The New Ring

I LOVED my ring. It was my dream ring. I loved everything about it. The unique design, the shape of the stone, everything. Well maybe not everything. I began to notice that my center stone was looking really foggy all of a sudden. So, I would take it in to get cleaned pretty frequently and I kept being told that it was just dirty and cleaning would fix it but it kept happening. Colin knows the manager at another Kay's and when wewent to get it cleared there last time he actually noticed something wrong with the stone. We had all intention of going in to Kay's today and getting the same exact style, just a new ring that maybe wouldn't have any issues that mine did. Of course, my two options were either a clearer stone that was half the size of mine or one that was even worse than mine. I of course did not want to do that. In the end we chose to get the ring that Colin was actually going to get until for some reason he chose not to. Funny thing is, he actually likes this one more. Anyway, basically we got a new ring that shouldn't have any issues and even got my wedding band for free because of all the issues. I think in the end things will work out better this way so that way I'm not constantly worrying about it or having to take it in to soak in their cleaner for 30 minutes. It was so difficult giving them my ring that Colin proposed with but like his mom said, I would rather have a different ringthat wasn't defective than my original ring that was. So that's the store on the new ring. I miss mine but am glad things got figured out and I do love my new one :)

[the wedding band]

[the engagement ring]

Will it ever get here?!

So here I am with 512 days left to go until I marry the man of my dreams and I am already being impatient! I guess that is what I get for planning the whole thing in a month! Well not really the whole thing but pretty darn close. Church, reception hall, caterer, string trio, cake, photographer, dress, bridesmaids dresses/ color are all done. That leaves....dj, videographer, and flowers! I thought no way could I get everything done in time to get married this June and I definitely proved myself wrong! Now I'm waiting over a year, very impatiently I might add. There have definitely been some rough patches with friends and family with this whole wedding planning going on but in the end I think it will be great! For more wedding details check out our wedding website- www.mywedding.com/colindanielle


Tomorrow I finally get to go home to St. Louis to enjoy lunch with some great friends and then have a great Scentsy party. If you are by chance in the St. Louis area, check it out! It is the T.A.L.K. of the Town Expo at Helfers Pastries & Deli on January 29th 7-9 and January 30th 2-4! There will be 10 different vendors there along with some great door prizes. It should be a great time!

School is somewhat flying by. I can't believe that I am in my last semester of my junior year, I'm engaged to be married, and am about to enter the real world. When did this happen?! I feel like I was just a junior in high school and now here I am preparing to graduate college. I still love every second of what I do. I can't wait to actually start doing it and actually see my bank account go up instead of constantly down :)

Well y'all that is all for now. Colin is off working nights and I am cleaning the house, packing my bags, doing homework before I head off for the weekend. Until next time....

[the color]


[the reception hall]