Surprise Gift

I visited my folks to day to see how they were doing. Dad's health is good, but mum is not well. She has reached a point where her mobility is limited, sleeps most of the time and her overall energy level is not good. I did what I could to comfort her during my visit.

After giving my dad a hug, he presented me with a precious white opal ring much to my surprise. I did not want to accept it at fist, but he insisted and I tried it on my ring finger. It was a bit small (likely a size 7.5) to fit past my knuckle. If I pressed a bit, I'm certain the ring would go on my finger except it would be a tight fit and I did not want to take a chance of not being able to get this ring off. A slight re-size and this ring should fit fine. The precious white opal stone is about 12mm long x 9mm wide, quite iridescent and colorful dependent on viewing angle and set in a simple oval gold ring. Pretty! This is also my birth stone and the first honestly feminine gift from my dad. I have never been much of a ring wearer in the past. I never wore my wedding band after the day we were married. I will very likely wear this ring in the future as remembrance of my dad's first girly gift to me. This is one gift to cherish in my future.