A Few of My Favorite Things...

We're engaged! And I couldn't be happier with the ring we chose. In fact, I've been gazing into it all morning. I had been sporting the ring that Jason proposed with for about a month and despite the fact that it was intended as a placeholder, I'd gotten completely used to it on my finger. Like a training ring! It actually helped me figure out some things I liked and didn't like about rings you wear every day. For example, I realized I needed a ring close to my finger, since I can be clumsy and like to be able to put my hands in my pockets. We went through the wringer first - hitting the "factory-direct" stores promoted on TV trying to just get a sense of what we wanted. But then we chanced upon an small custom jeweler who didn't try to give us the hard sell and was actually interested in helping us design something that were crazy about. I like that it combines Jason's aesthetic with mine, and white gold with yellow. And that has a warm, antique quality. This is definitely one of my new favorite things.