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The Weekend
Glenn Ellen Sanctuary Cottage
Thursday September 28, 2000 |
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Right after
the proposal, we paused and called our family to let them know that we were
engaged! I was so happy that I didn't have to tell them that I had incorrectly
anticipated a proposal. It just happened earlier than I expected, which is
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The
next thing
Johannes wanted to do was educate me on diamonds. If you know |
| Johannes,
you know how obsessed he gets when he makes big purchases. When he bought his
stereo equipment, I thought he had become an incurable audiophile because he
was constantly on newsgroups, doing research on the web, and visiting stores
that had the equipment he was interested in. It was no different with diamonds.
He spent four months doing extensive research, and toward the end, he knew more
about diamonds and their characteristics than some of the jewlers he visited.
In the picture above, I am holding some of the literature that he brought along
on the trip so that I could learn more about my stone! |
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I
didn't remember
too much of what I read (I hope Johannes doesn't read this section), but
the part I did remember was that my diamond has hearts and arrows in it.
The picture to the right is actually a photograph of my stone under a
microscope. The circle on the left with the arrows shooting out of the
center is
the top view,
and the circle |
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with
the hearts is the bottom view. I already told
you about my fascination with fairytales, right? Well, I am also a hopeless
romantic, and just how perfectly romantic is it to have hearts embedded in an
engagement ring? If you want to know why I have hearts and arrows in my diamond,
let me know and I'll send you the literature! |
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Here
is the
ring. This is actually the first
version of the ring. Johannes had it custom designed, but he didn't like
how thick the band looked on my finger, so we sent it back for a quick makeover.
[Click here
to see the final version.]
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I
went to
sleep that evening probably one of the happiest people in the world. |
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