Sparkly!

Lon gave me my engagement ring last night! On our way to dinner, he admitted getting down on one knee at the restaurant wasn't his thing (nor mine) and did it right in his dining room. We both laughed a little as it was the second time around, but I stopped laughing once I saw it.

It's more beautiful than I imagined! On a white gold band, you'll find a gorgeous electric blue sapphire surrounded on each side by three round diamonds. It's so sparkly and bright, I cant stop staring at it.

We picked out the setting together last week and I have been waiting patiently for it to be ready (er, sorta patiently, okay not at all but whatever) . Originally, I thought I wanted an antique setting for the sapphire, but once we looked at this band I knew it was the one! That and the matching wedding band is equally gorgeous with six-seven diamonds of the same size and makes the engagement ring shine even more.

Lon's parents went with him to pick it out and Janet chronicled it with her camera--pics I'm ready to see. They chose from four sapphires the brightest and most color consistent of them all, even going outside to see the stone in natural light.

After he proposed we went to our favorite restaurant for dinner and stared at it on and off throughout. Then Jenny met us for a drink so she could see it. I think we exhausted her with our excitement, haha.

My coworkers called it "striking" and "really beautiful" (I'm having a hard time not holding it up to everyone I see!)

Update: Here's a pic Janet took of my ring this weekend!