Andrew and I have been together now for just over 3 years, in fact it’s now 3 years and 1 month.  During that time he has given me numerous gifts, ranging from flowers and little trinkets to much more substantial items.  The first gift he gave me (not counting flowers) was a little diamond necklace.  I dropped him off at the airport when he was flying down to Melbourne for a week, and when I said goodbye to him he told me that he’d left me something in the glove box of the car.  When I got back to the car (which is a story in itself, since I lost the car in the carpark and spent a long time wandering around trying to find it) I found a small box containing the necklace.  I’ve worn that necklace ever since, only taking it off when it was necessary.

When I was at the hospital two weeks ago, I was told to take off all my jewelry (just my watch and necklace) before going into surgery.  I took off my necklace, and then had to find somewhere to put it.  I think I gave it to the midwife and she put it in my handbag for me.  I had done up the clasp so that the diamond pendant didn’t get lost.   When I saw Andrew after surgery, he got the watch and necklace out of my bag and gave them to me.  But the diamond was missing!  I must have dropped it before doing up the clasp.  I was absolutely devistated that I had been so careless and had lost it.   Andrew asked me if I wanted him to go back to the Birth Suite to see if it was there, but I had little hope since it could have easily been caught up in the sheets of the bed, and I’d changed beds numerous times since being in the Birth Suite.  So I couldn’t believe it when he arrived back with the diamond wrapped up in a bit of paper.  Someone had found it and put it on a notice board.

It’s only a small thing, but my watch, engagement/wedding ring and diamond pendant are all precious to me because they were given to me with love at different times in our relationship, and they remind me of related events.   I’d hate to permanently lose any of them.

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