In my younger days I so wanted an expensive set of dishes costing way more than our budget would allow. For years I spend many hours drooling over them and dreaming of the day they would be mine. In mid-life I finally got my dishes along with all the extra serving pieces. I was so excited, however, after I got them, I used them like 2 times and then lovingly tucked them away to save for special occasions (?). That was like 30 years ago. As Thanksgiving 2015 approached, I finally came to realize any time spend with family and friends is a special occasion and that at my age I may or may not have many more special occasions in my future so, I've since pulled them out of the buffet and have enjoyed using them many, many times. I really wish I knew why I was saving them. It seems so silly for people to do this yet, there's a lot of us out there. LOL