The "Official" Ring

This Labor Day weekend, the final weekend of the summer, I Francine received an official ring from my love. This official and precious ring is a delicate white gold braided band with a beautiful sapphire stone in the center. It is the most beautiful ring these eyes have ever seen. Sure there are bigger stones on other fingers but this ring is perfect and priceless in what it represents. Besides the obvious beauty, the true miracle of this ring is the meaning behind it. It is my promise ring, my official girlfriend ring. This ring represents a promise, a love, a commitment, a bond, and hope for two souls who were brought together. And so it is...I am now Carl's "official" girlfriend.

The evening that this beautiful ring came into my life my Somebody and I laid in bed together holding and kissing each other until we fell asleep. Before we left our conscious state, my love, the man I have been waiting for, asked me to marry him in the future. Stunned and so full of emotions I accepted his unofficial proposal. So in one brief weekend I guess I went from being an unofficial girlfriend to an official girlfriend and then an unofficial fiance.

What can I say? How could I have imagined this a week ago, a month ago, a year ago or a lifetime ago? There are no answers...this is a blessing, a gift, a miracle and I am the most grateful girl in the world. Thank you!

As if this were not enough, I gave my Somebody a gift. This simple gift brought a strong man to tears. Moments after receiving my ring I gave Carl a small gift. In the grand scheme of things this modest gift was not much. How can a computer mouse move a man? I guess the answer lies in the fact that I quietly hear this man. I hear him. I hear him. I hear him.

I heard him when he complained about his mouse. He complained to himself, simply talking out loud. He did not know that I heard him. When he uttered these complaints I immediately thought to myself, "I have to get my sweetheart a new mouse". And so this little piece of technology moved a man and revealed how much I love him and how important his words are to me.

Going back further, I must share how this wonderful holiday weekend began. As I pulled up to Elly's home I was guided by balloons and hand colored signs that my beloved and Sidney made. The path leading to the door was lined with heart shaped confetti. I was then greeted with a bouquet of flowers, hugs and kisses. What a perfect weekend. Thank you my love for making my life and my heart so full. All your kindness, thoughtfulness and romantic gestures are appreciated more than you will ever know. I love you Carl!