Mi amor

February 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Personal | 6 Comments »
 

Today marks Josh’s and my 6th wedding anniversary. We celebrated Saturday night with a nice dinner and a trip to the mall, where he surprised me by buying me a new wedding ring right there on the spot. His reasoning? “I knew you’d be against me spending that much money on a ring if I’d mentioned it earlier.” He knows me all too well.

I love the ring and here’s the kicker…it’s not big, there’s no diamond, or any outrageous personal engraving. It’s a simple, white gold, standard ring. I’m not a fancy girl. I don’t like diamonds and I hate the idea of spending a lot of money on something so superficial in the long run. It’s the symbolism that matters most to me. He lovingly slipped it on my finger while we sat in the car in the Best Buy parking lot. To a geek girl like me, nothing could’ve been more romantic.

It reminds me of my mother’s. Happily married to my dad for 30+ years, she eloped with him in Georgia back in 1976 and she’s worn the same ring ever since. Simple, plain like mine. I once asked her to take it off when I was little, so I could see how it looked on my finger…she wouldn’t.

I look forward to many more anniversaries. I love him with all my heart.

6 Comments on “Mi amor”

  1. 1 Amanda says · February 22nd, 2010

    Awww, that’s so cute! i don’t like big fancy things either.

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  2. 2 Cori says · February 23rd, 2010

    Aww, I love that. Best Buy rocks XD I agree, sweet is simple. I’ve never been an over the top kind of gal, and I think my wedding ring should match that.

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  3. 3 Lisa says · February 23rd, 2010

    I like big fancy things, just not at the expensive of needs or stuff that adds more value to my life in the long run. Mike and I were talking about this recently. We’d rather get inexpensive, simple, but nice rings and have more money to travel and do stuff than get big expensive ones and have to stay at home staring at them all day. I also think a big ring makes you a target in some ways to pickpockets, muggers, and kidnappers, especially when traveling in less safe areas.

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  4. 4 Holly says · February 23rd, 2010

    Happy Anniversary! Sounds like you had a wonderful time.

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  5. 5 Deanna says · February 24th, 2010

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    Aww, I’m glad you had a good anniversary. I don’t like big fancy rings either. I hope that when I get married I get a nice simple ring too.

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  6. 6 Caity says · February 24th, 2010

    Happy Anniversary! I am simple as far as jewelry goes, too. That is the sweetest thing ever. :D

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