The Lay of the Land

To clarify: I have told DCS that I won't be living with a man again before marriage or having that pretty damn quick afterwards. None of this trial marriage/shack up thing for me, especially if I am moving back to the country for it. And I told him that I could forgive a great many things, but I would not be able to forgive if he lost my grandmother's ring, and he knows that for truth.

So I hate doing ultimatums, but I told him that I wouldn't be moving in with him without the commitment of marriage and that I would have to decide one way or the other by the end of August/beginning of September. So it will either gell together well in the next three weeks, or I have to re-evaluate my life and plans and move on alone with Bump to figure out this newness.

So a funny thing came up this weekend (might be pretty mundane to the world at large, but amusing to me.) Four years ago, before we started dating, I was working in the Keys and bought DCS a silver dive/surf/water sports watch to give him for the following Christmas. I did give it to him, he wears it when he dresses up. So he 'fessed up this past weekend that a couple of years ago he lost the watch while we were in Charleston. Then bought a new one online to replace it quick so he didn't have to admit that he lost my gift. He said it so guiltily too... It was cute that he didn't want to hurt my feelings and had replaced it exactly (thank goodness he kept the box!)

My hand feels so naked without my ring. I wish I could take a picture of it for HNT. there is a little tiny white line and dent around my finger where it used to be.