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Old 7 December 2016, 07:02 AM   #1
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Army son sends mom & dad on clandestine mission today..

To pick up the engagement ring he plans on giving his GF when he comes home for Christmas. :)
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Old 7 December 2016, 07:11 AM   #2
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Wonderful! Looking forward to the engagement photos!
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Old 7 December 2016, 07:17 AM   #3
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That is a beautiful ring. Congrats to your son and his bride to be.
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Old 7 December 2016, 08:23 AM   #4
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What a beautiful rendition that is far from ordinary. Mission accomplished! Best wishes for all the health happiness and prosperity possible to the upcoming union.
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Old 7 December 2016, 08:44 AM   #5
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Wonderful! Looking forward to the engagement photos!
Yes Carlos!
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WOW!
Congratulations to the happy couple, mission accomplished!
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Old 7 December 2016, 08:47 AM   #7
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That is a beautiful ring. Congrats to your son and his bride to be.
Thanks Ronnie. Looks nicer than the original one I gave my wife 31+ years ago. :)
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Old 7 December 2016, 08:48 AM   #8
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What a beautiful rendition that is far from ordinary. Mission accomplished! Best wishes for all the health happiness and prosperity possible to the upcoming union.
Thanks Jim!!
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Old 7 December 2016, 08:52 AM   #9
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WOW!
Congratulations to the happy couple, mission accomplished!
Thanks Tim! We really like his GF. They balance each other well.
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Old 7 December 2016, 09:13 AM   #10
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That's great, congrats to them!
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Old 7 December 2016, 09:15 AM   #11
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Awesome! Congrats!
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Old 7 December 2016, 09:17 AM   #12
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Great Reconnaissance work, Soldier Dad...Congrats and thank you for his service
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Nicely done Dan. Best wishes to your son and his future bride.
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Old 7 December 2016, 10:02 AM   #14
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That's great, congrats to them!
Thanks Rommel!
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Old 7 December 2016, 10:03 AM   #15
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Congrats to them and you for helping!
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Old 7 December 2016, 10:09 AM   #17
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Great Reconnaissance work, Soldier Dad...Congrats and thank you for his service
Thanks Tom. Appreciate the kind words.
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Old 7 December 2016, 10:14 AM   #18
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Congrats to them and you for helping!
Thanks Alex. It's about them. We do what we can and legwork and personal banking is part of our job description.. :)
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Old 7 December 2016, 11:35 AM   #19
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Congratulations!!! I might add that Longs is a great shop; I frequent the one in Peabody.
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Old 7 December 2016, 11:56 AM   #20
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Congratulations!!! I might add that Longs is a great shop; I frequent the one in Peabody.
Thanks Lee. We tend to go to the Burlington store but there's a new one in Nashua, NH that's very nice as well.
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Old 7 December 2016, 07:31 PM   #21
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Congrats! I bet you guys are ecstatic!!!


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Awesome. IMO engagement rings are so much more than a material object they tell a story. My parents played a big part in getting my wife's to me as well. The ring was bought in Chicago area (Arlington Heights) where my parents picked it up. They sent it to my brother in Florida to have the diamond set. He sent it to a guy in my unit at Ft Bragg who was home on leave who hand carried it back to me in Iraq via Italy and Kuwait. I then flew to German with it where my wife (then girlfriend soon to be fiancé) met me for a two week tour of Europe. She then wore it back to New York. I was grateful for all the help; I'm sure your son will be as well. Great job.
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Yes Tye! Thank you.
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Very original ring. I asked my wife to choose from 2, both pretty serious rings, she chose the 2 diamonds and 2 rubies on WG, sorry ain't got pics and it is with other things in the bank.
Congrats for their engagement
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Old 8 December 2016, 01:54 AM   #25
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Nicely done Dan. Best wishes to your son and his future bride.
Thank you Angelo. Appreciate the kind words. Forgive me for responding late Angelo. I read your post earlier but somehow missed responding timely.
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Awesome. IMO engagement rings are so much more than a material object they tell a story. My parents played a big part in getting my wife's to me as well. The ring was bought in Chicago area (Arlington Heights) where my parents picked it up. They sent it to my brother in Florida to have the diamond set. He sent it to a guy in my unit at Ft Bragg who was home on leave who hand carried it back to me in Iraq via Italy and Kuwait. I then flew to German with it where my wife (then girlfriend soon to be fiancé) met me for a two week tour of Europe. She then wore it back to New York. I was grateful for all the help; I'm sure your son will be as well. Great job.
That is a wonderful story Jes. Thank you for sharing. I'll be sure to share with family. That ring covered some ground before slipping on the finger! Wow.

Ours was nowhere near the complexity and coordination of your experience. Basically we received parameters of the ring type/size, setting, diamond size, etc., from our son all via "snail mail" and mom and I sort of upgraded the spec a bit.. :).

Thank you again Jes. You have a great story to pass along.
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Old 8 December 2016, 02:18 AM   #27
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Very original ring. I asked my wife to choose from 2, both pretty serious rings, she chose the 2 diamonds and 2 rubies on WG, sorry ain't got pics and it is with other things in the bank.
Congrats for their engagement
Sounds beautiful Lapince! Thank you. Ours is fairly straightforward, traditional and modest. Given our boy is in the service and all..
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Old 8 December 2016, 02:34 AM   #28
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That's lovely!

Looking forward to the engagement pics / story.
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Old 8 December 2016, 04:06 AM   #29
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That's lovely!

Looking forward to the engagement pics / story.
Yes, thanks James. Hope she likes it.
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