Whoa...is me...Whoa...

[door knob solitaire]

I suppose some of you know my plight..."the tossed diamond"...yadda yadda yadda no need to repeat...or cry over spilled tears...

A few months ago, I saw a ring on Leon's site that I had been describing FOREVER ...I was ready to commission the build. So I told hubby to get the door knob out and we were going to insure and appraise and sent off to the master...(of course you know the outcome...what stone? I don't have the stone...I tossed it out by mistake).

I emailed Leon and told him the unbelievable news....that my stone was gone. And a strange thing happened to "my" ring on his site...it disappeared. I looked all through his site. Couldn't find it. So in the back of my mind...or should I say the bottom of my heart I believed that maybe MRDKS had commissioned Leon to build it as he was tired of my indecisiveness...and when I called Leon he removed the ring as he knew it was a secret...and I wasn't to know of it yet.

Imagine my suprise to log in today and find MY ring. Er...I mean LE's beautiful new Leon creation here on PS.

Modern...yet traditional. Simple...minimalist yet the design compliments the stone like no other-the same martini glass shape / angle of the stone. It was her ring all along I was pinning after.

Oh Whoa is me. I am truly so happy for you LE...I really love your ring/more than you know...but I am soooo sad. MY ring was actually YOUR ring...all this time I had a smidgen of hope...just a dust particle...but it was blown away today....whoa is me.

Wow, have you ever known anyone to carry on about something for so long to gain sympathy? Pathetic huh? No need for comments...Can you all just reply with a smiley? I bet if I see enough my smile will return....

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PS...LE...I hope I didn't offend you by posting your ring...on my thread. Let me know if you would prefer that I remove it. It is soooo lovely...t deserves to be on more places than just one!!

 

[Dee*Jay]

Oh DKS, if I had an extra diamond I would give it to you -- truly I would!!! You poor thing... what is meant to be will be. When you''re in Chicago you''re welcome to wear mine!

 

[Kaleigh]

Now I see your vision. It's just as you described. (((((HUGS)))) One day you will have your ring. I just know it.

 

[Shay37]

As requested,

. I hope you find your perfect diamond ring and your joy soon. I feel for you.

shay

 

[Ellen]

 

[Diamond*Dana]

Hugs DKS...you will find your stone, and your ring will be beautiful

 

[mrssalvo]

aw DKS...i''m so sorry for all your disappointment. I really hope you DH does decide to do something special for you to make up for throwing away the door knob and you''ll have a new door knob in your dream Leon setting very soon.

 

[Shay37]

I have a confession to make. I had been out of the loop when this happened and was thus clueless. I went back to read the thread.

I am such a fan of Steel Magnolias. I too think that laughter through tears is one my favorite emotions. I just couldn''t find much laughter. Still fighting the tears though. I think it was your grace under fire. I just have no words other than I am sorry for the pain of losing something that meant so much to you.

shay

 

[Catmom]

Oh DKS, here is my

for you. I know that sometime soon you will have a new Door Knob to dream about again!

 

[Rock Candy]

 

[Skippy123]

You are such a sweetie here. I hope you find your stone, hugs dearest DKS.

 

[risingsun]

I''m so sorry that this wasn''t your ring--no offense to LE. You are the one and only DKS and you deserve the diamond ring of your dreams. We

you!

 

[Fly Girl]

I feel for you Door Knob. I don''t often tell my family stories from the forum here, but yours was one that I shared. We are all sad about your lost diamond. So hard to believe.... But, I am glad to have you on the forum. You are a really neat person.

 

[angeline]

awww dks....

you''re such a dear.

May all your ring dreams come true one day..

a

 

[rainydaze]

boy oh boy... just reading your title and then reading through your post i went on a nice little roller coaster ride.... i can only imagine what kind of a trip it has been for YOU! i was so excited when i saw your post thinking YAY! she finally has a new doorknob, whatisit whatisit?!?! and then i got more excited thinking, WOW! he really pulled off something romantic with this!!! and then my heart plummeted....

i am so sorry DKS! guess i''ll get in line for another ticket....


p.s. i just have to add... i saw that ring on AoP too and flipped!! then it disappeared and for a while now i have been searching frantically for it thinking i had lost my mind. then it shows up as LE''s ring and i was like ''there it is, it really does exist!'' and now your post has filled in the blanks and i can go to bed knowing i am partially sane after all. thank you.

 

[iheartscience]

Ouch...I am also the type to hold out teensy bits of hope even though I know something probably won''t happen, and then I''m still sooo disappointed when that something never happens. So sorry about your DK, still. Here''s a smiley since you asked for it:

 

[door knob solitaire]

Thanks again gang...I really feel that my taking this board space is sort of selfish and self indulgent...as I know what all your responses would be. A support beyond my comprehension. I so appreciate it. And forgive me for coming back to the well for more hugs. Thanks for all the smiles...

I think I got mine back now!!

I just thought it was surreal when I saw that ring...that was there and then gone and now is a proud member of PS. Which I wouldn''t want it any other way. Honest. But I did gasp with disappointment when I realized it belonged to someone other than me. (LE once again I hope you take this as a compliment...I really love YOUR ring! Couldn''t express how much without this thread...)

Hubby has been quite funny...there have been other instances when he can''t find something misplaced and I will find it for him...he will say if only finding a 2 carat stone were this easy. Or if we bought this huge safe at Lowe''s we would surely not loose "yadda yadda yadda". His humor is evident that he too is mourning it. It was after all his expenditure and not mine.

Thanks to all of you. Shay...fashionably late? Thats OK!! Glad you are here. Dry those tears. Fly Girl...let me know if you need more material...I''ve got a few whopper stories if you ever need to entertain your family again...

rainy daze...thanks for the validation...on the disappearing ring. I really thought I had lost it. But you too experienced it. He had it on the first page under new...then poof...gone. DeeJay...got my plane train ticket get that baby shined up! Thanks darlin. Kaleigh {{{{{Hugs}}}}. Two donuts and martini glass. Yep. That was my vision. Ellen you gave me what I wanted!!

kiss kiss. DoubleD thanks sweetie! MrsSalvo thanks. Everyday with hubby is a gift...but I agree an extra sparkly thingy would be even better! thanks for the smile CatMOM! Rocky candy you are the sweetest of all!

Hugs back at ya Skippy. Rising Sun and Angeline...thanks for the dream support!

Once again...you all ROCK!! Now, if I ever bring this up again, please someone go to admin and have the post deleted. We have all had our fill of this this. (get over yourself DKS) Have any of you seen the movie LOST IN AMERICA? ( reminder link ) Julie Haggerty plays the wife...does something reckless with their life savings they refer to as the Nest Egg. She is sworn to never use the words Nest or Egg. If she wants to say birds nest, she has to say round stick where birds live....(I may have referred to this in the last thread...sorry...)

So we have agreed not to use the word door or knob..."it is on the other side of wood thing" Or the "gear shift thing"...anybody that wants to play along you are welcome to do so! Band all knobs and door words from your vocabulary. Enough with this bad energy!!

Hugs to all!! § (formally known as _ _ _ _ "wood thing"- _ _ _ _ "handle thing" )

 

[door knob solitaire]

Thanks Thing and SDL for the

kiss kiss!

 

[door knob solitaire]

SDL that smiley is adorable. She is sorta a wreck like me. Fragile yet nutso in a cute sort of way. I have only four lashes too! (kidding) Thanks.

 

[Sparkalicious]

DKS -- I''m SO sorry. I feel your pain ... I got so excited thinking that the "missing" stone was really just a ploy by your husband to have your ring secretly made. When I realized what you were saying, the disappointment was crushing. I''m sorry. Loosing your diamond was not a good thing (understatement) but you sound like an incredible person with an incredible spirit, in some way, some how, it will be paid forward to you. Keep smiling.

 

[gemgirl]

Dear dear DKS, I am SO SORRY!! I, like Shay, didn''t know the story and just back tracked through the posts to play catch-up. I often don''t have time to read everything that everyone posts. I can''t believe I missed your story.

What an awful whoops! My heart goes out to you. I surely wouldn''t have reacted as well as you have.

I know that someday you will have a new "implement for opening large wooden things" and it will be beautiful. I''m also sorry that I mentioned those dreaded words in my response to the Kay Cullen post. You know, that $110,000 ring. I really didn''t know but now I understand your response.

When the day comes that you are willing and able to replace your baby, have it set into a tacky cheap setting immediately. It''s not your fault that it wasn''t insured. We can''t insure loose diamonds. Yes, it''s extra work and a little extra expense but it''s worth it. Again, I''m terribly terribly sorry.

I do have an idea that might help to make you feel better at least for the short term. How about building yourself a nice five stone?? I''m collecting perfectly matched stones (I''m a PITA when it comes to matching, just ask Dylan from Blue Nile or Tracy from Whiteflash!) for my five stone and it''s not as easy as I thought it would be, so I''m having a very nice seven stone custom built right now as a finger warmer. Have you considered doing that? Maybe working on a new project would cheer you up and keep your mind and finger happy. It''s just a suggestion.....

 

[Lorelei]

DKS, I too am so sorry and I also know one day in the not too distant future, you will have the ring you so DESERVE!

eta - here are some smiles for you!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Date: 1/12/2008 10:19:52 PM
Author: Ellen

I had to borrow Ellen''s hug smiley becasue that was the one I wanted to give you. I am so sorry.

 

[princesss]

 

[lyra]

 

[upgrading mama]

DKS,
do you know what I thought you were going to say? I thought you were going to say that LM had made the grandest gesture of taking the ring off the site and GIVING it to you bc of your sad circmstance. Of course I realize vendors can''t just be giving it all away or they would go broke, lol, but it was still a nice thought.
I truly hope that you will be able to replace the lost stone soon, and get it put in this setting you love!

 

[KimberlyH]

DKS, I saw your thread and had my fingers and toes and legs and hairs crossed...I am so sorry and sad for you. As for your request:

 

[Sundial]

Oh DKS I missed your original story so I went back and read it. I just want to add along with everyone else how sorry I am for your loss and disappointment. This is the place to come to air your feelings because no one understands more than a bunch of other jewelry fanatics! After all you''ve been through you''ve earned the right!!! I hope there will be some big beautiful bling in your future.

 

[door knob solitaire]

As always each individual reply is so thoughtful...but geeze Louise did you see Kimberly H's reply? That smile has my face hurting...I am smiling ear to ear! I let out a belly laugh! Wonder if I have to do my crunches? Thanks Kim!! Really.

Hey Sparky sorry to drag you along into another drama. You were also thinking it was my ring? Drats. Gemgirl...no need to apologize. It is really just a joke, you can use any word you want to! It won't crush me. I'm like rubber. Thanks for being so sensitive! Lorelei...thanks for using all the smileys you could find!! They worked. DS...imitation is the sincerest form of a smiley hug. Princess...I like the last smiley...it is called rodent but she is so goofy it makes me smile inside. Thanks. Lyra...your smiles tell a story. Thanks for writing. Sophie...that is a very good suggestion. Yes, vendors should do that! Back to the movie I referenced...Lost in America....hubby who is in advertising goes to the casino boss where she has lost it all and sells the idea of the great PR he would receive if he were to give it all back just this time. It is too funny. I let you know how that turns out!

Sundial thanks for your effort to catch up. I should have inserted the original thread link...but I didn't really think I would get this many replies this time. Just a few that remembered. Thanks.

Hugs to all of you!! But I think you might understand I have to give an extra BIG one to Kim.

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[KimberlyH]

Date: 1/13/2008 11:39:51 AM
Author: door knob solitaire
As always each individual reply is so thoughtful...but geeze Louise did you see Kimberly H''s reply? That smile has my face hurting...I am smiling ear to ear! I let out a belly laugh! Wonder if I have to do my crunches? Thanks Kim!! Really.


Hugs to all of you!! But I think you might understand I have to give an extra BIG one to Kim.

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Since I can''t give you a hug I will tell you no need for crunches today! You have such a great sense of humor and outlook on life -- truly admirable. Is there still a project in the works (with an added step)? Or are you just taking a rest from this for a while?