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You think that''s cheesy or overly girly and that a guy wouldn''t like it? I mean, I know he''ll love it, but I don''t want him to just love it to begin with and then not use it anymore once the novelty of our being engaged fades. Hmm. Now I''m wondering if I should do the TV thing that seems popular around here.

At least I have until Friday to think about it. *I have a coupon for 5 dollars off at Things Remembered, and my cheap butt can''t pass up that opportunity!*
 
Haha -- I''ve heard of *money* burning a hle in one''s pocket, but a coupon??
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I like it a lot, and he seems like the type who will too ... it IS sentimental, but I don''t think either of you will ever grow bored of the day you got engaged, so I vote YES. It''s nice that there are sentimental guys in this world still
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jen
 
Date: 6/14/2006 6:11:27 PM
Author: fisherofmengirly
Oh Small! I just adore it! Thanks for posting. I''m going gaga over it. Is it comfortable to wear? Do you have any problems with the diamond sliding to the sides of your fingers? I guess a particular setting isn''t to blame for that as much as a finger''s tendency to change size due to temperature. Mine change a lot, I guess, because it seems like my rings are forever spinning.

Let me just say again, it''s BEAUTIFUL!!
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Thanks Fish...glad you like it. I love it. I''ve had it just a few months now. Before that my ring was a marquise which I now wear on my right hand. I got mine sized a little bigger because my hands tend to swell so instead of a size 5 I opted for 5.25 and my eternity band is a 6 which is wonderful since it can''t be sized and if it moves I don''t notice since it''s got diamonds all the way around
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I don''t notice it sliding too much unless my fingers are wet from dishes or something. I really like the setting. It''s very comfortable. I do knock it around a bit...much more than I''d like to but that''s with any ring. I try to be particularly careful with this one as it sits a bit higher but it''s held up well and I don''t foresee anything changing with that. But in the event something would happen that''s why I have insurance. Even though I''d be sick if I lost or damaged my diamond I always have that peace of mind knowing I''m covered.

BTW...I love the gift you picked out for Paul. I was one of the girls talking to him alot when he was here helping him on his search for settings and diamonds. By just that little time getting to know him, it seems like something he would totally love. But I think anything heartfelt from you he will love. You are a very lucky girl...he only wants the best that he can get for you. I truly can''t wait to see what he picks out!
 
Great gift idea for Paul, Fishie! That will be very memorable and sweet.

I did not get anything for Chris for an engagement present yet, but since we are moving into that apartment together soon, I may have an opportunity to do something with that. I was thinking about a large world map for the office area. I also think he still needs a diploma frame for his law school degree from MSU for his real office at the firm he''ll be starting at. That may be an even better choice.
 
OOH! Update!

We got our tickets to go home for our trip to Cali! And they were MUCH less than we were thinking they''d be, but miracle of miracles, we found a deal! *Relatively speaking, that is.* We get there early on July 7 and come back on July 17, late at night, so we get LOTS of days and TWO weekends! I''m on top of the world!

And, he said that when we go, I''ll be his FIANCEE! Hot diggidy dog! Surely after going THIS long *which I know isn''t much for some of you, but it''s nearly making me pee my pants over here!!!*, surely I can go at the most three more weeks!

I get to see my family soon! I cannot wait. Morgan, my 11 year old niece who will be a junior bridesmaid is already asking me about looking at dresses for *her.* I love my girls *I have four nieces: Morgan (11), Hannah (9), Kaddee (7), and Daytona (almost 4). And I have one nephew, Dacey (5). He''s ALL boy so I don''t know if he''s interested in being a ring bearer or not. We''ll see. Paul doesn''t have any little ones on his side of the family, other than one cousin who''s three, so if Dacey opts out, he will be offered the job. Otherwise, we''ll be ring boy-free. So, I''ll have a bigger *court* of little girls and I will big ones. Heehee.... They are so excited. Morg and Hannah will be juniors, the little ones will be flower girls. I get to see them soon! Yay!!!

AND, as if today couldn''t be more happy-filled, my dad called me today and suggested we drive to Atlanta on Saturday to see Paul and visit the city for a bit. It''s slightly over 4 hours from where he is at my Grandpa''s house to Paul''s, and yet, he wants to go see him. I *LOVE* that my two most favorite men in my life like one another! What a blessing!!!

*Side note: When I called my mom all giddy giggly happy about the tickets, the first thing she said when I stopped talking about how excited I was and how she''d never guess what just happened (I was like on a crack high from finding such cheap tickets!!) she asked if he''d "finally asked!!" I love that I''m not the only one with a one-track mind in my family!!*

Happy weekend to all of you girls!

I hope someone comes back with a happy story *particularly blueroses* and I''ve grown fond of finding newly engaged threads every Monday. Hee hee. I love my boy. I love my family. I love that next time I see all of them, I''ll be engaged to the man who melts me!!!*
 
I''m still hyper crazy excited, so I can''t sleep. Now it''s officially the day I get to go buy that special present for my boy, to be given to him on the day he asks me to be his wife. I wonder if he''ll laugh at me when I call it his engagement watch.
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Again, happy, happy weekend to you all!
 
Yay! I''m so excited for you and Paul! Woohoo!! I can''t wait!
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That''s a really sweet idea for his present, and congratulations on your upcoming engagement! It sounds like it''s really soon!
 
This is so exciting! I''m happy for you, as we all are on PS, it seems. You''re going to have to turn on the mental video camera so you can share every blessed moment of the big day.

And from the sounds of it, you will have a fairly smooth planning period for the wedding -- especially considering all the forethought going into it.

Best wishes for a wonderful 3 weeks and the rest of your married lives together!

Jackie

P.S. Wow, that sounded so ending-ish. Like you or I are never coming back here. What is my problem today???
 
Yay!
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By the way, I love your engagement present idea. And don''t worry about the TV idea being more popular -- while it''s great to get what he wants (and many guys want a nice TV), I like the idea of it lasting for a long, long time. I mean, your ring''s going to last a while, so why not his present too?
 
Wonderful news fishie! I hope it''s on the "sooner" end of the 3 weeks rather than the "later"!
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jen
 
Me too, Sk8rJen! I can''t hardly wait!! Sadly, the ring''s still not been set, even. That''s sad. But, Paul''s parents and my daddy are meeting today. I wish my mommy were here, too. Oh well. She didn''t come on this trip with my dad.

Anyway, the ball games looks to be about able, so soon the boys will be ready to move on out and explore all that is Atlanta. *Or at least Peachtree Blvd.* Dad''s pretty stuck on going there because he and my mom, when they first married, bought a new car and drove all the way to Georgia in it the first weekend they had it, just to see what they found. He remembers there being pretty trees on the Blvd. So, we''re off to see if it''s all he remembers it being.

OOH! I''m at Paul''s so I can''t post pictures, but I got his present yesterday. It''s GORGEOUS! Has his initials on the front, and it fills up the whole circle shape, if that makes sense. SO pretty! The back has the message and there''s room for the date we get engaged, too. And it''s *so* pretty! Oh, I already said that. Don''t worry; I''ve taken multiple pictures.
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You''re all in a world of trouble once I get engaged. I''m sure I''ll go more nuts with my engagement present. *It came in a pretty wooden box, too. I took a picture of it, too.
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Hope everyone''s weekend''s going well! Bye bye ladies!!
 
Fishie, Paul''s engagement present sounds beautiful! I''m sure he''ll love it.
 
Hi! Looks like lots of us had great weekends! Yay! I''m glad. Mine went quite well. The day trip to see my boy and for my dad to meet his parents went smashingly well, too. They get along really well and both his parents and my dad made comments about how we just fit together so well. Made both of us have those big, cheesy smiles on our faces. Oh how I love my boy! And knowing that my parents *because my mom gets along with pretty much anyone anyway* and his like one another and respect one another is just fabulous! My dad made the comment at least six times today that his mom sure does like me a lot. It''s so cute; he said even though he and mom can''t be close by all the time, it''s good to know that I''ll have family who will love me and care for me just as much. What a daddy!!
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I''ve decided that the day we get engaged, or soon thereafter, I''ll post pictures of both my ring and my boy''s engagement watch. I told my aunt about it this weekend, but I''ve not shown anyone it. I want it to be something he sees for the first time. She said that wasn''t anything she''d ever heard of, but that she knew it''d make his eyes well up with tears. There is nothing like seeing a man so overcome with emotion that he cries. I adore it! I''m so glad he''s open to stuff like that. It lets me know he''s safe enough with me to show those emotions. Gosh, I just LOVE him like crazy mad. Soon and very soon, I''m going to be able to say "look at the fabulous man I get to marry! How I have been blessed!!" I''m so, so, so, so, so happy.

Paul was a little let down that they''ve not been able to send him the ring yet, but he''s trying pretty hard not to let slip when he talks to them, but I pretty much know that as soon as he has it, he''ll be either calling me up and asking me to come down for the weekend, or he''ll be planning to come up and surprise me at my house. He''s not settled on whether or not he''d like for me to visit him or if he''d like to come here. I''m not for sure, but I still think his preference is Georgia, so I *hope* that the next time I''m there, I''ll be his future wife, officially!! Yay!
 
I''ve gotten used to coming here on Sunday night and seeing engagements posted. It''s been gosh, I can''t remember how long now, since there''s not been one.

I''m hoping someone *or lots of someones* come back with great stories of weekend fun, proposals or not.

*My daddy started back towards home again this weekend. It was a good weekend, but I''m missing him a good bit right now. Thankfully, Paul and I are headed to Cali in a couple weeks, so I''m not too, too sad because I know I''ll see him again soon. And my mommy and all my great kiddos, and my brother and sister-in-law. Yay!*

I also didn''t see Paul this weekend. Car stuff again. Diagnosis on Monday. If things are still not right, or if it will cost anything near substantial, he''ll get a new one. We both share mixed emotions on the whole thing; I want him safe, he wants to be safe, we''d like to know we can see one another each weekend without car issues complicating things, and all that stuff. Still, either way, it''ll be okay. I feel a little bit badly because since he''s gotten my ring paid for, he''ll have a good bit less to spend on a down payment, but that''s life. He says he''s not worried about it and he''s glad he took care of *us* first. That made me cry a little bit, but the happy kind.

Anyway, my dad, ever the car lover, decided to go with *me* to look at cars, so I can help Paul if he ends up needing to buy. Heehee. My car''s getting older, but I plan on keeping it until I *really* need another one. But, the car salesman talked the talk and well, I ended up test driving a Honda. Whooo! I''d forgotten what a new car with real get-up-and-go can do. Not that I''m a speed demon, but wow, it''s nice to feel the smooth transition of gears. Yeah, I got a little bit in love there for a minute. Lucky for me, they only had ones with tan interior and I don''t like that, or I''d most likely have made a silly decision.

Still, when it''s time to get a car, I think it may be that! It was a smooth ride. I''ll probably go slightly pre-owned. The cheap girl inside can''t commit to something COMPLETELY new right now. Maybe with time. I don''t know. Just seems like such an investiment for something that''s just a way from one place to another.

Okay, this tangent''s over.
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Happy weekend, everyone? Hope so!!
 
OOOHHHHH car shopping is fun. We did a bit of that today. I really want a Honda Odessey (mini van). We own a Honda Accord now and it''s been fantastic. I can''t say enough good things about Honda. The mini vans are pricey though so I''m with you on being a bit cheaper with the pre-owned (although Honda holds its value quite well so sometimes it''s still pricey for used). I hope Paul gets his car issues taken care of...that''s got to be a downer. Not long now and we''ll all be hearing about your engagement
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Fisher, I was hoping to see news of *your* engagement last night when I logged on to check (I do the Sunday night thing, too, and I was really down in the dumps last night and thought it''d cheer me up!) I can''t believe we got nothing here over the weekend!!!!!!!
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Car shopping sounded fun... I''m driving a 1999 Dodge Caravan that I love but is starting to have a few issues, but it''s paid off and we are in NO position to buy a new car. House has to come first...

Anyway, hope the rest of you ladies had a great weekend. I''m trying to stay positive and pull myself back out of the pit I''ve been in, and at least the tears have dried up. Later!
jen
 
I test drove an Accord and I loved the heck out of it. What Paul ends up getting, I don''t know. He and his dad are going out looking tomorrow, and he''s skimming the options online tonight. Fun. I think he''s upset a bit, but he also knows he''ll be in something MUCH more reliable soon. They told him today, after diagnosing his Jetta, that the engine had locked up, and he''d have to either buy a new one, a used one, or trade it in. I think the trade is a good idea. I *think* he''s thinking of buying domestic, because the interest rates are lower for those right now, and overall, the prices are a bit less, even though that *sometimes* means the car doesn''t last as long. (Funny side note: I have a Chevrolet, and when I was talking to the Honda salesman about how well it''s done over it''s LONG life, he said that was definitely an exception to the rule, and that he hopes I don''t think that means it *HAS TO* happen again that way, should I buy another domestic car. I just don''t understand what makes it like that, but it does seem to hold at least some truth. Oh well. I used to be a diehard *AMERICAN made* girl, but now I''m more like, whatever works. They''re ALL made all over the place, and even AMERICAN ones are, and then assembled here. The Honda I looked at was assembled in the U.S.; I asked. Anyway, that''s my story on that).

So yeah, that''s been the drama in my life for the moment. Which has, happily, distracted the whole ring thing. Yay! I don''t know if it''s been re-set yet, if it''s been sent, mailed, received. Nothing. Am I tempted to ask? YES. Am I going to? Not if I can help it. And so far, he''s not made any comments, either, which makes it easier for me! Yay!

It''s been forever since we had a weekend without a proposal. I hope boys are popping the question like crazy come the FIREWORKS! *I wonder if it''s cheating when I say I won''t mention anything engagement oriented if I mention that fireworks sure are romantic.*
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Fireworks ARE romantic, so what''s the harm of saying so?
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I can''t tell you how many times this weekend I mentioned the word "romantic" -- sounds cheesy, but if you saw where we stayed, you''d understand. Lots of romantic places there, surprisingly. Funny thing is, he kept mentioning to me how nice it was there (hint of regret?? maybe a little one??) So argh. But I AM feeling a bit better, since you asked. Will update other thread.

So I vote that you mention the heck out of how much you are completely awed by fireworks!

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jen
 
Fisher, about your comment about it''s not mattering anymore if you go "All American" for your car or not...

Remember (a million years ago -- okay only 8 years ago) in Armageddon, how the Russian astronaut kind of loses it at one point when something breaks on the space station and screams...

"American components, Russian components, all made in Taiwan!"

So at this point... Chevy, Honda, I don''t think it really matters!

Aussiegirl : p
 
haha Skat8jen, I think I''ll end up saying something about how wonderful fireworks are at some point in the next week. Or I might mention how much fun we had last year on the 4th, when we were on our roadtrip to Niagara Falls. We were in some little town, Mentor, Ohio, and we thought we''d NEVER find a fireworks show. But there was this INCREDIBLE show at the nearest park. So pretty, it was. And it went on for what seemed like forever. That was so sweet and *romantical.*

I''m curious now as to whether or not we''ll be in Georgia for the *long* weekend, though. Ends up that his car''s engine did lock up, due to the oil filter shutting down. For nothing. Just did it. Anyway, they said an engine for it would be some serious bank, so he''s going to look at cars tomorrow with his dad. We''ll see what happens. Right now he''s leaning towards a Mazda3 or a Chevy. The thing is, the Chevy is only available in an automatic with like all these upgrades he cares nothing about *you know, the things that make a car more like a pilot''s control pannel than anything else* and it''s like 5,000 more than the *original* price. Hmm. He could get a stick, I suppose. He''s thinking about it. If he does, he''s going to teach me to drive it! Yay! I''ve always wanted to learn, and my dad is WAY too short-tempered to do that. I know I''ll grind gears a couple times.
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Anyway, looks like the Honda thing is out of the picture for him. Too bad; they have the highest safety crash ratings. Actually, all of the 5 brands he''d looked at looked pretty good, other than the *average* given for side impact on the driver''s side on the Nissan and the Chevy.

I''m totally hearing you on your comment, Aussiegirl. Yeah, nothing is completely made anywhere these days. Just knowing the Accord I looked at was assembled in the US appeased me, though. Someone here got paid for that part, right?
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Anyone else on the east coast tired of the constant RAIN? I love the rain, but three days of it is quite gloomy. Here''s hoping the sun peaks out, if even for a minute or two!!
 
Oh Small, I forgot to add this: I go to your page every couple days or so just to look at the pretty pictures you took of your ring! So, thanks for helping me get my fix of imagining it! *I''ve not been in a few days. I even FORGOT about the ring for a minute or so there, what with all the planning of our trip home, the car thing, my daddy being in town, work being insane, and all that time-consuming, fun stuff.

I''ll have to remember to visit that page again sometime soon!
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Pretty, pretty!!
 
LOL Fish...anything I can do to help ya
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My husband was all about buying American. His parents have always owned Chevy or Ford and he has always had Chevy or Dodge. After the troubles we had with my Dodge Avenger pre-marriage we decided to take a chance and buy a Nissan. Great car for the money but I wouldn''t buy the Sentra again. Then we went back to American with a Stratus which was also a good car but then we had our daughter and he gave up driving our Jeep Grand Cherokee to drive my Stratus (his choice not mine). He hated my Stratus so we ended up with the Accord. He likes it ok. It gets awesome gas mileage (30+ hwy) and has so far been free of problems. I really like the Accord. It''s always been a car I wanted to own. He wants to trade that for an Odessey for me but I''ve told him we''ll wait a bit. I will say that I did tons of research on cars (as I do always with our big purchases) and the Toyota/Honda cars both hold value better than any other cars made to this point. The average drop of an American new car right off the lot is 5k and Honda/Toyota average about half that drop then continue dropping at a much lower rate than other cars. I find that amazing really.
I hope Paul finds something good. Keep us posted. Glad you like looking at my ring...I really hope Paul went with Wink...you/he won''t be disappointed
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Can you guys believe it''s been a week TOMORROW since I''ve asked about the ring? Yay! I rock and stuff! Hahaha. Small time span, but for me, it''s a milestone.

As for cars, he is out test driving today. He didn''t call after any of them so far, other than the Chevy. He liked it, and the price. They''re also doing 0% APR right now, to make way for the 2007s due out soon. *By the way, is it not crazy to anyone other than me that they bring out the next year model halfway through the current year??* So, I think he''s most comfortable with the Chevy, as of now. He has a soft heart, and he *feels for the American car industry that seems to be going through hard times right now.* I''m a fan of 0% APR, especially when they knock a couple thousand off the sticker price, too. So, I guess my boy may end up getting his American made baby afterall. We shall see.

Of course, my first question: "What color did you like best?"

His response: "That is such a girl thing to ask, honey."

Glad to know I know I''m acting according to my role. Haha.
 
Good for you Fisher! It''ll be so much more worth it when it finally happens if you''re both relaxed. Good luck with the new purchase...maybe Paul will be able to visit you more often with a reliable car. Just a thought.
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I''m insane. (There, I said it for you, Mara.)
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Tomorrow is the last day of June. It won''t be this month. I can only hope the ring FINALLY gets set right and is sent off shortly.

I am really craving a manicure, and I never get those. I always do them myself. I know there''s not much point in getting one for the purposes of showing off a pretty ring, and I think maybe my thinking is that if I get a manicure, a proposal will follow. haha. A self-fulfilling prophesy, I suppose.

Today''s been a sort of blah day. Paul has alluded that since I won''t be in Georgia before we go on our trip, and he has it set in his heart that we''ll be engaged in Georgia, that it won''t happen until we get back from Cali. July 18th. Even then, we land in N.C., and I work the next day. So the 21st would be the earliest. Since he''s been so bound and determined to make it a blasted *surprise,* he probably won''t ask that day, either. All I can say is ARGH. I don''t know if he has the ring yet, but I''m highly doubting it, since I COULD be there this weekend, if he wanted me to be. So now I don''t know if he''ll have it before we leave or not. And I do worry that maybe they''ll deliver it while we''re gone and no one''s at his house. That''s scary. I mean, I don''t know what you do with something you need to deliver, but can''t, but I can''t imagine it being a happy place for my pretty ring to be.

Okay, so I''m in the midst of a slight flare up of craziness. I know it. I''m trying to control it. I''m trying. I just am really, really, really ready for this phase to slide into the next.

Even so, I just *know* there will be engagements this weekend and this holiday. Oodles of them, maybe. Good luck, girls!!! I hope they''re absolutely fabulous!!
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Hi Fisher!
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I''m hoping for some good stories too after this weekend! Although I''m 99.9999999% sure it won''t be me, but that''s ok!. It kind of wouldn''t make sense because we''re going to be away with friends at the same place that one of them got engaged a few years back during the same Holiday...so it would be like a re-play!...which I don''t think my BF would go for.

Our 2 year anniversary is coming up though! I''m trying to not get my hopes up and I''m being good about not letting myself go all crazy!...

Fisher, yes, you''re insane...hehehe just kidding, but you seem to be handling this a lot better!!!
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How is Sparkles by the way?
 
Sparkles, gosh, I miss her bubbly spirit! I do hope that in her time away she''s thinking through a lot of things, though. I really wish I *knew* her. I dated a man a good bit older than me when I was younger, too. And he was a boy who was scared of a lot of the same things it *appears* he is, and gosh, I just wish I could be there for her. I learned SO much about me, through that. I hope she''s learning the same. Not that the situations are identical, but yeah, I see similarities.

If you''re lurking, Sparkles, you are being thought of, girl!!


Thanks for saying it appears that I''m doing better. I''m certainly trying.

I''m looking for a fun place that we''ve not been to before to go to for the 4th with my boy. Maybe I can find a fun place we''ve never been, and maybe it''ll be so wonderful he won''t be able to resist asking me *if he has my ring, by chance.* I''m thinking the mountains. I just love the mountains. And it''s hot at the beach anyway, on this coast. Nasty humid. We''ll see what happens. Anywhere we can get to and back in a day is good for me.
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Oh I hope you find a nice little spot Fisher! I''m worried about Sparkles too, I hope she''s doing ok.
 
We looked around and thought about maybe Blowing Rock. It''d be a nice couple of day trip, or even a day trip, if he''s willing to drive home that night so I can sleep.
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Now I just have to find out where they have fireworks around there! Yay!
 
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