TALE OF TWO RINGS..........A Valentines Story.
Every now and Then I write a story for Sophie.....
So that one day when she reads her crazy Grandmother's Blog she can know
all about me....
This is one of those stories....
Now you can read it to the end because it has a very wonderful ending......
But you know how wordy I can be.....
So here goes....
It was 1969 and me and the Boss had decided to get married because....I mean....Who Else
Would have us....
I was never a big jewelry person so I was not hell bent to get a Diamond....
I would have been happy with a Kitchen Aid Mixer.....
But when you get engaged you have to have a ring....So I picked out an emerald and diamond ring....
Now it wasn't a Real Emerald it was man made but beautiful none the less...
Shortly after we went to Mr and Mrs. Big Boss' House to tell them the good news and
show off the new ring.....
Now Mrs Big Boss thought she gave birth to Tom Selleck and thought there was
No Girl good enough for "Her Johnnie".....
OH PLEEEEEEASE......
I put out my hand to show her this beautiful ring....it was a diamond cut with diamonds all around...it was lovely.....She asked to see it....As In take it off and see it....
What did I know......19 and stupid I handed it to her.......
You might want to start Cringing at this point in the story.....
You see my MIL had two sides...or so the Boss claims.....when she had on her eyeglasses
she was a kind motherly type....when those glasses came off you better watch out....
Can you say Jekyll and Hyde??
This was the reaction to the ring....
"You let my son spend his good money on this trash....." and with that the ring got
Flung across the living room landing under a chair.....
Needless to say that ring got taken back to that jewelry store so fast your head spun....
months went by and I settled on a small pearl with little diamonds around it...
and the marriage took place.....
I was now Mrs. Tom Selleck....to her dismay.
Fast Forward 40 odd years.......When the Big Boss died we found a gold pocket watch in his safe
wrapped in of all things an old marble bag.....
The Boss and daughter took it to the local Jewelry shop in Princeton to see if it had any value...
Oh yes it sure did......in fact it was from the 1800's and it belonged to the Boss' Grandfather....
I guess we can call him "The Really Big Boss".....
While in the shop.....with me and Miss B waiting out in the car the Fam spied an
Emerald ring in the glass case.....This time it was a Real Emerald....nothing man made about it.
I was summoned in to the store to take a look....
I tried it on.....It Fit!!!
The Boss told the shop keeper to wrap it up.....I was getting my engagement ring back
40 years later.....
Now it's about to get even better....so don't leave to go to the bathroom now.....
In the show case was this gorgeous diamond ring.....
I mean beautiful....and I sheepishly asked if I could just try it on.....
Because now I am 60 and well....Diamonds appeal to me now....
I say to the Boss....
"Your in Big Trouble if this thing fits".....
Plus I had never tried on a diamond before just like I had never tried on a wedding gown....
I had made my gown when we married to save money for my father and never had
the fun of trying on gowns....
I was just kidding about it fitting.....I REALLY just wanted to try it on....
Well it fit.....it fit perfectly.....
Did the Emerald get switched for the Diamond.....
What do you think??
No it didn't.....
The Boss said to the Shop Keeper.....
Wrap it Up!!
That's right I waited 40 years but hit the Jewelry Jackpot....
I got both rings....
Sophie calls this ring "The Ice Cube"......
it's got three diamonds.....
For.....Yesterday.....Today.....and Tomorrow....
So what happened to the original pearl ring??
Why the Boss had it made into a necklace for me......
As for the pocket watch.....
While going through old pictures while cleaning out the Big Guy's house we came
across a family picture of all the Adivari's back in the early 1900's
and there was Grandpa and he was wearing the pocket watch....
It was very cool.....
So for you Miss B.....someday when you get the emerald and the ice cube you will
Know where they came from and I hope you pass them along to your
daughter.....
Comments
Hugs,
Donna
Have a great week!
blessings,
Jill
I have to ask you though- what kind of a relationship ever developed with your mother-in-law? xo Diana
Good to see you in blogland again. :)
Yesterday I left a ring at the jewelers to be repaired. It has a small diamond that was on the belt buckle of my grandmother's wedding dress. The buckle has two lions with their tongues out and on each tongue was a diamond. Do my kids know that story? I've told it to them but will they remember it?
Oh that pocket watch reminds me, my grandmother carried one in her wedding. My girls will remember that b/c they each carried it too, tied to their bouquets. Maybe that's an idea for Sophie.
You've left a legacy to Sophie in sharing this story! I think all our family stories should be written down!
I'm sooo glad you finally got your ring...s.
They are both beautiful!!!
xxoo
Love this Tale of Two Rings. My heart was sad for that excited young newly engaged you who's future MIL tossed her ring across the room. I hope she see's how much her son spent on his deserving bride this visit to the jewelry store!
Your Friend,
Deborah
As to the question on the glasses from my chili and cornbread. I just took the chance that like the jars they are made for hot liquids and they did fine!
By the way I have nominated you for the versatile blogger award and hope you will accept,although I won't be offended if you don't You can find out more details on my blog.
Have a nice day, Sue
Natasha
BTW, your rings are absolutely gorgeous. The Boss has excellent taste..and you too, of course. :)
And your grand-daughter is a lucky little girl to have a grandma who cares enough to write it down!
I have to say though that your MIL sounds like she was a handful.
Hugs friend,
Cindy