this is the face of a happy girl

alright my story begins as i go into my local salvation army thrift with the intentions of looking for a pair of pants. i think to myself "i'm not planning on buying any glass today but i'll go check it out just for the hell of it" my curiosity gets the best of me fairly easily. about a quarter way down the isle i grab some fire king jane ray saucers with the hopes of finding the cups to match. i start getting a little discouraged because i'm not seeing a whole lot and im almost to the end of the glass ware section.

i quickly scan the last of the remaining glass and do a double take because there i see 3 jadite d handle mugs. my heart starts to flutter and i feel a little woozy from excitement. i put the saucers down and dash over to the mugs, i think i made a happy squeaky sound because the woman i almost ran into to get to them laughed at me a little. i scoop up the mugs and behind them are 3 more d handle mugs in the regular milk glass. oh joy!! i know im sporting the goofiest cheesy grin and everyone around me probably thinks i'm a crazy person. each mug was .99 and i can feel my face start to hurt from smiling.

now i know this all sounds a bit dramatic and i believe my husband is probably tired of seeing me dance around the house like a nerdy fairy singing about my love of jadite. honesty i just cant help myself, i have wanted a piece of jadite anything for as long as i can remember but have never been able to buy any, it's pretty far out of my budget and i've never seen it at a thrift. then i have this magical moment of discovering these beauties and i feel as if i have won the lottery. all is right in the world.