The hubster and I chose the engagement ring together – we found the design we wanted, of a solitaire but it was set in yellow gold. So we had it made up specially in white gold with a diamond weighing in at a third of a carat.
An aside: it seemed quite a big and extravagant gem at the time, but has anybody else noticed that engagement rings tend to boast much bigger diamonds these days? How do young people afford them?
Then we had to keep it all a secret for a couple of months while hubster paid off the layby. He even sold his beloved jestski, just so he could pay my ring off sooner! No wonder I love that man 😉 .
I Must Confess: I used to have a silver friendship ring as well, set with a sapphire and some tiny diamonds, but …
When I was pregnant with Mr 20, my fingers swelled up and so I had to take my rings off. I hid them behind a framed photo on my dressing table – bare millimetres from my crystal ringstand – but at least they were hidden. I never dreamed that I could so nearly have lost them forever.
Alas, after Mr 20 was born and while the hubster was visiting us in hospital, our home got broken into and my friendship ring (which was on the ringstand), a gold St Christopher medallion, and a couple of other small jewellery items, were stolen. Thankfully, however, the thieves DIDN’T find my wedding and engagement rings tucked safely behind the photo frame.
It just so happened that the hubster had to phone and break the news to me in hospital – and it was Day 3 post-birth. As if the 3 day blues weren’t bad enough, now I *really* had something to cry about! I was heartbroken over the loss of my friendship ring, it had huge sentimental value.
Months later, when our insurance company paid us out for our losses, we decided to put the money into one piece of jewellery – an eternity ring. It just seemed fitting – we’d been married 5 years, had just had our first baby, and there was no way we could have afforded it otherwise.
I’ve now been proudly wearing my engagement ring for over 25 years, my wedding ring for over 24 years, and my eternity ring for over 20 years!
Who would believe there is a link between jetskis and engagement rings?! And have you ever been broken into and/or had jewellery stolen?
Linking up with My Home Truths for another Monday confession.