Engagement Ring? Check....

The bf and I went to a local jeweler yesterday to sign off on a new ring order. They called yesterday basically matching an online price for the setting below, and they are going to safely build the ring there rather than me ordering something possibly lower quality online. They estimated that my ring will be ready no later than August 14th. I have already setup an appointment to get it appraised at the end of August. Once it's received, the bf will take it away and propose when the timing is right and it can be a surprise. I may have wanted a say in how the ring looks since it'll be on my hand the rest of my life, but I don't want to control the flow of his timing.

While there, we looked at wedding bands for the bf. We actually found one we both liked, but they waited until we liked it to inform us it was actually White Gold and not Platinum. Here's a picture of the one we looked at:



Since my ring will have a diamond in the middle with two pear-shaped sapphires on the outside edge, we wanted to recreate that look with his ring. After purchasing the ring, it would cost a little bit more to get the two outer diamonds on the above ring swapped out with sapphires. They hinted at us using the two extra diamonds to create earrings for myself.

Even though my heart was set on Platinum, if they find out this ring cannot be made from Platinum, I am almost considering just going with the White Gold. The bf really liked it, but I guess it'll be up to him to decide.

We've also been talking very briefly on where we'd head off to get married. We have one idea in mind, but we haven't actually talked about the logistics. He also hasn't really discussed any of this with his parents. They know we live together, own a home together, and have been dating for almost 4 years, but I think they should be more clued in with this elopement since I'm not really keeping it a secret.

New Moon Clips on Youtube

The only thing better than seeing new clips from New Moon is hearing the crazy fans screaming during Comic Con. I crack up each time I hear their blood curdling screams. I cannot wait for New Moon nor can I wait for all the other movies brought by Summit Entertainment.

I've embedded the video clips below for your laughing entertainment.

Marriage Talks Continue

The bf and I have reopened the marriage topic once again. I don't want a wedding with all the forced traditions. I just want a good marriage, happy family, and good people around me. Cash is always welcome.

Basically, we need rings, a license, and to figure out a location. The bf wants us to be with his family for Christmas this year which I'm all for. Even though we didn't want another long roadtrip, I'm afraid it's the only way during this economy. I want to be married on a date in November, but I'm going to keep that secret right now. My ultimate dream would be to have both our families meet beforehand. My parents don't really travel due to various disabilities, but I don't want to force the bf's family to travel.

Also, I want a destination elopement. In November, my entire state is far too cold. Where would we go? We have very little money. As far as rings go, we are recycling my great grandmother's heirloom. I want to use her wedding band and reset the engagement ring. The engagement ring is a 3 carat round diamond circled by very small diamond chips. I want the center stone reset with two sapphire sidestones on a platinum band. The smaller chips match the wedding band, so I want them used on the bf's wedding band to bring everything full circle.

Did I mention I'm loving Lady Gaga right now. Paparazzi and Love Game are faboosh. Also, Taylor Swift's new album sounds great as well as Keith Urban's new song, "I Wanna Kiss a Girl."

Dating in the Dark

I absolutely am in love with this show on ABC. Anyone else?

My New Dog is a Lemon!

I just took my new puppy to the vet, and I had somewhat of an Antiques Roadshow experience, which I'll get into more details in a second. I got her about 1.5 weeks ago from a man on Craigslist. I drove out of state to go pick her up. While handing her over to me, the guy tells me that he took her to a vet about 1 month ago. The vet examined her and felt she was around 3 months old. So, I was apparently buying a 4 month old pit bull. Fast forward about a week. I tried contacting the guy via his email to get the vet information. He claimed she already had her puppy shots, and I wanted to have that information forwarded to my local vet. The man has yet to reply to me.

So, she went to the vet this morning under the assumption that the original seller was a liar. My vet had to give her all new puppy shots and vaccinations because I don't have proof she ever received them. Upon inspecting her mouth, my vet told me without at doubt that she was at least 1 year old! He told me that not only are all her adult teeth grown in, but the back teeth already have some plaque. Normally, on Antiques Roadshow, it's a good thing to find out your object is older than originally thought. In my case, it was a bad thing. I'm a pit bull fan. I like the breed and size. Jasmine is about 27 lbs. now and probably won't get much bigger. This is really depressing for me. I love her and won't give her up, but she is not what we were looking for. I was hoping she would one day be big enough to protect herself against our other dog who's 60 lbs now. I am going to look up more information on these age signs now. I wish I knew what other breed she's mixed with.

True Blood

I'm unemployed atm, and we just adopted a new puppy. So, to say I'm not a busy person would be lying. The bf and I have started and now caught up with HBO's original series, True Blood. We just watch it online bcuz HBO is something we can't pay for right now.

I'm trying to talk the bf into going to school full-time. He's a veteran of the Marines and will financially make things better by signing up. He'll become a cop no matter what, but that dream may take longer to fulfill.