SA, I miss seeing you early in the morning. Have a great first day back at school.

Count me as boggled that Gus is not fending off women with, um a big stick. That said, if there was anyone who looked less good than me at nineteen, I'm boggled by that, too. So. hideous.(If that's the best it gets, I wish this town had more bridges for me to roll off of.)I hope it's better now.

Oh Calli, how disappointing re Greece.

When I say I peaked at 26/27, I just meant in physical appearance, ftr.

We bought our wedding rings at the same place we bought the engagement ring. But not at the same time, and not on purpose. The stone on my engagement ring doesn't sit right on a regular ring, so I got a band that has a mirroring curve of my stone.

Sadly, we went to the jeweler this past weekend and it looked to be out of business. Glad we were able to support small local business while we could, though. Tom joked, that maybe if we'd bought a diamond, they'd still be in business.

I think I haven't quite reached my peak. I've noticed that my appearance has gotten better as my attitude about myself has gotten better.

Hey, so, like, where do we get our wedding bands? From the same place as the engagement ring, or does it matter?

If you like the jeweler, then yes -- a good one will be willing to advise you on what styles will look good with your engagement ring, how different metals will wear over time, and so on. It's also worth finding one that you can trust with future repairs.

(On the other hand, the nasty mall places don't even want you to look unless you've already more or less promised to buy from them, won't do repairs on things that weren't bought there, won't so much as let you try on the ring sizing widgets without an immediate purchase glinting in their greedy eyes. Run, don't walk, etc.)

The looked better at 19 thing? Totally not true for me. I look much awesomer now than I did at 19. (In part, because I am okay with looking awesome now, and was not then.) I am apparently also the only person I know who was plump as a teenager, and became slim as an adult (through no especial effort).

I would venture that most women aren't done baking at 19, and tend to look true cookies in their 30s. Unless they are of the ilk of Meryl Streep, who is quite the cookie at 50-something.

I am apparently also the only person I know who was plump as a teenager, and became slim as an adult (through no especial effort).

Not counting dropping baby fat?

Twas a lot of baby fat, if so. I'm comparing myself at college graduation with my cohort 3, 5, 8 years later, and I've gone down 2 sizes where most of them went up. (Some stayed the same.)

Um. Saget just emailed me pictures of the four rings he's considering, and they're all so beautiful I'm getting a little teary just looking at them.

So sweet.

I was the geekiest looking thing from geekonia when I was 19 -- too skinny with braids and big glasses and zero fashion sense. Plus, I was a painter and my zero fashion sense was partially that I spent much of my time in paint covered jeans and tee shirts.