Vibrant Nation

All in my jewelry box.  I wont discuss the number, but I will say this................

..............the rings got better with each marriage~!

My first was a simple gold band.  Don't know what happened to it.  My husband of 37yrs gave me a set with a small diamond.  The diamond was lost and we had it replaced.  Then on our 25th anniversary, he gave me a new set witha 1/4 carat and 4 small diamonds for our 4 children. I wear it every day. 

The jeweler designed a beautiful necklace with the diamonds from my engagement and wedding rings.  A few year's later, my daughter needed a security deposit for a new apartment so I replaced the 1 carat center stone with a cubic zircona and sold the diamond.  I was happy it went for a good cause - and the cubic zircona is such a high quality even the jeweler said he'd have a hard time telling the difference.

My daughter wanted it, so give it to her. First husbands ring, sold it, party over!

The first "wedding" ring was Onyx and silver and fell apart, his Mom's large diamand engagement and wedding ring were passed on to me after her death,  Dave's Grandfather was a jeweler.   I wore it just as it was, the ring was European cut and beutiful.   After I was widowed I passed on all the family hierlooms rings to his children.  All 3 daughter-in-laws are now wearing family rings.   I continure to wear my wedding ring on my right hand. 

Had the diamonds from engagement ring/pendant set made into earrings; made a necklace from the 10th anniversary ring; pawned the leftover gold and his wedding ring. The diamonds will go to my daughter someday, when I'm sure HER ex won't be able to get hold of them! My second husband gave me much simpler rings, but beautiful antique ones - and they're more precious than the fancy ones my 1st husband bought.

Gave it back.   He can put it where the sun don't shine!  It would be with what my relationship with him was.

Did I write that?!?

I was naive and didn't realize that gold was saleable, so I searched for the dirtiest, smelliest dumpster and threw the weddiing band into it.  Because my engagement ring was unusual and noteworthy, I didn't want to see my daughter wearing it.  So, it became a very much appreciated graduation present for a granddaughter who lives in Alaska

well, still married, so still wear my rings.....but, actually , not the ones I originally received from my darling husband.  I love my original set of one beautiful quality diamond ( larger than 1/4, smaller than 1/2)  in a gold band with scrolling, and the band with the same scrolling.   I did have them off for a while years ago when pregnant, and then thieves disguised as realtors stole them from our home when our house was up for sale.  Thankfully, they caught the thieves and I found the rings at the police dept.  Sized them a couple of times.....Then, my husband gave me another original diamond ring for our twentieth that I wore with my band for a while...Now it is on my right hand...I got an anniversary diamond band for our 25th and loved it with the original set.  But, my husband had other thoughts and soon gave me a beautiful one carat,for my 5oth birthday.  He picked one with three diamonds to commemorate yesterday , today, and forever.  Sometimes , he really surprises me....=]  So, now the original set sits in a box, sometimes I wear it, but mostly , I would love to give it to my son to use, if he ever finds a girl he would love to marry....  

In my first date after our last separation that was the end I gave it to him, and my compromise ring broke when I was washing something, it was so little but I loved it.