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Brilliant_Rock
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Hey ladies, I''d love your feedback on a situation that is a little Hangout, a little Rocky Talky, a little Shopping, and a little Show Me The Ring all at once!
My fiance recently purchased the book, "The World Without Us", and found it intriguing enough to recommend it to me. For those who are unfamiliar with it, the author explores the question of what would happen to the Earth''s ecology and man-made structures if humans disappeared overnight. It''s a fascinating read. A few chapters in, the author takes the reader to Africa, and discusses the history of the Tsavo Region of Kenya, and we were sitting side-by-side when I turned to it and said,
Me: Hey! This chapter on elephants is set in the Tsavo Region in Kenya!
Him: So?
Me: "So"? We''ve talked about the Tsavo region!
Him: We have?
Me: Yes! Remember when I first began visiting that jewelry website and learned all about tsavorite?
Him: Uhh... no?
Me (excitedly): Yes, tsavorites! They''re these really beautiful green stones. I''ve always loved the look of them-- there was this one stunner in one of those hardbound Tiffany catalogues once that was to die for-- but I learned in all my diamond forum reading and those colored-stone specialist websites that structurally speaking, they''re actually a type of garnet! I had always been so disappointed that garnet was my birthstone, because all the garnet I had been exposed to growing up was that dull brownish-red stuff. But garnet also comes in a green grossular variety! It''s because of the Chromium suspended within. Chromium in stones results in green, like I love, and tsavorites have a fairly uncommon hardness of 7.5 with a particularly high refractive index. And that great chromium-given green color! Anyhow, they only come from *ONE* place on earth, the Tsavo Region in Kenya, and Chapter 6 of this book you recommended is set there! How cool!
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Now, I assumed the story would end there, and I had forgotten about this conversation. This last weekend, FI and I went out of town for the long weekend to celebrate the anniversary of when we met. (Sweet, right?
He can be so cute.) When we returned to the hotel after dinner, I walked in to discover a ''Little Blue Box'' sitting on the duvet. (Wheeee!) I swear, I almost passed out right there; he''s a great guy, gorgeous, smart, accomplished, and sweet, but you''d NEVER mistake him for one of those jewelry-appreciating guys discussing faceting angles in Rocky Talky, and I certainly wasn''t expecting a gift on top of the trip. Picturing a keyring or something, I was gobsmacked when I opened the box to reveal-- a ring with a little tsavorite embedded in it!
[He had, the day after our conversation, called up Tiffany to see if they carried tsavorites, was told they did, traced the inside of the e-ring he gave me while I was still sleeping (heh heh, TOLD YA he wasn''t a Rocky Talky sort of guy if he didn''t even know his fiancee''s ring size) then spent about 90 seconds in the store to actually purchase it. Heck, I didn''t even know Tiffany''s had any tsavorites other than the "significant pieces" in the NYC store on 5th, let alone stock pieces.]
So I have this great sentimentality for this little ring-- it''s not only my first tsavorite, but my fiance had been able to successfully battle the urge to tune out while I was talking about jewelry!-- but unfortunately it''s not the right size and I need to exchange it. Since I need to get a different size anyway, I really could use your help in deciding,
On which finger would you wear a simple band like this?:
1. left pinky? (Or will it bump my ering and drive me crazy?)
2. right ring finger? (I typically wear a pretty blingy diamond ''power piece'' on this finger or a diamond rolling ring, so something this thin/small might come off as small)
3. right pinky finger? (But will it scratch up horribly as I am right handed?)
4. right middle finger?
I''m hoping to time it so I can take care of this when I go to the new Neiman Marcus + Louis Vuitton + Jimmy Choo stores opening extravaganza tomorrow at Topanga... so ladies, on which finger do you think a right-handed, enfianced woman should wear a ring like this?
f-d-l
My fiance recently purchased the book, "The World Without Us", and found it intriguing enough to recommend it to me. For those who are unfamiliar with it, the author explores the question of what would happen to the Earth''s ecology and man-made structures if humans disappeared overnight. It''s a fascinating read. A few chapters in, the author takes the reader to Africa, and discusses the history of the Tsavo Region of Kenya, and we were sitting side-by-side when I turned to it and said,
Me: Hey! This chapter on elephants is set in the Tsavo Region in Kenya!
Him: So?
Me: "So"? We''ve talked about the Tsavo region!
Him: We have?
Me: Yes! Remember when I first began visiting that jewelry website and learned all about tsavorite?
Him: Uhh... no?
Me (excitedly): Yes, tsavorites! They''re these really beautiful green stones. I''ve always loved the look of them-- there was this one stunner in one of those hardbound Tiffany catalogues once that was to die for-- but I learned in all my diamond forum reading and those colored-stone specialist websites that structurally speaking, they''re actually a type of garnet! I had always been so disappointed that garnet was my birthstone, because all the garnet I had been exposed to growing up was that dull brownish-red stuff. But garnet also comes in a green grossular variety! It''s because of the Chromium suspended within. Chromium in stones results in green, like I love, and tsavorites have a fairly uncommon hardness of 7.5 with a particularly high refractive index. And that great chromium-given green color! Anyhow, they only come from *ONE* place on earth, the Tsavo Region in Kenya, and Chapter 6 of this book you recommended is set there! How cool!
-----------------
Now, I assumed the story would end there, and I had forgotten about this conversation. This last weekend, FI and I went out of town for the long weekend to celebrate the anniversary of when we met. (Sweet, right?
So I have this great sentimentality for this little ring-- it''s not only my first tsavorite, but my fiance had been able to successfully battle the urge to tune out while I was talking about jewelry!-- but unfortunately it''s not the right size and I need to exchange it. Since I need to get a different size anyway, I really could use your help in deciding,
On which finger would you wear a simple band like this?:
1. left pinky? (Or will it bump my ering and drive me crazy?)
2. right ring finger? (I typically wear a pretty blingy diamond ''power piece'' on this finger or a diamond rolling ring, so something this thin/small might come off as small)
3. right pinky finger? (But will it scratch up horribly as I am right handed?)
4. right middle finger?
I''m hoping to time it so I can take care of this when I go to the new Neiman Marcus + Louis Vuitton + Jimmy Choo stores opening extravaganza tomorrow at Topanga... so ladies, on which finger do you think a right-handed, enfianced woman should wear a ring like this?
f-d-l
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