Sapphire & Diamonds

Knowing What You Want

Ever since I was a little girl,

I have loved color.  Somewhere

in my teen years I decided if I

were to ever get engaged, I wanted

a ring that was going to be about me.

It would be a sapphire surrounded

by diamonds.  The typical diamond

engagement ring was not for me.

Then somewhere at the end of my teen

years Charles & Diana got engaged.

Hey, that's my ring!

Diana and I were born within the same

year and I remember thinking at the time

that I would never be prepared to get

married yet.  I didn't know what I

wanted or even who I was yet.

Sadly, we know what happened to that

marriage...

And now that ring is on another

girl's finger.  I look at this couple

and I see happiness.  And I see

similarities to my life.  They met at

college, had a life together through

their 20's and now in their later 20's

are getting married.

I did get the ring I wanted.  Perhaps

not as large as Diana and Kate's, but

it is me.

Rob and I were together for 8 years

before we got married.  People would

ask us, "when, when, when?"  Honestly,

I had a list, THE LIST, of things I wanted

to do and be before I got married.  I was lucky

enough to have lived a rather grand New York

life and it was wonderful but I didn't want

that for the rest of my life.  I also didn't want to

go into my quieter life with any regret.  So , I

lived and did the things I wanted.

I won't be able to see the Royal Wedding

tomorrow.  I have to drive 6 hours all by

myself to be in Paducah, Kentucky for

the weekend.  But I will be thinking

about them, I have high hopes for them

because I think they may also know

what they want.