While I certain can appreciate a well-put together outfit and I admire women who have an innate sense of style, I have to admit that I'm personally too lazy to cultivate much fashion or style in my life.  I mean, I'm not a slob or anything:  for example, I do try to wear at least a little lipstick when I go out in public; however, I wear my hair the same way every day, I keep my nails short because I really couldn't be bothered with a manicure, and not a day goes by when I don't thank God my eyebrows are relatively thin, because there's no way in hell I'm spending precious moments plucking them.    

But really, I'm not a slob.  Ahem.

Anyway, my laziness extends to my jewelry choices as well -- I don't wear earrings, and I tend to wear the same necklace for months on end.  I love my wedding rings not just because I think they're pretty, but also because I don't have to think about what to wear on my left hand every day.  The thing is, though, I  do like rings, and my right hand feels naked without them; however, toward the end of last year I realized I'd amassed a large enough assortment of rings that I spent far too much time each day (in my opinion) being overwhelmed by the choices.  So when Marcus asked me what I wanted for Christmas, my answer was quick:

 "Well," I said, "I think I'd like a ring for my right hand.  I don't want anything fancy or expensive, but I think that if you gave it to me for Christmas, it would me a lot to me, and I wouldn't want to take it off."

Marcus smiled.  "Okay.  But you pick it out.  That way you'll get something you like."

So I did.  It was a sweet little ring, a wide silver band, very simple.  Marcus ordered it, and come Christmas morning, I opened it gratefully.

But then I noticed another box.  "That's the second one I ordered," Marcus said.

The second one, it turned out, is the ring you see above -- a thin silver band with the words "I love you forever" engraved on one side.  It's a ring Marcus picked out without my input, and it fits perfectly against the band I chose.   I wear them together, keeping the words hidden between the bands.  The set means more to me than I can express.  I never take them off.

 Happy Love Thursday, everyone.  Please leave your links to your images of love in the comments, below (for inspiration:  the beautiful images left by HipMomma, freakparade and beebee mod in the Shutter Sisters Flickr pool). 

And may you reflect on those symbols of the love in your life today.

(Update:  Because some of you have asked, you can find the ring in the Sundance Jewelry catalog.  That particular ring  -- showing what's on the other side -- can be found here.)