Category Archives: Material things

The other day, my friend Jenny was like, “Girl, you need an asprin.” And I was like, “Huh?” And she was like, “Cuz you have diamond fever.”

Crap, is it that obvious?

To be honest, even I’m a little surprised at just how much those little sparkly rocks make my heart swell with glee. I’ve never been a jewelry person — OK, let me clarify. I can’t be a jewelry person. I’ve lost just about every bead and bauble I’ve ever owned. Once, Matt presented me with a little velvet box, saying, “Here, open it,” and then I lifted the lid to find the dangly earrings I’d left in his car the weekend before. “Now don’t you tell me I never get you anything nice,” he said.

So no, I’ve never owned anything fancy ever. That’s why the idea of wearing a real-life diamond is crazy to me and when Matt first mentioned ring shopping, I had this whole “I’m not worthy” mentality. (I sort of got over that, luckily.)

The first ring I fell in love with is this one.

White diamond oval ring by Melissa Joy Manning

I think it’s unique and stylish and just plain cool. I imagined it on my finger with normal clothes and with fancy clothes. I looked at it every night before I went to bed. I was smitten.

But I soon learned that the first lesson in ring shopping is to not ask for opinions. I shared the link with some girlfriends and their reactions were all the same: “Uhhhhhhhh.”

“Uhhhhhhhh, it’s cute, but you know that thing has to last for at least 50 years.”

“Uhhhhhhhh, it’s gold.”

“Uhhhhhhhh, that’s more of a birthday ring.”

I was a little sad, but I realized their opinions didn’t matter so much as long as Matt and I loved it. Though I knew getting Matt on board would be tough. First I told him the price. “It’s $690,” I said. His response? “Uhhhhhhhh, well then let’s get two in case you lose one.” I then showed him the link and he was not a fan and he said he thought we could do much better. After looking at more rings, I kind of got over that one, but I still think it’s lovely!

(P.S. My friends aren’t divas — they just like fancier rings. It’s all good.)

The ring we’re looking at now is, well, much more “normal,” but I am really crushing on it and hope that we can find a jeweler who can create it for a reasonable price. (Dude, the cost is a big deal to me! No one should live in poverty for a little thing that sparkles in the moonlight.) I suppose I’ll take my own advice and not show you the said ring until it’s purchased and on my finger — it seems like bad luck to do so beforehand, no?

I guess we’ll all just have to wait.

(HURRY!)