Show and Tell: Ring Finger

Late last night I was inspired by a new series on this blog, called Show and Tell, where my readers can interact more. You are welcome to show and tell me in a comment, in fact I encourage it!
I thought I would kick off this test run, with wedding rings. I get a lot of questions about my unusual wedding ring, and it generally sparks a lot of interest in the real world, so I though it would be a great thing to share with you.
My ring was purchased in a most non-traditional manner. I wandered into an antique mall, loved it, and bought it for myself. (My husband had picked out and bought me a lovely engagement ring though!) I bought it about 2 weeks before our wedding, despite the fact that it was sterling silver, with Cubic Zirconia and glass "stones." I have been stopped at expos and antique stores so that it can be looked over. One appraiser casually guessed this ring to be costume jewelry form the late Edwardian period.
One of the CZ's fell out and a lovely lady at the antique mall showed me how to fix it, and gave me a real diamond to put in it! So now I have one real diamond in my ring, how fancy!

So dear readers, do share yours. Share you vintage or contemporary wedding band, engagement, or promise ring. If you are not getting married anytime soon, but love to window shop, post your dream ring. I would truly love to see it!

Love and Marriage.

This past weekend was spent at the Coast, with my darling Husband, on our 2nd wedding anniversary. It was so pleasant to get away from the kids and city life for a couple days and just be silly!

On our way out to the beach we stopped at a lovely (and spendy!) Bistro for our anniversary dinner. It had a great view of the river's mouth to the ocean! We spent more than we have ever spent on food in our lives but it was delicious!
The Bistro is called the BRIDGEwater and is in Astoria, OR. If you ever find yourself out that way, I highly recommend the locally brewed beers and the prime rib! If it happens to be a celebration, they add nice details such as hand decorated desserts.
After leaving Astoria, we headed to Long Beach, WA where our family jointly owns a small beach cabin. Seeing as it was 100 degrees in the city, we thought the beach would be a nice getaway. We were entirely shocked when we rolled into town and it was cold, gray, and sprinkling!
The awful weather did a number on my pin-curls, which fell out almost upon arrival. But we didnt let the rain stop us, I raced go-carts along side my husband in my vintage sun dress! We wandered through town and decided to head to the cabin to end the night playing scrabble.

The Next morning I put my hot-sticks to good use and pulled off this hair style:
This hair-do also went flat immediately after we ate breakfast. Thank you coastal weather!
But we rented bikes and rode them down the board walk and went shopping in all of our favorite thrift and antique shops. We walked through the dunes on the beach and had a lovely weekend alone. I can't wait til next year!

Getting Hitched. Part Deux

2 years ago, I was married in a tiny little town on the Long beach Peninsula in Washington State.
The darling town, Oysterville, has not been touched by time. The entire "city," which is about 1/4 mile big, was built in the 1850s and remains that way today.
I had a modest wedding, with about 45 guests.
We handmade almost everything for the day, crafting up until the morning of.
It was a picturesque morning on the back side of the Willipa Bay, perfectly overcast, and calm winds.
I sobbed as I read my vows with my son in my arms.
I was a bride-zilla, and it rained on my perfect day.
None the less, it was the most fantastic day of my life.
Our wedding was even featured on on OFFBEAT BRIDE!





Fast forward, Valentines day 2009.
We have discovered, our friend, our minister...
Did, in fact, forget to file the paperwork.
I am not legally married. Our wedding, was not a legally binding contract.
I don't even know what to say. Vegas? Here we come?