The Story Behind My Ring.

Two months ago Blake and I went to this antique store I found in Salt Lake. I had always told Blake I didn’t want to pick out my own ring so I thought it was the perfect place to just look at some old jewelry and get my ring size so he could get an idea of what I liked.

Well, we got there and I fell in LOVE with the first ring I saw. I put it on and couldn’t take it off the entire time we were there. I even tried on other rings on my other hand so I didn’t have to take it off.

I didn’t think it could get any more perfect until the owner of the shop went on to tell me it had just been picked up at a trade show in London. He also mentioned it was owned by someone in Paris and was made in 1905. I was completely swooned.

Blake started talking numbers with the guy and had me almost convinced he was going to buy the ring right then and there. Then, at the last minute he decided it wasn’t right to buy it in front of me so we asked the guy to take it off the shelf until he could make a decision.

Blake took me to a few other jewelers just to see what else was out there but, all I could think about was the antique ring. We talked about trying to custom make a ring to look like the antique ring which would have worked but, I know deep down it just wouldn’t have been the same. After discussing making the ring I was confused as to what Blake would decide in the end.

A few days went by and Blake started getting weird phone calls. He made a couple of un-planned secret drives into town too so, It was pretty clear he had bought a ring and it was hiding somewhere in our house. He had me pretty confused on which ring it was though. My anxiety was through the roof.  Surprisingly I didn’t snoop once. I just kept hoping I’d be getting it soon.

The ring had been hiding for over a month before he finally proposed. Luckily the proposal was well worth the wait so I couldn't be too mad. Blake decided to pick the ring that I had the most memorable reaction to, the antique ring from London! Now I have the ring of my dreams along with the man of my dreams and we’re going to live happily ever after.