That ring you’ve been just dying to see

/ Meg

I know, I know: on Christmas you were seated by the fire, snuggled up to loved ones with mugs of peppermint hot chocolate, and the whole moment would have been just perfect, but . . . as desperately as you tried to soak up the holiday, it was impossible. Why? You were preoccupied, friends. You were preoccupied because you hadn’t seen a real, close-up photo of my engagement ring.

Well, worry no more. Here it is. Sparkly and lovely and a little too big for my finger, but don’t worry — I’ll be getting it resized. Just as soon as I’m back from visiting Spencer’s family in New York, where I will be flashing this baby around in more than a foot of snow at New Year’s.


My ring


Erm, I’m kidding, of course . . . not about flashing the ring (totally doing that), but about everyone wanting to see it. Trust me: I’ve been on the other side of engagement announcements approximately 1,876 times, and it’s not always pretty. While my life has changed post-proposal, the world itself continues to turn. Others go about their business, oblivious to the fact that we are betrothed. And in an effort to not be That Person on Facebook and elsewhere, I have tried to limit all wedding-related commentary (for a while) and not annoy everyone within a 50-foot radius.

Unless you’re one of my two officemates. Or my sister. Or my parents. Or my actual groom-to-be.

Then you’re screwed.

I always thought I’d want a round-cut diamond — but I fell in love with this ring when we “casually” went to check out jewelry in October. It was actually the first one I tried on that day and, after wandering around the mall for a few hours checking out diamonds elsewhere, we went back so I could try it on once more. And after trying on a dozen others, I loved it even more.

No firm plans have been made just yet, but I’m definitely researching, planning and crunching numbers. We’re looking at the fall of 2013 — my favorite season. We see reds and leaves and apple cider. Or I do, anyway, because I’m trying not to slam Spence with too many conflicting thoughts until I have a clear idea of what I’m envisioning — and what we can afford. And I figured we’d wait until after January 1 to start the nitty-gritty discussions, anyway. Seems like a good “It’s a new year!” type of talk.

Though if you took a peek at my color-coded spreadsheets right now, you’d think, “Yeah, she’s definitely doing a great job of waiting until the new year.” And you’d be right, of course, because I’m not good at waiting — and am incredibly organized. Files and sticky notes make me happy. Though I have no real clue what I’m doing and can’t see anything but $$$$$$$ signs everywhere I look, this phase — the planning phase, the dreaming phase — has been very exciting.

As is the idea of spending my days with this guy.


Spence at sunset


P.S. Thank you all for your concern over my recent health scare. Ironically, after I started my round of doctor’s appointments and tests, the pain I’d been feeling mysteriously disappeared. I’ve felt well the last few weeks and, after some tests, what the doctor thought was going on turned out not to be a problem at all (thank goodness). Fingers crossed that I continue to feel A-OK. Thank you again!


25 thoughts on “That ring you’ve been just dying to see”

  3. I work as an assistant to a florist and my FAVORIT events to do are weddings. I’m so excited for you and really hope we get to hear some about the wedding and planning at least!

    Like

  5. It’s an absolutely beautiful ring! Keep in on that dreaming phase — it’s much more fun than the nitty gritty “Where is this person going to sit” phase 😀

    Like

  6. Congrats and don’t let that giddy excitement go away! I got married in September and when you get into the nitty-gritty of planning, it can fade quick! Let yourself be super excited, and remember that if it does fade, it’ll pop back up when you hit the aisle!

    Like

  12. Your ring is so gorgeous! Congratulations again to you both. Oh, and please feel free to share all the wedding planning with us! It’s been ten years (wow!) since my husband and I planned ours and I love all of the excitement surrounding such a beautiful and meanigful event. Happy New Year, too!

    Like

  16. As for trying to not be tooo weddingish on FB, I say pish posh! Do it! Enjoy it. Relish it. Wave it around. You’re only married once.

    Like

  21. I’m glad your health scare wasn’t a bigger problem and that you are feeling well. Well enough to plana wedding obviously! My two cents is that you shouldn’t go broke. At the end of the day/night, no one, probably not even you, will remember how many flowers were at the church, if the bridemaids were wearing the same jewelry or shoes, or even if the chairs at the reception were comfy. They are there for you and you are there to celebrate your life together 🙂

    Like

Comments are closed.