Tuesday, April 18, 2006

The One Ring

Remember these?
















I remember paying about $75 for it(actually, my parents paid it...). Again, as with the jacket, instead of wearing it on my hand, my girlfriend wore it on a chain around her neck. Awe, how sweet:) Now, I wear rings regularly. In addition to my wedding band, I have a couple of other rings that I wear. I think they're cool. But I would never wear this one for the following reasons:

1. I'm not fat, but the damn thing only fits on my pinkie, and being of Italian persuasion, this is just too damn cheesy. I'm positive my wife just simply would not allow this...
2. The birth stone. My birth stone is the red garnet. There's something about red jewels that reminds me of either kings or popes...and I am neither.
3. It's a high-school class ring...'nuff said.



Having said this, I'm really glad I still have the thing. Otherwise I would have never been able to take this picture...


















Here's a few more for your viewing enjoyment:




9 Comments:

At 11:54 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think red jewels are fine. I am of Italian persuasion also. Andy think July 28. Ruby

 
At 5:52 PM, Blogger welcome2europa said...

Uh oh...mom's watchin'...

 
At 11:50 AM, Blogger Russ said...

My ring is probably in a landfill somewhere...i never got it back from the Trinity chick I was dating. Truth be told...I miss it. All I have left is my letter jacket, which must have shrunk over the ages because I can't seem to fit into it very well anymore. You would think paying over $100 back then would have gotten you material that didn't shrink while sitting in a closet. Strangest thing I've ever seen.

 
At 1:48 PM, Blogger welcome2europa said...

What's really strange is that the same thing seems to have happened to all of your clothes...where did you buy them?

p.s. If anyone wears their jacket to the reunion, you will be publicly and crudely disfigured. You have been warned...

Just kidding Fred. You can wear yours...

 
At 4:08 PM, Blogger Russ said...

Hmm...I'd be willing to bet that even though you are no longer a fat hog, you can't fit into your high school clothes either, ya muggle.

 
At 4:13 PM, Blogger Russ said...

Here's something funny...and I'll bet a few other have this story...

...the only clothes I have from high school are the letter jacket, and a few tattered concert t-shirts I just couldn't part with...and yes, Andy...they don't fit anymore (because they obviously shrunk).

 
At 11:26 PM, Blogger welcome2europa said...

Actually,
My jacket still fits...a little tight around my improved physique but I could wear it if pressed.

Other than that, I probably couldn't fit into anything else...maybe a few shirts....but since I didn't save any of my pin-striped shirts, corduroy trousers, or "jams" shorts, I have no way of knowing for sure.

I know for a fact that I have a pair of blue and white striped spandex that I used to wear. My mother made them for me so I never pitched them out. Maybe I'll wear them to the reunion.

My wife would be mortified. :)

 
At 1:11 PM, Blogger welcome2europa said...

At least I never posed on the beach with another guy shirtless, wearing spandex...man, I so wannna post that pic...but I won't...unless provoked.

 
At 12:07 PM, Blogger welcome2europa said...

We shall indeed! I know the picture you speak of and that would be most bogus!

 

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