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On 10/9/2002 2:24:09 PM
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Hmmm, if I didn't know better, I could have swore that it's my girlfriend that's posting the above message! She's been trying to find out if I had bought the engagement ring ever since I brought her along during the shopping process, including driving up to Long Island to see Jonathan at
GOG to narrow down the choices, get her ring size, etc. two weeks ago. I keep telling her, "it's for me to know and for you to find out" whenever she tries to catch me off guard by asking, "so which one did you pick ?" I have a feeling that she already know that I've put the order in and am just sitting back and waiting for FedEx to deliver .... now it's just a matter of waiting and planning.
As to where/how I expect to pop the question, I'm still working on that. There are a number of places that she hasn't been to (she lives in Philly) including Hains Point, Old Town Alexandria, the Capitol, etc.
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I swear that it is a small world. We (my b/f and I) are in the DC area and also went up to
GOG in NY to look. He eventually bought in Philly, though.
The stone we looked at at
GOG was a .92 G VVS2 but we really wanted a higher color, lower clarity. We ended up with a .90 D VS2. Another reason we bought in Philly was my b/f really liked a Scott Kay setting and matching wedding band that the jeweler had. What did you wind up with?
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This is a small world!
On Friday evening when I contacted Jonathan to give him notice that I was going to be at his store the next day, I had picked out four that I wanted to see. By Saturday evening after spending three hours with him, I narrowed it down to two: a .81 F VVS2 and a new one that he just got in the day before and and not published on his site yet, a .84 E VS2. The AGS cert. on this onen was only 3 days old!
I finally decided on the .84 (hope my g/f isn't reading this as she doesn't know which one I picked

as the price difference was only $51 more for the .84 and Martin Fuller, the appraiser here in McLean gave it a thumbs up! The stone is now on its way back to Jonathan for the setting. She decided on a simple Stuller Tiffany style 6-prong platinum.
Regards,
David