Reminds me of a story I once heard about Victoria and David Beckham. Someone I knew once was a guest of theirs and had been flown in to their UK estate by helicopter. Upon his arrival he noticed two neon signs. One with the initial V and the other with the initial D. I don't think anyone had ever bothered to point out the embarrassing coincidence. Perhaps a neon heart would have been a better welcome to Beckingham Palace.
And talking about V& D Beckham it brings me to the theme of the post: BLING. A fitting theme for Valentine's Day and a link up with Gifts of Serendipity's Bling On Love.
Today my husband leaves for Sri Lanka. He'll be gone six weeks for the World Cup Cricket. I feel like I am standing at the base of an all too familiar mountain. One that I have climbed too many times this past year and I really just can't muster the energy to do it again. I am emotionally lethargic just thinking about it. But I hope it's the final hurdle before we make some changes.
The upside of trips to Sri Lanka are the jewels and I have received a few over the years. My most prized being this aquamarine.
The Lichtenstein in the background speaks volumes about my emotional state during the absences.
It seems Ceylon jewels have featured a bit in my family history. My Grandmother had a gorgeous Alexandrite which I never actually saw, but it's a family legend. She left it in a hotel room drawer. Maybe it looked something like this.
My Father's step Mother had this beautiful aqua ring made in Ceylon. It now belongs to my cousin. I think the rose gold suits this greeny aqua beautifully.
Anyhow this trip I haven't requested jewels but rather a re-setting of my engagement diamond. We recently celebrated 10 years. The last few have been a tough and testing time. But we made it. As a symbol for our new beginnings I wanted a whole new ring. In using the same diamond and some of the original gold I hope that this translates as respect for our past and all that we have learnt.
This is how I hope it will look. (Although my diamond is never going to look that big!)
Happy VD!
