Okay. This is not supposed to be a horror story (but it's near Halloween anyway, so the title is so apt lol). WAIT. This is actually A HORROR STORY (somehow). Haha!
I am never a fan of jewelry. Not that I don't like it. It's just that if I own one, then good. But if I don't have one, then I am still okay. Aside from the gold/white gold/ silver earrings that my mother gave me (and the fashion necklace that I have if you count that), I don't really own any jewelry... until I got engaged. And I said to myself, what the hell was I thinking... Ang saya pala ng may alahas! LOL. JOKE! Anyway, an engagement ring is not any "normal" jewelry. It is something that a man actually worked hard for (well, I guess it's an exception if a man is actually a billionaire - he can easily buy even the most expensive engagement ring). For me, this ring is very special because it is given by my one great love (and I know he actually worked hard in order to buy it.)
Months before I got engaged, Marion and I went to a bridal fair...dahil gusto namin mag food tasting. Hahaha! During the bridal fair, we went to a wedding ring/engagement ring booth. Mygulay! Ang mahal naman pala ng mga singsing! I tried a ring and the saleslady measured the size of my fingers to which she commented, "Ma'am ang liit naman ng daliri mo". I really think Marion intentionally led me to that booth in order for him to get the size of my ring finger subtly. Unfortunately, I think over time, I lost some weight (AKALAIN MO PUMAPAYAT PA KO! HAHA!). So my engagement ring is somewhat loose. But I think it's okay -- some of my friends who already gave birth told me that the ring will eventually fit my finger once I gave birth. As if cursing me, "Tataba ka rin! Kala mo!" (said bitterly by my friends hahaha! Hirap din kaya magpataba huhu!)
This ring has brought so much kilig in my life. Whenever I am stressed out, I'll just look at it and stare at its sparkle. When I was newly engaged, my friends would take a look at my ring and sabay sabay mag awwww. Haha! The ring is just simple and classic just what I wanted it to be. Since I am not used to wearing real jewelry, I am actually very cautious because I know am quite clumsy and I fear that I might chip the diamond (OK OA I knooow haha!) or worse, lose it.
When we went to the US to attend my HS bestfriend's wedding, my friend told me that it is quite normal in the US to hear stories of men losing their wedding rings. Whut? For real? Like me, my friend is actually afraid that she'll lose her engagement ring as well. After the wedding ceremony, there's a dance party at the beach (apparently, Americans love to dance. Dancing is their counterpart to Filipino's love for karaoke). Marion and I are game for it! (We actually made a promise to each other that we will join a dance class para pag sa kasal na namin, magtugma ang mga paa namin hahaha!) So we joined the crowd in their dancing and we actually enjoyed it!
 |
| Dancing with the Americans lol |
 |
| We even got low low low haha! |
We eventually got the hang of it (shempre sa una, mahiyain kami) and after several dances, bigay todo na kami. In one of the dance numbers, I don't know what happened but in a blink of an eye... my ring, yes, MY ENGAGEMENT RING, MY PRECIOUS ENGAGEMENT RING slipped out of my finger!!!! I saw how it happened i slow motion -- I saw it fly out of my finger and I heard a small clicked as it landed on the dance floor. Only that, I did not see where it landed! I was stunned and my brain got really wild. Thoughts like "oh no baka mawasiwas sa buhangin", "shet baka malubog sa buhangin" came. I felt helpless and panic struck me.
I whispered to Marion, "Baby nalaglag singsing ko" to which he just looked at me blankly. Calmly, he told me to just dance and we will look for it after the dance number (and the song is barely at the last part - halos kakasimula pa lang ng kanta huhuhu) I CANNOT CONCENTRATE. I JUST CAN'T. Imagine, I was just recently engaged and I week after I lost my engagement ring. Que horror! But the show must go on, and I continued to dance. It was the longest 3 minutes of my life.
 |
| Dancing and looking for the lost ring at the same time |
After the dance, thank God the DJ has not played any song yet. As soon as the crowd dispersed, Marion and I started looking for the ring. My friend Earl and some of her friends (who we got to know at the party) asked us what we are looking for. I awkwardly told them that my ring flew out of my fingers. Btw, Earl told her friends that we just got engaged when we arrived at Florida so it is extremely embarrassing that I lost my ring in such a span of time. Hahaha! Earl and the guests are actually very nice -- they all helped me look for my ring. In the end, it was Dustin (the groom) who found the ring. Thank God!!! I was actually teary-eyed already because I was losing hope that we will find it -- the lights are dim and I was actually afraid that it got swept off in the sand.
The guests were actually teasing us after the ring was found. Marion should have insured the ring.
In the picture below, I am not actually kilig over what Marion was saying. Hahaha! I was actually teasing him if he'll buy me another ring if we were not able to find it. Lol. Also, I told him "Parang di ka naman nagpanic nung sinabi ko na nawawala singsing ko" to which he replied, "Baby, ano gusto mo...habang sumasayaw bigla tayong gumapang para maghanap. Eps. May sarili lang tayong dance moves ganon?" Hahaha! On point.
In the picture below, I am not actually kilig over what Marion was saying. Hahaha! I was actually teasing him if he'll buy me another ring if we were not able to find it. Lol. Also, I told him "Parang di ka naman nagpanic nung sinabi ko na nawawala singsing ko" to which he replied, "Baby, ano gusto mo...habang sumasayaw bigla tayong gumapang para maghanap. Eps. May sarili lang tayong dance moves ganon?" Hahaha! On point.
 |
| "Baby bibilan mo ba ko uli ng singsing?" |
And oh, can you guess what were dancing during the time I lost my ring? MACARENA! Jusko, lumang kanta pa. Hahaha! I'll never gonna dance macarena again.
