Love Thursday: February 7th, 2008

While I certain can appreciate a well-put together outfit and I admire women who have an innate sense of style, I have to admit that I'm personally too lazy to cultivate much fashion or style in my life.  I mean, I'm not a slob or anything:  for example, I do try to wear at least a little lipstick when I go out in public; however, I wear my hair the same way every day, I keep my nails short because I really couldn't be bothered with a manicure, and not a day goes by when I don't thank God my eyebrows are relatively thin, because there's no way in hell I'm spending precious moments plucking them.    

But really, I'm not a slob.  Ahem.

Anyway, my laziness extends to my jewelry choices as well -- I don't wear earrings, and I tend to wear the same necklace for months on end.  I love my wedding rings not just because I think they're pretty, but also because I don't have to think about what to wear on my left hand every day.  The thing is, though, I  do like rings, and my right hand feels naked without them; however, toward the end of last year I realized I'd amassed a large enough assortment of rings that I spent far too much time each day (in my opinion) being overwhelmed by the choices.  So when Marcus asked me what I wanted for Christmas, my answer was quick:

 "Well," I said, "I think I'd like a ring for my right hand.  I don't want anything fancy or expensive, but I think that if you gave it to me for Christmas, it would me a lot to me, and I wouldn't want to take it off."

Marcus smiled.  "Okay.  But you pick it out.  That way you'll get something you like."

So I did.  It was a sweet little ring, a wide silver band, very simple.  Marcus ordered it, and come Christmas morning, I opened it gratefully.

But then I noticed another box.  "That's the second one I ordered," Marcus said.

The second one, it turned out, is the ring you see above -- a thin silver band with the words "I love you forever" engraved on one side.  It's a ring Marcus picked out without my input, and it fits perfectly against the band I chose.   I wear them together, keeping the words hidden between the bands.  The set means more to me than I can express.  I never take them off.

 Happy Love Thursday, everyone.  Please leave your links to your images of love in the comments, below (for inspiration:  the beautiful images left by HipMomma, freakparade and beebee mod in the Shutter Sisters Flickr pool). 

And may you reflect on those symbols of the love in your life today.

(Update:  Because some of you have asked, you can find the ring in the Sundance Jewelry catalog.  That particular ring  -- showing what's on the other side -- can be found here.)

Comments

[camerashymomma]

happy love thursday! my son loves glue. i love his creations...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/camerashymomma/2247371109/

[nikkipolani]

What a lovely ring and story.
Here is something I love as well.
http://nikkipolani.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/love-thursday-love/

[Anna]

I love that story - and the ring. This is a shot of my son, and by the looks of things, is in love with himself.

http://vancouverhometown.blogspot.com/2008/02/love-thursday.html

[Tracey Clark]

Karen, that image is exquisite.
My post makes me weepy but it's full of 18 years of love.
http://maypapers.blogspot.com/2008/02/love-and-loss-almost.html

[mel from freak parade]

What a wonderful gift. So sweet.

Here is my contribution...because she is growing afar too quickly, and every once in awhile, I look at her and don't see any baby left at all...and my heart breaks a little.

http://flickr.com/photos/muckyyuck/2246596796/

[Lisa]

I love your ring! And I probably know exactly where he got it. I bought a similar ring for my husband this last Valentine's day, and had our daughter's name and birthdate stamped into it. So priceless, and so very sweet.

Lucky gal you are :)

[stacelet]

What a lovely story and a sweet gift. The ring is beautiful.

My love Thursday contribution this week is one of my best friend and I, after he'd asked me to marry him... http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1222/757562210_bd3b9d5012.jpg

[Shama-Lama Mama]

I love it when you capture just that perfect, perfect moment... like this moment of love between my husband and our son:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shama-lama_mama/2194612004/

[corey]

Beautiful ring. Your husband has great taste, and sounds like a true romantic.

Here's my contribution for love Thursday:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/giggletwig/2247309173/

[christie]

I am finally getting in some sewing.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/enckline/2240378440/

[Chris]

It's certainly not the best picture, but for "love Thursday", it takes the cake. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeroldssis/2248268832/

[heidi]

Oh how I love Love Thursday! This one shows neighborly love -- my husband and I just bought a house down the street from an elementary school and received this little gift from the 4th grade class last week.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hstender/2240409450/

[kelly rae]

loving what you guys are doing over here. wanted to join in with a post about loving a book, a dog, and a quote about loving ourselves for the people we love in our lives. lot's o love.
http://kellyraeroberts.blogspot.com/2008/02/love-thursdays.html

[Anali]

That is a wonderful story and I love the ring! Here is my post!

http://analisfirstamendment.blogspot.com/2008/02/love-thursday.html

[jessica new]

My husband just got me a new ring this Christmas... The first one he has ever picked out without my help & I absolutely LOVE it... I am the same way about my jewelry as you are!
that is too funny!!

Here is my Love Thursday contribution for this week.
It's all about finding LOVE when & where you least expect it.
http://jessicanew.blogspot.com/2008/02/love-in-strange-places.html

[bleeding espresso]

What a gorgeous story. Me? I have a case of puppy love this week:

http://shuttersisters.com/home/2008/2/7/love-thursday-february-7th-2008.html


Happy Love Thursday everyone! I'm so happy that this is back :)

[bleeding espresso]

Gah! Wrong link! (Please feel free to delete previous comment.)

Again:

What a gorgeous story. Me? I have a case of puppy love this week:

http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/02/love-thursday-letting-sleeping-dogs-lie.html

Happy Love Thursday everyone! I'm so happy that this is back :)

[Lois Lane]

Wonderful post. Thanks for inspiring me this week with my contribution to Love Thursday:

http://loislanelive.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/love-thursday-2/

[kt]

Here is my daughter with her bestfriend, having a bestfriend is lovely http://kt40.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/best-friends/ happy Love Thursday everyone! kt

[kt]

Here is my daughter with her bestfriend, having a bestfriend is lovely. http://kt40.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/best-friends/ Happy Love Thursday everyone! kt

[jen lemen]

here's a picture of someone who is constantly teaching me how to love, along with some notes of links i love this week....

http://www.jenlemen.com/blog/?p=321

[birchsprite]

I love the Spring and miss the sun

http://birchsprite.blogspot.com/2008/02/look-at-leaves.html

So for some reason my Love thursday contribution is a B&W shot... it doesn't make much sense.

[shaz]

http://www.adventures-in-motherhood.com/article/comments/love-thursday-being-happy/

[To Think is to Create]

Gorgeous ring, and deeply lovely pic.

Here's mine:

http://tinyurl.com/2m6td3

[Bunny]

Again, I have the sibling love, but what can I say? It melts me into a lovey mama puddle of goo.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55899304@N00/2245052040/

[Jeanine]

What a beautiful post!

I don't know what I'd do without my friends. This Love Thursday is dedicated to them.

http://bohemiancreations.ca/blog/?p=804

[Mrs. Eaves]

Sometimes love is really corny...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23151594@N07/2246968135/

[Lauren C.]

http://web.mac.com/sophiesings/iWeb/Site/Movie%202.html

I LOVE the love that my daughter shares with her Dad !!!

[Sam Dutcher]

Happy Love Thursday! It's a good day for some Love!

http://robandsamphoto.com/artwork/212817.html

[Kate]

Beautiful sentiment Karen, and a great capture of it...

[Melody A.]

I'm still waiting for the day that my hubby does that for me. And, wow, yours did great! Lovely photo as well.

Thanks for the link above! Here it is again:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hipmommatexas/2246942449/

[kristin]

ahhhh LOVE thursday brings so much inspiration.
last week i showed new beginings for my son and baby girl. this week sibling love is again on my plate. here is mine:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14811117@N02/2232984044/in/set-72157603828703759/

[Lesley]

Your story and ring are beautiful :)

Here is my contribution for Love Thursday:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11085249@N07/2247895993/

[Sarah-Ji]

That is a gorgeous ring, and the story behind it is just as beautiful! Here's my post for the week:
http://www.shutterbugmama.com/2008/02/love-thursday-new-family.html

[Lys]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2268/2248702626_19a737339a_b.jpg

Here is a older shot that I edited in Lightroom. I love how it turned out.

[Maya]

That ring is beautiful. I love how simple it is.
Here's mine:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/73498912@N00/2248568442/

[Jennifer]

The ring is beautiful, the picture is beautiful, and so is the story!

[FireMom]

Found some love this week!

http://stopdropandblog.com/2008/02/07/love-thursday-a-childs-gift/

[Colleen]

Yeah for Love Thursday!

Here are two shots of sibling love (sort of):

http://delaneydiaries.typepad.com/the_delaney_diaries/2008/02/love-thursday-s.html

[Liz]

Lovely story, lovely image. And lovely husband for getting it just right! With my own wedding anniversary coming right up, I'm finding reminders like this that love, actually, is all around:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizgrandmaison/2247953907/

[Mir]

Happy Love Thursday, everyone! http://wouldashoulda.com/2008/02/07/guy-otto-pi/

[alli]

I finally have a picture for Love Thursday. This just spoke such sweet volumes to me.

http://alwaysalli.com/2008/02/07/love-thursday-mommy-puppy-love/

[Jen]

Thanks so much for highlighting the threesome. It was such a wonderful moment and melts me everytime I look at it.

[Ginna]

Such a cute story about the rings, and your picture is beautiful!

Here's something I saw in the park when I was on a walk the other day. This kid crawled along next to his dog for probably about ten minutes. I thought it was so cute.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ginnahendricks/2246022341/

I especially love how the dog is so much bigger than the kid.

[Tricia]

they really deserve each other: http://www.timestandstillphotography.com/images/fipup923.jpg

[Linda Lo]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lindalo/2248824334/

there is nothing artsy about this picture but it perfectly captures this emotion we call love.

this is me completely exhausted feeding my 3 week old son with my mother in law adoringly looking on. we adopted him and waited so long for him - i'm totally in love and it's clear in this picture that i don't care one single bit about the exhaustion. bring it on, i say.

[Raven]

Here is mine!

This is my niece Kayla, she loves animals and this is her with her baby bunny.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/justexpressive/2248036985/

[Lisl Sukachevin]

Beautiful photo of the ring! I just took some "Love" photos this week in preparation for Valentine's Day. Here's the link:

http://lislsukachevin.blogspot.com/2008/01/valentines-shoot.html

Lisl

[Laurie]

Can I ask where the ring came from? I'm wanting to get one for someone.Thanks!

[Lucy]

My little love

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucindasummerville/2248862006/