After reading that, that doesn''t sound correct. . . . .durrr
Anyway, like everyone here has done, or will do, I am ready to propose. There, I''ve said it!
I have the opportunity to purchase one of two diamonds. . . .
But can I start with my background information??
I am a new poster, who has learned a great deal from this site. Thank you all! My girlfriend of nearly 6 years has been a dream since the first day I met her! We follow the "opposites attract" stereotype to a "T." She has come from a very prim and proper raising. Possibly the most beautiful person inside and out that I have ever had the opportunity to cross paths with! I don''t think that girl ever had a grade below an A- in her entire schooling! Litterally, she is brilliant! tri-sport athlete, honor roll, co-valedictorian, everything. (If I mis-spelled valedictorian, doen''t surprise me!) Loves to dine out, go to plays, concerts, you name it, she loved it. All except cars. Before me, you wouldn''t catch her watching a nascar race or anything on the SPEED channel. Pretty sure she knew how to check her tire pressure, and pump gas, and that was it. Me, on the other hand, has been involved in auto racing, auto mechanics, engine modifying since I could talk. My Dad was an avid car enthusiast and happened to pass that down to me! Dressing up for me was washing the grease off my khaki pants, and tucking in my "golf style" shirt. Somehow something turned both our heads in the same direction, could have been the bark from th ''69 GTO judge! We both ran in the same crowd, but had rarely spoken. One night we were taking about different restaurants and I had mentioned I had never been to Ruth Chris steakhouse, nor would I want to spend an entire weeks pay on one dinner. She defended the atmosphere, service, that it was nice to be able to go out somewhere fancy now and again yada yada, and said, "Ok, fine, we will go there and you can see what I mean." We went, and to cut the sappy story in half - have been together ever since!! Like I mentioned, I am an AVID car nut! I have an 06 Vette convert, an 02 Z06, a ''69 GTO judge (all numbers matching!) a ford streetrod, my daily driver of a 3/4 ton GMC sierra crew cab with custom paint (the paint being a gift from her for my b-day) and recently purchased a 05 Mustang gt convert for her. I also HAD a ''67 427 corvette convert with correct numbers which I recently sold to fund this engagement ring project. Sometimes you gotta let a few of the toys go. . . . . I love her more than I have ever thought that I would be able to love another person. She makes me complete, whole. She gives me something to look forward to in the morning, and something to look forward to at the end of the day. She is my everything. I couldn''t be more excited to be getting married!
Now, I have the choice of a few stones, one of which I love, but has a few issues. I know a lot of you like to have the dimensional specifications, but I don''t have them on hand.
Stone 1:
9.4 ct emerald cut. length to width ratio 1.4 and a depth of 67.5% girdle med-slightly thick-faceted
H color Vs1 slight flourescence EGL cert (my fav)
Stone 2:
7.89 ct emerald cut. depth is 63.8 but can''t remember anything other than the basics for this one.
I color SI1 no fluor GIA cert''d
I am not going to post the prices, as they are both do-able for me. I don''t want to get flamed for the dollar ammounts! Should the EGL cert raise a red flag for me? When we were looking at the stones, the jeweler pointed out that outdoors, and in high school gyms (she coaches jr high basketball on the side) the ring may have a slightly blue cast due to the slight fluor. I know many of you trust GIA hands down, the EGL just makes me worry a little. I had the dimensions memorized, but in the whole scheme of it all, can only remember the depths thinking that was one of the important factors that add to the "sparkle."
Should I be concerned with the slight fluor?
Anyway, like everyone here has done, or will do, I am ready to propose. There, I''ve said it!
I have the opportunity to purchase one of two diamonds. . . .
But can I start with my background information??
I am a new poster, who has learned a great deal from this site. Thank you all! My girlfriend of nearly 6 years has been a dream since the first day I met her! We follow the "opposites attract" stereotype to a "T." She has come from a very prim and proper raising. Possibly the most beautiful person inside and out that I have ever had the opportunity to cross paths with! I don''t think that girl ever had a grade below an A- in her entire schooling! Litterally, she is brilliant! tri-sport athlete, honor roll, co-valedictorian, everything. (If I mis-spelled valedictorian, doen''t surprise me!) Loves to dine out, go to plays, concerts, you name it, she loved it. All except cars. Before me, you wouldn''t catch her watching a nascar race or anything on the SPEED channel. Pretty sure she knew how to check her tire pressure, and pump gas, and that was it. Me, on the other hand, has been involved in auto racing, auto mechanics, engine modifying since I could talk. My Dad was an avid car enthusiast and happened to pass that down to me!
Dressing up for me was washing the grease off my khaki pants, and tucking in my "golf style" shirt. Somehow something turned both our heads in the same direction, could have been the bark from th ''69 GTO judge! We both ran in the same crowd, but had rarely spoken. One night we were taking about different restaurants and I had mentioned I had never been to Ruth Chris steakhouse, nor would I want to spend an entire weeks pay on one dinner. She defended the atmosphere, service, that it was nice to be able to go out somewhere fancy now and again yada yada, and said, "Ok, fine, we will go there and you can see what I mean." We went, and to cut the sappy story in half - have been together ever since!! Like I mentioned, I am an AVID car nut! I have an 06 Vette convert, an 02 Z06, a ''69 GTO judge (all numbers matching!) a ford streetrod, my daily driver of a 3/4 ton GMC sierra crew cab with custom paint (the paint being a gift from her for my b-day) and recently purchased a 05 Mustang gt convert for her. I also HAD a ''67 427 corvette convert with correct numbers which I recently sold to fund this engagement ring project. Sometimes you gotta let a few of the toys go. . . . . I love her more than I have ever thought that I would be able to love another person. She makes me complete, whole. She gives me something to look forward to in the morning, and something to look forward to at the end of the day. She is my everything. I couldn''t be more excited to be getting married!Now, I have the choice of a few stones, one of which I love, but has a few issues. I know a lot of you like to have the dimensional specifications, but I don''t have them on hand.
Stone 1:
9.4 ct emerald cut. length to width ratio 1.4 and a depth of 67.5% girdle med-slightly thick-faceted
H color Vs1 slight flourescence EGL cert (my fav)
Stone 2:
7.89 ct emerald cut. depth is 63.8 but can''t remember anything other than the basics for this one.
I color SI1 no fluor GIA cert''d
I am not going to post the prices, as they are both do-able for me. I don''t want to get flamed for the dollar ammounts!
Should the EGL cert raise a red flag for me? When we were looking at the stones, the jeweler pointed out that outdoors, and in high school gyms (she coaches jr high basketball on the side) the ring may have a slightly blue cast due to the slight fluor. I know many of you trust GIA hands down, the EGL just makes me worry a little. I had the dimensions memorized, but in the whole scheme of it all, can only remember the depths thinking that was one of the important factors that add to the "sparkle." Should I be concerned with the slight fluor?
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