It never occurred to me that I would have trouble finding the perfect wedding jewelery. Sure, I've went on the town-wide search for the perfect jewelery for the perfect occasion more than one time, but I've always come out successful. I have boxes full of jewelery (all still packed, I'm afraid) but I never thought I'd have trouble finding something to go with the w-dress. Oiy! I was WRONG! I have been searching the city up and down for weeks!
The Nordstrom's semi-annual sale was started a week ago. The semi-annual sale is big doin's, at least in Seattle. Seriously, you KNOW there are more people downtown during the 2-week sale. The store is packed. The streets are loaded with signature "semi-annual sale" bags. EVERYWHERE! And they open early! Some people have their bags full before I get to work int he morning. It's craziness...and I was desperate.
For the first time ever I went to the Nordstrom jewelery counter. I always get shoes there and that's fine, but now I was buying jewelery at a mass retailer for of all things: the marriage of my and my jeweler beau!! I took a quick lap around when I saw it. It was cool.... pearls. Fake/Arty looking pearls...but pearls non the less. I was hooked. I knelt down and peered in the glass. Yup. I liked them. No. Wait. I think I loved them.
I ran screaming from the store.
How could I? How could I buy wedding jewelery and not wear something my honey gave me or something vintage...something from my world-wide travels? HOW!!!????
I was racked. I'll spare you the storied about the next 4 trips to kneel down and stare in the glass.
Finally, this week I still didn't have anything that would work. The piece Aaron made that I want to wear just doesn't "go" with the dress. I'll wear it another night this weekend. My good pal Cynthia went with me and helped me rationalize it. That's what girl friends do. Rationalize. She said there's nothing dirty about it...I should buy it.
I tried it on. I tried three of them on. We all stood around loving them all, but one especially. It would be the asymmetrical piece. We all knew it. I asked what the sale price was...it IS the big semi-annual sale after all. That's when they nicely told me that things under glass aren't covered by the sale. Not to be deterred I asked if they were negotiable...what if I paid in cash? Nope. Basically it came down to, "do you want it or not?" Well.. that's not fair because you KNOW I wanted it. I pinched my eyes shut and said, "I'll take it...and add a set of earrings too please."
(They took my money and handed me my goods in a regular Nordstrom's bag. That seemed fair since it wasn't on sale after all.)
I sheepishly came home to my jeweler and told him what I did. He said not to feel bad at all and that at least it was a line done my an artist.
"Ahhhhh....." a big sigh of relief. 'At least it was an artists' line'. Now it was all better. Next time I'll take him to help rationalize it!
THEY GOT ME AT WORK!!!
My last day of work for the next month was yesterday! My co-worker is also getting married this month. She's been engaged for a year and a half and is having 7 changes of clothes and 500 guests. I'm having 40 guests and 3 outfits (if you count shorts and a linen shirt as an outfit). It's been fun comparing it all through our engagements. On Friday I got a meeting request from our project controller saying she needed to meet with the two of us on Monday afternoon. I spent time preparing for the meeting and invited other people (who she then dis-invited). And when it came time for the meeting, not knowing she dis-invited them I was calling the other people up, "Hey! We have a meeting, let's go!" Meanwhile, she's calling them back, "Don't come..." So it went. Off to the conference room and you guessed it: Surprise Party, complete with cake and ice cream.
Both of us were TOTALLY surprised. We got cards and presents...and best of all, advise. Seriously, my
co-workers told some great stories. I'm always a little surprised when the engineers get excited about something so emotional and, well, 'girly', but they clearly take weddings, honeymoons, and most importantly marriages darned seriously. It was super fun!We're off to do last minute details like, oh I don't know: Write Vows.
Until the next time we can write.... stay tuned.
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