I’m pretty no nonsense. So I wasn’t going to be anything other than who I was come time to start seriously dating, Old Dude. So, after a few months of dating, when he asked me what I wanted to do for my birthday (in March), I remarked in my typical smart arse fashion, “I dunno look at engagement rings?”. Imagine my surprise when he said, “Sure”.
For those woment out there who have not gone ring shopping…Even the most composed, together woman gets a little giddy when they walk into a jewelry store knowing they are there to look at engagement rings. For those of you who HAVE gone ring shopping; can I get a Amen, sisters?
And, baby, it doesn’t matter if your budget is corner store, department store or top o’ the line designer store…“Yippee! I am looking at row after row of sparkly happiness” is your immediate thought. "My friends are gonna die!", is your second.
But your final and most sobering thought is “Oh, sh*t”! This man is FOR REAL! Not talking about commitment, but being about it!” In addition to giddy, I felt a little bit of nausea.
So anyway, if you need evidence of my no nonsense-ness, here’s the email I sent my closest friends the day after me and Old Dude decided to get married. Deets have been slightly modified and names have been changed to protect the ridiculously overpriced:
First stop, All Women LOVE Us Jewelers. {Did he just say $30,000 for the center stone alone? Kiss my a$$!}
Second stop, Going Bankrupt Jewelers. {Ooooh, I smell a bargain}
At Bankrupt Jewlers, the third ring I tried...designer, 18K white gold antique setting w/ colorless pave' set diamonds. The center stone was a filler CZ, but it was still yummy!
Me – I LOVE IT! {I’m thinking so shiny, so pretty…}
Sales Consultant - It's a discontinued style and discounted from {let’s say, the equivalent cost of THREE R/T tickets from DC to Sydney} to {about the cost of ONE R/T from DC to Seattle}. Today is the last day, tomorrow we return the inventory to the company.
Me – OMG!!! 70% off? I REALLY LOVE IT!!! {Actual knee wobbling swoon}
Old Dude - Let's not get something just because it's on sale. Don't you want to keep looking?
Me - It's BEAUTIFUL, and I loved it before I knew it was on sale. Besides that's more money towards our wedding! {And more money towards a big, fat, shiny, center stone, my brother!}
Old Dude - OK, we'll take it.
Me – {WTF?} You know you can’t return it, right?
So that was how me and Old Dude decided to get married. We are officially betrothed which means we made a promise to each other to marry.
Old Dude is a romantic at heart so he wants to “surprise” me with the actual proposal. For the record, I hate surprises. But this is HIS thing so I won't take it away from him...stay turned for the actual proposal deets when they occur.
{For those of you who may balk at my frugality in the above exchange, please note that it’s a SYMBOL of our love…why not get it at 70% off? The love is 100% real, y’all.}
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