So this is my day one gift and while it doesn't seem like a gift, just think of it like a journal. A great place for Dan and I to chronicle all our thoughts no matter how embarrassing.
The little story I will tell you this morning is about my fingers. Ugh is all I can say. I am still very new to wearing jewelry but I already feel naked when I take off my ring. It seems like there are so many occasions in which I can't wear it.
The big one is work. I am a scientist and am constantly in and out of gloves which are meant to protect me and my work. Therefore, I don't wear my ring because the prongs could put a hole in the glove basically compromising the safety aspect of the glove. So I had an idea, stolen from Sex and the City, where I could put the ring on a necklace during the day. It works very well and the jeweler sold us a rubber necklace so it won't ruin the ring.
I also have been hesitant to wear it during hygiene practices. I'm not sure how much soap will affect the diamond or the metal (Palladium) and so I'm being careful and taking it off. Don't worry drains are carefully being watched. I don't want Dan to do any drain searching just yet.
My ring is also very precious to me and I put it in the box while I sleep. I wouldn't want to accidentally take out Dan's eye while I sleep. I'm kind of a bed hog and have a potential weapon on my finger, both could spell disaster when done at the same time.
The last but slightly unavoidable is that my fingers get fat at night. When I say fat I mean it. My ring doesn't fit when I get up. Though it does fit perfectly just a little later. Dan and I were very worried yesterday and so we looked it up and saw that it is normal and that I just have to wait. I'm going to try not to force it on and so more time without it on.
Luckily with all of these times it sits or hangs somewhere other than my finger it really doesn't matter. I love my ring and trust me I look at it to make me feel happy but that is because someone gave it to me. The symbol of the love Dan and I have is present whether the ring is on my finger or sitting in the box, a great realization to have as I look over at Dan catching a few extra bits of sleep this morning.
In closing this has been a great Christmas so far. The others to come may not be filled with the the excitement of an engagement but will be just as great. As long as I have Dan at my side I will be utterly happy.
My fingers got too chubby for my ring when I was pregnant, and I wore it around my neck. It definitely made me feel paranoid, but it was nice to have the symbol on my body somewhere. I definitely know how you feel. Luckily my ring wasn't so huge that it poked holes in my gloves at work, hehe, but I suppose you can't complain about that too much! I always wear my ring in the shower and doing dishes, etc, and it's stayed in good condition, but I don't know much about that metal, so maybe play it safe. (I think you'll probably get lazy/more comfortable with your ring very soon.) Your blog is sweet so far, great idea.
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