We''re going to try on ring settings!!!

[bookworm21]

Hello to all my fellow LIWs! You girls are so great that I have to share some good news! Well, first of all, I managed to lose 5 pounds in two weeks! Quakers Weight Control oatmeal is great......anywho, my BF and I are going to try on e-rings this weekend to determine the size of the stone we would like and what settings we prefer! I''m soooooo excited!!!! Just thinking about it puts an anticipatory smile on my face

I also specifically told him that I DON''T want to try on rings if he doesn''t plan on getting one soon...he nodded and said he knows. We''ll see if it''s a boy soon (6+) or girl soon (1+) Heh heh. I already told him I have my heart set on an ACA from WF. This is sooooo exciting! I just wanted to share with all of you!

 

[snuga]

Congrats Cinderella! That is so exciting!! Please let us know how it goes!

 

[sunkist]

Wow! That is GREAT news and I am so excited for you!! Have fun

 

[MissAva]

Wow you are five pounds down and you are going to look at rings!???! That is awsome! I hope you continue your trend of good news!

 

[appletini]

That is so exciting! I can''t wait to hear all about your ring shopping experience!!!

 

[SoonIHope]

Ooh, yay, I''m so excited for you!!!!!! Make sure you tell us (in great detail

) how it goes!!!!

 

[anchor31]

Ooooh... That''s so exciting!! Things seem to be moving along nicely! That''s great!!

 

[Angel7]

Congrats!! Have a great time! Good job on the weight loss too!

 

[caligal]

Congrats Cinderella!

Isn''t that QO Weight Control stuff awesome?? We are fans too. Enjoy the ring shopping and here''s to hoping it is girl soon for you!

 

[AmberWaves]

Cinderella!! Yay!! That is so awesome. I STILL haven''t tried on any settings!! I''d be totally excited, too. Have fun! What is that Quaker Oats stuff? And is it something you have to boil the water for and all that? Or can I make it in a microwave? Fill me in!!

 

[GGLW]

Congrats on getting the boy to go shopping! That is so exciting and a big step
Enjoy all the sparkles!

 

[Evie75]

Congratulations on your ring trying on !!!!!!!!1 woo hoooo

ME AND MY BF TRIED ON RINGS LAST NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! completely out of the blue too.. he picked me up from work and said.. lets go try on engagement rings of course i was like OK...... it was very nerve wracking i was sweating and my heart was beating so fast... we looked at gorgeaous rings.. and to my surprise he asked to see 2 ct and up D and E color... i looked at him in complete shock and said "wow thats a little much" and he said not for you baby! awww

so does this mean that our guys are asking soon? like in the next month or so????

woolo hooooooo

 

[bookworm21]

WOW! EVIE, YOU LUCKY GIRL!!! 2 carats and up? And D to E color, no less! I think I''m getting jealous....I''m so happy for you !!! I wish I could get 2 carats and up, but I doubt that''s going to happen. Eh, I''m still really excited for this weekend though! Can''t wait! I already told him I want an ACA from WF. He said okay. And he gave me a budget to work with so I can start looking around! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Evie75]

HI and thanks!!!!!!! it is very exciting isnt it?? its too confusing for me though.. so i told him that was the only time im going with him.. just to show him the shape and band i like...

Good luck you YAYAYAYAYS ALL AROUND.. im excited for you.... its a fun feeling

 

[caligal]

Evie this is great!!! Amberwaves... the Quaker Oats Weight Control is an instant kind of oatmeal, but has almost no sugar, 7g of protein and has the good oatmeal in it, not the bad- I LOVE IT!

 

[MissAva]

So...friday is part of the weekend. Try on any rings recently?

 

[bookworm21]

Date: 12/9/2005 10:21:32 PM
Author: Matatora
So...friday is part of the weekend. Try on any rings recently?

Heh heh. You ladies know me well. I actually walked into a Bailey Banks and Biddle today in the SF Shopping Centre because they''re having a liquidation sale. I tried on another right hand ring that was 40% off the original price. I was SOOOOOOOO tempted.

But, I decided to be a good girl and wait for the big one instead.

If any of you want to buy jewelry and are in the city, stop by BBB; they''re having an additional 10% Off on top of the 40%. I don''t know if you need an invitation for that extra 10% though.

Maybe I will go back tomorrow......

 

[MissAva]

So...how did it go? Did you take any pictures? Or have any links for us to oggle? We need an update and pronto!

 

[bookworm21]

Ugh...you girls are probably going to kill me for getting everyone so excited, but he canceled.

Turns out he made some previous plans with his friends that he forgot about until Saturday night. I was soooooo disappointed. But I made him promise immediately that we have to go next weekend or I''ll be very upset with him.

Stupid boys......

Will keep everyone updated as we go along, and thanks for all the congrats and well wishes!

 

[ello]

aaaaah - boys

 

[MissAva]

Aww Cinderella I am sorry honey. At least now you can stay for hours on end and he cannot complain.

Are there any settings that have caught your eye on line?

 

[anchor31]

He forgot?? *sigh* Boys...

*hugs Cinderella*

 

[bookworm21]

Date: 12/12/2005 12:11:09 PM
Author: Matatora
Aww Cinderella I am sorry honey. At least now you can stay for hours on end and he cannot complain.

Are there any settings that have caught your eye on line?

Echoing Anchor: *Sigh* Boys....as for settings that have caught my eye, there are quite a few. I am LOVING the Leon Mege pave with a halo.

Sadly though, when I showed him, he didn''t agree with me. He said that we don''t want to get a ring that may need a lot of maintenance, and from what I''ve read about pave and micropave, the small diamonds tend to get loose and fall out.

Looking online, we''ve agreed on a few settings that we like. The half eternity shared prong with round diamonds and the classic Cartier 1895(?) setting (I''m not going to get that, it''s about $35K for a 1.5 carat ring or something!) So we''re leaning towards the half eternity. We just have to see how it looks on my hand and go from there.

And you''re right Matatora, the boy is going to be dragged from jewelry store to jewelry for hours on end this weekend for getting me excited, then disappointing me. He will learn never to do that again...

 

[bookworm21]

Hi everyone! Just an update...so we went to try on ring settings this past weekend, and he loved the Cartier 1895 pave solitaire. We went to Shreve, where I decided to play dumb just to see the type of service we would get and to see what the salesman would tell us. I asked to see the HOF diamond for fun. He kept saying something like, "This is a really brilliant diamond. The cut makes the brilliance astounding, etc." I was like, "wow, that''s really sparkly." To which he snapped, "That''s the same thing." Duh. I should have told him that the fire and scintillation of the diamond was just unbelievable, but I decided to keep things nice. He also kept chewing gum with his mouth open, not a great sales tactic.

Anywho, the settings at Shreve were really rough and unpolished. Same goes for the few other jewelry stores we looked at. I really liked the half eternity shared prong setting we tried on at Shreve''s, but the bf thought the finish was sub par and didn''t like it.

Another jewelry store we went to on Union Square had some pretty settings, but I was a bit wary of them when I found out that all their stones were EGL cert. Call me a snob, but EGL has negative connotations for me. Plus, the salesgirl, who was really nice, showed us an EGL cert SI1 diamond, and there was a HUGE eye visible inclusion that was impossible to miss.

It was a mass of bubbles near the girdle, and there was no way in hell that could be covered by any kind of prong.

So I''m working on him to get him to go with Whiteflash all the way for the diamond and the setting. We''ll see how I do, I think I have at least another six months to wait before it actually happens, but it''s so much fun to look in the meantime!

 

[Melinda]

Keeping my fingers crossed for you Cinderella!

 

[bookworm21]

Thanks Melinda!

 

[Apollo]

Congratulations Cinderella!
BF and I recently tried on rings too. And of all the ones we tried on there was one that he could not stop talking about (and I couldn''t stop thinking about)

Last night we went out for dinner and he''s the type of guy that constantly needs to play with things and touch everything, he pretty much needs something in his hands all the time. Well he was playing with his wallet and "accidently" pulled out a business card from the jeweler where we saw the ring we love! He quickly put it away but not before I noticied. Maybe I''m reading too much into it but i was definetly excited! Afterall, the other business cards and brochures we''ve collected are sitting in a corner at his house. Oh I can''t wait! He also mentioned that he''s been working really close with his banker to organize his funds......hopefully it''s gonna happen soon! Our one year anniversary is January 26th!