Well I have had a very sad weekend and have cried far too much. Well maybe according to Dave as he has tried to console me. I lost my wedding ring this weekend, today is the first day I have been able to talk about it without crying. Ali had a horseshow on Saturday and in the early morning I had to wash her horse. Well my ring was bothering me as it would get caught in the horses mane, so I stuffed it in my levi's pocket and forgot about it for most of the day. Changed my clothes in the bedroom of my sister's horse trailer, folded my pants and put them on the bed. I took a change of clothes because I usually get all muddy and dirty in getting ready. When the horse show was over, I just grabbed all the clothes and stuffed them in the trunk of my car.
West Jordan has an awesome park and I had told the kids they could play there after the horseshow. While my kids played at the park I had the panic attack of looking down and not seeing my ring on my finger. Feeling around in my pockets realized that I had changed my clothes. Proceeded to get in the trunk to get my other pants and I felt a ring - pulled out my CTR ring. No wedding ring to be found. My heart just sank!
I asked my sister if she would watch my kids so I could run back over to the arena and look for it. She said, no I need to come with you to look. So my brother in law watched my kids while my sister and I went back and crawled around on our hands and knees in the gravel and dirt. What a great sister I have. We looked for at least 40 minutes.
Why couldn't it have been the $20 CTR ring that my husband didn't give me, hasn't been part of my life for 10 years...can be replaced so easily and has no sentimental value? I hope that there is some lesson that is to be learned from this that I can't see right now.
Dave went with his two friends at work this morning to the horse arena with metal detectors. He called me and told me that he doesnt' think it is there. They had three metal detectors and looked everywhere we were parked and in the path of where I would have carried my clothes.
Ali just knows we will find it. I am happy to have her to help cheer me up. She is such a little blessing!
For now I am just going to be sad, and pray that it turns up somewhere that I don't expect.
6 comments:
Steph! How sad! I remember the last time you thought you had lost it and Ali had just taken it. I sincerely hope you find it. Wouldn't it be fabulous if it just showed up one day where you least expected it? I hope that day is tomorrow. I am so sorry to hear you lost your ring. I can only imagine how horrible that must make you feel. I know I would be freaking out for a good long time.
I actually thought I lost a couple of sentimental rings in our move, and I was really upset. They were my promise rings from the first guy I ever loved. I finally chalked them up as gone for good, and this weekend I came across them in the most unusual place. I pray that happens for you.
Loads of love and hugs. I miss you tons!
Man. That seriously sucks. I really, really, really hope it turns up.
I have beat myself up over and over about it. Why did I wear it? Why did I take it off? Why did I put it in my pocket? If I would have done this, or would have done that! Etc. Etc. Etc. Like they say hind sight is 20/20
I keep meaning to call you. I wanted to hear what happened when Dave took the metal detector's out. That was nice of his friends to help him out too. Sorry it wasn't found. You never know when things will show up and I really REALLY hope it does. Sorry you had such a sad weekend.
I am soooooo sorry! That makes me sad. If it makes you feel any better, my mom's diamond fell out of her setting and she didn't know it and we searched everywhere. Really.......we were looking for a little diamond. A couple of weeks later, it showed up in my brothers sock drawer where she had put laundry away! Miracles happen!! I hope you find it!! LOVE YOU!
My Grandma lost her wedding ring in a new set of cement steps. It probably happened 50 years ago, but it's a story we still hear often.
You'll be in my thought!
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