It's Not What You Drink It's How You Look While Drinking It

Every Sunday night I put my son to bed, make myself an original (usually fruity) vodka martini, pour it into my martini glass and watch True Blood.  But last Sunday my allergies were bothering me and as some of you know, alcohol can actually make allergies worse so unless things are really bad I won’t drink when my sinuses tell me I should be abstaining.  But still I REALLY didn’t want to give up my True Blood tradition. That has become a sort of sacred hour for me  My “mommy time.”  Whatever it is I’ve been stressing about (and there’s always something) gets put aside and I just lose myself in leisure and for some reason that cocktail completes the picture.

But of course sinus pain ruins the picture completely so after some deliberation I went out and got myself an Izzie and poured it into a martini glass. Immediately I was happy again because while a cocktail is nice a martini glass is fabulous. I’m not sure why that is.  Something about its sleek lines say, “look at me. I’m beautiful, I’m elegant and when you hold me you will be in full leisure mode.” It doesn’t matter if your drinking from such a glass in a bar or a living room filled with discarded toys.  If your holding a martini glass you have removed one degree of separation between you and Cary Grant. Pile your hair up on top of your head and you could be Audrey Hepburn.  Martini glasses make the world a better place. Period.

So I strongly suggest that everyone have at least two martini glasses in your house, apartment or dorm room (even if you’re single you’ll need two because eventually you’re going to break one). If you’re not a drinker pour your favorite non-alcoholic beverage into it. Sometimes it’s not about getting a buzz on. Sometimes it’s just about de-stressing and being fabulous.

Kyra Davis

Bestselling Author of:

The Sophie Katz Mystery Series
and
So Much For My Happy Ending
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