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sammyj

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Ok...I have been lurking on PS all summer (and picked up some of the lingo obviously!) and I finally decided to register today! Brace yourselves for a rather long inaugural post!

I first came across the site as I caught a case of the weddings and decided to begin making my own little database of dream wedding dresses. I immediately fell in love with the Melissa Sweet Dora (although ''Fern'' is my absolute favourite!) and I came across a PS thread while I was googling. The rest is history....I''m officially addicted...and now I am in on the action!!!!!!!!!!

I''ve never written in a forum before...EVER...so please bear with me. Here''s a bit about myself:

My boyfriend and I have been together for almost 4 years (this November). We have been living together since January ''07. We met in university on a co-ed three-pitch baseball team while he was finishing his last year and I was in the first year of my Masters degree. We have a ton of mutual friends from university and even lived in the same building during our first year of undergrad, but didn''t manage to meet (and totally connect!) until many years later. Since then, we have had an amazing time together with a few little snags in the road, but nevertheless we are madly in love! Now we are both working professionals and I feel like weère ready for the next step...

On the engagement front, we have talked about it in moderation and he even asked me to save a bookmark of a potential ring on his iphone. His most common response to anything on this topic though is, "we have lots of time." Needless to say I think I have some waiting ahead of me although he is fabulous at planning surprises. Lately he has been extra lovey-dovey expressing his extreme love for me (please don''t gag...he just really really loves me!
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) so it''s raised my suspicions a little. We are taking a 3 week trip to Europe (France, Portugal, Spain) in a couple of weeks and there''s a possibilty...but a verrrry sliiiiim one at that due to $$, timing, his readiness, etc. So, we won''t get our hopes up too much!

Thanks for reading this long introduction. Let the posting begin!!
 
Welcome Sammy!
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I looooove the ring in your avatar.
 
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Thanks for sharing your story, hope you post here all the time! We''re glad to have you :-)

I love that ring too! Is that the one that you have saved to your FF''s (future fiance''s) cell phone?
 
welcome! is the ring in your avatar the style you are looking for? its beauty!

As for your trip in Europe - HOW EXCITING! you must tell us where all you are going!
 
A big welcome to you!!!
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Welcome to PS! You will love it here and get even more addicted now that you''re a member!

Your trip to Europe sounds fabulous! And of course even more fab if he''s planning on proposing there!
 
Welcome to PS Sammyj!
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WELCOME Sammyi! I''m relatively new to the forum as well1 Looking forward to hearing more from you! Europe sounds like a really big deal! Fingers crossed!
 
Thanks for the lovely welcome!!!

To answer a few of your questions...

1) The ring in my avatar is not the ring saved on my BF''s phone...it''s a random pear halo that I found while googling. The one saved on his phone is actually Katherine Heigl''s (Izzy for Grey''s Anatomy) gorgeous engagement ring! I''ve attached a pic. My other dream ring is the Tiffany Legacy...sigh...

2) Europe will be exciting!!! We are flying into Paris and planning to visit Normandy, Mont St-Michel, Bordeaux, and the Pyrenees. From there we head to Lisbon and the Algarves in Portugal. After that, we are visiting Seville and spending a week in a villa outside of Barcelona for a friend''s wedding. We are busy planning, so if anyone knows of somewhere amazing to see or do in France, Portugal or Spain, please let me know!

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Welcome Sammy!!! You came to the right place. PS is a great community!!!

Congratulations on your trip to Europe--sounds very, very exciting!!!

We''ll keep our fingers crossed for you and send some fairly dust your way...
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Welcome! I''m so jealous of your trip to Europe. Portugal is one of my favorite places in the world. Besides the normal fun things in Lisbon, you should head into the suburbs a bit if you can. Estoril is super cute, and not much futher is the western-most point in Europe. Can''t remember what it''s called at the moment ... But even if you never get out of Lisbon, there is tons of stuff to see. Have fun! And welcome again to PS!
 
Welcome Sammy!!!
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Thanks for sharing your story...I''m sure you''ll find everyone here very friendly and wonderful!!!
Europe sounds AMAZING!!! Even if there''s a slim possibility of a proposal...I''ll send some *DUST* anyway
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Date: 8/29/2008 8:52:45 AM
Author: sammyj
Thanks for the lovely welcome!!!

To answer a few of your questions...

1) The ring in my avatar is not the ring saved on my BF''s phone...it''s a random pear halo that I found while googling. The one saved on his phone is actually Katherine Heigl''s (Izzy for Grey''s Anatomy) gorgeous engagement ring! I''ve attached a pic. My other dream ring is the Tiffany Legacy...sigh...

2) Europe will be exciting!!! We are flying into Paris and planning to visit Normandy, Mont St-Michel, Bordeaux, and the Pyrenees. From there we head to Lisbon and the Algarves in Portugal. After that, we are visiting Seville and spending a week in a villa outside of Barcelona for a friend''s wedding. We are busy planning, so if anyone knows of somewhere amazing to see or do in France, Portugal or Spain, please let me know!
We have very similar tastes! I have two dream rings, a pear with a halo or the legacy
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I think a proposal in Europe would be lovely, Best wishes!
 
Date: 9/10/2008 8:37:13 AM
Author: Dannielle

Date: 8/29/2008 8:52:45 AM
Author: sammyj
Thanks for the lovely welcome!!!

To answer a few of your questions...

1) The ring in my avatar is not the ring saved on my BF''s phone...it''s a random pear halo that I found while googling. The one saved on his phone is actually Katherine Heigl''s (Izzy for Grey''s Anatomy) gorgeous engagement ring! I''ve attached a pic. My other dream ring is the Tiffany Legacy...sigh...

2) Europe will be exciting!!! We are flying into Paris and planning to visit Normandy, Mont St-Michel, Bordeaux, and the Pyrenees. From there we head to Lisbon and the Algarves in Portugal. After that, we are visiting Seville and spending a week in a villa outside of Barcelona for a friend''s wedding. We are busy planning, so if anyone knows of somewhere amazing to see or do in France, Portugal or Spain, please let me know!
We have very similar tastes! I have two dream rings, a pear with a halo or the legacy
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I think a proposal in Europe would be lovely, Best wishes!
Oh yes...they''re gorgeous rings!
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I''m actually leaning more towards the pear halo though...

We have already confirmed that there will be no proposal in Europe which is OK because we have an amazing trip planned. Hopefully the romanticism of Europe will get his butt in gear!
 
Date: 9/10/2008 8:50:35 AM
Author: sammyj

Date: 9/10/2008 8:37:13 AM
Author: Dannielle


Date: 8/29/2008 8:52:45 AM
Author: sammyj
Thanks for the lovely welcome!!!

To answer a few of your questions...

1) The ring in my avatar is not the ring saved on my BF''s phone...it''s a random pear halo that I found while googling. The one saved on his phone is actually Katherine Heigl''s (Izzy for Grey''s Anatomy) gorgeous engagement ring! I''ve attached a pic. My other dream ring is the Tiffany Legacy...sigh...

2) Europe will be exciting!!! We are flying into Paris and planning to visit Normandy, Mont St-Michel, Bordeaux, and the Pyrenees. From there we head to Lisbon and the Algarves in Portugal. After that, we are visiting Seville and spending a week in a villa outside of Barcelona for a friend''s wedding. We are busy planning, so if anyone knows of somewhere amazing to see or do in France, Portugal or Spain, please let me know!
We have very similar tastes! I have two dream rings, a pear with a halo or the legacy
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I think a proposal in Europe would be lovely, Best wishes!
Oh yes...they''re gorgeous rings!
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I''m actually leaning more towards the pear halo though...

We have already confirmed that there will be no proposal in Europe which is OK because we have an amazing trip planned. Hopefully the romanticism of Europe will get his butt in gear!
Thats funny, I''m leaning towards the legacy!
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Have a wondeful time in Europe, i''m sure it will get his butt into gear!
 
sammyj - welcome!

legacy is/was my dream ring too! its so delicate and artistically proportioned, I want to get to Tiffanys to see how it looks in person and on my hand. I keep changing my mind, so we''ll see what happens. Have you tried one on yet?
 
Date: 9/11/2008 10:25:52 AM
Author: SailorsSweet<3
sammyj - welcome!

legacy is/was my dream ring too! its so delicate and artistically proportioned, I want to get to Tiffanys to see how it looks in person and on my hand. I keep changing my mind, so we''ll see what happens. Have you tried one on yet?
Thanks Sailor! Welcome to you too!
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I tried on the Legacy in January and it is gorgeous! The ring I tried on was at least 2 sizes too big (I''m a 3.75-4) but I still loved it. Right now I''m considering something with a smaller band because of the size of my finger...

Definitely go try it on though...and try the one priced at $18,000+ (the fancier legacy)! Oh how I
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I''ve already restricted myself from the Legacy with Graduated Side stones.
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Although my boyfriend has told me that he wants to buy me the ring of my dreams, regardless of the price, I dont think I can comfortably wear a ring that could have easily been a car or a house payment or a wedding! Im afraid trying it on would make me lust after it haha
 
Welcome!
 
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