Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend!

I went to visit Jay yesterday in Fort Collins to keep him company for the day.  He took a few glorious shots of my engagement ring with his awesomely expensive camera + macro-lens.  I did have to giggle because many of the shots (when shown full-size) showcase dead skin flakes, tiny blonde finger hairs, and a dog hair or two that got caught in the setting.  We also had chicken chimichangas at On the Border, I bought Forgetting Sarah Marshall on Blu-ray for under $10, and we danced around the living room with his roommates' dogs (hence the trapped dog hairs).  It was a good day.

Oh, what's that?  Pictures?  Yeah, sorry--here they are:

It is SO beautiful.  Really.  I love, love, love my ring.  Nicholas picked exactly what I had in my head as the "perfect" engagement ring, and thanks to BlueNile.com, he brought it to life.  I think the last one is beautiful because you can really see the sparkle and how the light plays on all the facets up-close.  Later on we'll decide on wedding bands all that mess, but for now, I'm just enjoying this ring all by itself.

Hopefully my entries will become more pic-heavy.  People tend to enjoy having something to look at from time to time.  For example, I have gorgeous red, yellow, red/yellow, and white tulips in my kitchen as a "Welcome to the Family" gift from my future mother-in-law and brother-in-law!  A few are beginning to bloom, so I'm going to try and capture a pic or two of those babies before they die.  They are quite lovely and it was a very thoughtful gift!  <3