Periwinkle Dude still teases me about something I did the night we got engaged.  We were at the top of the Empire State Building, it was mid-February, very windy, and incredibly cold.  After standing outside for so long, nature called so I excused myself to the ladies’ room.  As I was about to wash my hands I worried about getting my new and sparkly ring wet, or worse — dropping it down the sink!  So I (irrationally) slipped the ring off my finger and — not knowing where to put it once I took it off — held on to it in my teeth.

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Looking back, it was not one of my smartest ideas.  Once my mind cleared from the shock of Periwinkle Dude’s proposal, I was grateful that I escaped that bathroom sink without incident.  When I told Periwinkle Dude what I had done, he laughed and said it was a good thing I didn’t drop the ring down the sink, or swallow it!  We giggled over the visual — knowing it would’ve been pretty near impossible for me to swallow a diamond ring accidentally.  Well, after hearing about the mishap Matt Cawley and Stacey Scanlon recently experienced during their engagement, I’m even more grateful that my dumb impulse that night only made for a funny memory and didn’t cause a serious stir!  You see, Matt Cawley apparently tried to hide the ring he was going to propose with (a family heirloom might I add) by tying it to a sand dollar that he rested on a rock while his soon-to-be-fiancee wasn’t looking, and then bringing her attention to the hidden gem.  According to the article, “She grabbed the sand dollar, but the ring tumbled into the rocky nooks of the jetty — and vanished.”

YIKES!!!  Poor couple!  They searched and searched, but to no avail — they didn’t find the ring.  They certainly have a memorable engagement story, but I imagine they both wish the ring situation had worked out a bit differently.  Here’s wishing them luck in their new life together, despite their engagement mishap.

Did you experience any mishaps with your ring the night of your engagement?  Do you have any similarly memorable (good or bad) storied from your engagement?  Please share!