OK, here''s the deal.
I''ve been seeing this wonderful girl for almost 3 years. I''m ready to take the next step, we''re moving in together in March. I''ve got the ring...and I''m ready.
She has told me when discussing this that there''s three things she absolutely wants. She wants it to be somewhere we can return to years from now and remember where we were when I proposed. I''m fine with that, and have the spot picked. She wants her parents to be consulted, and give their blessing. I''m ready for that. And she wants it to be a surprise.
*GULP*
I''ve been planning this for weeks, she''s been quite convinced that as much as I''d love to make the commitment the ring wasn''t in the budget with the move, and she''d have to wait until we could afford it in the coming months.
So of course, I stored the ring, where she NEVER, EVER, EVVVVVVER goes, in my business desk.
So of course, yesterday she sees a commercial, wants to write down the lyrics for a song that she heard so she can find it later. So she needs a pen.
I''m sure you can see where this is going. Anyway, she finds a small box in the desk. She didn''t open it, because I stopped her. BUT she''s pretty sure she knows what it is.
So now I have to figure out how to swing this completely around. I told her it was something I had made to give to her to celebrate the apartment.
What can I give her in this tiny box a week or two before I plan to do the engagement that would be fairly inexpensive, and cover the fact that there is, in fact, a ring? It needs to be cheap, less than $100 because we really do need to save for our place. And it needs to fit in a ring box so I can give it to her in the one she saw.
Any suggestions, and no, I can''t believe this happened either.
Please help.
I''ve been seeing this wonderful girl for almost 3 years. I''m ready to take the next step, we''re moving in together in March. I''ve got the ring...and I''m ready.
She has told me when discussing this that there''s three things she absolutely wants. She wants it to be somewhere we can return to years from now and remember where we were when I proposed. I''m fine with that, and have the spot picked. She wants her parents to be consulted, and give their blessing. I''m ready for that. And she wants it to be a surprise.
*GULP*
I''ve been planning this for weeks, she''s been quite convinced that as much as I''d love to make the commitment the ring wasn''t in the budget with the move, and she''d have to wait until we could afford it in the coming months.
So of course, I stored the ring, where she NEVER, EVER, EVVVVVVER goes, in my business desk.
So of course, yesterday she sees a commercial, wants to write down the lyrics for a song that she heard so she can find it later. So she needs a pen.
I''m sure you can see where this is going. Anyway, she finds a small box in the desk. She didn''t open it, because I stopped her. BUT she''s pretty sure she knows what it is.
So now I have to figure out how to swing this completely around. I told her it was something I had made to give to her to celebrate the apartment.
What can I give her in this tiny box a week or two before I plan to do the engagement that would be fairly inexpensive, and cover the fact that there is, in fact, a ring? It needs to be cheap, less than $100 because we really do need to save for our place. And it needs to fit in a ring box so I can give it to her in the one she saw.
Any suggestions, and no, I can''t believe this happened either.
Please help.