I have to be honest, it is kind of weird wearing an engagement ring at first. I’ve worn plenty of rings before. But none of them have been this important and this expensive.  At the beginning of our engagement I was kind of paranoid about losing my ring. I previously lost the most expensive ring I ever had and my family members have a tendency to lose their wedding rings as well. It did not help my paranoia that I got my own ring size wrong and my ring was too big.  The first couple of weeks I was extremely cautious when wearing it. I would walk around with my fist clenched, wash my hands with extreme caution, and not wear any lotion of any kind. But after my ring was sized, I felt much more comfortable about wearing it. In fact, I felt fabulous. Like this:

I had to get to used to wearing my ring. But I also had to get used to doing my nails regularly. One of the first things your supposed to do when you get engaged is get a manicure. I normally don’t paint my fingernails. I always ended up ruining my manicure within 10 minutes of getting my nails done, I suck at painting my right hand, and I really don’t like the way my fingernails look painted. So when Phil put a ring on it, I got myself a Groupon for a gel manicure because there was no way I was going to paint my nails myself. I wanted to try a gel manicure because it is supposed to last up to 2 weeks. A gel manicure is perfect for me because the less I had to do the better. It was great because it dries instantly, so I couldn’t mess up my manicure. Although, my manicure didn’t last 2 weeks it was more like 1 week. But it is longer than a regular manicure so I was super happy. So I decided to buy Sally Hansen Salon Gel Polish Starter Kit and it was well worth the money. You don’t have to paint your nails perfectly for it to work and it lasted longer than my gel manicure that I got at the salon (around a 1 1/2 weeks). It costs around $64, which is the cost of 2 manicures at the salon. So my ring turned me into a manicure person. Who knows I might instagram pictures of my nail art while holding an invisible hockey puck. Who am I kidding…I’ll never do that.