| Hi Brooke. I went into Nuvo and saw the stacked ring that has the horseshoe in the middle. You had it in my size I believe but the horseshoe was gold and I wanted it in silver. I special ordered it and was looking forward to it coming in. I received a call that it was ready and went to pick it up the day before I went on a long weekend trip with a close friend to LA -- I was so excited to have it and wear it -- I love silver jewelry and wear a lot of bracelets and rings everyday so it was a nice addition to my collection. Three weeks later, my brother who lived in Austin and had been quite sick for about 6 months, passed away. The passing was very unexpected and our family did not get to say goodbye to him. Our whole world came crashing down last summer -- it was such a shock and a lot of my habits and normal routine changed. I could have cared less about jewelry, clothes, dating, anything. However, I looked at the 3 rings of the stack ring on my counter and initially wore one of the plain rings in his memory -- just to remind me of him. I then decided to wear the 2 plain rings as a symbol of my friendship with him -- one with the other -- we had grown up quite close and this was the only jewelry that, honestly, I could bear to look at. I have since been able to get back to wearing other jewelry that I used to enjoy so much, including the 3 rings together as a full stack ring. Being able to wear the rings together as a set reminds me that I have more strength than I did last summer -- and I think a lot about my brother whenever I wear them. There's also a sadness there when I look at it -- it takes me back to when he was sick -- it makes me sad for the loss of his presence. Thank you for listening, Brooke Lila |