Monday, November 24, 2008

Early Christmas Present

I'm getting an early Christmas Present! I already know what my mother has gotten me for Christmas. And I think I will be getting it on Thanksgiving.

Remember when I talked about how I lost the diamond in my engagement ring? (See: I Lost My Diamond!) Well awhile back I was telling my mother what had happened. And I wanted to take it to the jewelers in my home town, because my mother has been going to them for years. And I would trust them with it. So my mother said to give her the ring and she would have it fixed for me.

She brought the ring in the the jewelers and they told her there is no fixing it. It was so old and broken that the diamond could not just be popped back in. And another thing that has been wrong for a long time is that the gold was really thin all around the ring.

So the only way was to get a whole new ring made! My mother called me and said she would be willing to get me a new ring made, but it would be my Christmas present. Fine by me! She also wanted to know my ring size. I had no idea, but knew the old ring was always way to big on me.

Tip: If you need your ring size go to Walmart or Target jewelry displays. And they can size your finger. Without any pressure to buy anything. That's what I did, I went to Walmart. That way I didn't have to feel weird going into some fancy jewelry place. And guess what? The ring I have been wearing for about 15 years was a size to big! I take a 7 and it was an 8!

So I'm really excited to see my new ring on Thanksgiving! And I'm really grateful to my mom for doing this for me! I also think everyday how lucky I really was that I found the diamond to begin with!

9 comments:

  1. That is very nice of your mom to replace your ring for you and it was good you found the diamond!

    By the way, tag, you're it! I tagged you for "The Four Things" meme at http://zemeks.blogspot.com/2008/11/fantastic-four-meme-ive-been-tagged.html

    It's an easy one and short so hope you don't mind.

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  2. That is so nice of your Mom to do! I know I would be lost without my rings.

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  3. that is so nice of her to do that for you. hope it looks amazing when you get it

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  4. Hey, I am still recovering from my shoulder surgery, but wanted to drop by and comment on your latest post. I still read lots of posts but cannot type for extended periods of time, so my commenting is limited. I enjoyed this post and I am glad I dropped by.

    peace,
    Mike
    livelife365

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  5. What a thoughtful gift.

    You could also print out a ring sizer if you don't feel like going anywhere.

    http://www.antiquejewelrymall.com/ringsizer.html

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  6. @Thanks Karen & Gerard.
    @On the Verge thanks for stopping by
    @Tina thanks for your kind comments
    @Mike glad your recovering and feeling better. Thanks for your comment
    @Shelia thanks for the info! Thanks for the link I tried looking something like that up but couldn't find any thing like that thanks.

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  7. Yeah that's so nice of your mom giving you a new ring as Xmas present!

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  8. Hi Sue,
    I think also that was a sweet thing for your dear mom to do for you. You will always remember that. I would be excited too! :-)

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  9. I remember that post! What a great gift! I can't wait to see a picture!

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