The Locket
Today I had to walk to Walgreen's because of my Valentine's Day present.
For Valentine's Day Mike made me a mix CD and wrote me a poem, with the promise of a poem each month for the next year and a bound book of all the poems at the end. Thoughtful? Yes. But expensive? Not really. Other than the subscription fee to iTunes it didn't cost him a thing. That's not a problem for me...I was more interested in a thoughtful, romantic gesture than a big bill.
Mike's mom, however, had other ideas. She knew that we didn't have a lot of money so she took it upon herself to get a gift for Mike to give to me. Mike wasn't supposed to tell me about it, but he's not the type to keep things from me. He gave it to me last weekend. It's this locket.
I'm torn about it. On one hand, I hate that Mike's mom didn't trust us to take care of our own holiday. And I hate that she expected Mike to lie to me about where the locket came from. But on the other hand...I do kinda like it. It's not the type of thing I'd get for myself if I saw it in the store, but the more I look at it and wear it the more I like it.
So that brings me to the walk to Walgreens. I had ordered some wallet-sized photos of one of my wedding photos so I could cut out a little photo of me and Mike to fit inside the locket. I sometimes wonder about the wisdom behind my policy of walking, not driving, in bad weather. I mean, if it's bad weather wouldn't it make more sense for me to enclose myself in my little car instead of exposing myself to the elements? I hate driving in bad weather, but as I trudged alongside Mike I started to wonder if it was really that bad.
It was worth it, though, because now I have a cute little picture inside my locket.
I've also thought about taking it to a jeweler and having that little purple crystal removed. I have a tie tack from my grandfather and it has a little opal in it - roughly the same size, but oval instead of heart-shaped. I think it would be possible to tack it onto the locket. It might turn this little department store locket into something I'd like to pass on someday.
But if I do give it to someone I'm definitely going to drive there. It's like nobody in this neighborhood wants to shovel their damn sidewalks.
posted by Danulai @ 2:47 PM
3 Comments:
I've always believed that telling the truth is very important. Obviously you and Mike believe that too. But your MIL; well she asked her son to lie. That bothers me. Just a thought from Northern California on a rainy Saturday. The locket is beautiful and I think the opal would be magnificent.
it's s lovely locket :) you know, it's kind of nice that your mother in law feels so nice toward you that she wants you to have a nice present. too bad she wanted mike to lie.
at one time, it was common for lockets to hold a lock of hair from their loved one.
I love the idea of changing the stone to something more sentimental. I also think you should point it out to your MIL, letting her know that you know the truth, and how it made the locket so much more special since you and Mike made the change together.
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