totally distracted!

It's so hard to concentrate when I have something so pretty on my finger!

I love my ring- I had mixed feelings about the e-ring to begin with because:
1) W just started school and I didn't want him to demolish his savings account for an extravagant ring
2) At work I have to wash my hands, put gloves on, etc. so it had to be able to withstand a lot of wear and tear
3) I'm really not that fancy myself
4) I didn't want a diamond (due to the inflated prices and the whole conflict diamond issue) and W didn't want to get me a "fake" diamond (aka moissanite, which I was okay with cuz it's gorgeous!)
5) I like sapphires or other gemstones, but they had to be durable and the sapphires I had seen online were really dark.

Leave it up to the FI to find the perfect ring! I refused to go shopping with him because I wanted to be surprised, but I threw him a bone and sent pictures of things that I liked. I wanted a really unique ring with an antique feel (if not an antique itself).

He ended up choosing a beautiful round cut sapphire with channel set diamonds on the top sides, caesar engraving on the other sides, and a surprise diamond underneath. He even checked to see if they could find out where the smaller diamonds were from, but unfortunately they don't trace those. The sapphire is perfect- it's not too dark, and it takes on different hues in various lighting. I was really surprised when I first saw it, but now it's hard for me to take my eyes off of it. I love it more each day...not just because it's pretty, but because I'm starting to really understand the implication of this ring.



With that in mind, I'm trying to think of an engagement present for my FI. I don't want to get him a ring since he's waiting for his wedding band, but it seems so one-sided to receive something so expensive and meaningful and give nothing in return. Okay, not nothing- he does get a fiancee who loves him very much- but you know what I mean! One friend got her husband an HDTV as a gift...talk about distracting! I don't want to get something just for the sake of getting something, so if inspiration hits me then I'll buy it. Any ideas?

I was thinking about these, but I might save them for a wedding gift:

Red Sox cufflinks! I think they're "wicked" cute but I might see them in person first before I make any decisions.