[MikeD]

Thanks to all for the advice. Here's how it came out...

18k white gold, non-rhodium plated, cushion-cut blue sapphire with two small diamonds on either side. Design was inspired by Ikea and Volkswagen...things she really likes.

The flash from my little compact digi makes it look like there's all sorts of imperfections and irregularities in the metal and the stone; I can tell you there aren't...it looks incredible in person and I'm truly happy I went and got it done by this jewler in New Zealand. I might just have to propose in the airport now when I get home, since I'm armed and ready...

MD

 

[firetoole]

nice
I went cheap and got my Grandma's ring cleaned

 

[wannabeabonedoc]

nice
I went cheap and got my Grandma's ring cleaned

As did I. 6 bucks total, 3 to clean, 3 for the little fancy box

 

[firetoole]

As did I. 6 bucks total, 3 to clean, 3 for the little fancy box

nice, money well spent

 

[binary visions]

Looks great, Mike. I take it she didn't read the previous thread, then, as you had feared? Or don't you know yet?

 

[MikeD]

Girl can't keep a secret to save her life. She literally vibrates once infused with secret information of any kind, and regurgitates it at the first available opportunity. She didn't talk to her parents about it, nor her co-workers, nor did she sound at all different or excited when I called her, so I'm 100% sure after talking to her myself that everything's OK. That is, until you brought it up again...

MD

 

[Skookum]

Congrats man, nice choice. Alot better chances she'll say yes with a ring like that than say if you offered her a Livestrong band.

 

[Konabumm]

DON'T DO IT

 

[Rockland]

Congrats!!!
NZ ? On bended knee: Will ewe marry me?
Best of luck.

 

[hooples3]

I wish you the best of luck!!! how are ya gonna do it?????

 

[MudGrrl]

That ring sure is purty!!!!!

Good Job

 

[Velocity Girl]

Very pretty! I'm sure she'll love it!

 

[BigMike]

So, what happens if she DOES read one of these threads?

 

[Pau11y]

So, what happens if she DOES read one of these threads?

LOL, I think she'll continuously vibrate till MikeD drops to one knee in the airport. At that time, the vibrational frequency may just cause her to spontaneously combust, but more likely develop a worm hole into which MikeD and his chic will slip thru into a parallel universe and we'll never see them again until someone figures out the Super String Theory.

Edit: don't mean to jinx ya, but good luck and congrats.

 

[SkaredShtles]

<snip> MikeD and his chic will slip thru into a parallel universe and we'll never see them again until someone figures out the Super String Theory.

Aren't *YOU* gonna figure that out??

-S.S.-

 

[JRB]

DON'T DO IT

 

[SkaredShtles]

Don't listen to Konabumm. He has proved himself time and time again to be the resident retard around here........

-S.S.-

 

[Pau11y]

Aren't *YOU* gonna figure that out??

-S.S.-

MUAHAHAHAHA!
And when I do.... :evil:

 

[Ciaran]

Awsome ring! Very similar to the one I got my GF, you must have good taste! I really like the setting you chose. It not only shows off the stones very nicely but it's also very practical for everyday wear.

Congratulations!

 

[SkaredShtles]

MUAHAHAHAHA!
And when I do.... :evil:

F**k yeah, dude! We can use it to transport my a$$ down to Golden City to have a couple pints wich you, then get back home before dinner.

-S.S.-

 

[Riff Raff]

Congratulations Mike!


-H

 

[Rip]

Congrats.

 

[Konabumm]

Don't listen to Konabumm. He has proved himself time and time again to be the resident retard around here........

-S.S.-

Geeeeez that's a little harsh........ I mean damn just because I like to fornicate with several women and tell everyone on RM how horrible it always seems to turn out.......... Does that really make me the resident retard.......

 

[SkaredShtles]

<snip>...... Does that really make me the resident retard.......

Ummm. Yeah. It kind of does.

-S.S.-

 

[Konabumm]

haha ok well then Rock-N-Roll

 

[MikeD]

Heh, had my days of fornicatin' with the masses. Lots of it. This wasn't a hard decision; it was the right time to do it, and I did it just like you'd go and get something to eat when you're hungry. Not romantic, I suppose, but true, and I know we're going to be happy together.

Being away from the US with something back home to miss is a first for me, and I can't wait to see her (and, frighteningly, the cats) again...I see this incredible place and just wish she was here along with me (at least when I'm not on the bike...that's my time, and she does her own thing while I ride...)

Now we'll get to live a life together travelling the world (assuming the DSS actually hires me one day soon...possibly July, more likely August), and it'll be great to have one person to share it with and build something more permenant than I've ever had before.

Thanks for the good wishes...I know she's gonna love the ring.

MD

Ed: Hmmm, just realized that the vibration, combined with a ring of power forged in New Zealand, might mean she's going to become the new Dark Lord when she gets that thing on her finger...I'll have to keep an ear out to see if she starts calling it "My Precious..." If she does, I'm calling Skookum in to handle the situation. He can lead a band of heroes down from SeaTac to help us get it off her finger.

 

[TreeSaw]

Beautiful ring...she's going to love it! Best of luck to you!

 

[ncrider]

Ed: Hmmm, just realized that the vibration, combined with a ring of power forged in New Zealand, might mean she's going to become the new Dark Lord when she gets that thing on her finger...I'll have to keep an ear out to see if she starts calling it "My Precious..." If she does, I'm calling Skookum in to handle the situation. He can lead a band of heroes down from SeaTac to help us get it off her finger.

You've been in NZ for to long.

 

[Skookum]

Ed: Hmmm, just realized that the vibration, combined with a ring of power forged in New Zealand, might mean she's going to become the new Dark Lord when she gets that thing on her finger...I'll have to keep an ear out to see if she starts calling it "My Precious..." If she does, I'm calling Skookum in to handle the situation. He can lead a band of heroes down from SeaTac to help us get it off her finger.

i thought that happened every month without a ring anyways?....
oh i mean...
"Aye laddy, ye will have my axe!"

 

[flatulant_man]

you should bake it into a cake, and then she'll swallow it or break a tooth on it. which wouldn't exactly help your chances at all, it would just be really funny. maybe. not really.

GOOD LUCK!!!