about rings

You may remember that we weren't going to 'do' rings.
That I didn't want to send someone down a mine shaft to get something shiny for me.
And here we are with a picture of a diamond.
Well, here's what happened.

Todd's mom came upstairs on Thanksgiving 2006 with a little box in her pocket. She told us it contained his grandma Hazel's ring, and that if we wanted to use it, we could. She only asked that we design a new band to symbolize our new relationship. I opened it, and it was perfect.
I wouldn't have accepted a ring any other way. Classy, filigree, and a tangible connection to Todd's family.
So, we do shiny things after all...

As we weren't in a hurry, the ring sat on our kitchen table for a year. Fast forward to Thanksgiving 2007 where Todd and I visited the Regiers in Texas. We finally got around to visiting a jewelry store - with supervision of course - and Dad took us to his acquaintances at Philip Randolph Jewelers. The people there made us comfortable instantly, and we've been designing rings over email since then.

I haven't seen anything physical yet - but this picture is the most recent version, and I love it!

Hopefully we'll get our shiny things in the mail before we leave for Colorado on Feb. 22.
But if not - we'll still be just as married. Life is good.