I knew I wanted to do something with it, I just didn't know what. I don't honestly believe my ring, while gorgeous, would be something The Stinker would ever want. She'll want to pick out her own ring someday. I also didn't want to take it to the nearest Pawn Shop and hock it for cash.
The X got my ring at a pretty awesome store here in town. I recently found out they have a "trade up" program for stones purchased in their store - so with my two besties in tow, away we went!
Basically I got the actual price The X paid for my diamond to "trade in" on something new. HOLY SHIT! I was like a kid in a candy store. I felt like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. "I have all this money.... "
So what did I get???? I knew EXACTLY what I wanted. They usually want you to pick out one single item to trade up for. Since I know a couple of people that work there I was able to bend the rules a little and pick out two things for the amount they'd given me.
The first thing I went for was a watch that I've literally wanted since I was about 25 years old. I have had many fake versions I've purchased in NYC or in the Caribbean/Mexico on cruises, but I've never been able to afford the real thing.
She's a beauty and I in 100% in love. It has a smaller face than what I'm used to (hello BIG HUGE man watches I usually wear) but it's gorg non the less.
After that mind blowing experience I headed over to the anniversary band cases. I picked out a simple anniversary band with 3 rows of diamonds set in white gold. This is something that the Stinker can hopefully wear for years and years after I'm gone. It's simple and classic and exactly what I wanted.
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| Don't look at my old lady hands.... |
All in all the whole experience letting go of my beautiful ring was more emotional than I thought it would be. BUT I now have two pieces of great jewelry that I will treasure forever.
