My YEAH moment!

[2BMrs.D]

Hi Ladies! So this may not be what many of you think (no proposal here), but on New Year''s Eve my bf and I were getting ready to go to a nice dinner and I was rummaging through my (very cluttered) jewelry box looking for something different to wear (I always were the same rings and earrings and wanted to change it up). I came across my "fake bling" I bought from a jewelry party when I was in high school and decided to wear it! I have a round CZ ring (approx. 2ct.) and matching earrings. We went to dinner and then decided to go home and watch a movie. While we were getting everything settled for the movie my bf looked took my hand (with the fake bling) and said, "That''s pretty, but it doesn''t even sparkle!" All I could do was laugh at him for a minute! It was such a silly thing for him to say, but after looking at diamonds with him since Aug. 2007 (and not thinking he really paid much attention), I''ve come to the realization that he''s learned more than I thought he had and that is really cool for me!

Have any of you ladies had that moment where you find a glimmer of hope that you haven''t just been agonizing over shiney things in vain? If so, please share that moment! Hope each of you had a Happy New Year!

 

[MissErin]

Oooooooh another wonderful post!! I think it''s awesome that your love has really noticed the little things. I think that is when you know a ring is on the way. hehe

My moment of this happened Sunday when Eric kept bringing the topic up over and over again - even though I swore I wouldn''t discuss it. It was the little things like pointing to my ring finger, talking about how nervous he''ll be to ask me to marry him, and the way he looked into my eyes saying that he can''t wait to be with me FOREVER. hehe It was those moments that made me realize that he is really ready to be a husband.

 

[Keepingthefaith21]

My moment wasn’t so much related to jewelry as I try not to bring the topic up too much BUT the other evening we were talking about proposals and I’m always ribbing him about how unromantic he is (seriously ladies, I think most women would have died from the lack of romanticism in our relationship – thank goodness I knew it would be this way before we started dating otherwise I would probably be scared!). So he turned to me and said, “I know I am not romantic at all but your proposal will be romantic. I know this is the one thing I have to really do well and I have to make sure it is perfect for you.” I laughed (mostly to try and shake off the tears I felt poking at the back of my eyes) and told him, “that’s the problem, you are not romantic so the moment you do something romantic I’ll know and it won’t be a surprise.” He informed me he is smart enough to know that and that I can rest assured that I won’t see it coming but it will be romantic.

That was my YEAH moment…because obviously he’s been putting thought into a plan.

Now if only he would hurry up a bit in the execution department and spend a little less time in the planning department

 

[2BMrs.D]

I have a feeling this will be a good year for many of us (and hopefully we won''t have to wait the WHOLE year!)

It''s nice to hear from your man that he''s as excited as you are about becoming husband and wife, but it makes the wait so much harder - just do it already! LOL

 

[MissErin]

I couldn''t agree more!! 2008 better be ready for the LIW''s!! hehe

 

[sunnyd]

ha! mine came on new year''s eve when i asked him what his plans/resolutions for 2008 were (with total alterior motives

) and he said that he really needed to start saving money better.
"oh yeah, for anything specific?" coy smile and all.
"yes, and you know what it is."
"woohoo!!" homer style.

here''s to a great year l-dubs! clinky!

 

[star sparkle]

At dinner on New Year''s Eve, I asked my guy what exciting things he thinks we''re gonna do together in 2008. The first thing he said was "Well, you''re going to get a pretty ring."

We''ve been looking at settings and spent a lot of time in a store trying them on my finger yesterday. He vetoed a lot of them because they "didn''t sparkle enough."

 

[MissErin]

Date: 1/2/2008 6:12:04 PM
Author: star sparkle
At dinner on New Year''s Eve, I asked my guy what exciting things he thinks we''re gonna do together in 2008. The first thing he said was ''Well, you''re going to get a pretty ring.''

We''ve been looking at settings and spent a lot of time in a store trying them on my finger yesterday. He vetoed a lot of them because they ''didn''t sparkle enough.''

*awe* That is wonderful news!! I also wanted to say WELCOME!!

 

[designchica]

Aww..that''s a cute story! Thanks for sharing. Sounds like he really is paying attention to all the little details (not that *Sparkle* is a little detail!)

 

[FrekeChild]

My YEAH moments are a little on the frequent side but they''re when HE randomly brings up the proposal,or the wedding and "sparklies". Like just a little bit ago when he got home from work, I was lying on the bed and he started talking about how he''s thinking about deviating from my mapped out plan--as he sees fit. He even mentioned "diamond" in this conversation

. Which is weird because the current plan has only blue topaz...

And then a minute ago I showed him a white sapphire and he said, "Wow, that''s pretty." He''s a male! He never uses the word pretty! Especially about stones!

Made me go

.

 

[MissErin]

Date: 1/2/2008 6:58:13 PM
Author: FrekeChild
My YEAH moments are a little on the frequent side but they''re when HE randomly brings up the proposal,or the wedding and ''sparklies''. Like just a little bit ago when he got home from work, I was lying on the bed and he started talking about how he''s thinking about deviating from my mapped out plan--as he sees fit. He even mentioned ''diamond'' in this conversation

. Which is weird because the current plan has only blue topaz...

And then a minute ago I showed him a white sapphire and he said, ''Wow, that''s pretty.'' He''s a male! He never uses the word pretty! Especially about stones!

Made me go

.

I LOVE this post!! It reminds me of my moments. And saying "pretty" for a guy totally is a sign in my opinion.

 

[FrekeChild]

Hee hee. I hope so.

It certainly doesn''t hurt.

 

[brooke.lynne]

2BMrs.D, what a great idea for a thread! I have been looking for just the excuse to share my recent YEAH moments myself - it seems like i had quite a few over New Year''s.

Saturday we went to Tiffany on Fifth Avenue and it was mobbed. We looked at some Novos in the case but we couldn''t even get up to the glass because there were so many people around it. My BF doesn''t like crowds (go figure, we live in New York City), so we left without me trying anything on. I was a bit frustrated because I felt like my mission had been averted, but on the way out he suggested we go to another, less crowded store the next day - and we did, TWICE! Including once with my parents and my sister there!

We were just browsing, of course (not buying from Tiffany, and our timeline is more like spring) and he didn''t say much during the process. In fact, the main thing I learned from the whole experience was how clueless he is: he couldn''t tell the difference between the Novo and the solitaires in the next case. He JUST figured out that a wedding band and an e-ring are two separate things.

Then at a New Year''s party where we were the only non-engaged, non-married couple, i realized he has been noticing other women''s rings. He brought it up again New Year''s day (noting other moviegoers that were wearing e-rings or just a band, seeing me fidget with my sacrilegious left-hand purchase to make it sparkle, etc.) and then today... i got a text message asking me to start pricing rings i liked!

Not to confuse the poor man too much, but I replied that I''d rather wait till he is available to help from now on.

 

[mamie]

My first Yeah! moment of 2008: After being disappointed a minute before the balll dropped because BF was evading my cryptic "so what''s in store for this year?", we had a discussion about our future on the way home. He assured me that our timeline was still on (around his 30th birthday in late May). I asked him why he switched the topic every time I hint toward engagements/marriage, he said he wasn''t trying to, but he wants me to be surprised. He asks me what I think my ring should cost, doesn''t want me to be embarrassed. Through this conversation I found out he has been talking with his guy friends about their own wives'' rings and such. He reassured me that he was getting to the point he wanted to be "financially" and let me know he was emotionally ready. He also informed me that I''m going to be basically planning all the details of our wedding because he isn''t into all the details the way I will be.

I feel so relieved, because even though we''ve been ring browsing, I was nervous he was having second thoughts. Only five more months!

 

[rubybeth]

Aww, these are all so great! 2008 looks to be a good year for lots of us. Fairy dust for all the LIWs!!

I had a "YEAH!" moment tonight after we''d had a bit of a disagreement which left both of us kind of upset, after which we decided to go out for coffee and just do whatever. We stopped at the bank to deposit some gifty checks my BF got around the holidays, and he handed me the slip showing the balance of his account. I asked, "Is this right? I thought you transferred some money from savings..." and he said that the transfer won''t go through until maybe Friday. Then he said, "Maybe then I can start shopping for a laptop." I said, "Oh yeah? A laptop? When do you think you''d get one?" His reply, "After I buy textbooks... and your ring."

It was really nice to know that even though we''d argued, he''s still planning something.

 

[mykingdomlisa]

don''t marry the man u can live with ,marry the man u can not live without !great words . that''s the mordern love theory?

 

[aliciasilverstone]

do you guyd all the movie of Forrest Gump or A beautiful mind? DON''T you think that;s the real love in this world?

 

[jerryspringer]

that''s really moving love story but not trality i means that maybe never happen in the real world

 

[mattwin]

hope u and ur BF have a happy life after marrying

 

[MissErin]

Date: 1/3/2008 12:54:08 AM
Author: mykingdomlisa
don''t marry the man u can live with ,marry the man u can not live without !great words . that''s the mordern love theory?

hehe That is my quote

 

[2BMrs.D]

Awww, everyone''s YEAH moments are awesome, thank you all for responding. It''s great to be able to share those little moments (and not feel like you''re crazy for thinking they''re cute and getting excited)!