Post by spikeict on Mar 24, 2007 22:53:20 GMT -5
Down at Wwr one day Dan told me good things will happen to you because of that (or something close) I don't remember what had happened to make him say that, but call him a soothsayer.
Also there was Ed, he told me the next day after their arrival that he had been a little nervous about meeting me due to my background yet on one of their few nights there he and I sat around the campfire talking and laughing for two or three hours after the others had gone to bed. Earlier in the day I had said I wanted a Fire agate ring, Ed told me to pick one out from his cab box, I do not accept gifts easy, and was thankful when someone changed the subject. The next day he handed me a perfect fire agate cab.
This afternoon I took it to a Jeweler that I had heard did ring castings, the simple design I wanted was only going to cost me $150 in silver (though gold would look better the cost was out of the question, and I didn't even ask). I have cheap oval 10x13 ring sets at home and I had thought I would grind it down to that, but changed my mind this past week. After my father heard I was gong to do silver he offered his high school class ring for the gold, there was a lengthy discussion about that but after I got to thinking about the sentimental value, I relented.
After that I met Robert to bring him his rocks and give him some large ones he agreed to cut as they are too large for me. Robert also brought me 40 to 50 preform cabs "to practice on before I got to the good stuff I brought back" My god I will practice on the stuff I brought back before I touch what he gave me. There is more that eclipsed that but I do not want to embarrass him.
Then tonight I find the movie Hellfighters on tv, it is my favorite movie of all time. Fifteen years ago I stopped counting how many times I had seen it at 37. It has everything, fire and John Wayne.
After the Hell week I have had with Grandma (after only 30 days gone I am having to retrain her on everything that it took me a year to get going) this day was needed and welcome.
The only bad thing about the day is the Isis news, she is a real babe and I hate there is nothing I can do.
Spike
Also there was Ed, he told me the next day after their arrival that he had been a little nervous about meeting me due to my background yet on one of their few nights there he and I sat around the campfire talking and laughing for two or three hours after the others had gone to bed. Earlier in the day I had said I wanted a Fire agate ring, Ed told me to pick one out from his cab box, I do not accept gifts easy, and was thankful when someone changed the subject. The next day he handed me a perfect fire agate cab.
This afternoon I took it to a Jeweler that I had heard did ring castings, the simple design I wanted was only going to cost me $150 in silver (though gold would look better the cost was out of the question, and I didn't even ask). I have cheap oval 10x13 ring sets at home and I had thought I would grind it down to that, but changed my mind this past week. After my father heard I was gong to do silver he offered his high school class ring for the gold, there was a lengthy discussion about that but after I got to thinking about the sentimental value, I relented.
After that I met Robert to bring him his rocks and give him some large ones he agreed to cut as they are too large for me. Robert also brought me 40 to 50 preform cabs "to practice on before I got to the good stuff I brought back" My god I will practice on the stuff I brought back before I touch what he gave me. There is more that eclipsed that but I do not want to embarrass him.
Then tonight I find the movie Hellfighters on tv, it is my favorite movie of all time. Fifteen years ago I stopped counting how many times I had seen it at 37. It has everything, fire and John Wayne.
After the Hell week I have had with Grandma (after only 30 days gone I am having to retrain her on everything that it took me a year to get going) this day was needed and welcome.
The only bad thing about the day is the Isis news, she is a real babe and I hate there is nothing I can do.
Spike