In which I am the luckiest girl in the world.

[ambersweet]

When finch proposed, he did it entirely on impulse, so he didn't have a ring. This meant, of course, that I got to find one I liked. We've sort of been looking around, but I can't stand the vast majority of the type of jewelry found in regular jewelry stores. I'm also not terribly crazy about diamonds, and while most girls can just go with their birthstone instead, I'm an April baby, so my birthstone... is a diamond.

Anyway.

We went out to the Renaissance Festival for the last day, and stopped by the booth of a jeweler I'd bought from before, Da'oud. He makes unusual, lovely jewelry, and is one of the few people I've found who will set precious and semi-precious stones in silver.

Cruising the booth, I asked to see what looked like an odd red stone in the case. Brought into the sunlight, it was a darker golden color with an incredible fire. The saleslady explained to me that it was a half-carat chocolate diamond.

It fit my finger like it was made for it.

From My shiny

From My shiny

I'm such a lucky girl.

Comments

[tasare]

Beautiful!!!

[margaretdriscoll]

That ring is seriously so beautiful. I'm so happy that you got to choose the perfect thing. It's no surprise that you aren't getting caught up in traditional trappings, but it still makes me happy to hear/read about =)

[whitemage]

Oh, it's GORGEOUS, darling. =) /loves sparkly rocks like way too much

It looks absolutely perfect on you, and I'm happy for you both all around.

[nepenthe]

Congratulations!!! And here I thought nothing could beat the coupling of chocolate and diamonds, yet you have found the all-but-perfect combination of the two. So sparkly, and screams 'well-loved'.

I love a happy beginning!