Monday, October 26, 2009

Something old, Something new, Something, borrowed, Something blue

Something old is my old engagement ring. It was Justin's granny's wedding ring at one time. I am not sure how old it really is, but older than a new one. A few months back, I discovered my wedding ring (no pic.) had broken. The center "diamond" had completely come off and is missing forever. All that was left was the spiral around the middle with little, tiny, diamond specks. So, I was wearing this engagement ring in its place. Until we went on vacation to Branson, MO and a sign in a jewelry shop caught my eye: Ultra Diamonds 75% off clearance!!!!!
This leads me to the something new...my new wedding ring with "real" diamonds. It is just what I wanted. It is just a 14k gold band with 5 diamonds across the top. It is smooth, so it won't scratch my babies, and it is sparkly. It has a beautiful profile that makes the diamonds look like they are just floating, but my camera is obviously not good enough to capture that kind of a detailed picture, sorry. I can actually see the diamonds rather than specks painted in silver to make them look bigger. Needless to say, I am very pleased with my new ring which will hopefully be my last....wedding ring that is;)
Something borrowed has to do with Justin's new job. He was transferred to a new CCA facility (prison) out in Sayre, OK. The prison here had to cutback several of their employees and we are so thankful that he was able to transfer in-state and also receive a nice pay raise. He is staying with some good friends while he adjusts to his new position. We are going to take things very slowly and make sure we make the best decision concerning our current house, Merilee in school, wintertime, etc., before we move our family out to Western Oklahoma. We are grateful again that our friends have been so willing to let him borrow some space in their house and take care of him for me.
Something blue has to do with a pretty big secret we have been keeping for almost 5 months. You guessed it....we're having a boy!!! He is known as Huey or Dragon for now. He has a real name that will be kept a secret until he is born around Spring Break (March 25). It will be a repeat C-section, so I am hoping I will have some say as to the exact day he arrives (it only seems fair since I am the one being cut open!) I am 19 weeks today and will add a cute counter to the blog so you can count down the days with me. And I guess, for those of you who have been told to keep your mouth shut (or else!!) can now tell whomever you wish;) We are totally excited!!!





7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Glad that I can finally share you guys good news!

-Charity

Anonymous said...

Yay, yay, yay!!! So many fun, new things going on in your life! I am so excited for you guys!! It was so fun to be able to see Justin. It was funny because Phillip said, "that person in that car is LDS, or they bought a car from someone who's LDS because they have an institute sticker in the window". I looked, and sure enough it was Justin! What were the chances of that?!!
Yay, for a boy!! How exciting is that?!! Can't wait to hear the real name!! :)

Alabama Apples said...

Ahhhh! How exciting!!!! Hooray for a beautiful new ring, hooray for a job for Justin, and hooray, hooray, hooray for little boy on the way! I hope your pregnancy goes well and you are feeling alright.

Dina said...

Yay! Congrats on everything...especiall the little boy!

The Eldredge's said...

Congrats!! We are so happy for you guys!!

JC Choate said...

lol LET THE WORLD HEAR!! hehehe that was a cool post Leighanne

Tiffany said...

Who does Justin know out in Sayre? I grew up in that part of the world.