Special Jewelry, Special Pendants from Special People
There are times in a girl’s life where jewelry can be important to relationships. I remember when my kindergarten best friend and I had to be apart. She and I broke a locket, that heart-shaped pendant into which a picture could be placed inside, to remind us of our friendship even when we were away from each other.
The next time I had a significant pendant given to me was when I was in the third grade and my mother bought me one because I made the top ten in our class. Yes folks, I used to be an honor student.
I also recall the diamond solitaire pendant that my first boyfriend gave me on our prom night when I was 16. He had given me twelve white roses. He gave a single white rose every thirty minutes from the moment he picked me up at 6 P.M. down to 12 midnight. Wasn’t 6 P.M. too early? Yes, but he did take me to this romantic garden where we just talked and held hands.
I also recall a pendant given to me by my first boss. She had liked what I had done for our project, and to show her appreciation, she gave me a charm pendant of our project mascot: a cute high heeled pump shoe charm pendant.
I had so many other experiences of significant people giving me both expensive and not-so-expensive jewelry, earrings, rings, pendants, and other trinkets that showed me how much these people care. Which made my days a little more exciting. But not only that, more memorable.
I just have to remember that it is not the kind or the price tag of the jewelry that makes it special; the people who gave the jewelry are the ones who make these special.