I was recently asked by Wayfair.com to share a story on how I continue to #SaveTheSparkle with my wedding and engagement rings, especially now that it’s well after the nuptual events. I actually wear my rings daily and only take them off at home because of chores that involve water like laundry, washing dishes or bathing our son. If I do have to clean anything using abrasives, I’m wearing gloves. This keeps cleaning my rings to a minimum, and they shine just as brightly as they did when we first got engaged and then married.
But I think #SaveTheSparkle can also apply to how we keep the sparkle in our marriage alive, and we do it by taking the time to incorporate what we love to do individually, into something we can do together. For instance, the picture collage above is from this weekend, where we celebrated our eighth wedding anniversary. My husband, Deon, had a golf tournament on our actual anniversary. So we had my mom watch our boy and had a mini-holiday to celebrate our anniversary a day early with a lovely dinner out at a restaurant in Irvine, close to the golf course where he would play the following day. This way, we still celebrated together, and he gets to do something he loves. While at his tournament, I took the time to roam around Irvine and Costa Mesa, found an awesome record shop and got in some shopping. I then had a quick dinner and read a book until it was time to pick up my tournament winning husband (see his winning result here)! We were so happy at the end of our weekend because no matter what, spent it together. We continue to do just that, turn events like his amateur golf tournaments (or golf playing in general) into full weekends, either alone as a couple or with our son. In fact, they’ve become fun adventures, and you can find a few of them right here on my blog (like here, here and here)!
How do YOU #SaveTheSparkle? Share your story in the comments below, or check out the hashtag to see how others are saving the sparkle!