Hilary's Graduation Gift

Next week my niece Hilary graduates from Worcester Preparatory School and heads off to college. Here she is sharing the spotlight with her sister Emma in one of her formal graduation pictures.

And, here is a glimpse of why she is affectionately known to all in our family as Paris...

Last year, for Emma's graduation, Babe and I gave her the Elsa Peretti for Tiffany gold pendant necklace. I also have this necklace and was hoping to start some sort of familial tradition in my role as favorite aunt.

But, just as I was about to place the order for this year's recipient, in came an email from her highness asking that my Tiffany necklace be instead replaced with a David Yurman ring. Having never gotten on the David Yurman bandwagon myself my first response was, "yick, no". But, after I had time for my disappointment pill to digest, I capitulated and ordered the David Yurman cable pearl ring.

The ring arrived this weekend while I happened to be at my sister's beach house so I allowed a sneak peek and was pleasantly surprised at how pretty the ring turned out to be. We all took turns trying it on, modeling it in our bikini's, and ooohing and aaahing before it was returned to it's box and bow properly retied. Paris will be the belle of the graduation ball, per usual...

Sorry Molly, but I must say these things to secure my place as numéroter une tante....