A Present For Me
Jan. 10th, 2015 08:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bloodsong1Today was all the running around I wasn't up to doing last week. The kiddos got their gift cards spent (Cuteness got Play Doh, IDK/Indestructo-kiddo got a Megazord) and I bought both of them new sneakers. Children go through clothes and shoes so damn fast.
After that, I dropped them off at home to play with their new toys and I went shopping for a new band for my engagement ring. I knew I wanted something unusual and with a bit more sparkle. I went to Van Cotts, having serviced the owner's Mercedes and getting to know him personally. That company has a real gentleman owner, unlike my horrible ex boss.
I poked through their selection of ring settings and winced at a few of the prices. I really didn't want to spend $1200-$1400 on this transformation. The fifth band I looked at I immediately fell in love with. It's white gold, cast as one piece, and has flowers with diamond chip centers flanking the mounting and leaves and vines swirling down the band. And it was only $600!
The saleswomen will be calling next week to see if the band can be had for a marquis stone (the one that looks like the diamonds we drew in kindergarten), as the one on display was only for a round. If they can't make it work, I'll have this one resized at 1/10th the price. I also got mine cleaned and it's very sparkly now. My right hand is half a size bigger then my left.
After that, I did the grocery shopping and came home. I spent about half an hour prepping pork and mushrooms for one of Zahde's slow cooker recipes. I also used the bone and some of the fat from the pork to make stock. I now have black eyed peas simmering on the stove and the slow cooker is just about done with the pork. IDK had some of the pork and said it was "Not Bad". I'll take it! Zahde recommends serving it over bread or polenta. I think tomorrow I'll roast the white turnips I got at the farmer's market and serve it with those instead.
After that, I dropped them off at home to play with their new toys and I went shopping for a new band for my engagement ring. I knew I wanted something unusual and with a bit more sparkle. I went to Van Cotts, having serviced the owner's Mercedes and getting to know him personally. That company has a real gentleman owner, unlike my horrible ex boss.
I poked through their selection of ring settings and winced at a few of the prices. I really didn't want to spend $1200-$1400 on this transformation. The fifth band I looked at I immediately fell in love with. It's white gold, cast as one piece, and has flowers with diamond chip centers flanking the mounting and leaves and vines swirling down the band. And it was only $600!
The saleswomen will be calling next week to see if the band can be had for a marquis stone (the one that looks like the diamonds we drew in kindergarten), as the one on display was only for a round. If they can't make it work, I'll have this one resized at 1/10th the price. I also got mine cleaned and it's very sparkly now. My right hand is half a size bigger then my left.
After that, I did the grocery shopping and came home. I spent about half an hour prepping pork and mushrooms for one of Zahde's slow cooker recipes. I also used the bone and some of the fat from the pork to make stock. I now have black eyed peas simmering on the stove and the slow cooker is just about done with the pork. IDK had some of the pork and said it was "Not Bad". I'll take it! Zahde recommends serving it over bread or polenta. I think tomorrow I'll roast the white turnips I got at the farmer's market and serve it with those instead.
