy soup, but my pretty bowl as well.  it wasn't until i got to the last few teaspoons of my soup that i realized that i had a problem.  when you get to the bottom of what ever you are eating, a spoon will no longer work unless you  a) have a ladle or  b)tilt the bowl.  i guess it's no big deal, but i feel stupid for not even considering that the thing i loved most about the bowl would be the thing that would disappoint me in the end.  oh well, it still looks pretty.

this one goes out to those drooling over the great white traditional bowls at pottery barn.