Tiffany & Co. jewelry is timeless and iconic. I watched a documentary titled Crazy About Tiffany’s that documented the rise of Tiffany & Co. and how much its legacy continues to evolve. I learned and discovered how significant some of their pieces have been throughout history and pop-culture. I even have three Tiffany & Co. pieces of my own that I adore. Tiffany & Co. also has one of the most beautiful engagement rings I’ve ever seen (The Tiffany Setting -- seen here.) It’s incredible, right? Two things I learned from Crazy About Tiffany’s was that Tiffany & Co. are the designers behind the legendary NFL Super Bowl Vince Lombardi trophy, and that some of their jewelry was featured in a movie based on one of my favorite books and arguably one of the most brilliant literature pieces ever written – F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. In Baz Luhrmann’s version of The Great Gatsby Daisy Buchanan is wearing jewelry from Tiffany & Co. during a beautiful scene in the film here. Crazy About Tiffany’s was captivating and worth checking out. See the trailer for it here. Enjoy!
About a year ago, I had a dream my dad wanted to talk to our family about something serious. I wasn’t sure what he wanted to discuss, but I knew it was something I needed to prepare myself for. Around the time after I had this dream, I remember stopping by my parents place and sensing something was going on that they weren’t telling me. I tried to dismiss what I’d been feeling, but I couldn’t shake it. Something serious was happening. As I returned to my home after visiting them one day, I was in my kitchen washing dishes when a heaviness hit my heart like nothing I’d ever felt before. Something’s wrong with dad. That’s what that dream was about. God, what’s going on? As I continued washing dishes, I started crying and praying. Then in mid-spring, my dad held an unexpected family meeting that would change all our lives forever. He hesitated at first, and as his voice started cracking and he started crying, he said, “Well, I wanted to talk to ya’ll to tell you that I have kidney disea...