Last week I had one day packed with running errands of every type. One of those errands was to go to the recycle center. I had several trays of recyclables but there was a strong wind outside which made cans and plastic bottles fly out of the trays and roll down the parking lot. It was a gong show. I would run after one can while another bottle was flying through the air.
Finally, I got inside the building, cashed them in, and left for my next errand. When I turned the corner, my eye caught my right hand on the steering wheel - with NO ring on it. I freaked. I started to pray out loud as I turned the car around, ran into the recycle center, and then searched the parking lot - NOTHING.
Sifting through my tense brain, I tried to remember when I last saw it -- or felt it on my hand. Nothing. Empty.
Do I call my husband?
What would I say to him? He made me this ring for a special anniversary.
I carefully emptied my purse onto the front seat of the car and there it was - at the bottom of my bag. How did that happen? This was not possible -- yet there it was. Was this one of those times when an angel was looking out for me and placed it there? I will never know.
I called my husband but
only told him the first part of the story. Was that mean of me to want him to
feel my panic? Halfway through the story, I had to say, "Don't
worry - everything's okay."
Lesson Learned:
Leave your jewelry at
home when running errands.
Oh Carol, sadly I've had at least two of these moments, and I have not been married almost 50 years like you guys! Once my ring was found in the rubber covering the front loader washing machine (I must have left it in my pants' pocket) and once in the cupholder of his car. I panicked both times, especially considering the jewellery store we had our rings handmade, has since gone out of business.
ReplyDeleteWe are in the custom jewelry business and you wouldn't believe how often we have to remake rings for people who have lost theirs. I rarely wear mine unless it is a special occasion. :)
DeleteOh how scary! Sadly, I lost my mom's wedding ring. She had given it to me and I started wearing it once in a while instead of just keeping it safe. After a trip to the emergency room to check on my brother-in-law I looked down at my hand and it was just gone. I went back to the ER and checked the parking lot, asked at the desk but it was nowhere. I keep hoping that someday I'll find it somewhere around the house. Glad you found yours!
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That is so sad. We are in the jewelry business and quite often we do insurance claims for people who have lost their rings. I rarely wear mine unless I am going out for dinner or something similar.
DeleteI have never heard of someone remooving a ring from their hands- except when washing the dishes by hand (when it was possible the soapy hands would relinquish the ring down the drain).
ReplyDeleteInteresting comment. We are in the jewelry business and see this happen so often. I never wear my jewelry at home.
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