boys are dumb. and right now there are two clear, free of inclusions, multi-carat diamond quality crushes, maybe two other gems worth looking into and grading, and maybe a handfull of stones that need to be polished.

and while i know most likely none of these will make it onto my finger, i’d still like to try one of them on. :( you know, maybe for christmas.

stupid mariah carey song.

he was always in the background of family functions. Kinda like me. but he always made sure that you had a smile on your face. sharp and witty, he never let anyone feel left out, which meant a lot to me, as all the cousins were way older or way younger, and i hardly saw them anyway so i was never that close to the cousins. But Uncle Benny always gave a hug and shook my hand, and small words of encouragement.

im really going to miss him. i saw him up and about a couple weeks ago at his son’s wedding. after the function, my aunt told us that he had said to her, “Maria… i can die happy now.” and he’d had multiple heart problems, but the heart attack last week was one too many for his body to take.

please say a prayer for him. he really was a good man, and his family will miss him SO much.

thank you.