Gone?

Oh, today started out so well! DG and I had cuddles in bed, read stories, talked, what a great way to start the morning. Then off we went to meet some friends to play. The place was crowded, but still a fun time. Had a great lunch and DG put herself down for a nap! I had a rest, we had a relaxing after nap time, loaded up into the car again and headed off to get her new play area for the yard! We met a friend there and got down to trying to load this beast into 2 cars. Before the first piece was even in we had an incident...DG fell and we were worried about her hand. SO many tears, my poor baby. She's a trooper though and I think she liked laughing at us trying to fit everything in :)

We ended up having to put 2 pieces on top of my car and I was so worried about our gusty winds and the long drive home that I took off my wedding band and engagement ring and put them in the front pocket of my jeans so I could pull that rope just a little tighter. Finally loaded up we headed for home. No problems getting home, we had those suckers tied down tight! Went out for a lovely dinner, came home with an overtired/overstimmed little girl. Had a nice chat with Dave, read some stories and thought I would throw one more load in the wash before bed. Checked my back pockets, pulled out some papers, in everything went. About 10 min in, as I was battling my aforementioned overtired little one, I realized that I had left my rings in my front pocket...Oh no! Stopped the washer, reached in and pulled out my wedding band, phew, reached in again....nothing.....

Wait, what? How could there be nothing in there? I spun the water out of the washer, pulled every item out and checked every nook and cranny. No engagement ring. Panic starting to set in. Let's look again. Maybe it fell out in the closet. The clothes basket? The hallway....... Nothing. Nada. Zip. The tears start coming. Is it really gone? How? I mean really, how?! How did the wedding band stay in my pocket and my precious engagement ring did not? Sobbing. How will Dave take this? This was the ring he picked out for me, held in his pocket while the nerves jumbled through him before he asked me to marry him. This was the ring I would stare at (bathroom light still the best!). This is the ring I couldn't wear during my pregnancy and for 2 years afterwards. I just had it re-sized. I was wearing it daily again. And now. Gone? Really? Forever? I hope not.

I am numb. I am tired. Crying that hard can really take it out of you. Crying too hard to call Dave tonight. Tomorrow I will start the phone calls. Did it fall out before we were done tying the pieces on? Is it still there? What about at the restaurant tonight? Sigh.....it was such a good day. No accidents, DG and I had so much fun together. And then this. I will not let this mar my memories of today. But it still just sucks.