My Love Story: Wedding Season with Macy’s

When Macy’s asked me to work together during the Wedding season, they asked me a question —-“How did you meet your husband?”  This is a common question people ask me , too. A good question indeed! Because when we met, I lived in China, and he lived in Los Angeles.

It’s a long story, but here it is.  I was a Chinese government Foreign Affairs Agent at the time.  I set up meetings when Chinese Government officials visited foreign countries, and I was responsible to arrange their air travel & accommodations. Most of the time, I traveled with the different groups to different countries — I was the “trouble-shooter” and interpreter all the way.

Bob used to work in a Los Angeles County government office, and he has been living in the U.S all his life, so through some mutual friends, he helped me build up some connections with local universities and government organizations, the kinds of people my groups traveled to meet with.  Up to then we hadn’t actually met in person.

Finally, on one of my trips to Los Angeles, we decided to meet for the first time in person.  We chose a restaurant that was near the hotel where my group was staying, and it wasn’t a fancy one — I was tired and didn’t want to stay up late.  (If you must know, it was a Chili’s Restaurant — still one of our family’s favorites!)  We had a lovely conversation.  And we decided later that we both felt the chemistry at that first meeting (ha!) . The next day, I flew to NYC with my group, and when I checked into the hotel there, the desk clerk told me that I had a delivery package waiting — that was a little surprise from Bob. “He is smart and sweet,” I told myself.  We started chatting online and talking by phone EVERYDAY since then, even after I finished my trip and went back to China.  In fact, because of the time difference between China and Los Angeles, Bob gave me a call EVERY working day to wake me up and say, “Good morning” to me.  He was sweet AND persistent!

We met again a couple months later during my next government trip to the U.S with another group.  This time Bob took me to celebrate his Dad’s birthday dinner.  I had a wonderful time celebrating with him and his family.  I felt so happy and lucky that God sent him to me.

Then, on my next visit to Los Angeles, Bob made me dinner in his house.  He gave me this ring, bent his knee, and proposed marriage to me with no warning!  I didn’t know how to react at all — I had seen things like that on the TV and in movies, and I couldn’t believe this was actually happening to me!  After I caught my breath, I did say, “Yes!”   And that was the best decision in my life!

Later, Bob told me how he chose thie ring because he likes all those little diamonds surrounding the big diamond, and his jewelry friend gave him a good price.  “Don’t ever lose it,” he said.  That’s the advice Bob gave to me whenever I try to find out the value of the ring.

The truth? This ring didn’t fit my taste and my finger (too loose). But I still love it because it represents our love and marriage, and diamonds make everything look good!

We wanted to send the ring for some size adjustment, but I became pregnant soon after we married, and my fingers swelled a little.  Then Red Bear was born and joined our busy life, and somehow we have never really found time to do so.

I have been very careful when wearing this ring.  I take it off when I shower or wash my hands or go to the gym, the beach, or swimming.  One time, we visited a Hilton Hotel in Pensacola, Florida, and I did the same, took off my ring when I went to shower.  The next morning we checked out of the hotel, and drove 5 hours away from the hotel — and I suddenly remembered I didn’t have the ring with me!  We all amost lost our minds at the moment, and pulled the car off the freeway, and discussed whether to drive back to the hotel (and throw our entire planned road trip off schedule).  But thanks to my instinct I believed the hotel people would find it and mail back to us.  So I gave the hotel a call, asked them to check my room which they hadn’t cleaned yet.  The Manager and a maid checked our room and found the ring, on the dresser, just where I left it!  They sent it back to us by Federal Express at our expense, and all was well.  What a relief!

Woo-hoo, thanks to God, and thanks to those honest people, we got our ring back!  I will never let it go again!

Talking about these stories makes my heart full of joy. “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend”…I feel so lucky that I have way better than just the diamonds, I have 2 men in my life, my husband my son.  They are more than best friends to me, they are my family, they are my life.

“Next to sound judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world”. Jean de la Bruyere….And Diamonds and pearls are two of my favorite jewelry , what kind of diamond jewelry I like?  I personally really like the simple and very feminine design.  These are some of my favorite styles that I pick from Macy’s.

1. Marchesa Diamond Pendant / 2. X3 Certified Diamond Engagement Ring  / 3. Classique by EFFY Diamond Wide-Style Ring  / 4. Le Vian Diamond Flower Earrings / 5. X3 Certified Diamond Stud Earrings / 6. EFFY Diamond Hoop Earrings / 7. Le Vian Diamond Wedding Band in 14k Gold / 8. Eclipse By EFFY Freshwater Pearl Necklace

The conclusion: What matters about the diamond ring is not the size, not the shape, but the people behind it.  I know you agree with me, don’t you?

This post is a collaboration with Macy’s and Shopping Links.

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