Back To Normal

Kevin has been gone a week now and we've gotten back to our fairly normal lives here in paradise. I haven't been back to the gym, but that should start back up next week - the scrapes and bruises have been too sensitive. Aside from the fact that my job has gotten seriously busy, we managed to take some time off Wednesday afternoon and follow-up on a visit to the jewelers to replace our wedding rings.

I do not spend a lot of time thinking about jewelry, much less wedding rings. Styles have changed so much that our old wedding rings would have to be hand-crafted. Nothing in the massive catalogues even came close. So this brings up a question: Do you want to try to replace your old wedding ring or go for something new? Think about it...

The meaning and memory of the old rings remains, even though the rings are gone. There have been many happy times shared with those rings so wouldn't you like to bring them back, keep them close and remember? Or maybe you say, "Life goes on and this could be a new chapter!" with the decision to get a new style. Prices supporting either of these decisions don't help because the expense would be about the same... which would you decide?

Well, we decided to go for something new. My decision came pretty easy (after all, the guys ring is pretty simple). The new Tungsten Carbide rings stand up to the abuse I've dished out over the years and they are cut in the comfort band style I like. So I ordered a Trew Tungsten ring with diamond and Platinum inlay. You can see a picture of it HERE. It's sized just a bit smaller than my old ring partly to make it harder to lose, but also because my weight loss a couple of years ago have rendered my fingers more skinny.

DeAnna's choices were far more difficult. She likes yellow gold and the styles these days just don't include much yellow gold. Everything is white gold or platinum! Of course, there seems to be an infinite number of diamond settings, but the thing that really got her attention was a new ring design called a tension setting. The diamond is actually set in between the ends of the band and held in place with thousands of pounds of force. The result is a diamond that is exposed almost entirely, allowing light to shine through the stone in all directions. The design she chose is not exactly like THIS picture, but you can see how the diamond is held in place.

So things are almost back to normal here. We are hoping to get out into Kailua Bay today and do some snorkeling - returning to the ocean for more than a stroll on the beach. I'll let you know how that goes after we get wet!