happy new year!

I had a fantastic New Year's Eve. Nathan and I went and hung out with friends and ate tons of good food, laughed a whole lot, drank some Stella's (and champagne!), played games, and I got my kiss at midnight from the man that I love! I couldn't ask for anything better!

I should probably have some new year resolutions I guess. I don't know what I want to do. Save money would be a good one. Make money would also be nice. Seriously though, I'm praying that God will help me through nursing school and that I do well, that I will have minimal stress. I resolve to eat healthier even if it means that I don't lose anymore weight. I resolve to make more time for family. I resolve to spend less time on Pinterest.

That works... for now :)

I keep telling myself to quit looking at "shinies" (engagement rings), but they are just so shiny and pretty and I like to pretend that I'll have one someday! I was on Pinterest (see, this is why I need to get off of there!) and I stumbled upon this beauty:

Now, I thought that I was sold on a clear, sparkling, white diamond. I super fell in love with this "champagne" diamond in this ring. Not necessarily THE ring itself, but the diamond is cool and vintage looking and different. It turns out that there are many different words that people use to describe these varying colors of "tinged" diamonds. Champagne, cognac, chocolate, peach, light pink, orange... etc. So I started looking. I fell in love on Etsy.

by EidelPrecious

Then I started searching in the shop and found this:

It's a sapphire! Beautiful! (also EidelPrecious)

So I said to myself, Okay... can I deal with a sapphire? It's obviously not as hard as diamond, so would I scratch it up? I looked it up and it's a 9 on the hardness scale (where diamond is a 10). I think I can live with that! I never thought that I would fall in love with a sapphire. Bizarre.

Also, Cathy Waterman is my most favorite designer in the world. She's mega vintage, and also mega expensive. I wish she made cheaper things, because this rustic diamond, scalloped pear ring is beautiful.

at ylang23.com

But, my most favorite stone color ever ever ever, is this morganite ring:

Ultra vintage, not too pink, not brown, and I love the double band thing. (Etsy)

Pretty! Pinkish-gold stone.

Ok, no more. ;)