Audrey Hepburn
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Jun 24, 2004
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- 37
SO,
My Bf and I have been looking for diamonds for the last 6 months or so. Maybe because we''ve been dating so long, or maybe because he''s a perma-bachelor, I never really thought it would happen. We don''t really live together, he has his own place with his brothers, but he has all his mail sent here, has most of his clothes here, etc. We call his place our "country home" as it''s out of town a bit farther, but I digress..
So I''m at my home on Tuesday, studying for my step II exam, when the doorbell rings, the dog goes nuts, and it''s fed-ex with a package. Now, I know my BF has been telling me he''s expecting a pair of sandals for himself in the mail, so that''s what I assume they are. And I want to see what these sandals he''s purchased look like (''cause sometimes he can have some dodgy taste in footware.
) So, of course I open this medium-sized box.
It''s not sandals.
There is a large jewlery box inside with a stack of papers next to it, and I see a hint of a GIA report peeking out.
I drop the box. (Sh*t!!!!) NOW what was I to do? WHY did I open his mail? I wasn''t supposed to be home Tuesday to study - he thought I was going to be at work..... But I didn''t want him to know that I knew! I knew that he wanted the engagment to be "somewhat" of a suprise. So I do what any logical girl would do - I immediatly race to our local fed-ex, buy the same exact box, repackage the jewlery box and the papers, get a new packing slip sleeve and transfer the slip, throw on the appropriate stickers, and race home before the BF gets there, casually placing it on his desk. (the woman at fed ex thought I was nuts - "you just want to repackage this? and you don''t want to send it anywhere? hey, you''re the customer..") AND I NEVER LOOKED. not at the stone, not at the papers. I don''t think he suspects a THING. Today I saw the box, empty, in the trash.... and I haven''t seen his new pair of "sandals" yet... (In fact, when he got home that night, I told him that I thought his sandals had arrived, and he got this worried look on his face, and asked me if I had actually seen them, and I shrugged and said, "no, I just put the box on your desk." hee-hee)
So here''s my problem - now I''m wishing I HAD looked! I''m a bit of a control freak, and now I''m wishing I had at least looked at the report. I do trust him, but..... And the two radiant diamonds we were deciding between (1.7ct, e/SI1/6.9x7.1 65d/65t vs 2.0ct, g/SI1/7.3x7.6 60d/67t) have BOTH been sold in the past few days (yes, I''ve looked!)..... And I''m wondering if he''s going to have it set in a temp. band, or if he''s going to do it himself..... And what does the stone look like? Does it sparkle? Is he having it appraised? ANd I said to him that I would be totally happy with either, but now I''m kinda hoping he got the bigger one....but if he did then would it be too big? (small fingers- 3.5 ring size) And when did a few tenths of a mm become such a big deal to me? ANd when is "it" going to happen? And how?
AND WHY DID I HAVE TO OPEN THAT BOX?! Now you all are the ONLY people who know that I know - I DO really want to be surprised , I wish I could just let it go.. It''s just a ring - the important part is the wonderful man that I get to be with for the rest of my life.... But I blame all of you, and this amazing web site, for getting me SO obsessed with diamonds; so I think it''s just fair you should hear my story - and I''m sorry it''s so long. I''m happy and anxious and nervous; there''s just alot on my mind right now..... I''m almost thinking of going to the jewelery store where I think he''s having it set, to see if they''d let me look at it. Bad idea though, right? HELP A CRAZY WOMAN!!!
-AH
My Bf and I have been looking for diamonds for the last 6 months or so. Maybe because we''ve been dating so long, or maybe because he''s a perma-bachelor, I never really thought it would happen. We don''t really live together, he has his own place with his brothers, but he has all his mail sent here, has most of his clothes here, etc. We call his place our "country home" as it''s out of town a bit farther, but I digress..
So I''m at my home on Tuesday, studying for my step II exam, when the doorbell rings, the dog goes nuts, and it''s fed-ex with a package. Now, I know my BF has been telling me he''s expecting a pair of sandals for himself in the mail, so that''s what I assume they are. And I want to see what these sandals he''s purchased look like (''cause sometimes he can have some dodgy taste in footware.
It''s not sandals.
There is a large jewlery box inside with a stack of papers next to it, and I see a hint of a GIA report peeking out.
I drop the box. (Sh*t!!!!) NOW what was I to do? WHY did I open his mail? I wasn''t supposed to be home Tuesday to study - he thought I was going to be at work..... But I didn''t want him to know that I knew! I knew that he wanted the engagment to be "somewhat" of a suprise. So I do what any logical girl would do - I immediatly race to our local fed-ex, buy the same exact box, repackage the jewlery box and the papers, get a new packing slip sleeve and transfer the slip, throw on the appropriate stickers, and race home before the BF gets there, casually placing it on his desk. (the woman at fed ex thought I was nuts - "you just want to repackage this? and you don''t want to send it anywhere? hey, you''re the customer..") AND I NEVER LOOKED. not at the stone, not at the papers. I don''t think he suspects a THING. Today I saw the box, empty, in the trash.... and I haven''t seen his new pair of "sandals" yet... (In fact, when he got home that night, I told him that I thought his sandals had arrived, and he got this worried look on his face, and asked me if I had actually seen them, and I shrugged and said, "no, I just put the box on your desk." hee-hee)
So here''s my problem - now I''m wishing I HAD looked! I''m a bit of a control freak, and now I''m wishing I had at least looked at the report. I do trust him, but..... And the two radiant diamonds we were deciding between (1.7ct, e/SI1/6.9x7.1 65d/65t vs 2.0ct, g/SI1/7.3x7.6 60d/67t) have BOTH been sold in the past few days (yes, I''ve looked!)..... And I''m wondering if he''s going to have it set in a temp. band, or if he''s going to do it himself..... And what does the stone look like? Does it sparkle? Is he having it appraised? ANd I said to him that I would be totally happy with either, but now I''m kinda hoping he got the bigger one....but if he did then would it be too big? (small fingers- 3.5 ring size) And when did a few tenths of a mm become such a big deal to me? ANd when is "it" going to happen? And how?
AND WHY DID I HAVE TO OPEN THAT BOX?! Now you all are the ONLY people who know that I know - I DO really want to be surprised , I wish I could just let it go.. It''s just a ring - the important part is the wonderful man that I get to be with for the rest of my life.... But I blame all of you, and this amazing web site, for getting me SO obsessed with diamonds; so I think it''s just fair you should hear my story - and I''m sorry it''s so long. I''m happy and anxious and nervous; there''s just alot on my mind right now..... I''m almost thinking of going to the jewelery store where I think he''s having it set, to see if they''d let me look at it. Bad idea though, right? HELP A CRAZY WOMAN!!!
-AH
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