Mom just doesn't get that I don't care about jewelry.

Look, Vortex, if you wear this diamond cross, you will find a husband in no time. If you don't want to wear it, just keep it in your purse. Please? Do it for her.

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Askye! Glad things worked out as they have.

(((( Sean )))) I hope the day got better.

Something to add to the rudeness discussion: People who pull into gas stations with their music at highway volumes and don't at least turn it down.

When I was searching for a place to live from afar, one of the places I looked at has a gas station next to it. In Google street view, I saw a sign saying something to the effect of "Please turn off your music while pumping gas". Um. Yeah. Not renting that place.

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P-C, you crack me up!!

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you are not right, p-c.

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Would it be tacky to ask for a new iPhone (not the new new one, just one of the 3GS ones that will drop in price when the new one hits the stores)

Yes, but especially so because of how your mother is. We both know she SAID she'd exchange it, but then would hold it over your head for the remainder of your earthly days. The Russian crosses are more visually interesting than their Western counterparts; put it on a ribbon and wear it with the corset.

Mom just doesn't get that I don't care about jewelry.

This is something I don't get. Mayhap it's because of the Italian genes, but I had jewelry from the moment of birth. I love it--real, paste, or costume--even though I am lazy about switching things out. There's a jewelry armoire in our bedroom fer chrissakes.

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{{{{{{Sean}}}}}

{{{Askye}}}}

There's a jewelry armoire in our bedroom fer chrissakes.

I used to wear more jewelry. Then two things happened. First my cruddy old trailer got broken into and my jewelry box (not a heck of a lot of expensive stuff in there, but stuff I wore, that my dad, and grandmother, may they rest in peace, gave me) got taken. And second, shortly after that I got a job at which wearing much jewelry is highly impractical. But Daniel has been buying me some lovely pieces, enough so that I think I might need a jewelry box again.

But instead of a jewelry box, I might go with a fishing tackle box, on the grounds that it's less likely to grow legs and walk off.

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This is something I don't get. Mayhap it's because of the Italian genes, but I had jewelry from the moment of birth. I love it--real, paste, or costume--even though I am lazy about switching things out. There's a jewelry armoire in our bedroom fer chrissakes.

oh, good, now I have somewhere to put it.

Don't get me wrong. the cross really is beautiful, I just know that I won't wear it. Firstly, because I rarely bother to swap out my necklace and secondly because I feel like a hypocrite wearing a cross given my heathenistic tendencies.

Also, in fun mom news, she wants me to go on a cruise with her for Christmas (again). It's actually a good bargain, but I want to say "if I didn't want to go if you were paying, what makes you think that I would want to spend money to go" Again, mom just doesn't get that I don't like cruises. It's like she thinks that I just don't understand and if she asks again/gives me more of it I will suddenly change my mind.

Um, sorella, why are we still up?

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Yes, but especially so because of how your mother is. We both know she SAID she'd exchange it, but then would hold it over your head for the remainder of your earthly days.

Ah, just like the expensive coffee maker that I have still in a box. Families are fun.

That said, crosses on ribbons are pretty when dressing up. And, for me, when they are especially ornate, I feel less like a bad heathen wearing one. A simple cross and I probably wouldn't do it.

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I likeany necklaces, but realistically find I only wear earrings and bracelets on a regular basis. I have a few necklaces and rings, but rarely wear them. But good luck getting her to exchange it, vortex.

I want to go on a cruise just to find out if I am a cruise person. I suspect not, but...maybe?? Couldn't be that much worse than holidays in the Midwest, could it?

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Next time you see your Mother, Vortex, wear the two diamond crosses as ear rings. This way, she won't go and get you a third one.

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