Just an observation. Monica keeps her trophies in boxes in the garage, and has commented on this several times over the years. I've gotten the distinct impression that she feels displaying them is not her...(humble).
It seems by her comments here, that the vase (which is indeed lovely) will not suffer the same fate as her trophies. So for Monica, it seems a better fit than the more traditional trophies.
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