The Date & The Ring

I called the temple the other day and reserved our time and date :)

Dallon and I will be sealed for time and all eternity in the Manti temple on Friday, October 5th 2012 at 12:45 p.m.

I was so excited after getting off the phone with the people there and am still super excited just typing this up!! 

And
I LOVE my ring. Which I should because i picked it out, though it was Dallon's favorite as well.
Strangely enough I found this ring online, but when we visited Fred Meyer's I didn't see the ring in the store. We then visited Rocky Mountain Jewelers, which was somewhat awkward- especially when I got my finger stuck in the ring sizer and after he stared at us for a while said, "I have some windex in the back if it won't come off" (though I would recommend them if you want something simple), but we didn't find one there that quite stood up to the one I found online. We then went back to Fred Meyers, showed them a picture of the ring, and went on an all out man hunt to find it in the store. It WAS there, in one of those revolving case things. After trying it, and a couple other rings on, we decided this was it.

the online picture with the wedding band

I'm still not used to wearing it though and when i take it off because it feels uncomfortable, but it feels even more weird to have it off the few times I forget to put it on before I go out in the morning. It does have it benefits though:

• Self Defense: I have scratched Dallon multiple times and well as jabbed him with the diamond prongs. (both intentionally and unintentionally) Hey, he's the one who prefers to hold my left hand!
• Great for gardening: NOT.  Luckily, I do most of my weed picking with my right hand anyway.
• Scrubbing potatoes: I was washing off a potato with my hands and the back of the ring works great for running over the rough parts. 
• Great for going out in down town Salt Lake: Considering the jeweler herself said she stopped wearing her jewelry to work because she was threatened her first week while working down town. (I'll admit, after the [attempted] drug bust on my small street and the stabbing at the Smith's I so fondly visit almost every day, Salt Lake became a little scarier.) 

But all joking aside I do love wearing it. While in public, I'll find myself doing things with my left hand more often hoping that someone sees it. Plus not only is the ring beautiful but the reason I wear it. :)

It's silly and cheesy, I know, but oh well.