Friday On My Mind - 5

Another Friday rolls round yay, and another photo, well a couple, for the lovely Rhonda from the Down To Earth blog Friday Photo Feature - 'On My Mind....'

So what is on my mind this  Friday?.............................

Our Engagement Ring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Our Engagement Ring - I took the photos when we got home, and forgot to wipe it, so a bit smudgy!

I love the side on view, a bit of an art deco feel

Some sparkles

We got engaged on Feb 14, Valentines Day, and after a bit of looking around, a friend of Mr Mel's father is a retired jeweller and he offered us a fantastic deal on getting the ring we loved made, after 2 weeks this is the result!!

The band is alot wider than most engagement rings, but we love it, it suits my somewhat sausage fingers, and it's a bit different, just like us  :)

Till next time,

Friday On My Mind - 3

Gee Friday's are coming around quickly, not that I'm 100% complaining as it means another weekend is knocking on the door!

As per the past few Fridays, it's time to participate in the lovely Rhonda from the Down To Earth blog Friday Photo Feature - 'On My Mind....'

So what is on my mind this Friday?

Seeings as Mr Mel proposed on Monday, you would be correct in thinking that future wedding plans have been on our minds.

Tomorrow we are going engagement ring shopping, so On My Mind today, is engagement rings, how much to spend (or not spend), what sort, etc etc.

Mr Mel wants me to get one I love, I'm just hoping the one I love isn't too pricey!

Apparently there used to be a 'formula' for engagement rings, of 2 months of the future grooms salary.  But I just can't justify spending that sort of $ on a ring!

I was horrified when googling the question to see on some forums that $20,000-$30,000 is the norm!  Holy moley, that's a fair chunk of our mortgage!

The one we go with has to be practical to a point, I work with horses so don't want to have to take it off 5 times a day or be worried about it catching etc, so it needs to be relatively flat, if possible.

At least I delivered on my promise of no photos of horses this Friday :)

Till next time,