Engagement Update: My Precious

A lot of my friends have been bugging me about showing them "the rock" since the day we announced our engagement. I'm not one to brag about material possessions on my blog or Facebook, but I felt like the ring Christopher chose for me was so unique and meaningful that perhaps my family and friends should know more about it.

Christopher and I were never the conventional type of couple. Sure, we can be as old-fashioned as they come when it comes to family values, dealing with other people and all that stuff, but the way we both work, our chemistry, and our interests, are far from ordinary. When Christopher asked my mom for her blessing, my mom said that he was the only guy I ever dated who truly brought out the "me", the daughter that she truly knew and loved, and that "me" was quirky and, sometimes, weird. And in the sweetest way possible, she said that Christopher and I were both weird, and that was what she really loved about us.

Christopher and I celebrate this weirdness everyday, which I'd rather call our uniqueness. And I think that is precisely one of the things my engagement ring truly represents.

The engagement ring is opal, and is surrounded by diamonds. The first thing Christopher told me to do with it was to go outside and look at it under the sun, because the internal structure of opal makes this beautiful stone diffract light, taking on many colors. It's the nerdiest, most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

But perhaps the most meaningful thing about this ring is its history, as it belonged to Christopher's mom when she was younger. He specifically asked for this ring because it was the most memorable one for him, and he remembers admiring it as a young boy.

I was telling him that I've always dreamed of being with a man who would give me something of his mom's, because family is so important to me. It speaks loudly of a man's relationship with his mother, and how it also translates to the honor he would someday give his wife.

On a lighter note, I also felt like Kate Middleton when Prince William proposed to her. Well, okay, I guess in some ways, I can't help but also feel like Bella Swan. Hehe.

I had imagined countless times how both my proposal and engagement ring would be like, and I never thought I'd be given something way beyond my wildest dreams.